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Vienna_Hokie
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Vienna_Hokie

Your entire premise is wrong, no one is outraged that players are paid

and people are outraged (if that's the term you want to use) about coaches getting paid absurd amounts, but in the end, that doesn't prevent a team from being competitive. They aren't outraged about kids making $75-100k, nor are they outraged about the rare few that make $mils. They are outraged and walking away from the sport not because the players are getting paid, but because there is no structure to how they are being paid and it is allowing a small number of schools to poach any player who has proven himself on the field by offering more money than 95% of the schools can pay. They, I being one, are done with the idea that we go into a season knowing that if we have a great year and things come together, that the coach and best players will be stolen away because coaches contracts are garbage and we can't afford to pay like the small number on top. We're now nothing but minor league feeder programs and we're done giving a crap.
Posted: 04/16/2024 at 02:00 PM ET
(In response to this post by Stech)

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Not sure if serious
harlote101 • 04/16/24 06:30 AM ET
You cannot fix this problem by throwing more money at it. Some version of
wwhokie1 • 04/16/24 03:08 PM ET
NIL contracts could include restrictions on movement. That will slow the
33laszlo99 • 04/16/24 06:04 PM ET
This is coming but more and more I am going.
VTCALS72 • 04/16/24 07:19 AM ET
Watch VT's college softball...
jesuisvtguy • 04/16/24 05:57 PM ET
Question, why weren’t people outraged more over head coaches making 10Mil
Stech • 04/16/24 08:19 AM ET
Ok, a stream of conciseness not fully thought thru answer, but
RTFC • 04/17/24 02:53 PM ET
Easy
VPI 1924 • 04/16/24 05:26 PM ET
Apples and Oranges. Every coach doesn't become a free agent at the end of
wwhokie1 • 04/16/24 03:22 PM ET
Your entire premise is wrong, no one is outraged that players are paid ◄
Vienna_Hokie • 04/16/24 02:00 PM ET
You come out swinging for no reason, I didn’t even say I thought that way.
Stech • 04/16/24 02:57 PM ET
I think I agree with both of you
fsghokie • 04/16/24 03:29 PM ET
I do have a slight problem with you calling the NCAA "gutless." Given that
VTHokie2000 • 04/16/24 06:19 PM ET
Idk, enforce anything consistently in the past 30+ years?
fsghokie • 04/16/24 07:29 PM ET
Your jail analogy is flawed though because the schools have the power to
VTHokie2000 • 04/17/24 07:33 PM ET
Not really the Presidents are the puppet master
VTCALS72 • 04/16/24 10:30 PM ET
Ok … I disagree **
fsghokie • 04/16/24 10:53 PM ET
There's plenty of outrage to go around
Vippie1 • 04/16/24 01:40 PM ET
Another point to consider, this is a VT message board
HokieNoVA • 04/16/24 12:41 PM ET
that was probably always true though
MrBayAreaHokie • 04/16/24 12:49 PM ET
I’ve always thought it was ridiculous. Outraged? I don’t care enough **
CrystalCoveHokie • 04/16/24 12:32 PM ET
Since I am only me and can only speak for me, there is no way any one
VTCALS72 • 04/16/24 12:18 PM ET
Not me. I am far more bothered by permissive transfer guidelines than NIL $
Maroon Baboon • 04/16/24 12:15 PM ET
Until fairly recently, it was just one "free" transfer
Pylons • 04/16/24 05:13 PM ET
If they haven't already said so, the courts will eventually say that
33laszlo99 • 04/16/24 05:55 PM ET
I wasn't aware of that. If so, the courts have their fair share in ruining
Maroon Baboon • 04/16/24 05:19 PM ET
I don't think the fight is over,
Pylons • 04/16/24 05:28 PM ET
With that rationale, athletes should be able to change teams at halftime.
Maroon Baboon • 04/16/24 05:33 PM ET
Credit hours should be tied to transfer
Big12 guy • 04/16/24 04:13 PM ET
That would be a good idea IF the athletes were in fact students
VTCALS72 • 04/16/24 10:33 PM ET
Be careful my Big 12 friend
VPI 1924 • 04/16/24 05:34 PM ET
It's a good hill to die on.
Big12 guy • 04/16/24 07:49 PM ET
Not true in a lot of cases.
RJHokie • 04/16/24 05:45 PM ET
I understand your point....
Old Line Hokie • 04/16/24 11:43 AM ET
I think that mischaracterizes some things
Pylons • 04/16/24 11:25 AM ET
If the players were employees with contracts making $50k/year then
HokieNoVA • 04/16/24 10:47 AM ET
In every industry there are those who get upset when the help wants to get
hokeyhokie • 04/16/24 10:45 AM ET
Easy answer,
cricket77 • 04/16/24 09:47 AM ET
Agree….But directly or indirectly we still pay toward this ridiculousness **
CrystalCoveHokie • 04/16/24 12:34 PM ET
Wish I knew the answer to your question.
Hokester • 04/16/24 09:34 AM ET
Depending on the State, most head coaches
Big12 guy • 04/16/24 09:16 AM ET
PART**
harlote101 • 04/16/24 06:32 AM ET