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greenyellow wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 3:28 pm

UOducksTK1 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 1:44 pm Landing only one transfer in the top 150 was definitely a surprise.

Our NIL must royally suck.

And somehow Oregon has a top 20 overall recruiting class when both recruits and transfers are added together. I'm really curious what their actual NIL budget ended up being to get this rebuild done.

But we do have to taken into consideration our volume is more than a lot of other teams. If you sort by average ranking, we are 40th, which I think is a better indicator of the type of offseason we've had.

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There goes Mikey Lewis. Another offseason, same problems. Not enough NIL to compete.

Really strange he picked Texas when they weren't even thought to be in it. Not sure what Oregon does at PG now as there's no one on their board except Jayden Reid and Divine Uguchukwu. I guess they should all in on Stokes and hope he can be a legit point forward.

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:20 pm Really strange he picked Texas when they weren't even thought to be in it. Not sure what Oregon does at PG now as there's no one on their board except Jayden Reid and Divine Uguchukwu. I guess they should all in on Stokes and hope he can be a legit point forward.

Sounds like offered considerably more $$$ to be their first guard off the bench.

UOducksTK1 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:23 pm

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:20 pm Really strange he picked Texas when they weren't even thought to be in it. Not sure what Oregon does at PG now as there's no one on their board except Jayden Reid and Divine Ugochukwu. I guess they should all in on Stokes and hope he can be a legit point forward.

Sounds like offered considerably more $$$ to be their first guard off the bench.

If so, that is a really tough way to lose him. Says a lot someone would rather come off the bench at Texas than have a guaranteed starting job at Oregon.

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:25 pm

UOducksTK1 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:23 pm

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:20 pm Really strange he picked Texas when they weren't even thought to be in it. Not sure what Oregon does at PG now as there's no one on their board except Jayden Reid and Divine Ugochukwu. I guess they should all in on Stokes and hope he can be a legit point forward.

Sounds like offered considerably more $$$ to be their first guard off the bench.

If so, that is a really tough way to lose him. Says a lot someone would rather come off the bench at Texas than have a guaranteed starting job at Oregon.

It's legitimately about the money. I don't think we need to look beyond that. A lot of these guys realize they probably don't have a future in the NBA, so they're just maximizing what they bring in now, whether that's a starting role or not. I think people (not saying you were here) are trying to use these recruiting misses as some sort of sign that Altman can't recruit any longer, but it's all just about guys getting more money elsewhere. Unless there's more investment in the basketball program going forward, this same thing will happen regardless of who the head coach is going forward.

droop10 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:31 pm

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:25 pm

UOducksTK1 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:23 pm

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:20 pm Really strange he picked Texas when they weren't even thought to be in it. Not sure what Oregon does at PG now as there's no one on their board except Jayden Reid and Divine Ugochukwu. I guess they should all in on Stokes and hope he can be a legit point forward.

Sounds like offered considerably more $$$ to be their first guard off the bench.

If so, that is a really tough way to lose him. Says a lot someone would rather come off the bench at Texas than have a guaranteed starting job at Oregon.

It's legitimately about the money. I don't think we need to look beyond that. A lot of these guys realize they probably don't have a future in the NBA, so they're just maximizing what they bring in now, whether that's a starting role or not. I think people (not saying you were here) are trying to use these recruiting misses as some sort of sign that Altman can't recruit any longer, but it's all just about guys getting more money elsewhere. Unless there's more investment in the basketball program going forward, this same thing will happen regardless of who the head coach is going forward.

I highly doubt the MBB program will get much more funding until FB wins a national title. It's kind of a vicious cycle in that Oregon doesn't have enough money to compete at the highest levels of CBB, which lowers their ceiling and floor. When they they underperform, that then makes fans and donors lose interest in the program even further. At some point, Mullens and the donors need to step up so Oregon can compete consistently in the top half of the Big Ten.

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:36 pm

droop10 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:31 pm

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:25 pm

UOducksTK1 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:23 pm

greenyellow wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 1:20 pm Really strange he picked Texas when they weren't even thought to be in it. Not sure what Oregon does at PG now as there's no one on their board except Jayden Reid and Divine Ugochukwu. I guess they should all in on Stokes and hope he can be a legit point forward.

Sounds like offered considerably more $$$ to be their first guard off the bench.

If so, that is a really tough way to lose him. Says a lot someone would rather come off the bench at Texas than have a guaranteed starting job at Oregon.

It's legitimately about the money. I don't think we need to look beyond that. A lot of these guys realize they probably don't have a future in the NBA, so they're just maximizing what they bring in now, whether that's a starting role or not. I think people (not saying you were here) are trying to use these recruiting misses as some sort of sign that Altman can't recruit any longer, but it's all just about guys getting more money elsewhere. Unless there's more investment in the basketball program going forward, this same thing will happen regardless of who the head coach is going forward.

I highly doubt the MBB program will get much more funding until FB wins a national title. It's kind of a vicious cycle in that Oregon doesn't have enough money to compete at the highest levels of CBB, which lowers their ceiling and floor. When they they underperform, that then makes fans and donors lose interest in the program even further. At some point, Mullens and the donors need to step up so Oregon can compete consistently in the top half of the Big Ten.

Yeah, I think they are probably strapped, because even when they had decent teams in years past, the fan investment just wasn't there. Why invest in a team, if fans still aren't turning out? I'm not saying those were championship contenders, but the attendance was still appalling given that those were tourney teams. That said, I've made it known in the past that I think the B1G scheduling format is going to do nothing help with fan turnout. The old Pac-12 model made it easier for fans to travel and catch a couple of games. With the small market of Eugene, getting a big turnout for a random Tuesday night game is unlikely due to PDX fans or fans from out of state not willing to travel on those days. Not to say that's the sole issue, as fan attendance was already waning before the move, but I don't think it's going to help matters at all.

Like you said, can't blame guys for wanting more money especially since their playing days might only last one or two more college seasons and that's it.

I think Dana Altman should go somewhere else. We can't support him, and he's too good of a coach to waste the end of his career at Oregon.

UOducksTK1 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 2:53 pm Like you said, can't blame guys for wanting more money especially since their playing days might only last one or two more college seasons and that's it.

I think Dana Altman should go somewhere else. We can't support him, and he's too good of a coach to waste the end of his career at Oregon.

Certainly wouldn't blame him for wanting to retire or go elsewhere given the current resources and their standing in the Big Ten. I've got a feeling that Oregon could become a turnstile and/or stepping stone for coaches if the AD doesn't invest in it more.

Do we know for sure lack of NIL funds are 100% to blame? Seems too easy of an excuse.


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I think NIL plays a part in it. We still have a bunch of players we still need. Whatever amount of money is left is what we have to use to get these players. If we are indeed in on Stokes, it would cost us quite a bit to get him. I think it is one of those things that we are waiting to see what he will do. That money is essentially tied up until he makes his decision so you cant go out there and offer a bunch of money to people then have Stokes ultimately pick Oregon and not having enough money for him.

Hopefully he makes a decision soon so we will know if he is getting that money or if it is again available to pull from what is left in the portal.

OregonFan4Life wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 11:53 pm Do we know for sure lack of NIL funds are 100% to blame? Seems too easy of an excuse.


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Money rules all. It’s really that easy.

I’ve seen a few MSU people on X who say Divine Ugochokwu is coming to Oregon. If that’s true, could be why we don’t get Lewis.

Oregon will have to go elsewhere for another big as Machot committed to Georgetown. Not sure who else they go after since they're not currently tied to any other big men.