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I'd love to see a poll regarding NIL's impact to fan engagement... -- jesuisvtguy 07/05/2021 09:21AM A ** -- NokieHokie 07/07/2021 3:09PM Less interested -- VTCALS72 07/07/2021 2:50PM For me it is A but for many I think B -- fordham 07/06/2021 11:03AM A. It's great if players can make $ & it's ridiculous how much $$ coaches -- Scream_On_D 07/05/2021 11:39PM A - Agree -- Hokie1992 07/06/2021 05:57AM Doesn't change much for me, but that's because I already quit watching. -- MP4VT2004 07/05/2021 7:50PM I was tired of pretending that they were real students anyway -- OldRetiredHokie 07/05/2021 6:48PM A. I really don't care about NIL. Universities and college athletics -- 91HokieBob 07/05/2021 6:21PM A: concur-- let's start jumping and bring back the Terror dome at Lane!!! ** -- ChazB 07/06/2021 09:22AM ^This!!! Make Lane the Terror Dome again and I'm happy! ** -- Brewing_Hokie 07/06/2021 10:35AM This! ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 10:41PM So far, "A" -- Pylons 07/05/2021 5:29PM Next big thing will be NIL as recruiting tool for transfer portal ** -- lchoro 07/05/2021 1:30PM No change. What do I care if they get money for their Instagram followers? ** -- Baltimore Hokie 07/05/2021 1:13PM For you, but I know lots of people pulling out, how r season tickets sales? -- Stech 07/05/2021 5:38PM Almost nobody is dropping out because of NIL. People drop out because -- reestuart 07/05/2021 7:39PM If people are dropping out for moral reasons -- Hokie1992 07/06/2021 05:42AM From my post “PS NIL, doesn’t bother them much,” ** -- Stech 07/05/2021 8:29PM Doh! Anyway. Point is nobody cares enough about the money in college sports -- reestuart 07/05/2021 8:32PM Some people do care about the bidding wars for college players and they -- Stech 07/05/2021 8:39PM There is a financial bottom line in this -- Hokie1992 07/06/2021 05:54AM That's exactly right. Donate = Charity, but why donate if players make $$$? ** -- jesuisvtguy 07/06/2021 12:39AM Season ticket sales were down before this ** -- VaTechHokiesACC 07/05/2021 7:24PM They were, but let’s see what happens now. Again I am not worried about NIL -- Stech 07/05/2021 8:31PM Why is that? Seems like NIL is a huge funnel for laundering... -- jesuisvtguy 07/06/2021 12:44AM The IRS might ultimately pose the million dollar questions -- Hokie1992 07/06/2021 06:01AM Are you suggesting they rather not make any money than have to pay taxes on -- NokieHokie 07/06/2021 10:37AM Agreed, i don't like the way folks are looking at this -- TekkNerd 07/05/2021 1:51PM Poll -- VTCALS72 07/05/2021 6:52PM I'm gonna hire Bax to do my laundry! ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 8:30PM So, how am I going to contribute to the players NIL? -- RJHokie 07/05/2021 7:02PM Did you see the Clemson guys apparel with his likeness, the school -- VTCALS72 07/07/2021 2:47PM Well in that case they won’t be getting anything from me from something -- RJHokie 07/07/2021 4:36PM And there is nothing wrong with that. ** -- NokieHokie 07/07/2021 2:59PM I could see Jameis Winston getting an endorsement from Legal Seafood.** -- ChrisLords 07/05/2021 4:00PM Illegal Seafood? ** -- VTCALS72 07/05/2021 6:53PM Why not Publix Grocery store. Crab legs so good you want to steal them! ** -- TekkNerd 07/05/2021 6:04PM I would like to be sponsored by the Publix del! :) ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 6:27PM Joe's Crab Shack maybe ** -- Jbohokie63 07/05/2021 5:28PM Kinda sad that everyone that is up in arms are placing the blame on the -- reestuart 07/05/2021 1:55PM I can't see that comparison any more than I can the difference in a prof. -- VTCALS72 07/05/2021 6:56PM Let me know how many proffesors are making $8M dollars annually. -- lowesislandhokie 07/05/2021 10:03PM The amount of money some coaches make is totally irrelevant -- VTCALS72 07/06/2021 08:09AM What if the athletes don't want to go to school? That is not a value then. ** -- NokieHokie 07/06/2021 08:57AM Heart of the problem, IMHO -- VTCALS72 07/07/2021 12:24PM If there was another viable way, they would do that. There isn't.... And it -- NokieHokie 07/07/2021 12:32PM Glad to see you mention the NFL as the biggest beneficiary -- VTCALS72 07/07/2021 2:13PM They were not the bane of my existence. Just pointing out how they were -- NokieHokie 07/07/2021 2:27PM Where does it say that a University has any responsibility to allow -- VTCALS72 07/07/2021 2:35PM I didn't say that. That doesn't change the fact that they were getting $$$ -- NokieHokie 07/07/2021 2:38PM And that's why college football & b'ball needs to be blown up. -- Atlee Hokie 07/06/2021 09:39AM Agreed. ** -- NokieHokie 07/06/2021 10:02AM Its actually envy...but i don't think they realize it -- TekkNerd 07/05/2021 2:02PM Recruit star ranking have always been problematic -- Hokie1992 07/06/2021 06:06AM I don’t really want a Vick to be a program ambassador. ** -- Hokie Baseball 07/05/2021 8:00PM I disagree big time on Mike -- TekkNerd 07/05/2021 8:50PM Agreed. There will certainly be some tool bags that get rich, but at the -- reestuart 07/05/2021 2:05PM Because agents will end up with the most of it. -- VTCALS72 07/05/2021 7:01PM And you know that, how? ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 8:33PM Human nature ** -- VTCALS72 07/05/2021 9:31PM Human nature will cause agents to have most of the money and schools to -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 10:06PM It’ll be a zero sum game ** -- Hokie1992 07/06/2021 06:10AM So social media advertisers were already spending money on VT, but will now -- NokieHokie 07/06/2021 06:59AM There will be gains and losses at the micro level -- Hokie1992 07/06/2021 07:37AM Or car dealerships will take the money they would've paid a hot chick to do -- NokieHokie 07/06/2021 09:07AM Maybe -- RJHokie 07/06/2021 09:11AM So would've Tyrod Taylor... :) ** -- NokieHokie 07/06/2021 09:22AM What’s free about it? ** -- reestuart 07/05/2021 7:36PM I mentioned Brian Randall for that reason -- TekkNerd 07/05/2021 2:15PM No! They are entitled punks who don't appreciate an education! :) ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 2:19PM Yep. ** -- reestuart 07/05/2021 2:17PM I will watch but I don’t like any of it. These athletes should pay for -- HokieMark88 07/05/2021 10:41AM The SEC will have to adjust to their payments to players being taxable... -- hok1eboy 07/05/2021 6:11PM I blame Russia ** -- Technocrat 07/05/2021 2:38PM Yeah, and coaches should have to pay for their own cars, country club -- reestuart 07/05/2021 12:05PM This is an absolute red herring -- VTCALS72 07/07/2021 2:58PM No it's not a red herring at all. And it's not at all like saying students -- NokieHokie 07/07/2021 3:14PM It's not a red herring whatsoever. This is about allowing people to earn -- reestuart 07/07/2021 3:08PM What the market will bear. -- TomTurkey 07/05/2021 3:54PM BINGO! ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 12:08PM Dabo gets 2 free cars every 12 months. The boosters paid Saban's house off -- reestuart 07/05/2021 2:04PM Yep. It's gross how much fans worship coaches and trash players. ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 2:05PM I didn’t know you wanted to get into coaches. They are grossly overpaid -- HokieMark88 07/05/2021 3:14PM Country club and cars are a relic of a bygone era. Much like the appendix. -- Atlee Hokie 07/06/2021 09:44AM Amen. ** -- reestuart 07/05/2021 3:18PM If anything, the NCAA and the schools have done a great job of brainwashing -- reestuart 07/05/2021 2:06PM Why should they have to pay for their expenses? Many are not even there for -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 10:47AM To me... -- Go VT 07/05/2021 11:15AM Easy answer is to treat them exactly like the other students. No athletic -- 40ozDistrict 07/05/2021 12:38PM Why would they play football so the program can make $100,000,000 and have -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 1:36PM Most of them wouldn't attend the school. Sports would be blown up. ** -- 40ozDistrict 07/05/2021 1:51PM I know. Then you have to reconcile the fact that a lot of these players are -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 1:59PM The percentage of college athletes who sign a pro contract is miniscule. -- MP4VT2004 07/05/2021 7:57PM I know that. It's irrelevant. ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 8:46PM Yep, and all the more reason to allow them to earn money over and beyond -- reestuart 07/05/2021 8:26PM Good points. ** -- RJHokie 07/05/2021 8:03PM If you're doing that, may as well do away with academic scholarships. ** -- reestuart 07/05/2021 1:06PM Well it is an academic entity ** -- 40ozDistrict 07/05/2021 1:50PM Well the athletic department is an athletic entity. ** -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 2:20PM The NFL used to have NFL Europe which was fun to watch! -- EDGEMAN 07/05/2021 11:28AM I agree with you! The problem is the collusion between the colleges and NFL -- NokieHokie 07/05/2021 11:24AM A. I've already lost a lot of interest due to the stupid money athletic -- reestuart 07/05/2021 10:26AM Why ask before the system is in place? ** -- UTPr0sim 07/05/2021 09:29AM Did I miss something? I thought the ball is well in motion -- jesuisvtguy 07/05/2021 1:43PM Maybe alter jesuis' questions a bit but that's a good poll to take now -- SavannaHokie 07/05/2021 09:35AM Not expecting it to change my love of Hokie sports...as of now. ** -- EDGEMAN 07/05/2021 10:18AM At this point, will cheer for team and unis ** -- TomTurkey 07/05/2021 10:27AM Yeah, I'm with you -- SavannaHokie 07/05/2021 10:27AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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