Sounds like speculation to me…
Just remember if Milan Momcilovic just got $5 million+ to play one season then $9-12 million for our roster is very feasible…
At the end of the day who cares… we got the players we needed to have a boat load of talent at all positions for next season.
Yeah Mike, will vouch for Kyle here.
The aggregate of all available sources have the Coogs figure as follows: “9-11 mil, but many sources put that figure higher.”
It is all speculation as mentioned, but it’s not a complete shot in the dark.
One think I do know is ISU is likely spending 8-10, and there’s no way UH is spending less than ISU. A few million more seems pretty modest and likely accurate to me. It’s also a lot easier to have a decent estimate of what teams are paying as a whole as opposed to individuals, IME.
Who?
Sounds like they have a big they are trying to get enrolled. That’s a relief. Anybody lol.
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I can’t believe the Coogs are only paying 9-11 million. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was double that.
Nobody knows…
Well, Sampson does but you can’t believe what he says… 
Disagree. And I think Calhoun is a far better offensive coach than any thing UC has had in the last 20 years. And the spacing & actions he will create for good looks will drive up shooting numbers.
Multiple analytics guys think this is a tourney roster built the right way. It’s not championship level good or 2nd weekend good but it has the upside to make the tourney and win tough home games.
I think this UC team lives at the free throw line. Houston fouls a lot. It’s their nature to be physical and Aggressive. And I think UC beats Houston with free throws.
The key to beating Houston on the offensive side is really reliant on drawing fouls.
Tenn 29 Free throws
Tech 30 free throws
Iowa state 22 free throws
Arizona 31 free throws
Kansas 20 free throws
Zona 27 free throws
Illinois 21 free throws
This UC roster is so much more equipped to draw fouls than any Wes miller team.
Last year UC team had guards who rarely ever got fouled. Tylen Riley has an insane 61.2 foul rate. It’s nuts for a guard
Dedan Thomas who is going to be the best Houston guard at drawing fouls since Rob Gray, only has a 42.1 foul rate.
I think UC playing in a foreign trip this year also helps them gel early, get 10 More practices in and helps Calhoun
But you said you want someone good? Has time changed those standards lol?
How are Calhoun’s teams w/ phantom kicked balls?
works really good, IME.
That’s like, the dayshift gross at a Provo Crumbl.
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Yes! If he can get his team to buy-in, in that regard, the tactic can help erase even double-digit leads. Very useful.
They don’t have as much money this year.
Rumor is it’s an Asian guy.
And when your Cats don’t pan out the way you pop off you’ll disappear for the rest of the season like you always do.
I occasionally would try to post live in the game threads when Jojo would have a great play.
Usually did this one.
I agree that Calhoun is a much better offensive coach, but he’s also a much worse defensive coach.
He’s an offensive-minded coach who doesn’t currently have a great offensive roster.
The real difference between the teams that beat us, with the exception of Illinois, is that they were tougher than us. Calhoun isn’t known for building tough teams. He’s known for building teams that can score.
We actually do very well against offensive teams that rely on getting to the free throw line because those are usually post-scoring teams. Those types of teams tend to struggle against Houston’s aggressive post-trapping defense.
Case in point, we beat Texas A&M by nearly 50 points. They were an offensive team that generated a lot of their scoring by getting to the free throw line.
The free throw argument is more correlation than causation.
Being a driving team is actually how you lose to Houston, not how you beat Houston.
The way you beat Houston is by dominating the glass, creating second-chance opportunities, and forcing us into fouls while you’re fighting for offensive rebounds and put-backs.
If you remove Myles Colvin, their next four best guards combined produced less 3s than what LJ Cryer did by himself. Most of that production came in starter-level minutes in weaker leagues that play significantly worse defense.
Colvin is the only truly passable shooter on the roster, and even he made fewer three-pointers than Milos Uzan. Colvin only made 60 threes all season.
also you also reliant on the mid major power forward to translate. if he isnt good, this might not be a good roster
Penny. 
I think I’m going to be in HTown on this date. Games vs LaSalle and Queens and football vs Cincy before my high school season starts. The last couple of years I’ve flown down for games in late February/early March. Hopefully the ISU game is then at Fertitta. We’ll have to meet up sometime in Ames at a Cyclone game for sure.
I’ll believe it when I see it…:
I’m ready for a return to this years (le)Bronson Kaufusi from the football team with 5 fouls to give lol. Nobody complained BYU basketball was soft in those days lol.
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