I don't know about that 200 mill. I think we are fast approaching a day of

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reckoning where most schools, knowing they aren't raising /getting 200 mill can't do those 200 million budgets (VT is probably one of them). So faced with football providing no net $$$ to help run an athletic budget, will bow out and if they even keep football is will be more Ivy than what we have today.

Posted: 07/23/2022 at 08:01 AM ET

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P2 paying players: "End of an era" or "long over due"? -- Maroon Baboon Jul 22, 2022 at 06:00 PM ET

Maroon Baboon • 07/22/22 06:00 PM ET

Long but accurate. The collegiate model is outdated. NFL needs to step -- BNOMO Jul 23, 2022 at 10:48 AM ET

BNOMO • 07/23/22 10:48 AM ET

What incentive does the NFL have to step in to help fix this mess? Right -- VTHokie2000 Jul 23, 2022 at 07:04 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/23/22 07:04 PM ET

If anything, we should be following a Premier League/EFL model, not the NFL -- Maroon Baboon Jul 23, 2022 at 07:23 PM ET

Maroon Baboon • 07/23/22 07:23 PM ET

If the promotion/relegation is done so a team plays every other team home -- VTHokie2000 Jul 23, 2022 at 07:52 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/23/22 07:52 PM ET

That's fine if you can play 38 games like the PL. -- Maroon Baboon Jul 23, 2022 at 08:22 PM ET

Maroon Baboon • 07/23/22 08:22 PM ET

Toughness of a schedule isn't a factor though. Under your scenario 2-year -- VTHokie2000 Jul 23, 2022 at 08:44 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/23/22 08:44 PM ET

I wouldn't do it every two years because it would be less intrigue. -- Maroon Baboon Jul 23, 2022 at 09:47 PM ET

Maroon Baboon • 07/23/22 09:47 PM ET

I can pretty much guarantee you that the school will want assurances from -- VTHokie2000 Jul 24, 2022 at 09:56 AM ET

VTHokie2000 • 07/24/22 09:56 AM ET

There would be any need to have OOC games with this model. -- Maroon Baboon Jul 24, 2022 at 11:50 AM ET

Maroon Baboon • 07/24/22 11:50 AM ET

Bottom line is a very small % ever make a living as athletes. -- Hokester Jul 23, 2022 at 08:42 AM ET

Hokester • 07/23/22 08:42 AM ET

You ask good questions. some thoughts in brackets inside -- VTCALS72 Jul 23, 2022 at 07:48 AM ET

VTCALS72 • 07/23/22 07:48 AM ET

Ok step back its the type of players -- Mercury Jul 23, 2022 at 08:10 AM ET

Mercury • 07/23/22 08:10 AM ET

You just nailed a major problem -- VTCALS72 Jul 23, 2022 at 08:15 AM ET

VTCALS72 • 07/23/22 08:15 AM ET

Your last two bullet points are spot on -- obguthr Jul 23, 2022 at 07:12 AM ET

obguthr • 07/23/22 07:12 AM ET

Long overdue or not, -- Pylons Jul 22, 2022 at 06:52 PM ET

Pylons • 07/22/22 06:52 PM ET

Title IX may be in trouble if some of these new proposed guidelines & rules -- VPI_1998 Jul 23, 2022 at 05:07 AM ET

VPI_1998 • 07/23/22 05:07 AM ET

Title IX might "be in trouble"? -- Pylons Jul 23, 2022 at 01:53 PM ET

Pylons • 07/23/22 01:53 PM ET

Agree with your overall take. But with P2 disbursements of 100 mil plus -- HboroughHokie Jul 22, 2022 at 07:15 PM ET

HboroughHokie • 07/22/22 07:15 PM ET

I don't know about that 200 mill. I think we are fast approaching a day of ◄ -- VTCALS72 Jul 23, 2022 at 08:01 AM ET

VTCALS72 • 07/23/22 08:01 AM ET

i don't think the money should come from schools, but I have no problem -- reestuart Jul 22, 2022 at 06:12 PM ET

reestuart • 07/22/22 06:12 PM ET