2025-26 Opponent Tracking

duncanlamb said:
The major takeaway is the their basketball players are being paid 59k down from 87k last year.
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If that's the lack of financial support the PSU basketball team gets, then Mike Rhoades should have seen that when he took the job. He didn't do his homework before accepting the job. That kind of lack of support for a program, especially a BIG 10 program, does not happen overnight.
 
Wolfpack Ram said:
If that's the lack of financial support the PSU basketball team gets, then Mike Rhoades should have seen that when he took the job. He didn't do his homework before accepting the job. That kind of lack of support for a program, especially a BIG 10 program, does not happen overnight.
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Couldn't agree more.
 
duncanlamb said:
The major takeaway is the their basketball players are being paid 59k down from 87k last year.
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here is what Ai says on the chrome googler. -- (not seeing any $s on how much NIL it will allocate to basketball which is in addition to the direct university payments of revenue sharing )

I am guessing the #s you are quoting that show a reduction annually is solely NIL allocations to men's basketball from their collective or whatever organization they use as the middleman from 2024-25 season to 2025-26.

when you add the two together PSU basketball is probably on par with what Ed M says VCU is paying in total


this is what Ai says:
Penn State, like other Division I schools, can now provide direct payments to its men's basketball players as part of a historic legal settlement. For the 2025-2026 season, Penn State is estimated to have a $3.075 million pool of funds specifically for the men's basketball team to share among its athletes.

Athlete Compensation Details
  • Direct University Payments: Under the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement, which was approved in June 2025, schools that opt in (including Penn State) can directly share a portion of their athletic revenue with student-athletes. The total cap for a school's athletic department is set at approximately $20.5 million for the initial year, which is expected to rise annually. The men's basketball team's share is estimated to be 15% of this total, or about $3.075 million. Individual player payouts from this pool will vary depending on the school's internal allocation formula.
  • Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deals: In addition to direct payments from the university, players can earn money through third-party NIL deals with outside companies, brands, or collectives. These deals involve compensation for things like:
    • Social media posts or content
    • Public appearances or autograph signings
    • Product endorsements
  • Scholarships: Student-athletes also typically receive athletic scholarships, which cover tuition, room, board, and other education-related expenses. This is a significant non-monetary form of compensation and is separate from the direct payments and NIL money.
The specific amount an individual player receives can vary widely based on their personal brand value and the specifics of their deals. All third-party NIL deals worth over $600 must be reported for review to ensure fair market value.
 
share the ball said:
here is what Ai says on the chrome googler. -- (not seeing any $s on how much NIL it will allocate to basketball which is in addition to the direct university payments of revenue sharing )

I am guessing the #s you are quoting that show a reduction annually is solely NIL allocations to men's basketball from their collective or whatever organization they use as the middleman from 2024-25 season to 2025-26.

when you add the two together PSU basketball is probably on par with what Ed M says VCU is paying in total


this is what Ai says:
Penn State, like other Division I schools, can now provide direct payments to its men's basketball players as part of a historic legal settlement. For the 2025-2026 season, Penn State is estimated to have a $3.075 million pool of funds specifically for the men's basketball team to share among its athletes.

Athlete Compensation Details
  • Direct University Payments: Under the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement, which was approved in June 2025, schools that opt in (including Penn State) can directly share a portion of their athletic revenue with student-athletes. The total cap for a school's athletic department is set at approximately $20.5 million for the initial year, which is expected to rise annually. The men's basketball team's share is estimated to be 15% of this total, or about $3.075 million. Individual player payouts from this pool will vary depending on the school's internal allocation formula.
  • Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Deals: In addition to direct payments from the university, players can earn money through third-party NIL deals with outside companies, brands, or collectives. These deals involve compensation for things like:
    • Social media posts or content
    • Public appearances or autograph signings
    • Product endorsements
  • Scholarships: Student-athletes also typically receive athletic scholarships, which cover tuition, room, board, and other education-related expenses. This is a significant non-monetary form of compensation and is separate from the direct payments and NIL money.
The specific amount an individual player receives can vary widely based on their personal brand value and the specifics of their deals. All third-party NIL deals worth over $600 must be reported for review to ensure fair market value.
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If NIL funding is decreasing, then that's not a good look for the program. They are losing financial support from their fan base. A panoramic view of the arena last night, playing the #2 ranking team in the country, clearly showed that. Also, the fact Mike Rhoades is still there clearly shows men's basketball at PSU is not a priority, especially compared to football and ice hockey
 
duncanlamb said:
MR comments after the game
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I'm not dejected," Rhoades said. "I want to win. I didn't come here to do this b-------. I want to win. And I don't care if it's a one-point game or a 30-point game. I mean, I've been coaching long enough, and we all go through this. But I want to win, and I want these guys to win, and to win, a lot of things go into it. So yeah, I'm pissed.

"We're going to figure it out, and we're going to fight like crazy to do it, so I'm not dejected. I don't get dejected."
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Just an observation- if he doesn’t start winning he may be “fighting like crazy” to keep his job.
 
AlienAiden said:
He set up his OOC to stack a bunch of wins but the problem he has now is that he might not win a Big Ten game.
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He definitely should know at this point his first BIG 10 Tournament game will be on March 10th. That's a step up from last year when all teams didn't qualify. I wonder if he gets a bonus for making the Big 10 Tournament this year. :lol:
 
Wolfpack Ram said:
If that's the lack of financial support the PSU basketball team gets, then Mike Rhoades should have seen that when he took the job. He didn't do his homework before accepting the job. That kind of lack of support for a program, especially a BIG 10 program, does not happen overnight.
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All things are relative. Mike, who is a great coach, went from a school at the extremely top tier of revenue based on opposition, to near the bottom ... in any endeavor, you want to be at the Top of Class B rather than the bottom of Class A ... same with majority of athletes - much better to be a sure-win situation, like VCU, than struggling to get your nose above water, like Penn State .... still, despite that, a high-end coach or player, confident in themselves, want to see what he's got on the top tier.
 
bighornn said:
All things are relative. Mike, who is a great coach, went from a school at the extremely top tier of revenue based on opposition, to near the bottom ... in any endeavor, you want to be at the Top of Class B rather than the bottom of Class A ... same with majority of athletes - much better to be a sure-win situation, like VCU, than struggling to get your nose above water, like Penn State .... still, despite that, a high-end coach or player, confident in themselves, want to see what he's got on the top tier.
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If he's the great coach you state he is, then he should of had more options than PSU. If he did and chose PSU, then that's on him and he made his own bed that he is sleeping in now. And, if he's the great coach you state he is, then why buy out a contractual H/H agreement with your previous school? Great coaches love the challenge.
 
Wolfpack Ram said:
If NIL funding is decreasing, then that's not a good look for the program. They are losing financial support from their fan base. A panoramic view of the arena last night, playing the #2 ranking team in the country, clearly showed that. Also, the fact Mike Rhoades is still there clearly shows men's basketball at PSU is not a priority, especially compared to football and ice hockey
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not sure that NIL is decreasing but the amount they are allocating out of NIL coffers to basketball is being reduced according to DL's numbers which I assume are accurate

they are more than replacing the reduction in NIL funds with the brand new revenue share dollars (estimated at over $3 million for PSU allocated to men's basketball per the "Googler". and with revenue share allocations you don't have to justify the amounts paid are market value unlike NIL payments that now require justification and reasonableness

what is absent is transparency in the totals being distributed from the two buckets.

attendance reported for the last two big home games on campus has been less than 1/2 capacity (they played Illinois in Philly at the Palestra which only seats around 8k - cool venue but ancient - have been there twice in the last two years and most of the seats are still bleachers and not chair backs - but worth visiting at least once to see a game - a stones' throw from another ancient relic Franklin Field on Penn's campus
 
duncanlamb said:
MR comments after the game
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I'm not dejected," Rhoades said. "I want to win. I didn't come here to do this b-------. I want to win. And I don't care if it's a one-point game or a 30-point game. I mean, I've been coaching long enough, and we all go through this. But I want to win, and I want these guys to win, and to win, a lot of things go into it. So yeah, I'm pissed.

"We're going to figure it out, and we're going to fight like crazy to do it, so I'm not dejected. I don't get dejected."
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Only fight like crazy? No don't fight the game, no keep the ball hot? Coach is slipping!
 
Wolfpack Ram said:
If he's the great coach you state he is, then he should of had more options than PSU. If he did and chose PSU, then that's on him and he made his own bed that he is sleeping in now. And, if he's the great coach you state he is, then why buy out a contractual H/H agreement with your previous school? Great coaches love the challenge.
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It's at least a theory Mike chose Penn State and Penn State of the powerful Big 10 selected him due to him growing up and being a star athlete and popular figure in that general area. Kind of like Odom at Virginia.

As for the home-and-home arrangement, has Mike made the decision not to come to Richmond, or has the administration made the call? Is Mike important enough at mighty Penn State to have the final word in something like that?

Mike's overall record as head coach is 414-227 and that's not counting outstanding records as an assistant at RMC and VCU.

Maybe great, maybe not. Depends on how you look at it.
 
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