The Answer
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 Also, make NIL part of the ridiculous "points" system that our ungodly outdated Hokie Club uses to award seats and parking passes.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
Thread Replies (26)
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-- ftsumterhokie
Nov 29, 2024 at 01:15 AM ET
ftsumterhokie
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11/29/24 01:15 AM ET
While I don't think it would work, it's better than the ideas we're
-- saret
Nov 29, 2024 at 11:14 AM ET
saret
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11/29/24 11:14 AM ET
Raise alcohol prices and the excess goes to NIL. Turkey Legs too.**
-- Rockfish40
Nov 29, 2024 at 10:08 AM ET
Rockfish40
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11/29/24 10:08 AM ET
See my response to @ftsumterhokie , supra.**
-- saret
Nov 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM ET
saret
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11/29/24 11:15 AM ET
Like the idea of the "shareholder" concept/thinking. I mentioned
-- VTScoop
Nov 28, 2024 at 08:26 PM ET
VTScoop
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11/28/24 08:26 PM ET
Volleyball? Golf? Tennis? Huge money spenders W/O a chance in hades of
-- ancient alien 2018
Nov 29, 2024 at 07:53 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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11/29/24 07:53 PM ET
Why should we expect something different
-- 133303Hokie
Nov 28, 2024 at 11:55 PM ET
133303Hokie
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11/28/24 11:55 PM ET
I'm on record predicting there will be no changes. As far as any possible
-- saret
Nov 29, 2024 at 11:12 AM ET
saret
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11/29/24 11:12 AM ET
You're two key words: Successful and Leaders**
-- ancient alien 2018
Nov 29, 2024 at 07:55 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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11/29/24 07:55 PM ET
Much more succinct than my post. I agree.**
-- saret
Nov 28, 2024 at 10:10 PM ET
saret
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11/28/24 10:10 PM ET
Excellent additional commentary!**
-- RJHokie
Nov 28, 2024 at 09:50 PM ET
RJHokie
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11/28/24 09:50 PM ET
fsh, I love this post. Let's look at it a little closer, and how it
-- saret
Nov 28, 2024 at 05:34 PM ET
saret
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11/28/24 05:34 PM ET
Kind of Tongue in Cheek But...
-- ftsumterhokie
Nov 28, 2024 at 06:48 PM ET
ftsumterhokie
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11/28/24 06:48 PM ET
I'm no aviation expert, but I have been a passenger a few times.
-- saret
Nov 28, 2024 at 07:48 PM ET
saret
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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
Nov 29, 2024 at 10:43 AM ET
Gobbler-100
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11/29/24 10:43 AM ET
I couldn't agree more with your sentiments. And, I agree your
-- saret
Nov 28, 2024 at 06:10 PM ET
saret
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11/28/24 06:10 PM ET
We can fix NIL, we can’t fix the coaching style
-- soflahokie
Nov 28, 2024 at 02:21 PM ET
soflahokie
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11/28/24 02:21 PM ET
Agreed. MY had already hit his ceiling with "his" type of roster.
-- Gobbler Guru
Nov 28, 2024 at 11:04 PM ET
Gobbler Guru
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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
Nov 29, 2024 at 07:58 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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11/29/24 07:58 PM ET
Wrong -8**
-- ancient alien 2018
Nov 28, 2024 at 05:26 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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11/28/24 05:26 PM ET
Yes. Our entire athletic department is stuck in the middle.
-- VT ChemE 1986
Nov 28, 2024 at 03:16 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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11/28/24 03:16 PM ET