We signed Neo sometime in may once everyone else had already signed. There is no way we had that type of cash laying around for him at that time and if we somehow did I would be really excited for the future with all that money

I agree with you. Thats my point in all this across all college teams. The combined number of wins and losses amongst all teams basically results in a .500 winning pct. Every school ups their NIL budget and pays kids more each year to play. But the fact is someone still has to go 4-8 in football and 12-19 in basketball its basic math. At what point do people stop giving if their team doesnt improve or stays middle of the pact. How many consecutive years does someone want to pay for a $2 or $3 mil qb to finish 6-6 or maybe have a great year maybe once every for or 5 years

(Wins Per NIL $)

But so very unlikely, he's going to try to make it in NBA ** Edited by HokieRat at 3/11/2026, 4:26:18 PM

Schutt & Bedford were being more productive plan and simple. MY stated just that in presser.

Taking affect. Donors will definitely be less likely to shell out big cash to unproven players. That’s been expressed. But our main goal to retain players should be reasonably achievable. And our GM was fired so we will have someone else. Not to mention the vast majority of the basketball community saw Neo as a potential first round pick. It’s not so much a missed evaluation, but rather a particularly difficult season for a young player.

What a sales job that was. That's Jordan Belfort level stuff right there.