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[WichitaSooner]

Mateer is not making close to $5million per year.

I sure hope he isn't. When you drastically overpay for your QB, it really hurts, as NFL teams have learned over the years.

 

[hoopsaustin]

I sure hope he isn't. When you drastically overpay for your QB, it really hurts, as NFL teams have learned over the years.

If he were getting that, it would be the single worst K in college sports.

 

[TINY]

I sure hope he isn't. When you drastically overpay for your QB, it really hurts, as NFL teams have learned over the years.

He is between $1-$2 million per year.

 

[cbertus6]

So long to my hopes that we would ever hire Alan Huss

 

[hoopsaustin]

So long to my hopes that we would ever hire Alan Huss

Why not Flynn Clayman? He arguably did a better job than Huss anyway at High Point

 

[mict085]

What board? He isn't worth half that imo

The $5 million number is probably for 2 years. He’s not getting $5 million per year. $2-2.5 mil sounds about right tho.

 

[cbertus6]

Why not Flynn Clayman? He arguably did a better job than Huss anyway at High Point

Huss took over a school that from 2018-2023 (under 2 different HCs) went 58-95. He then proceeded to go 56-15 (27-5 in conference) and make the NCAA tourney. He has a background in developing bigs, and in my opinion Clayman benefitted from the situation that Huss left him. That's not to knock Clayman because he did a great job, I just think what Huss did was more impressive

 

[hoopsaustin]

The $5 million number is probably for 2 years. He’s not getting $5 million per year. $2-2.5 mil sounds about right tho.

Agents love to mislead (read: lie) and conflate the total years' comp vs. the annual amounts

 

[hoopsaustin]

Huss took over a school that from 2018-2023 (under 2 different HCs) went 58-95. He then proceeded to go 56-15 (27-5 in conference) and make the NCAA tourney. He has a background in developing bigs, and in my opinion Clayman benefitted from the situation that Huss left him. That's not to knock Clayman because he did a great job, I just think what Huss did was more impressive

I figured that would be the case (without me digging into high points history). But still, in this dumb era where rosters almost completely flip every year.. id imagine that flynn prolly brought in almost an entirely new roster (and had a better team and regardless, went farther) I could be wrong tho

 

[cbertus6]

I figured that would be the case (without me digging into high points history). But still, in this dumb era where rosters almost completely flip every year.. id imagine that flynn prolly brought in almost an entirely new roster (and had a better team and regardless, went farther) I could be wrong tho

Yeah, a lot of the guys for High Point were brought in this season were new, but there were a few holdovers including Terry Anderson and Chase Johnston who both were important players on that team. In my opinion it is also easier to bring in transfers when you have a shown history of winning at a school, in other words it was likely easier for Clayman to bring guys in this year than it was for Huss in his first year

 

[hoopsaustin]

Yeah, a lot of the guys for High Point were brought in this season were new, but there were a few holdovers including Terry Anderson and Chase Johnston who both were important players on that team. In my opinion it is also easier to bring in transfers when you have a shown history of winning at a school, in other words it was likely easier for Clayman to bring guys in this year than it was for Huss in his first year

Prolly all true

Well, Huss has never made a final 4 and porter amazing moser has so congrats to Creighton HC Porter Moser and congrats to Huss for the consolation trophy of HC at OU Bball!

 

[WichitaSooner]

It sucks that Moser has done so poorly here that he probably won't be a real candidate at Creighton. That's a place that would have been a logical fit for him but I imagine he screwed up any chance of being in the mix by sucking for five seasons at his first big boy job.

 

[WTSooner]

What board? He isn't worth half that imo

The Football Brainiacs. Straight from one of the guys that runs the site. And they don't typically BS around about stuff like that.

How do you know what he is worth? Do you know how much the Portal QB's were getting this year? Mensah and the Leavitt kid were approaching 8 figures. No way OU could have pulled a QB from the Portal worth a darn for less than $5M.

 

[WTSooner]

Mateer is not making close to $5million per year.

You are wrong dude.

 

[The_Banker]

You are wrong dude.

No he's not.

 

[WTSooner]

Darian Mensah is set to receive a NIL deal from Miami worth approximately $10 million in total, covering both his new compensation and the buyout of his previous contract with Duke. This high-value move, finalized in early 2026, makes him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in college football.

If Mensah is getting $10M, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibilities that Mateer gets $5M.

Again, some quick google searches will show you that $5M isn't crazy. And they are paying him based on what they think he can be, not what he did last year with a broken hand or what some around here think of him.

I was surprised when I read it was $5M too, but mostly because I thought he signed a two year deal last year for $3M. For whatever reason, OU increased it. I trust the guys over at TFB on stuff like this. I've been over there for years, and they don't throw out info like this just to hear themselves talk. If they know something, they generally report it. If they don't, they say that. They were pretty adamant about him getting $5M this year. Maybe they found him some third party stuff (not revenue sharing and not NIL directly associated with OU). I don't know.

 

[WTSooner]

Ty Simpson was offered over $6M to return to college.

Chambliss is reportedly getting over $5M (I'm not arguing Mateer is better, just showing numbers).

Manning is getting at least $6-7M.

This isn't linear. They don't line the QB's up, rank them, and pay them straight down the line. Some are getting more than they are worth, some less.

I know some around here think he is terrible, but ESPN had Mateer in their top 5 draft eligible QB's at multiple times throughout the season and after. If he left for the draft, he had a legit chance at being a 2nd or 3rd round pick, at worst. Simpson is going to get taken in the first and I don't think he's a very good QB. It's a weak QB class. Maybe that factored into the raise. I have no idea.

It'll likely get leaked at some point. Just remember what I said when it does.

 

[TINY]

The Football Brainiacs. Straight from one of the guys that runs the site. And they don't typically BS around about stuff like that.

How do you know what he is worth? Do you know how much the Portal QB's were getting this year? Mensah and the Leavitt kid were approaching 8 figures. No way OU could have pulled a QB from the Portal worth a darn for less than $5M.

TFB makes Brody Lusk look like Joseph Pulitzer

 

[WTSooner]

TFB makes Brody Lusk look like Joseph Pulitzer

You are out of your effing mind.

 

[TINY]

You are out of your effing mind.

It makes sense why your information on all things NIL is completely wrong given your sources.