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It is if donated to The Hokie Way.
My concern is that using NIL to get portal top players has been something he was resistant to and was one of the top public battles between him and PSU AD Kraft. Kraft wanted to go get top guys with their NIL pool and Franklin wanted to show loyalty to existing roster with the pool. The next three seasons I dont see that being a successful path if he wants to 180 this program. Hopefully he adjusts and maybe having Pry around who did use the portal to get key pieces will help.
NIL isn't tax deductible. So unless you can donate to the school and then the school transfer to the NIL there is no tax break.
My money is on under 5 years.
Make it four running backs in the portal for Texas
Leading rusher Quintrevion Wisner announced yesterday he would enter, joining joining CJ Baxter, Jerrick Gibson and Rickey Stewart Jr. Of course, since they are leaving Texas, 247Sports has downgraded them all to 3 🌟
Can't really fault running backs wanting to run the ball and Texas was 101st in rushing and with Manning back that doesn't appear to be changing.
Will he be able to function somewhere as corrupt as Michigan or will they corrupt him? Also I thought he was retiring?
When the teams were getting the after game snacks from the team mom, one of the players said "who wants a Hawaiian Punch?" and all hell broke loose
I confess my post was assumptive... I hadn't researched his past classes.
It was based on his statements about "doing things differently', and about VT's hiring offer standing out because they had made the "NIL needs" realization and done the work to raise the funding bar significantly.
I think he knows the game has changed, and to win he must adapt.
I know we all anxiously anticipate his demonstration of that.
I was shocked and apparently both schools got into a fight to celebrate winning /losing.
and I thought GOT ruined their final season. Mercy!
He's been able to recruit and develop players so that he did not need as many from the portal in the past.
There is no way Franklin looks at this roster and thinks, yup we good. He needs to portal to get talent.
Penn State brought in 8,6 and 7 players the last three years. They had six starters on this years team including all three receivers
Clemson brought in 4,0 and zero since Dabo just started
Time will tell in the next 30 days but we need at least double what Franklin was used to. He said this would be a different approach than years past. I expect 15 in the two deep from the portal this year
It's an entertainment expense, if you care about VT football.
Like Netflix or Sunday Ticket.
That history is telling, but the situation is WAY different this time. I'm not expecting insanity, but a respectable portal class is likely.
I will believe the portal part when it happens. Thats my last major concern on Franklin. He was almost as bad as Dabo at using the portal.
His portal classes:
2018: No Transfers
2019: 42nd
2020: No transfers
2021: 21st
2022: 82nd
2023: 53rd
2024: 53rd
2025: 41st
Maybe it's my age and stage of life talking but I've only ever viewed donations as contributions to the "I want my team to win" fund - something that has been hard to justify while I continue saving for my own children to attend college one day.
Only if you ear-marked the money. Otherwise it was too the athletic department as a whole.
Did Manny Diaz cash in this cycle? I saw his name rumored a lot but never saw that Duke gave him a raise, though I could see that not being published.
Whittingham is also a guy that is about as clean as you can be for a D1 coach that wins. Probably a smart hire for Michigan now
Spoilers through s7
1. It makes no sense to me that Vecna needed Will to "spy" and find max by doing something that Vecna could have easily done.
2. It also doesnt make sense why Vecna can only sometimes spy through Will but then the group always keeps Will in the loop.
3. All the dialogue feels so forced
4. Will - that could have been an email
5. You can tell which of the kids will have futures on acting as rhey grow up - it aint all of them
USF is expected to fully fund their rev share this year - which is an incredible feat for a G5 team.
Franklin has realized and accepted the keys to modern CFB success:
Off-field
-Primary: Sufficient NIL $$$
-Secondary: Great recruiters on staff
On-field
-Primary: Jimmies & Joes
-Secondary: Xs & Os
Fastest Revival
-Primary: Portaling, Recruiting, & Retaining good talent to create a well-rounded team with depth.
-Secondary: When possible, hire successful coaches you know.
I remember this guy with a martini glass sized large enough for a lime to be the olive so liver failure might be at play.
As an NC State grad, I hope they take Dave Doeren