Throwdown Thursday | How to Fix NIL | Episode 612

Could HR help? • To address the current disorganization in the NIL and transfer portal era, a study released Friday said each university should create a "human resources department" to enhance retention and relationships. Breakdown • According to the study, AD Advisors broke down college basketball into four tiers. Tier I consisted of programs that spent at least $4.2 million on basketball and maintained a top-30 mark on average on KenPom over the past seven seasons -- a group that mostly features schools from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and the Big East. Tier II included mostly non-power conference programs, while Tier III includes the bulk of Division I programs outside those leagues. NIL is a game changer • Jacobs, who hired Bruce Pearl at Auburn, said the portal and NIL climate have created a demand for schools to enhance the cultures of their respective programs. It's not that, it's when • The Buffaloes ruffled some feathers of past players and graduates when they announced that Hunter's No. 12 and Sanders' No. 2 would be retired before the spring game. They're only the fifth and sixth players in Colorado's 135-year history to receive that honor. And more on your #sportspodcast with all your #sportsnews #collegefootball #collegebasketball #collegesports