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I think the dominance of Penn State may actually help wrestling.
Iowa was rumored to spend over $1 million on NIl last season. They had one finalist and he lost. The Ferrari investment seems to be back firing already in their wrestling room. The coach is moving onto the hot seat and they are further away from Penn state than they were pre NIL.
Michigan seems to be up next with the spending spree. But I don’t think they are getting past Penn state any time soon.
So I think folks will start to wonder what all this spending is for. Is it worth $1 million a year to not even place in the top three? I’m not sure what justifies it all.
I know several folks that have been good size NIL funders, mostly at Clemson and South Carolina. The luster of their “investment” doesn’t seem to last long. I think getting folks to continually fund investment with not a lot of correlation to success is going to wear thin.
Wrestling has usually had one or two dominant schools at the top. That goes back to Iowa in the 80s. Until someone figures out how to get Sanderson out of the Penn state program it will be hard to beat them even with a lot of nil.
Thread Replies (24)
Unfortunately in these NIL days I wouldn't get too excited about future
-- larhokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:26 PM ET
larhokie
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04/11/24 08:26 PM ET
I think the dominance of Penn State may actually help wrestling.
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-- GreenvilleVT
Apr 12, 2024 at 07:31 AM ET
GreenvilleVT
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04/12/24 07:31 AM ET
Yeah, I think there' a false narrative (for all sports) with NIL
-- Pylons
Apr 12, 2024 at 10:09 AM ET
Pylons
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04/12/24 10:09 AM ET
NIL isn't sustainable the way Iowa, Michigan, etc. are going right now
-- donjfs3
Apr 12, 2024 at 08:35 AM ET
donjfs3
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04/12/24 08:35 AM ET
Schools with a sports-loving billionaire or two will have an advantage
-- UpperQuad
Apr 12, 2024 at 11:35 AM ET
UpperQuad
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04/12/24 11:35 AM ET
Circle back to these athletes that are hitting the portal in 5-10 years
-- emhokie
Apr 12, 2024 at 12:05 PM ET
emhokie
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04/12/24 12:05 PM ET
Hopefully he will be a Hokie for life
-- UpperQuad
Apr 12, 2024 at 11:33 PM ET
UpperQuad
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04/12/24 11:33 PM ET
Sometimes it is better not to post.**
-- dallasvt
Apr 12, 2024 at 08:45 PM ET
dallasvt
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04/12/24 08:45 PM ET
I tell myself that everyday.. **
-- Stewcrew6
Apr 12, 2024 at 11:41 PM ET
Stewcrew6
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04/12/24 11:41 PM ET
You are probably right but see above and draw your own conclusion…**
-- emhokie
Apr 12, 2024 at 09:39 PM ET
emhokie
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04/12/24 09:39 PM ET
Well, based on the response, it sounds like it is not about money, which
-- dallasvt
Apr 12, 2024 at 09:54 PM ET
dallasvt
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04/12/24 09:54 PM ET
I like and respect your optimism but…
-- emhokie
Apr 12, 2024 at 10:37 PM ET
emhokie
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04/12/24 10:37 PM ET
Agreed... he's been transparent for a couple months**
-- Palmetto Hokie
Apr 13, 2024 at 01:16 PM ET
Palmetto Hokie
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04/13/24 01:16 PM ET
"If TJ decides to leave VT" does not sound like a done deal to me. Let's
-- dallasvt
Apr 12, 2024 at 10:43 PM ET
dallasvt
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04/12/24 10:43 PM ET
It’s one of many cryptic messages posted that would be better left
-- emhokie
Apr 13, 2024 at 12:30 AM ET
emhokie
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04/13/24 12:30 AM ET
Except now it looks like a big dog came to VT to try and poach TJ....
-- donjfs3
Apr 14, 2024 at 02:03 PM ET
donjfs3
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04/14/24 02:03 PM ET
Hey let's burn down our house around us!
-- Nafeikoh
Apr 12, 2024 at 11:12 PM ET
Nafeikoh
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04/12/24 11:12 PM ET
For most athletes, the relationships and education will be more impartant
-- UpperQuad
Apr 12, 2024 at 02:22 PM ET
UpperQuad
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04/12/24 02:22 PM ET
Wonder if you get the money and the relationships and education. That is
-- larhokie
Apr 12, 2024 at 07:50 PM ET
larhokie
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04/12/24 07:50 PM ET
I think we're better situated with NIL than we think we are
-- donjfs3
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:31 PM ET
donjfs3
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04/11/24 08:31 PM ET
I think we are situated pretty well, but I still think there are a handful
-- larhokie
Apr 11, 2024 at 08:42 PM ET
larhokie
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04/11/24 08:42 PM ET
Eventually it probably will, hopefully not too soon.
-- donjfs3
Apr 11, 2024 at 09:47 PM ET
donjfs3
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04/11/24 09:47 PM ET