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Why couldn't the couple get married at the Library? It was all booked up.
I would say that IU is a shit show right now, but so is WVU. both have had the university president recieve a vote of no confidence and both just won't leave.
Finally, some good news for Mens BB. Any insight into why he wasn't brought along to Indiana?
Looks like 2 of WVU players who were closely associated with him also in the Portal....
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"that has no tangible benefit to them."- agree 1000%, but you will never convince WE ARE fan of that or Vol fan or Roll Tide fan. Those teams are more important to them than their families in many cases. Thousands of PSU fans defend that whole situation to this day. Harvey Updyke went to prison for bama football. etc.
Less than a full calendar year after the 2021 ruling... hardly 'firmly during the NIL era'
Don't know what the point is here---Alston ruling 2021--TxTech had a year to decide if this would change or even scale-back their plans for this massive project. It didn't: they not only announced it but increased the budget from $200 mil to $242 million for "additional components."
It's not like once you announce Athletic Department Projects or even begin fundraising that you have to complete them: has anyone heard anything about the Cassell Renovation lately?? No??? Hmm.....
I am stoked for this. Frazier is an awesome recruiter and outstanding coach.
I always liked Frazier and I'm glad he's coming back. Hopefully he can bring some dudes with him that are interested in immediate playing time.
This is the Point.
Of course on a Macro level, the public is (largely) who is bearing the brunt of costs for all of these Universities and all of their affiliated Programs.
But NIL is an additional layer of financial burden on top of them----that has no tangible benefit to them.
If my donation goes to pay for lockeroom improvements, then at least there is something there that I can say provided benefit to a group of athletes over a period of years.
If my donation goes to pay the mediocre LT who bolts for an SEC school at the drop of a hat---where is my motivation to continue???
Which is why schools are finding themselves already in the position of having to mandate fees on non-athletes to cover the cost. There is no overwhelming interest from the knowledgeable public to contribute to this. And the average schools are running out of gullible people and donors who simply have money to burn to float this fake market. At some point, the Blue Bloods will exhaust the supply too, just more slowly.
NIL should be renamed to NFT 2.0---the lack of any actual logic or discernible value is startlingly similar.
Here to firmly eat crow. Kudos to Whit for researching a number that would not totally insult Frasier.. good job
This is tremendous news. Go Hokies!
"The same people who paid for scholarships, facilities, coaching salaries, etc."- I'm sorry, are coaches pro bono and scholarships going away now? wow. Also the first 4 star LB from richmond that commits to James fucking Franklin, people on here will be crowing about how our football nutrition facility is 3 years old and PSU's is 2.5 years old and they don't allow the baseball team to use it. The fans - cut to the chase- the fans are now paying for NIL on top of all of those things you mentioned.
Texas Tech just built a $200+ million football facility which broke ground in 2022--firmly during the NIL era
Less than a full calendar year after the 2021 ruling... hardly 'firmly during the NIL era'
I would love for anyone to provide any substantiated evidence that more than a handful of programs have $20mil lying around year on year
It's not 'lying around' - but accessible.
The truth is, the people that will pay for NIL will be the fans and the Students
The same people who paid for scholarships, facilities, coaching salaries, etc.
He can also now freely poach from his former Roster
If he can afford it.
Despite the fact that many of the top Coaches have massive contracts with equally massive buyouts, Schools keep cycling through them, sometimes paying multiple buyouts at a time. That is a sign of their value in the market.
If you've been watching, schools are firing (head)coaches and paying buyouts at a much lower rate. We'll see if this is a blip or the start of a trend, but I think the latter.
You aren't just paying for a Coach, you are paying for the players they can bring with
But you still have to actually pay for those players...
Not getting too excited about the statement that Sands is getting more involved. The guy has been here since 2014 and has lived through and experienced everything we have with regard to athletics. So, NOW he is increasing his involvement? Ok?, Maybe?
I will only believe he is serious about athletics when I see it.
So I hate to break it to ND boosters, but they aren't beating USCe or UCONN or any random Wes Moore team to win an actual Natty. So you are pouring money into a sport that loses money and won't win a national title. That continues to be a great investment.
The problem with this of course is that if Day came to VT, the agents for his players won't allow them to transfer to a cold, cow college - just like they wouldn't let them sign with Pry out of high school.
"How can we expect for alumni to keep contributing NIL funds with no results and players leaving after one season."- Easy hubris (lord football and basketball) and The American Baller Industrial Complex... People will continue to blindly give money to VT basketball- because this is america and go hokies... it's the way it is. People can't afford eggs, but Ole Miss can raise donations for a new locker room in 5 minutes. The machine has no end.. until it does.
No argument there. Was sort of a throw away comment. How can we expect for alumni to keep contributing NIL funds with no results and players leaving after one season.
Going independent would be a tough sled to get even the same funding the ACC provides. That's a big reason why Army even moved to a conference. They weren't receiving enough TV revenue to counter conference affiliation as an independent. We are not Notre Dame unfortunately.
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The destabilization of NIL is ridiculous. I suggest that every NCAA athlete who signs with a school has two options. 1) Traditional scholarship. While on scholarship you give up your NIL rights, but you retain the ability to enter the transfer portal at any time for any reason. 2) NIL contract. NCAA should require any signee opting for NIL enters a minimum 2 year contract with the school. Buyout clauses and all. VT cannot compete in the new ACC landscape; this is now fact and only getting worse/harder. Might as well leave the ACC and go independent again.
I'll flip the situation....let's say OSU fired Day and he came to VT. Doesn't that immediately raise VT's profile significantly? He can also now freely poach from his former Roster...that innately makes him (and every other coach) more valuable than they were 10 years ago.
Despite the fact that many of the top Coaches have massive contracts with equally massive buyouts, Schools keep cycling through them, sometimes paying multiple buyouts at a time. That is a sign of their value in the market.
Even in the Swinney example, his contract was signed in 2022 and he is #3 in total pay. This offseason, he poached Tom Allen from PSU for $2 mil which the led PSU to swipe Jim Knowles for $3 million. Salaries escalating for both significantly.
Football may be slightly more nuanced due to the size of the Roster but I don't think there is any doubt that in MBB and WBB a Coach can turn a Roster really in one Offseason. You aren't just paying for a Coach, you are paying for the players they can bring with them since tampering is essentially encouraged at this point. See: Brooks, Kenny.
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