Four-star defensive back Timothy Merritt talks top schools
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Merritt narrowed his list down to 12, including UCF.
Additonal UCF comments:
“UCF has really stuck out to me lately. The way they’ve got players recently and them being in the Big12 is huge!”
Merritt narrowed his list down to 12, including UCF.
Additonal UCF comments:
“UCF has really stuck out to me lately. The way they’ve got players recently and them being in the Big12 is huge!”
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Four-star CB Timothy Merritt narrows things down to 12 programs
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Rivals.com - Four-star defensive back Timothy Merritt talks top schools
Four-star CB Timothy Merritt narrows things down to 12 programs
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Oklahoma State coach shares NIL realities for 🏀
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Excerpts from Tulsa World interview with Mike Boynton:
“You’ve watched a lot of sports,” Boynton said. “The teams with the better players — they’re usually the ones who usually win. It’s a simple rule of thumb.
“This is about talent acquisition and retention."
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From his office on the second floor of Gallagher-Iba Arena, Boynton can see an ongoing project — yet another renovation of the Cowboy football program’s Boone Pickens Stadium.
“I’m coming up on the end of my seventh season as the head coach,” Boynton said. “What have you heard about (the possibility) of any significant upgrades for the men’s basketball program in seven years?”
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A question for Boynton: How many of the 14 current Big 12 programs are known to be spending at what would be considered a reasonable yet effective level?
“Without naming specific schools, I’ll tell you what I know,” Boynton replied. “There are at least six programs operating above $2 million (on 2023-24 NIL resources) for their roster.
“There are three or four others that operate between $1 million and $2 million, and we are last. We’re barely over $500,000 in total expenses (committed to basketball athletes).”
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Since NIL compensation began to drive the decision-making of players, Oklahoma State’s incoming transfers previously had been at High Point, at Texas State, at East Carolina, at North Florida and at Jacksonville.
“I didn’t make a (strategic) decision to suddenly start recruiting guys from low-major programs,” Boynton said.
For OSU, Cisse was the 2021-22 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
“I’d like to get (another Cisse-caliber transfer), except it now costs a lot of money to get that type of guy,” Boynton said. “And not only does it cost a lot of money to get (a transfer of that caliber), but it costs a lot to keep him.”
“Tyreek Smith did not want to leave Oklahoma State. He came in my office three times and asked what we could do for him. He went to SMU. We can’t beat SMU to keep our player? Two years in a row, TCU took one of our best players (Rondel Walker and Avery Anderson).”
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“You’ve watched a lot of sports,” Boynton said. “The teams with the better players — they’re usually the ones who usually win. It’s a simple rule of thumb.
“This is about talent acquisition and retention."
===
From his office on the second floor of Gallagher-Iba Arena, Boynton can see an ongoing project — yet another renovation of the Cowboy football program’s Boone Pickens Stadium.
“I’m coming up on the end of my seventh season as the head coach,” Boynton said. “What have you heard about (the possibility) of any significant upgrades for the men’s basketball program in seven years?”
===
A question for Boynton: How many of the 14 current Big 12 programs are known to be spending at what would be considered a reasonable yet effective level?
“Without naming specific schools, I’ll tell you what I know,” Boynton replied. “There are at least six programs operating above $2 million (on 2023-24 NIL resources) for their roster.
“There are three or four others that operate between $1 million and $2 million, and we are last. We’re barely over $500,000 in total expenses (committed to basketball athletes).”
===
Since NIL compensation began to drive the decision-making of players, Oklahoma State’s incoming transfers previously had been at High Point, at Texas State, at East Carolina, at North Florida and at Jacksonville.
“I didn’t make a (strategic) decision to suddenly start recruiting guys from low-major programs,” Boynton said.
For OSU, Cisse was the 2021-22 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
“I’d like to get (another Cisse-caliber transfer), except it now costs a lot of money to get that type of guy,” Boynton said. “And not only does it cost a lot of money to get (a transfer of that caliber), but it costs a lot to keep him.”
“Tyreek Smith did not want to leave Oklahoma State. He came in my office three times and asked what we could do for him. He went to SMU. We can’t beat SMU to keep our player? Two years in a row, TCU took one of our best players (Rondel Walker and Avery Anderson).”
Bill Haisten: Candid Mike Boynton responds to OSU chatter: 'This is about talent acquisition and retention'
Oklahoma State's success in the Big 12 Conference will be difficult to achieve unless there is a strengthened commitment to name-image-likeness resources for Cowboy basketball.
Jay Bilas Top 68 MBB
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UCF at 57
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Big 12 Basketball - Saturday, Feb. 17 🏀
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12 noon
Texas Tech at No. 10 Iowa State (ESPN+)
TCU at Kansas State (ESPNU)
1 p.m.
Texas at No. 3 Houston (CBS)
2 p.m.
No. 19 BYU at Oklahoma State (ESPN+)
4 p.m.
Cincinnati at UCF (ESPN+)
No. 6 Kansas at No. 25 Oklahoma (ESPN)
6 p.m.
No. 12 Baylor at West Virginia (ESPN2)
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Texas Tech at No. 10 Iowa State (ESPN+)
TCU at Kansas State (ESPNU)
1 p.m.
Texas at No. 3 Houston (CBS)
2 p.m.
No. 19 BYU at Oklahoma State (ESPN+)
4 p.m.
Cincinnati at UCF (ESPN+)
No. 6 Kansas at No. 25 Oklahoma (ESPN)
6 p.m.
No. 12 Baylor at West Virginia (ESPN2)
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