John Talty

RT @chris_hummer: The Alamodome will host its 5th men's national title game in 28 years tonight. But what's the future of the nearly 33-yea…

South Carolina women's basketball could win its third title in four years later today. I wrote about how the House settlement could impact top programs like Dawn Staley's. "It is not possible in this era to keep all your coaches perfectly happy..." https://t.co/2APA7KdyNW https://t.co/t7MrYdnxog

Strong column from Norlander here on what went wrong for Duke

Matt Norlander @MattNorlander

The things that prompted some to question Duke's national championship viability in October came back to haunt and horrify in April. "We made the decision that we were going to trust our grown-up on the teenager. The grown-up won." Column on the carnage: https://t.co/dyhkwN6RPs

Auburn really getting the benefit of the doubt on these calls right now

Bucky Ball is headed to the SEC

Pete Thamel @PeteThamel

Texas A&M is set to hire Samford coach Bucky McMillan as the school’s next men’s basketball coach, sources tell me and @jeffborzello. The sides are finalizing a five-year deal, per sources. https://t.co/ErYKxoj40X

RT @JTalty: ADs are faced with almost impossible decisions as coaches jockey for more rev share money. Every dollar for one is a dollar le…

There's an opportunity to front-load the roster right now before rev share kicks in and that's where you need NIL money. There are guys asking for $3 mil+ right now while rev share for entire programs might be $2-4 mil. Can't rely solely on that to build a roster.

Jake Wright @jakewright1996

@JTalty @omwhitmireTV @CBSSports @Rebels247 @CBSSportsCBB @mzenitz @cameronsalerno1 Why does NIL matter now? Rev sharing is what will matter. Can have all the nil money you want but doesn’t matter if it doesn’t going through the Deloitte clearing house assuming house settlement passes.

Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard is staying at Ole Miss after a heavy pursuit from Texas A&M, multiple sources told @CBSSports. Ole Miss and its boosters made a big effort to keep him in Oxford and he's expected to have one of the top NIL budgets in SEC next year. https://t.co/1IIDiQd1Me

Excited for this one

Jay Busbee @jaybusbee

News! Proud to announce my next book: IRON IN THE BLOOD, on sale Aug. 26. It’s the story of the Iron Bowl rivalry, and also the Southern culture that created and grew from it: Bear, Nick, Bo, Cam, the Kick Six, Gravedigger, Toomer's Corner, 18 Rings and more. Ordering info ⬇️ https://t.co/8U9Zs7fpM7

This story on Amir Abdur-Rahim from @_Brian_Hamilton and @CJMooreHoops is so dang good. Got a little dusty reading it but what an incredible impact he was able to have on so many people: https://t.co/lAdOcdWzjE

Maryland makes the Buzz Williams hire official here. Buzz says, in part, "I want to thank President Pines and Colleen Sorem for this opportunity to lead one of the most prestigious programs in the country."

Maryland Men’s Basketball @TerrapinHoops

College Park is buzzing! Maryland welcomes Buzz Williams as its new Head Coach. Full release: https://t.co/rFMcr74GSW https://t.co/6heoIalX6G

Can confirm the same that Buzz Williams will be the guy for Maryland, sources told @CBSSports . Buzz pushed for the job before Willard was even officially gone.

Jeff Ermann @Jeff_Ermann

Maryland has hired Texas A&M's Buzz Williams as its next coach, sources told InsideMDSports. https://t.co/RLFArOggtu

RT @1067theFan: Coming up next @JPFinlayNBCS and @Tobi_Altizer talk to @JTalty about Kevin Willard's departure from UMD https://t.co/2RuxT…