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We have 25,000 donors. Ask the top 10,000 to divert 1000 dollars a year from the money they give to the scholarship fund into a non-football NIL. Give 5 million to the men's team and let MY spread it out. Give 2.5 to the women's team and let MD spread that out. Break the rest (2.5 million) up amongst those olympic sports programs deemed successful. Wrestling, women's soccer, softball, track and field? Then make it policy that anyone making above 250,000 a year in NIL has to pay their own way through school. Allow the donors to be treated like the shareholders that we are. I want a meeting at the end of the year with the AD in Cassell Coliseum and I want a financial break down of where the NIL money was best spent, poorly spent, and where we will do better the following year. This takes some pressure off the scholarship fund, doesn't force any more giving by alumni, would give us success (maybe a constant tourney presence) in both men's and women's bball programs, and provide incentive for our olympic sports to be successful. These kids might think twice about entering the portal if they were paying for their own academic courses with their own money. Also, make NIL part of the ridiculous "points" system that our ungodly outdated Hokie Club uses to award seats and parking passes. Hell let's put Will Stewart in charge of this NIL. I trust HokieCentral more than the Hokie Club.... In the words of the Great Billy Beane, "Adapt or Die".
Posted: 11/28/2024 at 01:35 PM ET

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ftsumterhokie 11/28/24 01:35 PM ET
Here's a Promotion
ftsumterhokie 11/29/24 01:15 AM ET
While I don't think it would work, it's better than the ideas we're
saret 11/29/24 11:14 AM ET
Raise alcohol prices and the excess goes to NIL. Turkey Legs too.**
Rockfish40 11/29/24 10:08 AM ET
See my response to @ftsumterhokie , supra.**
saret 11/29/24 11:15 AM ET
Like the idea of the "shareholder" concept/thinking. I mentioned
VTScoop 11/28/24 08:26 PM ET
Volleyball? Golf? Tennis? Huge money spenders W/O a chance in hades of
ancient alien 2018 11/29/24 07:53 PM ET
Scoop, once again, great post.
saret 11/28/24 09:45 PM ET
Why should we expect something different
133303Hokie 11/28/24 11:55 PM ET
I'm on record predicting there will be no changes. As far as any possible
saret 11/29/24 11:12 AM ET
Successful fundraisers.......
2hhoop3 11/28/24 10:08 PM ET
You're two key words: Successful and Leaders**
ancient alien 2018 11/29/24 07:55 PM ET
Much more succinct than my post. I agree.**
saret 11/28/24 10:10 PM ET
Excellent additional commentary!**
RJHokie 11/28/24 09:50 PM ET
Excellent response and info.
RJHokie 11/28/24 08:59 PM ET
fsh, I love this post. Let's look at it a little closer, and how it
saret 11/28/24 05:34 PM ET
Kind of Tongue in Cheek But...
ftsumterhokie 11/28/24 06:48 PM ET
I'm no aviation expert, but I have been a passenger a few times.
saret 11/28/24 07:48 PM ET
That new AD at Pitt is exactly the guy I was hoping we'd go after.
Gobbler-100 11/29/24 10:43 AM ET
This is an arms race…
VPI63 11/28/24 06:01 PM ET
I couldn't agree more with your sentiments. And, I agree your
saret 11/28/24 06:10 PM ET
I just want to know.......
2hhoop3 11/28/24 02:23 PM ET
We can fix NIL, we can’t fix the coaching style
soflahokie 11/28/24 02:21 PM ET
Agreed. MY had already hit his ceiling with "his" type of roster.
Gobbler Guru 11/28/24 11:04 PM ET
lmao 7 games into the season, new PG never suits up, and you already write
ancient alien 2018 11/29/24 07:58 PM ET
Wrong -8**
ancient alien 2018 11/28/24 05:26 PM ET
Yes. Our entire athletic department is stuck in the middle.
VT ChemE 1986 11/28/24 03:16 PM ET