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La Gargola OP
Mar 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM ET
Hunter Mason has entered the portal per Willie
Wish him the best and go be great 🔥

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TheStateGuy
UNC is losing Lachlan to the portal as well
AirborneHokie96 AirborneHokie96
He ought to head to Okie State...would be a good fit
** Edited by AirborneHokie96 at 3/25/2025, 8:42:23 PM
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Stewcrew6
Great for him..
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VTDante
Michigan and Iowa need a 149. Might be looking for a better room as he will
wrestle for Canada. Better bag will help things, too. Iowa's Rathjen declared after sitting behind Parco for a year. ** Edited by VTDante at 3/25/2025, 11:33:07 AM
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donjfs3
Technically international students can't get NIL but there are probably
loopholes
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GreenvilleVT
Plenty of them.
Even acc teams are using this in soccer. Has to be passive. They can be in the US when they get paid. Up to each schools legal department to opine. Several big East schools used this in basketball when NIL first came about. It’s spread like wild fire.
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TartanHokie
I thought if they were paid when they were home it was ok.
So if he goes back to Canada and gets the money and such while he is home, then it is ok. But, I’m not an expert.
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GreenvilleVT
I’m thought Canada was the 51st state?
Ducks.
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donjfs3
Ahh that's probably the loophole
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dougie_fresh
Any truth to the intermat board rumor that Robinson might be leaving?
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TheStateGuy
Don’t think so…
See the most recent post from Vincent: And it was reposted by Pop. Don’t think either of those would happen if he’s leaving. But who knows, everyone has a price. Similar with Trumble. He needs a knee procedure that will keep him out a while to recover. Hard to imagine him switching schools in the middle of that. The kids that have announced for the portal (Gill, Horne and Younger Orine) weren’t going to start next year and are likely looking for more mat time somewhere.
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dougie_fresh
I hope Robinson stays. That’s good for the ACC
Plus sets up some epic matches for Vent
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VTDante
Agreed. Don't want to see top talent leave the ACC for a bigger payday...
regardless of school. Pop and Vince's embrace was great. The NCS starters were going nuts once Vince won it, too. I hope the relationships developed mean enough in which an ACC school could put together a lesser but nice NIL deal and still keep the talent. Robie and Frayer talk about it. I'm sure Pop and his staff are like minded.
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Stewcrew6
His dad is a cool
Dude, it’s definitely not about money. It’s seems like people always think NIL is what drives these guys. It’s not money can be made anywhere, it’s about the right fit, feeling like the team is home, it’s about the right coaches that you feel will get you over the top and you know have your best always. VR not going anywhere. Having that coach that gets the best out of you.
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TheStateGuy
Couldn’t agree more …
… We spent time with his entire family (mom, dad, sister, 2 brothers) throughout nationals (sitting in the section next to VT coincidently). Great people from start to finish.
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dougie_fresh
Dang! That’s a surprise