Remember Tates Locke, Tree Rollins, Skip Wise and Stan Rome?

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VTCALS72

If you do, you know the answer. That was decades before NIL but Clemson was already applying money. That were good in the all bagman days including the $$$$ out there for the bagmen to get. Money is the foundation and the roof. Whether it be legal or illegal, it is what just about every winning sports teams are built on.

Posted: 02/08/2026 at 07:48 AM ET

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How can Clemsom -- RiverVT Feb 07, 2026 at 08:54 PM ET

RiverVT • 02/07/26 08:54 PM ET

Remember Tates Locke, Tree Rollins, Skip Wise and Stan Rome? ◄ -- VTCALS72 Feb 08, 2026 at 07:48 AM ET

VTCALS72 • 02/08/26 07:48 AM ET

And Danny Ford?** -- YBYSAIAHokie Feb 08, 2026 at 09:19 AM ET

YBYSAIAHokie • 02/08/26 09:19 AM ET

Oh, many more I was just focusing on MBB -- VTCALS72 Feb 08, 2026 at 11:51 AM ET

VTCALS72 • 02/08/26 11:51 AM ET

Ignoring the Buzz era, VT has won ONE tourney game in 30 years. -- LonghornHokie Feb 08, 2026 at 05:06 AM ET

LonghornHokie • 02/08/26 05:06 AM ET

Brad Brownell has been at Clemson 16 years... -- GCHokie34 Feb 07, 2026 at 09:55 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 02/07/26 09:55 PM ET

Yeah, there's a reason the phrase Clemson-ing existed for a while -- hoosnowahokie Feb 07, 2026 at 10:43 PM ET

hoosnowahokie • 02/07/26 10:43 PM ET

They are trying to be good, we are trying to be what we are. -- Gobbler-100 Feb 07, 2026 at 09:39 PM ET

Gobbler-100 • 02/07/26 09:39 PM ET

There is also Iowa State,Ames is no different than Blacksburg,been there -- HokieBrazil Feb 07, 2026 at 09:21 PM ET

HokieBrazil • 02/07/26 09:21 PM ET

Iowa State has been to the NCAAT 5 out of the last 8... -- GCHokie34 Feb 07, 2026 at 09:58 PM ET

GCHokie34 • 02/07/26 09:58 PM ET

Or 4 out of last 4 with Otzenberger and about to become 5.So it is possible -- HokieBrazil Feb 08, 2026 at 06:19 AM ET

HokieBrazil • 02/08/26 06:19 AM ET

And at one point VT had been to 4 NCAATs out of 5 -- GCHokie34 Feb 08, 2026 at 10:36 AM ET

GCHokie34 • 02/08/26 10:36 AM ET

I'm guessing Brownell has twice the NIL cash CMY has. Money can allow -- ancient alien 2018 Feb 07, 2026 at 08:59 PM ET

ancient alien 2018 • 02/07/26 08:59 PM ET

Yes, heck money and the promise of "next year" sent scores of -- VTCALS72 Feb 08, 2026 at 07:51 AM ET

VTCALS72 • 02/08/26 07:51 AM ET

i don't buy that they have double the money -- VermontDDS Feb 07, 2026 at 09:42 PM ET

VermontDDS • 02/07/26 09:42 PM ET

You don't have to believe it. The Tiggers basketball money for NIL is more -- ancient alien 2018 Feb 07, 2026 at 10:14 PM ET

ancient alien 2018 • 02/07/26 10:14 PM ET