00:00Let's talk about another team here.
00:01High payroll, the Kentucky Wildcats.
00:03Here's Nicky V weighing in.
00:05Off the court defensively.
00:06I'm going to say this right here.
00:08Win or lose, I've done several now Kentucky games.
00:12Win or lose, $22 million this team reports are in terms of the NIL for their players.
00:19I think at $22 million, they could have put together a better roster than they did.
00:24I really do.
00:26He's right about that, too.
00:27And also, Joe, so much talk about the NIL and they're going to have to reshape it.
00:31And I know the White House and Congress might get involved in this.
00:33But really, we had the game plan for NIL.
00:37Name, image, and likeness.
00:39Kid, if you are good enough to market yourself in town to a local Chipotle and get free burritos and
00:43then pay $100 a week, fantastic.
00:46Kid, if you're a big enough superstar to sell Chevrolets in town in Columbus, we'll pay you part of the
00:51commission for every Chevy that gets sold while you're running the ad campaign.
00:54Or, hey, you're so famous, you're going to be on a national Coke brand here ad.
00:58We'll pay you a million dollars.
00:59And it just turned into NIL means come to our school and get on our payroll.
01:04It just doesn't make any sense.
01:06$22 million and you got a 10 seed in the SEC Conference Championship coming up.
01:13That's what you got for $22 million.
01:17And listen, ultimately, Donnie, it's a results-based business.
01:21You can spend $25 million as long as you win the games.
01:25As long as you're not blowing double-digit leads to Texas A&M.
01:28That you're not losing at home to Georgia.
01:31That you're not blowing leads against Missouri.
01:33Like, all of that is all relative.
01:35The money isn't necessarily the situation.
01:39The situation is you spent that money and you're not winning the games you're supposed to be winning.
01:44And that's a problem.
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