A New Type of NIL

[Kung Wu]

Dirty, dirty stuff.

[WuShock Reaper]

[ShockBand]

Next we'll just add these screens to each seatback, so you can donate play by play.

image.png

[WuShock Reaper]

Virginia AD Allegedly Used Homeless Status Loophole to Attract Athletes
Story by Courtney McGinle
11/27/24, 1:30pm cst
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/virginia-ad-allegedly-used-homeless-status-loophole-to-attract-athletes/ar-AA1uSavR?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=f063c2a74aef 4a42983282a67a4ef249&ei=10

"Ahigh school athletic director in northern Virginia is under investigation for allegedly exploiting homelessness to boost the football team's roster, falsely classifying two transfer students as "homeless" to facilitate their recruitment. The Fairfax County Times reported it obtained a series of text messages implicating Hayfield Secondary School athletic director Monty Fritts in a plan to exploit homelessness loopholes to recruit players. The texts imply Fritts planned to use homelessness—a status meant to protect vulnerable students—as a tool for athletic gain. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 protects homeless students, including granting them the right to automatically enroll in a school, the newspaper reported..."

[1972Shocker]

Virginia AD Allegedly Used Homeless Status Loophole to Attract Athletes
Story by Courtney McGinle
11/27/24, 1:30pm cst
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/virginia-ad-allegedly-used-homeless-status-loophole-to-attract-athletes/ar-AA1uSavR?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=f063c2a74aef 4a42983282a67a4ef249&ei=10

"Ahigh school athletic director in northern Virginia is under investigation for allegedly exploiting homelessness to boost the football team's roster, falsely classifying two transfer students as "homeless" to facilitate their recruitment. The Fairfax County Times reported it obtained a series of text messages implicating Hayfield Secondary School athletic director Monty Fritts in a plan to exploit homelessness loopholes to recruit players. The texts imply Fritts planned to use homelessness—a status meant to protect vulnerable students—as a tool for athletic gain. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 protects homeless students, including granting them the right to automatically enroll in a school, the newspaper reported..."

Totally unsurprising to me.

[Aargh]

Cold had a vald point about a $500K NILteam playing a $5 Mil NIL team. Welcome to the future world of college basketball.

The Shox pretty much gave up after 8 minutes, but a $5 mill team is going to do that to a $500K team a lot of times. When players can't score at the basket and can't score from 3 amd the other team can hit from anywhere any time, it can make players wonder why they are on the court with their opponent.

I think this Shocker team is performing above their collective BBIQ. Bad BBIQ is a reason for a player to not get minutes and end up in the portal.

[pogo]

Really the only question for each individual to consider is at what level do you want our teams to compete at?

[Dan]

Really the only question for each individual to consider is at what level do you want our teams to compete at?

How many people want to give thousands or hundred of thousands to be anything less than nationally relevant? It takes millions and I just don’t see that happening here or a lot of other places. We don’t have that kind of free money as far as I can tell.

[BostonWu]

Really the only question for each individual to consider is at what level do you want our teams to compete at?

If that's the price of admission for a nationally relevant team then I'm out. I've got many more life factors that take priority like bills, tithing, family vacations, kids college, retirement. WSU athletics will probably never move higher than any of those factors. It's all about priorities.

[shock]

Really the only question for each individual to consider is at what level do you want our teams to compete at?

NAIA would be fun

[WuShock16]

If that's the price of admission for a nationally relevant team then I'm out. I've got many more life factors that take priority like bills, tithing, family vacations, kids college, retirement. WSU athletics will probably never move higher than any of those factors. It's all about priorities.

When I realized that I was paying more each month to SASO (ie some other kids’ college funds) than I was putting towards my own kids’ educational funds, I knew something was out of whack.

[Kung Wu]

Really the only question for each individual to consider is at what level do you want our teams to compete at?

I want to play at the $5,000,000 level. I just want to do it with your money, that's all.

[BostonWu]

I want to play at the $5,000,000 level. I just want to do it with your money, that's all.

That's literally every fan base.

[ShockerPhi]

I want to play at the $5,000,000 level. I just want to do it with your money, that's all.

Let's make Charles Koch do it. And also donate that much to the local food bank, BBBS, Children's Mercy, etc. And he'll still have billions leftover.

[C0|dB|00ded]

The truth is, there's diminishing returns with throwing money at a problem like this. A $2.5M team is gonna be able to beat a $5M team more often that you'd expect. And with the right coach, a lot more than you'd expect. We've always been on a razor thin margin with respect to chances for national success. Gregg Marshall did A LOT with what he had. What price do you think our F4 players would command in today's marketplace? That's what we're going to need to spend going forward if we want to compete like we have in the past.

AND, Mills is gonna have to turn into a top 20 coach. Or should I say, REVEAL that he is a top 20 coach... soon.