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TDV, this sentence in your post caught my eye:

"I am just sick of places like WVU, Kansas State, etc. appearing to be better-resourced and better managed." I don't think the schools you mention are better "sourced," unless you mean our fundraisers aren't up to snuff. Since, Lu Merritt, the HC has had TILI Lansden, Brad Wurthman and now Danny White (the last two were interims only). None were professional fundraisers, although TILI claimed to be one, which he was not. @RJHokie constantly brings this up, and he's correct. We're leaving a lot of money un-donated. To me, the bigger problem is the lack of communication from Whit (Captain Obvious here), and his well-earned reputation for poor money management and allocation. There is also a problem with the collectives, and the secrecy surrounding them. Who in the collectives decides who gets how much, what is the process, what is their overhead, how much are they paid, etc? If you want NIL contributions to increase, the shroud of secrecy needs to be lifted. Whether the new state law re: NILs will have an effect remains to be seen until June/July of this year.
Posted: 02/17/2025 at 11:34 AM ET
(In response to this post by TDVick)

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Another one-score loss. Fire Coach Young. TIC! TIC! TIC!
YBYSAIAHokie 02/16/25 10:13 AM ET
Love the team...they are getting better but....
NativeBurger 02/16/25 02:01 PM ET
I'd love to see what coach Young could do with a roster like UNCs.
YBYSAIAHokie 02/16/25 05:14 PM ET
1) UNC & Beamer was a long time ago. 2) Football & basketball are very ...
Atlee Hokie 02/17/25 12:35 PM ET
A top 3 or 4 ACC finish was very achievable this year if the AD were
TDVick 02/17/25 06:56 AM ET
I don't tolerate Whit, but I have less than 0 clout.**
Atlee Hokie 02/17/25 12:29 PM ET
Outside of physically stepping in with Triumph...
GCHokie34 02/17/25 11:01 AM ET
The audits will be coming now THANK GOD**
SC_Hokie 02/17/25 01:57 PM ET
GC, I can understand what you're saying, but with Triumph
saret 02/17/25 11:48 AM ET
Thanks. So here's where I'm confused. I guess the NIL isn't completely
TDVick 02/17/25 11:12 AM ET
We have a fundamentally different strategy than the Big 12 schools
soflahokie 02/18/25 10:40 AM ET
Whit communicating is an oxymoron.**
Atlee Hokie 02/17/25 12:37 PM ET
So there's some nuance...
GCHokie34 02/17/25 11:43 AM ET
I hopefully agree with what you say, but I'm withholding
saret 02/17/25 11:53 AM ET
I don't know of any schools who have put forth anything
GCHokie34 02/17/25 12:09 PM ET
TDV, this sentence in your post caught my eye:
saret 02/17/25 11:34 AM ET
Shouldn't Sands yank Whit into a meeting and get this fixed? We all know
TDVick 02/17/25 11:59 AM ET
Add Board of Visitors into the equation as well. They should be asking,
91HokieBob 02/17/25 12:04 PM ET
Story back in the day, when Beamer signed
gobblecreek 02/16/25 07:23 PM ET
Lawal? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ He is, however, really close to CMY.**
ancient alien 2018 02/16/25 09:49 PM ET
Good, CMY can donate some of his salary
WildTurkE 02/17/25 08:53 AM ET
That'll play really well in the athletics world...
GCHokie34 02/17/25 04:51 PM ET
So Young/Lawal in a package deal?**
YBYSAIAHokie 02/16/25 11:25 PM ET
Well we are 11/14 and 6/8.
RiverVT 02/16/25 01:39 PM ET
“another”? It’s like the first one this year right?
hokiepro 02/16/25 11:29 AM ET
It was TIC
YBYSAIAHokie 02/16/25 12:31 PM ET
Right thus my lol**
hokiepro 02/17/25 05:11 AM ET