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UberHOKIE
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Don't blame the NCAA. BLAME THE MOUSE

It's corporate greed. DISNEY and the other Streaming industry really led the pack. It will likely end up like NASCAR. Players deserve a piece of the pie but the portal is a killer even for Big Programs
Posted: 12/15/2024 at 03:52 PM ET
(In response to this post by UEMcGill)

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Nice win, good game to watch. Despite the 5-6 record, this is a team and
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 02:58 PM ET
The member constituents of the NCAA had 50 years of huge profits (many
GO_HOKIES_GO • 12/15/24 05:26 PM ET
profits? what profits? the $$ went right back into facilities and staff for
ShockWaveVT • 12/17/24 12:36 PM ET
Right, that’s called creative accounting - a lot of people have gotten rich
GO_HOKIES_GO • 12/17/24 04:18 PM ET
Don't blame the NCAA. BLAME THE MOUSE ◄
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 03:52 PM ET
Schools and Leagues could stop all of this. Roll back the clock
JackDSML • 12/15/24 05:29 PM ET
They are fully enrolled students. Courts shut down the transfer thing
Nelsonia Hokie • 12/17/24 03:43 PM ET
Stop paying for NIL
NC Hoke • 12/16/24 02:19 PM ET
Not only sit out a season, but lose a year of eligibility when sitting out.
EDGEMAN • 12/15/24 07:58 PM ET
Don't blame the NCAA players or networks
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 04:17 PM ET
Well, in your #1, that IS the NCAA. Ultimately, the Tim Sands of the
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 04:59 PM ET
Nope this has been a decades long march
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 05:31 PM ET
The greed was in the Presidents trying to maintain the status quo.
Femoyer Hokie • 12/15/24 05:25 PM ET
I still feel the broadcasters pushed it.
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 05:05 PM ET
Agree 100%. The Kirk Herbstreits, and bosses, pushed for this disaster.
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 05:10 PM ET
Like I said it's likely to become another NASCAR and bring semi pro leagues
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:51 PM ET
Here's where we disagree. IMHO, the players are, and have ALWAYS been
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 05:39 PM ET
That was fine until the money got insane
Hsthokie • 12/16/24 05:12 AM ET
If greed is the cause, then people have every right to blame the "NCAA"
VTHokie2000 • 12/15/24 04:10 PM ET
It was the Networks pushing for all this. The NCAA had some anti
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:48 PM ET
Except the networks didn't bring the lawsuits. The schools did, so you
VTHokie2000 • 12/15/24 04:56 PM ET
Because the networks
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 05:01 PM ET
The NCAA is not the problem here.
Walkin` Willie • 12/15/24 03:39 PM ET
Yeah it is. It let things get this way through years of incompetence.
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 03:58 PM ET
Do what the presidents want. **
HokiesACC2004 • 12/15/24 07:00 PM ET
The NCAA is a function of University Presidents and the conferences.**
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:52 PM ET
The ncaa is only what the schools want it to be
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 04:27 PM ET