Questions for you Chris.......
Are you extrapolating Vandy's basketball NIL budget from the amount Nickel reportedly received or is there some source out there that is estimating NIL budgets for various football and basketball programs? VT clearly does not seem competitive in the basketball NIL space and I get the reason for the focus on football. What I do not get is a rationale for overbidding on a player to get them to your school knowing that it is unlikely you can continue to pay that amount or more in the future to keep them.
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Eeek, those tats are the worst part of this story. **
-- OmahaHokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:46 PM ET
OmahaHokie
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04/11/24 08:46 PM ET
Seriously,who in the world pays $400K for someone who wasn't even a starter
-- HokieBrazil
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:27 AM ET
HokieBrazil
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04/11/24 08:27 AM ET
That and a Nickel will get you….
-- Zanderhokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 05:59 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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04/11/24 05:59 PM ET
Private schools with gobs of cash who have endless trouble competing with
-- LonghornHokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 03:56 PM ET
LonghornHokie
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04/11/24 03:56 PM ET
got to pay for the new tattoos somehow
-- Windows NT
Apr 11, 2024 at 12:56 PM ET
Windows NT
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04/11/24 12:56 PM ET
fwiw, he started 7 games and was 5th on the team in mpg,
-- Pylons
Apr 11, 2024 at 10:52 AM ET
Pylons
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04/11/24 10:52 AM ET
That's the more annoying part. I don't fault the students for making the
-- hoosnowahokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 10:04 AM ET
hoosnowahokie
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04/11/24 10:04 AM ET
A coach who coached in Harrisonburg looking to land a kid from Harrisonburg**
-- GCHokie34
Apr 11, 2024 at 10:03 AM ET
GCHokie34
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04/11/24 10:03 AM ET
Honest question,is he really worth 400K/year?Aren't there better options
-- HokieBrazil
Apr 11, 2024 at 11:02 AM ET
HokieBrazil
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04/11/24 11:02 AM ET
If he's getting $400K then someone thinks he is.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 03:22 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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04/11/24 03:22 PM ET
When you've got approximately a $5 million NIL budget...
-- Chris Coleman
Apr 11, 2024 at 01:14 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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04/11/24 01:14 PM ET
Talked with Ark Alum/ex baseball guy...Although arkMBB has 0 players today,
-- VT757to276
Apr 11, 2024 at 03:28 PM ET
VT757to276
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04/11/24 03:28 PM ET
Auburn has the yella wood dude.
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 04:25 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 04:25 PM ET
Questions for you Chris.......
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-- 2hhoop3
Apr 11, 2024 at 01:27 PM ET
2hhoop3
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04/11/24 01:27 PM ET
Because it is someone else’s money that is willing to pay. Use it while you
-- Femoyer Hokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 02:29 PM ET
Femoyer Hokie
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04/11/24 02:29 PM ET
The person willing to pay the highest bid
-- TomTurkey
Apr 11, 2024 at 12:29 PM ET
TomTurkey
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04/11/24 12:29 PM ET
Adding to it,Serie A (Italy) has average salaries between 180-350K.If you
-- HokieBrazil
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:39 AM ET
HokieBrazil
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04/11/24 08:39 AM ET
If 8.8 points a game gets $400k
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:18 AM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 08:18 AM ET
From the top ACC program, to mid pack ACC, to bottom of the SEC. Give him
-- UEMcGill
Apr 11, 2024 at 06:40 AM ET
UEMcGill
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04/11/24 06:40 AM ET
It's the academics. Gotta be the academics.**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Apr 10, 2024 at 10:28 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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04/10/24 10:28 PM ET
Makes sense. Familiarity with the coach and $$$. His dad is director of
-- vtdasc90
Apr 10, 2024 at 09:43 PM ET
vtdasc90
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04/10/24 09:43 PM ET
Big dogged by a school that doesn't want to be atheletically competitive
-- HokieRat
Apr 10, 2024 at 09:26 PM ET
HokieRat
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04/10/24 09:26 PM ET
But I keep getting told VT can NIL with the big schools. Vandy? **
-- 40ozDistrict
Apr 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM ET
40ozDistrict
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04/10/24 10:08 PM ET
Took the boy on a visit to Vanderbilt.
-- Hokie RN
Apr 11, 2024 at 03:47 PM ET
Hokie RN
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04/11/24 03:47 PM ET
Took my girl and she said no, way to nanny state**
-- brownsummithokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 06:16 PM ET
brownsummithokie
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04/11/24 06:16 PM ET
AGR plus Blacksburg Rescue means you are solid**
-- brownsummithokie
Apr 12, 2024 at 06:53 PM ET
brownsummithokie
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04/12/24 06:53 PM ET
The sec tours are outstanding.
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 04:28 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 04:28 PM ET
When we say that, we are talking about football.
-- Chris Coleman
Apr 11, 2024 at 10:57 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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04/11/24 10:57 AM ET
Sound strategy, lol. We can be decent in FB. No chance in any other sport. **
-- 40ozDistrict
Apr 11, 2024 at 05:48 PM ET
40ozDistrict
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04/11/24 05:48 PM ET
So our big investment is football.
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 04:31 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 04:31 PM ET
Theirs has to be baseball. but enough for basketball?
-- HokieRat
Apr 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM ET
HokieRat
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04/11/24 11:38 AM ET
I’ve heard their baseball pot very hefty. **
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 04:28 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 04:28 PM ET
They've got a big pot for basketball now.
-- Chris Coleman
Apr 11, 2024 at 11:42 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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04/11/24 11:42 AM ET
Let’s hope for 8 wins this year. **
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:28 AM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 08:28 AM ET
There are many reasons why the Hokies could win 7 or more games this
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Apr 11, 2024 at 04:54 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
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04/11/24 04:54 PM ET
I hope that is the case.
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:13 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 08:13 PM ET
8 wins would be 66%, better win percentage than bball**
-- HokieRat
Apr 11, 2024 at 10:05 AM ET
HokieRat
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04/11/24 10:05 AM ET
I guess we’ll have no Nickleback. **
-- VT One
Apr 10, 2024 at 09:09 PM ET
VT One
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04/10/24 09:09 PM ET
Here I thought he wanted to play college basketball in a funky gym.
-- VTHokie2000
Apr 10, 2024 at 08:30 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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04/10/24 08:30 PM ET
That is a fairly broad range........
-- 2hhoop3
Apr 10, 2024 at 10:47 PM ET
2hhoop3
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04/10/24 10:47 PM ET
If one of my college kids called me and said
-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:38 AM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/11/24 08:38 AM ET
Not too sad to see him move on. **
-- BEST2VT
Apr 10, 2024 at 08:16 PM ET
BEST2VT
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04/10/24 08:16 PM ET
Liked him on paper but that was about it. Decent but highly overrated
-- catdaddy
Apr 10, 2024 at 08:31 PM ET
catdaddy
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04/10/24 08:31 PM ET
My guesses? 1) More than VT 2) same or less, 3) absolutely, and 4) He
-- ancient alien 2018
Apr 10, 2024 at 07:53 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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04/10/24 07:53 PM ET
Thinking he is maximizing his NIL each year until no more eligibility.
-- 89HOKIE
Apr 10, 2024 at 07:49 PM ET
89HOKIE
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04/10/24 07:49 PM ET
I bet he finishes with more than the $2.98 I had in my acct. at graduation.
-- hok1eboy
Apr 10, 2024 at 09:18 PM ET
hok1eboy
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04/10/24 09:18 PM ET
Bragger. I had a $2000 credit card bill when I graduated. Haha.**
-- atlhokie1
Apr 11, 2024 at 11:04 AM ET
atlhokie1
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04/11/24 11:04 AM ET
With all this $$$$$ floating around in the portal…
-- bushartbs525
Apr 10, 2024 at 11:49 PM ET
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04/10/24 11:49 PM ET