Kentucky - even with a reported $22 million NIL

Kansas

Gonzaga

first time since 1990 that at least one of those 3 hasn't been in Sweet 16

Others which fell short:

N. Carolina

UCLA

Indiana - also wasn't part of the 68 this year

So is our problem actually NIL? 🤔

2 hours ago, JabbaNoBargain said:

So is our problem actually NIL? 🤔

Not his point, just an observation.

I didn't watch many Duck games this year, but what I saw suggested serious depth and talent deficits. Whether this was from an NIL deficit, I can't say and will defer to Charles on this one.

My team suffered perhaps the most embarrassing loss of any in the first round, losing badly to a less talented Saint Louis aggregation. They didn't even come close to resembling the spirited group they had been in the regular season. I began to wonder early in the second half if some of the players were on the take to gamblers. No one I know close to the team as any good explanation for how poorly the Dawgs played in this one.