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is a bit different than engaging in a never ending arms race to see who can pay the most. Fans already fund all sports be paying for tv services and ticket sales. I certainly get passionate fans helping make up the difference in non revenue sports like wrestling. NIL "donations" is an absolutely awful model for any sport though.

Posted: 06/12/2025 at 09:21 AM ET

(In response to this post by Pylons)

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Serious Question about NIL(from a snarky and aggravated position) -- tigerpark135 Jun 10, 2025 at 07:59 AM ET

tigerpark135 • 06/10/25 07:59 AM ET

Athletes can get merch sales revenue if they put out merch with their NIL. ** -- vthokieq Jun 12, 2025 at 01:25 PM ET

vthokieq • 06/12/25 01:25 PM ET

They are going to get revenue share now. -- GreenvilleVT Jun 10, 2025 at 05:06 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 06/10/25 05:06 PM ET

VT Olym. sports are probably going to get around 5% of the revenue sharing. -- vthokieq Jun 12, 2025 at 01:23 PM ET

vthokieq • 06/12/25 01:23 PM ET

Not sure about all sports but VT wrestling should be a net positive -- donjfs3 Jun 10, 2025 at 06:12 PM ET

donjfs3 • 06/10/25 06:12 PM ET

I was saying this months ago. -- Nafeikoh Jun 10, 2025 at 08:33 PM ET

Nafeikoh • 06/10/25 08:33 PM ET

Because calling it NIL is a facade -- Beerman Jun 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM ET

Beerman • 06/10/25 10:47 AM ET

Sorry NOTHING is going back, its monetizing everything -- 1947Sunbowl Jun 10, 2025 at 04:24 PM ET

1947Sunbowl • 06/10/25 04:24 PM ET

Did I suggest something was going back? -- Beerman Jun 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM ET

Beerman • 06/11/25 10:08 AM ET

Are any schools actually making money off their wrestling program? -- Hikinghokie Jun 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM ET

Hikinghokie • 06/10/25 10:49 PM ET

Are fan-funded scholarships materially different? -- Pylons Jun 11, 2025 at 02:40 PM ET

Pylons • 06/11/25 02:40 PM ET

I think meeting the basic funding needs of a program you care about ◄ -- Hikinghokie Jun 12, 2025 at 09:21 AM ET

Hikinghokie • 06/12/25 09:21 AM ET

Absolutely a big difference. -- Pylons Jun 12, 2025 at 09:32 AM ET

Pylons • 06/12/25 09:32 AM ET

There has always been an earnings cap which is a big difference** -- donjfs3 Jun 11, 2025 at 05:30 PM ET

donjfs3 • 06/11/25 05:30 PM ET

True. I guess I was more angling at whether it matters that it's -- Pylons Jun 11, 2025 at 06:01 PM ET

Pylons • 06/11/25 06:01 PM ET

Instead of NIL, it should be called P4P (Pay for Play) -- EDGEMAN Jun 10, 2025 at 05:50 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 06/10/25 05:50 PM ET

The recent court ruling moves it from the former to the latter... -- JoesterVT Jun 10, 2025 at 09:24 AM ET

JoesterVT • 06/10/25 09:24 AM ET