Jimmy Dykes politely asks for a brief moment while he scans through his cellphone to retrieve a message.
The text he received from a somewhat young head coach at a Power 6 basketball program, he says, will provide an appropriate answer to a question he’s just been asked. How frustrated are college basketball coaches at the state of the industry?
“This text says a lot,” says Dykes, an ESPN college basketball analyst and former coach.
Dykes finds the message and begins reading.
“I’m trying to process it all. The last 14 months and the rule changes will FOREVER change the model of college athletics.