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I did not say they don't care. I said they don't want to have to deal with it. SEC schools have hired paid professional NIL staffs... Given them office space on campus... Generated tens of millions of dollars for NIL... We have a generous donor who is unselfishly giving his time to this effort while wearing 3 or 4 other hats... Guy is a dang hero if you ask me and I am now giving to NIL based solely on his interview. But! We are not NIL competitive when it comes to the 2 big conference members and even some in our own conference. We'll be lucky to pull off the revenue sharing next year and still break even. We are going to have to find a way to be competitive without the "Big Money". I think it is going to boil down to coaching and finding players in the portal who are or have been "overlooked". And I think that boils down to 7 and 8 win seasons for football and the occasional tourney for our men's bball. Pretty much right where we have always resided athletically.
Posted: 01/07/2025 at 02:07 PM ET
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My VT NIL opinion
ftsumterhokie 01/06/25 06:34 PM ET
Based on Observations
ftsumterhokie 01/07/25 02:07 PM ET
More facts, less feelings, please.**
BG Hokie 01/07/25 01:25 PM ET
I don't think you can be an AD and not care about NIL.
6thStreetHokie 01/07/25 07:17 AM ET
Let's say you are correct. If you are, then ...
Atlee Hokie 01/07/25 03:21 AM ET
I know a school.....
ftsumterhokie 01/06/25 10:11 PM ET
Yep. Sounds like we have one guy and he wasn’t oozing confidence on podcast**
3TechFanz 01/07/25 12:23 PM ET
I just think Whit is in over his head. **
GoldCoast 01/06/25 09:41 PM ET
He is. I will add, WRT to the "brave new world" of college athletics ...
Atlee Hokie 01/07/25 03:25 AM ET
has been the last 3-4 years. Won't get any better.**
ancient alien 2018 01/06/25 10:11 PM ET
Longer than that.
RJHokie 01/06/25 11:31 PM ET
Even longer than that.It goes back to 1953.
Buzzardlip 01/07/25 02:00 PM ET
That education first prior belief ship sailed
Pylons 01/06/25 09:32 PM ET
If that were the case then Lawal, Schutt, Burnham, Brown wouldn’t be here
NC Hoke 01/06/25 09:25 PM ET
I'm just hoping CMY, or his successor, will have a sufficient amount of
ancient alien 2018 01/06/25 09:32 PM ET
They'll get a competitive Revenue Sharing amount.
TheFacts 01/07/25 03:07 PM ET
I tend to agree they are waiting for the external event
WildTurkE 01/06/25 08:22 PM ET
Excellent stats assessment!**
VT ChemE 1986 01/07/25 01:23 PM ET
Good post! Curious, what would be an example of an "external event"?**
ancient alien 2018 01/06/25 08:34 PM ET
UNC moves to Big Ten
WildTurkE 01/06/25 08:45 PM ET
LOL!! OK, got it!! **
ancient alien 2018 01/06/25 08:51 PM ET
yes and No.
1947Sunbowl 01/06/25 07:59 PM ET
I get the opposite impression...
GCHokie34 01/06/25 06:50 PM ET
Limited resources equal unequal opportunity **
eokhokie 01/06/25 06:54 PM ET