Transfer Portal 2027

[AnotherSoonerInTX]

For sure, I’d think it’d help with his NIL value at OU TBH but again players have to do what’s best for him just like the programs.

1) His brother is going to Tulsa. He may want to join him there.
2) Others have said he has other P5 offers.
3) On the other hand, is he being processed out? I doubt it, but you never know.

In this era, we're doing well to have a player more than two years. Either you're good enough to go pro or to another program for more money, or you have to drop to a lower level.

If he goes, I wish him the best.

 

[hoopsaustin]

I’m all for maximizing the roster if that’s on the table in replacing him but seems like he would obviously be a contributor on next year’s team and is an OU guy.

Different age. Nothing matters but money

 

[hoopsaustin]

I’ve been saying the price goes up every year. Last year it was $8-10 million. This year it starts at $12 million. We are just waiting another year to fire the coach and move on.

Well Nebraska, with a GOOD coach, spent only 4.5 mil supposedly and made the sweet 16 and had the best season of their program ever.. seems like coach >>> NIL

 

[hoopsaustin]

I think it makes sense for pretty much every player to do this. No downside. He also entered the portal last year and came back after negotiating a better deal.

Yup this is all about leverage. He's trying to extort KU for more $. Good for him. Screw KU lol

 

[SoonerDutch]

so if everyone bumps their nil spending by a few $mil....where does that leave our brilliant mr. denny and crown moser.

I hesitate to reference Moser by name but I’d hope the plan is to somehow get OU into the lower end of the competitive level referenced (so $10-12mm).

My base case for next season would then be that there’s not a significant improvement in terms of team strength according to KenPom or other predictive metrics and OU is squarely on the bubble. Regardless of making the tournanment or not, Moser is then fired or leaves.

But the real goal would be to make it clear that OU can be competitive on the NIL side of things and the program has another catalyst with the new arena opening (hopefully lol).

 

[cvangild]

I think it makes sense for pretty much every player to do this. No downside. He also entered the portal last year and came back after negotiating a better deal.

Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.

 

[AnotherSoonerInTX]

But the real goal would be to make it clear that OU can be competitive on the NIL side of things and the program has another catalyst with the new arena opening (hopefully lol).

This. It's not as much about the current coach as it is making the job attractive for the next coach.

 

[WichitaSooner]

I guess Lusk has a transfer thread on Insider. If anyone sees any rumors that seem worthwhile, feel free to share!

 

[SoonerDutch]

@WichitaSooner Hopefully paraphrasing enough but Lusk mentioned Atak, feels confident that’s he’s coming back relative to other guys but that another SEC Program is tampering with him.

 

[austing7]

I guess Lusk has a transfer thread on Insider. If anyone sees any rumors that seem worthwhile, feel free to share!

Players to watch:

Big guy from Providence

Jerry Easter from USC


Also... mentions big question being whether or not Brown and Scott will be back next season


And also this... "Quick note: Kuol Atak has been heavily tampered with. Most recently by an SEC school, and a good one, who has offered him a starting spot and a large role. That said, I continue to hear OU is in a really good spot when it comes to retaining him. Of the four names — Derrion, Kuol, Dayton, and X — Atak feels like the most likely to return. Not because the others are looking to leave, but because he seems genuinely locked in on coming back."