“Pay-for-play” will still persist at P2 football schools despite Rev share
Yes, "The House v. NCAA" settlement introduces a clearinghouse—run by Deloitte—to vet NIL deals over $600 for "fair market value" and compliance. Revenue sharing is separate from NIL and will be school-funded, with its own oversight mechanisms. But it doesn’t prevent third-party collectives or boosters from offering NIL deals using Delaware based corporations controlled by lawyers who could argue FMV until they are blue in the face.
The P2 controls the enforcement, not the NCAA. The NIL Clearinghouse itself wouldn’t be able to block certain deals—instead, it would just flag them. Schools will be in charge of determining the difference between a booster and collective versus a non-affiliated brand. And Deloitte will potentially charge hefty fees, anywhere from $5,000 to $500,000 per school. Plenty of questions remain and no one seems to want to answer them at this poing..... including whether it’s legal for the NCAA and conferences to determine “fair-market value”; what penalties athletes will face if they refuse to participate in the process or go forward with deals regardless; or whether the rules are enforceable.
And boosters have long found ways to skirt the rules. With FMV very subjective, all it would take is for a booster to have a star player create an Instagram page, Pay $1000-2000 to an Indian/Chinese "farm" to create 20K-50K in "followers" practically within a week and then argue that the star players's social media reach or brand appeal is there to justify a single $500K NIL from Company A.
Thread Replies (54)
I'm over it now. I've said from the beginning
-- Hokie_N_NC
Nov 06, 2025 at 10:33 AM ET
Hokie_N_NC
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11/06/25 10:33 AM ET
Hasn't shown he can win on the P4 level. Never even been a P4 assistant
-- vtlee
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:09 PM ET
vtlee
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11/06/25 12:09 PM ET
Curt Cignitti on Line 1.**
-- hoosnowahokie
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:44 PM ET
hoosnowahokie
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11/06/25 01:44 PM ET
If Cignetti went 6-6 last year Chesney wouldn't be on our radar
-- dbc05
Nov 06, 2025 at 02:16 PM ET
dbc05
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11/06/25 02:16 PM ET
CC had been an assistant at P4 multiple stops including Bama**
-- vtlee
Nov 06, 2025 at 02:07 PM ET
vtlee
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11/06/25 02:07 PM ET
15 yrs ago. The game's a bit different now.
-- hoosnowahokie
Nov 06, 2025 at 02:11 PM ET
hoosnowahokie
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11/06/25 02:11 PM ET
Please tell me what’s meaningfully different about COACHING P4?
-- Hokiefied
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:54 PM ET
Hokiefied
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11/06/25 12:54 PM ET
IMHO The players are bigger, faster and better, especially on D.
-- VTCALS72
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:41 PM ET
VTCALS72
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11/06/25 01:41 PM ET
Fair but I see that as applied Xs & Os
-- Hokiefied
Nov 06, 2025 at 02:15 PM ET
Hokiefied
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11/06/25 02:15 PM ET
And what if you have the players to execute at x speed but the D can do x-?**
-- VTCALS72
Nov 06, 2025 at 04:49 PM ET
VTCALS72
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11/06/25 04:49 PM ET
The search committee is hiring the GM. Not the coach.
-- Hokiefied
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:18 PM ET
Hokiefied
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11/06/25 01:18 PM ET
I've seen his teams play twice
-- crazylane
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:36 PM ET
crazylane
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11/06/25 12:36 PM ET
I'm sure he's an awesome ball coach. He's just never had to deal with
-- vtlee
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:46 PM ET
vtlee
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11/06/25 12:46 PM ET
Yet for all of that, his team is more than competitive w/ P4 teams
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:39 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/06/25 01:39 PM ET
This is why VT is hiring a GM & building a football organization **
-- Hokiefied
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:04 PM ET
Hokiefied
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11/06/25 01:04 PM ET
The next HC will hire the GM and create the organization**
-- vtlee
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:07 PM ET
vtlee
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11/06/25 01:07 PM ET
He will be a part of it with the committee. That’s already been stated.**
-- Hokiefied
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:19 PM ET
Hokiefied
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11/06/25 01:19 PM ET
Are you still "Team Pry" Lee?**
-- AirborneHokie96
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:51 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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11/06/25 12:51 PM ET
Yes. Of course. Good guy that got lied to over & over at VT within VTAD **
-- AirborneHokie96
Nov 06, 2025 at 02:11 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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11/06/25 02:11 PM ET
Doesn’t mean it’s the wrong decision. **
-- st_andrew
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:11 PM ET
st_andrew
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11/06/25 12:11 PM ET
Just pointing out he hasn't "shown he can win ANYWHERE"**
-- vtlee
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:18 PM ET
vtlee
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11/06/25 12:18 PM ET
Neither had, say, Urban Meyer. But he punched up everywhere he had been.
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:48 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/06/25 01:48 PM ET
I agree, I’m all in for Chesney He’s won everywhere he’s been. As the
-- hokie18
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:40 AM ET
hokie18
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11/06/25 11:40 AM ET
Look around many many examples of that statement being
-- fordham
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:44 PM ET
fordham
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11/06/25 12:44 PM ET
Look at the dirth of fired blue blood coaches succeeding at non-blue bloods**
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:50 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/06/25 01:50 PM ET
who you want now, you will most likely get**
-- Windows NT
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:40 AM ET
Windows NT
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11/06/25 11:40 AM ET
For Chesney, we could have a small problem...
-- The_VT_Rock
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:37 AM ET
The_VT_Rock
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11/06/25 11:37 AM ET
Also, Teel mentioned they're almost winning too much
-- crazylane
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:38 PM ET
crazylane
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11/06/25 12:38 PM ET
PSU brought in 28 high school players / 8 portal transfers...
-- Techsupport
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET
Techsupport
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11/06/25 11:30 AM ET
“Pay-for-play” will still persist at P2 football schools despite Rev share
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-- AirborneHokie96
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:34 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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11/06/25 12:34 PM ET
Dabo agrees. Not working out for him either, but he agrees
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:51 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/06/25 11:51 AM ET
I'm thinking in the future you'll see fewer HS players recruited to the...
-- EDGEMAN
Nov 06, 2025 at 12:10 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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11/06/25 12:10 PM ET
You'll still see ~25 HS players recruited and signed by blue bloods.
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 06, 2025 at 01:52 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/06/25 01:52 PM ET
Are you saying total, or cumulative?**
-- EDGEMAN
Nov 06, 2025 at 02:03 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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11/06/25 02:03 PM ET
No problem. I read that Franklin would bring a bunch of PSU players...
-- EDGEMAN
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:45 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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11/06/25 11:45 AM ET
Maybe his agent is negotiating a settlement on the buyout w PSU right now **
-- NoHuddle
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:59 AM ET
NoHuddle
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11/06/25 11:59 AM ET
Somewhere between 1 and 6, if I were to guess.**
-- BG Hokie
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:48 AM ET
BG Hokie
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11/06/25 11:48 AM ET
Chesney is still coaching, so even though we both like him... we wait.
-- VTizzle
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:01 AM ET
VTizzle
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11/06/25 11:01 AM ET
I hear ya but JF name recognition would bring in better recruits year 1
-- VaPoly07
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:01 AM ET
VaPoly07
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11/06/25 11:01 AM ET
Maybe a little better recruiting. But most will be elsewhere in 2-3 yrs.**
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:54 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/06/25 11:54 AM ET
Benjamin Franklin name recognition
-- GCHokieof91
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:25 AM ET
GCHokieof91
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11/06/25 11:25 AM ET
Name recognition is overrated IMO.**
-- BG Hokie
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:22 AM ET
BG Hokie
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11/06/25 11:22 AM ET
Programs that chase name recognition are often the dysfunctional ones.**
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 06, 2025 at 11:56 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/06/25 11:56 AM ET
Wouldn't be that confident we could get Chesney; other schools interested.
-- hokie77
Nov 06, 2025 at 10:53 AM ET
hokie77
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11/06/25 10:53 AM ET
If ya got NIL $$$, that's half the recruiting game if not more**
-- Happy Dog
Nov 06, 2025 at 10:51 AM ET
Happy Dog
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11/06/25 10:51 AM ET