[BillBradley]

Boom. Betts going to a place where the coach talks openly about NIL deals and finding opportunities for her players. Totally a fit, especially given her preexisting relationship with Coach Close. It's not a coincidence that UCLA is winning the recruiting game. Close is also playing things really smart. I loved her quote in the NYT article: "Does Charisma want to make more money and stay in college and get massages, fly charter, have everything paid for, have a nutritionist and her own trainers that are paid for? Or does she want to have none of those things and fly Southwest?" She puts forth the image that if you come to UCLA, we'll make sure you get paid and treated like a star. And you'll ALSO get a great education and play on a national championship contender. Unfortunately, this is what the top players have come to expect. This is what Stanford needs to do. We can offer all that. We have no chance if we continue to recruit only on the value of the diploma. We have to get the players paid PLUS the diploma. Then we can win the recruiting battles.

[BillBradley]

Boom. Betts going to a place where the coach talks openly about NIL deals and finding opportunities for her players. Totally a fit, especially given her preexisting relationship with Coach Close. It's not a coincidence that UCLA is winning the recruiting game. Close is also playing things really smart. I loved her quote in the NYT article: "Does Charisma want to make more money and stay in college and get massages, fly charter, have everything paid for, have a nutritionist and her own trainers that are paid for? Or does she want to have none of those things and fly Southwest?" She puts forth the image that if you come to UCLA, we'll make sure you get paid and treated like a star. And you'll ALSO get a great education and play on a national championship contender. Unfortunately, this is what the top players have come to expect. This is what Stanford needs to do. We can offer all that. We have no chance if we continue to recruit only on the value of the diploma. We have to get the players paid PLUS the diploma. Then we can win the recruiting battles.