Recruiting Thread

[stlcatfan]

Today in the Wichita Eagle Kellis Robinett pointed out the Cats last signed a 5☆ recruit in 2009. He posed several points why we have been getting such players seriously.

"For starters, Tang is an aggressive recruiter who helped Scott Drew land touted prospects for years when he worked as an assistant at Baylor. But there is much more to it than that. The Wildcats have also made it clear that they aren’t afraid to spend NIL money. It sent shock waves through the sport when K-State promised to pay Coleman Hawkins more than $2 million to transfer in from Illinois during the off-season. It’s hard for any recruit to ignore that kind of money."

Landing Hawkins for 2 million is deriving benefits greater than having him on a roster for 1 year. Most recall Alabama basketball becoming a hot commodity when it became clear that they were going to be wheeler dealers for players.

All of programs and agents that have been using the mention of Kansas State as leverage to get a player signed up for NIL at another school only have given us credibility, but now we have the loot to make the deals.

Following that line of reasoning maybe we should have given Hawkins 10 million. It is really not a revelation to acknowledge that paying exorbitant wages helps to attract employees.

Give it a few years -- we will likely be seeing top college players earning that kind of NIL money. Remember when Nigel Pack made national headlines for getting paid $800,000 over two years to go to Miami. That was in 2022.

[SCKSCat]

On October 26, Maleek Thomas will visit K State.
He is a 5 star combo guard, and the 8th ranked player for 2025.
He is a big guard at 6-4

I am stunned by the number of elite recruits who have visited.
Weber put out a lot of bank lines, but caught few fishes.
Tang seems to be fishing with dynamite like Crocodile Dundee did.
Hope he can land a fish while they are stunned.
I think waving big NIL money around to get attention is just fine.
I am an old bastard who would like to see us make a final 4 before I croak off.

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Ryan Gilbert
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K-State football's battle on Oct. 26 against Kansas will be its 4th home game of the season.

Jerome Tang's staff is taking full advantage, hosting big-time visitors game after game:

AJ Dybantsa
Cam Ward
Darryn Peterson
Meleek Thomas