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manassashoo
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Big money donors are endowing the non-revenue sports. Endowment includes

the cost of scholarships, coaches salaries, and operating expenses. This will insure the non-revenues will survive in the future. By doing this, the VAF will have more money to spend on football and basketball. You are correct, that most of these donors are Darden MBA's that have become investment bankers on Wall Street.
Posted: 10/08/2025 at 11:36 AM ET
(In response to this post by 1947Sunbowl)

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I want to see VT win and do well but this whole bidding war for players
HokiePokie95 • 10/08/25 12:35 AM ET
Next fig leaf is classes. Why do paid players have to be students?
Techsupport • 10/08/25 04:26 PM ET
Yeah, stinks to have gone to a football school with a bunch of fellow cheap
BG Hokie • 10/08/25 01:10 PM ET
correct**
AirborneHokie96 • 10/08/25 12:51 PM ET
It's ridiculous. I'm not donating money for players with a free education.
MikeVT85 • 10/08/25 12:05 PM ET
It's always been this way to a large degree. It's just more transparent now**
marcbvtgm • 10/08/25 09:22 AM ET
I understand how you feel, but it’s growing TV entertainment business, if
Stech • 10/08/25 08:13 AM ET
Yep. The destruction of college sports **
fordham • 10/08/25 05:15 AM ET
Might not destruct
MrFantastic! • 10/08/25 06:41 AM ET
Sorry with no money to operate. Destruction **
fordham • 10/08/25 08:42 AM ET
There's more than enough money to operate. It shouldn't be spent like
reestuart • 10/08/25 01:41 PM ET
I was stating it may come back to some kind of common sense.
MrFantastic! • 10/08/25 09:56 AM ET
Nothing new for the football factories...but humorous to watch schools like
Tuckahokie • 10/08/25 06:40 AM ET
They got access to private investors
1947Sunbowl • 10/08/25 08:47 AM ET
ACC saw this coming Expensive Private Schools with their Donors, Brilliant!
Stech • 10/08/25 08:25 AM ET
Uva might be taking that approach
1947Sunbowl • 10/08/25 08:42 AM ET
VT Wrestling has been doing this for a while now with SERTC....**
AirborneHokie96 • 10/08/25 12:53 PM ET
Big money donors are endowing the non-revenue sports. Endowment includes ◄
manassashoo • 10/08/25 11:36 AM ET
It's terrific strategy for everyone
Happy Dog • 10/08/25 12:43 PM ET
Olympic medalists and potential medalists also get a lot of NIL money
manassashoo • 10/08/25 02:43 PM ET
These are the people who NIL/endorsement $$$ was invented for
Happy Dog • 10/09/25 05:30 AM ET
No doubt, especially with the Darden School, they will be all over this. It
Stech • 10/08/25 10:37 AM ET