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2hhoop3

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Perhaps they could have fixed it......


had they taken control many moons ago. However, now that things have gone as far and for as long as they have, and including the band aids touted as fixes, I am not sure how they can really "fix it" without blowing it all up.

Years ago the scholarship and education proposition was a fair service trade off but, the TV money in college sports and the professional money all around has created an imbalance made even worse by the facilties arms race. In reality, the NFL and NBA have enjoyed a multi-decade free ride for their minor league development operations to benefit their professional franchises.

There are so many imbalances to fix now including paying players, paying for operations and facility investments, recalibrating staff salaries to allow for the true market value versus artificially subsidized values, etc., etc.. It is now a lot like having an old building you have added on to, jerry rigged and retrofitted until one day you realize you have a monstrosity that no longer makes sense to continue to renovate and you are better off blowing it up and rebuilding from the ground up.

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Posted: 04/22/2022 at 3:19PM



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  Perhaps they could have fixed it...... -- 2hhoop3 04/22/2022 3:19PM
  But maybe it is a bit like -- VTCALS72 04/23/2022 12:43PM
  Yes, yes yes -- VTCALS72 04/23/2022 12:55PM
  JMHO - make revenue sports in college athletics taxable. -- HokieinATL07 04/22/2022 11:35AM
  ^^^ a lot of inconvenient truths in here ^^^ ** -- HtownHokie 04/23/2022 07:17AM
  So who would want what you propose? -- Pride_and_Joy 04/22/2022 12:39PM
  That’s precisely what I think happens. -- Pride_and_Joy 04/22/2022 2:06PM
  Correct! :) ** -- NokieHokie 04/22/2022 11:36AM
  Really? What could leadership have changed about the -- Pride_and_Joy 04/21/2022 4:25PM
  How does allowing NIL decades ago improve the problems -- Pride_and_Joy 04/21/2022 4:37PM
  NIL doesn't shift the balance of power AT ALL. -- Pride_and_Joy 04/21/2022 4:51PM
  How much are you paying the tennis player? ** -- fordham 04/22/2022 09:30AM
  $1... ** -- NokieHokie 04/22/2022 09:34AM
  Canadian or USD? :-) ** -- VTHokie2000 04/22/2022 10:30AM
  U$D ** -- NokieHokie 04/22/2022 10:34AM
  generosity and “equity” live! JK ** -- HtownHokie 04/23/2022 07:26AM
  Paying players the same amount -- Pride_and_Joy 04/21/2022 4:55PM
  The NCAA? ** -- NokieHokie 04/21/2022 10:00PM
  That is not what the NCAA is -- Seikoh_04 04/22/2022 09:48AM
  The schools are the NCAA. ** -- NokieHokie 04/22/2022 09:49AM
  Scapegoats for the schools -- Seikoh_04 04/22/2022 09:55AM
  Not really -- Pylons 04/22/2022 2:19PM
  So back on point -- Seikoh_04 04/22/2022 2:03PM
  10 years ago -- Seikoh_04 04/22/2022 2:32PM
  Just watch. When the SEC gets their new TV deal, -- Pride_and_Joy 04/21/2022 4:53PM
  Si Si, I'm Very Intrigued! ** -- BROman Hokie 04/21/2022 11:43AM
  Eso es Papi! :) ** -- NokieHokie 04/21/2022 11:44AM

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