No it can't. FMV is what people are willing to spend for NIL
It's the same for any endorsement deals.
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While I am extremely excited about the Franklin era, reality often smacks
-- Coach McGuirk
Mar 08, 2026 at 10:12 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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03/08/26 10:12 AM ET
It's hilarious that Kelly thought academics were part of the plan at LSU
-- Zanderhokie
Mar 11, 2026 at 02:36 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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03/11/26 02:36 PM ET
This makes me think of the Tiger Woods - Curtis Strange interview
-- chagerma
Mar 10, 2026 at 02:53 PM ET
chagerma
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03/10/26 02:53 PM ET
I don't think Curtis's mindset.....
-- 2hhoop3
Mar 10, 2026 at 03:26 PM ET
2hhoop3
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03/10/26 03:26 PM ET
A lot of golfers have made millions
-- GreenvilleVT
Mar 10, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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03/10/26 03:00 PM ET
We have nowhere to go but up
-- flymanhokie
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM ET
flymanhokie
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03/10/26 10:36 AM ET
What's it all for? Are you kidding?
-- Techsupport
Mar 10, 2026 at 09:18 AM ET
Techsupport
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03/10/26 09:18 AM ET
Exactly! It's a hobby!!
-- Will Stewart
Mar 10, 2026 at 09:55 AM ET
Will Stewart
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03/10/26 09:55 AM ET
Ha! I've been doing that with Jack Kirby's 1970s DC stuff...
-- mancunian
Mar 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM ET
mancunian
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03/12/26 10:31 AM ET
I've been making my own
-- The_Stratman
Mar 10, 2026 at 04:37 PM ET
The_Stratman
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03/10/26 04:37 PM ET
Are you talking about FF 1-12 from the early 60s?**
-- Will Stewart
Mar 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM ET
Will Stewart
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03/11/26 11:52 AM ET
Keep dopamine legal!**
-- GreenvilleVT
Mar 10, 2026 at 04:01 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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03/10/26 04:01 PM ET
It will continue to spiral out of control with the schools whose fans have
-- Tuckahokie
Mar 10, 2026 at 06:42 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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03/10/26 06:42 AM ET
'pends on the 30'ish (maybe) last Musical Chairs shuffle... won't know yet.**
-- bourbonstreet
Mar 09, 2026 at 08:48 PM ET
bourbonstreet
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03/09/26 08:48 PM ET
I’ll watch out of VT loyalty, but I can’t back the system anymore with ANY
-- cricket77
Mar 09, 2026 at 06:30 PM ET
cricket77
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03/09/26 06:30 PM ET
I wouldn’t exactly use LSU as your standard. They are in the SEC and when
-- SCHokie1103
Mar 09, 2026 at 02:45 PM ET
SCHokie1103
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03/09/26 02:45 PM ET
LSU hasn’t exactly been a pillar of consistently high end FB.
-- PhotoHokieNC
Mar 09, 2026 at 11:27 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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03/09/26 11:27 AM ET
Stability is a good thing and LSU has to be one of the most unstable
-- VPI_1998
Mar 09, 2026 at 01:47 PM ET
VPI_1998
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03/09/26 01:47 PM ET
The best hope is Congressional Intervention placing a salary/NIL cap
-- Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Mar 09, 2026 at 11:18 AM ET
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
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03/09/26 11:18 AM ET
That's an absolutely horrible idea
-- Beerman
Mar 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM ET
Beerman
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03/10/26 11:19 AM ET
Sure it can. The Fair Market Value part can be regulated
-- Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Mar 09, 2026 at 01:40 PM ET
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
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03/09/26 01:40 PM ET
No it can't. FMV is what people are willing to spend for NIL
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-- AirborneHokie96
Mar 09, 2026 at 01:47 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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03/09/26 01:47 PM ET
Exactly. Here's what I always say to people ....
-- Will Stewart
Mar 10, 2026 at 09:59 AM ET
Will Stewart
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03/10/26 09:59 AM ET
I love tax assessment time, mostly because I like needling...
-- One4VT
Mar 10, 2026 at 05:14 PM ET
One4VT
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03/10/26 05:14 PM ET
1st Punisher appearance. That's an elite book.**
-- ChrisLords
Mar 10, 2026 at 03:41 PM ET
ChrisLords
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03/10/26 03:41 PM ET
Biggest lesson from Engineering Economy professor
-- TomTurkey
Mar 10, 2026 at 03:04 PM ET
TomTurkey
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03/10/26 03:04 PM ET
Or, "MP4VT's stocks are worth nothing when sold". TIC**
-- MP4VT2004
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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03/10/26 10:36 PM ET
So how much is the NCAA paying Deloitte to do nothing?
-- Jwunderdog
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
Jwunderdog
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03/10/26 10:07 AM ET
there are still things they can be doing. Mainly make sure the money is
-- reestuart
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM ET
reestuart
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03/10/26 10:25 AM ET
"Basically make sure checks aren't being written for nothing at all"
-- Jwunderdog
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:38 AM ET
Jwunderdog
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03/10/26 10:38 AM ET
Nobody knows what they're doing. But checking to see if any service
-- reestuart
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM ET
reestuart
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03/10/26 10:51 AM ET
Who is in charge of verifying a service is provided?
-- Jwunderdog
Mar 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Jwunderdog
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03/10/26 11:00 AM ET
Isn't that what Deloitte is for?**
-- reestuart
Mar 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM ET
reestuart
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03/10/26 11:45 AM ET
Schools can't and don't pay NIL, NIL $ has to come from a 3rd party**
-- BROman Hokie
Mar 09, 2026 at 01:43 PM ET
BROman Hokie
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03/09/26 01:43 PM ET
Does that apply to coaches and administrators or just the athletes?
-- AirborneHokie96
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:14 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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03/09/26 12:14 PM ET
Congress will make that call. **
-- Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Mar 09, 2026 at 01:41 PM ET
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
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03/09/26 01:41 PM ET
They don't so anything anymore**
-- VictoryTurkey
Mar 10, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET
VictoryTurkey
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03/10/26 11:23 AM ET
the only thing congress may/can actually do is force the schools to
-- reestuart
Mar 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM ET
reestuart
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03/10/26 10:26 AM ET
There is a rev share cap, but an NIL cap would get shot down in court**
-- BROman Hokie
Mar 09, 2026 at 11:26 AM ET
BROman Hokie
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03/09/26 11:26 AM ET
So 'student athlete' is no longer even a pretend thing?
-- likehokies
Mar 09, 2026 at 09:59 AM ET
likehokies
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03/09/26 09:59 AM ET
The schools chose this path by refusing to treat them as employees**
-- AirborneHokie96
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:24 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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03/09/26 12:24 PM ET
That story is a good microcosm.......
-- 2hhoop3
Mar 09, 2026 at 08:50 AM ET
2hhoop3
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03/09/26 08:50 AM ET
The salary cap is about 80% of the television rev share number in the NFL
-- soflahokie
Mar 09, 2026 at 07:24 AM ET
soflahokie
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03/09/26 07:24 AM ET
We hang on until sanity returns...if it ever does. Even when your in the
-- hok1eboy
Mar 08, 2026 at 11:11 PM ET
hok1eboy
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03/08/26 11:11 PM ET
Agree, it seems so silly...
-- tarothokie
Mar 08, 2026 at 11:09 PM ET
tarothokie
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03/08/26 11:09 PM ET
Time will tell if they regulate this thing to make for more parity but for
-- HokiePokie95
Mar 08, 2026 at 07:58 PM ET
HokiePokie95
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03/08/26 07:58 PM ET
Money has consumed him
-- tallahasseehokie
Mar 08, 2026 at 03:44 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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03/08/26 03:44 PM ET
Diminishing returns, more money often just means more waste
-- kinghokie
Mar 08, 2026 at 02:27 PM ET
kinghokie
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03/08/26 02:27 PM ET
Mark Cuban is bankrolling Indiana, they had their pick of portal players**
-- soflahokie
Mar 09, 2026 at 07:29 AM ET
soflahokie
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03/09/26 07:29 AM ET
IU was well supported before the last two seasons
-- AirborneHokie96
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:17 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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03/09/26 12:17 PM ET
Are they really different from any other top team with $$$?
-- reestuart
Mar 09, 2026 at 08:38 AM ET
reestuart
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03/09/26 08:38 AM ET
Who knows? We have no idea what "with $$$" means
-- NOFX
Mar 09, 2026 at 11:37 AM ET
NOFX
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03/09/26 11:37 AM ET
My thought is there are a bunch of programs with the same resources.
-- reestuart
Mar 09, 2026 at 11:47 AM ET
reestuart
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03/09/26 11:47 AM ET
You're conflating high school recruiting with portal recruiting
-- NOFX
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:40 PM ET
NOFX
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03/09/26 12:40 PM ET
Mendoza wanted to transfer to Miami, and didn't get a whiff.
-- reestuart
Mar 09, 2026 at 02:47 PM ET
reestuart
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03/09/26 02:47 PM ET
I don't think he looks at "stars" at all.
-- EDGEMAN
Mar 08, 2026 at 06:04 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/08/26 06:04 PM ET
They have the #1 ranked portal class, they're not playing money ball
-- NOFX
Mar 08, 2026 at 06:17 PM ET
NOFX
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03/08/26 06:17 PM ET
They now have more money to play "money ball."
-- EDGEMAN
Mar 08, 2026 at 06:20 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/08/26 06:20 PM ET
They had money before... IU has been financially strong for a while
-- AirborneHokie96
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:19 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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03/09/26 12:19 PM ET
Yeah, it seems like many want to write them off as a fluke. What is going
-- reestuart
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:28 PM ET
reestuart
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03/09/26 12:28 PM ET
They invested in Tom Allen too and he was close
-- AirborneHokie96
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:36 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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03/09/26 12:36 PM ET
You may know that they are funded in part by
-- lazarus1
Mar 08, 2026 at 08:54 PM ET
lazarus1
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03/08/26 08:54 PM ET
They have larger donors than him**
-- AirborneHokie96
Mar 09, 2026 at 12:19 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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03/09/26 12:19 PM ET
For sure. Cig and his staff are elite. Just saying the past few years
-- NOFX
Mar 08, 2026 at 07:22 PM ET
NOFX
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03/08/26 07:22 PM ET
That's how Indiana felt 3 years ago. We'll go as far as our richest donors
-- NOFX
Mar 08, 2026 at 01:49 PM ET
NOFX
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03/08/26 01:49 PM ET
There is nothing wrong with conference championships
-- VT ChemE 1986
Mar 08, 2026 at 10:19 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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03/08/26 10:19 AM ET
Yeah, I'm good with that. But I would prefer a breakaway from these pro
-- Coach McGuirk
Mar 08, 2026 at 10:41 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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03/08/26 10:41 AM ET
Here's the thing: we the fans have the power to change this.
-- MP4VT2004
Mar 08, 2026 at 06:59 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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03/08/26 06:59 PM ET
Yes, but my guess is that college sports
-- VT ChemE 1986
Mar 08, 2026 at 10:52 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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03/08/26 10:52 AM ET
Sounds plausible. But like Kelly said, paraphrasing, they paid him a 53M
-- Coach McGuirk
Mar 08, 2026 at 10:55 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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03/08/26 10:55 AM ET
Only for a handful of schools
-- VT ChemE 1986
Mar 08, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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03/08/26 11:00 AM ET