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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Volatility_rivals135605" data-source="post: 132062084" data-attributes="member: 1476288">I dont think its so much as NIL as it is open season in the portal.  Its certainly chaos atm, but much of that could be solved by enacting transfer policies that only allowed transfers to occur in certain "Free Agency" periods during the year.  Which would make coaching a bit easier, and less of an emotional rollercoaster for fans.NIL is here to stay, the flood gate is opened and theres an ocean behind it. The best we can do is make sure to leverage it the best way we can to ensure we are not left behind or stuck in the past.  Hopefully, NCAA places some limitations on transferring, which I think would resolve some of the issues.  That said, tampering will still occur, until NCAA places stiff penalties on programs who privately offer NIL to entice players to transfer.All that said, its here to stay, so we need to be thoughtful and strategic to ensure WVU can be as competitive as we can be in this new era & world we live in.I dont disagree with your sentiments, but there are instances where I do feel collegiate athletes should make a revenue.  Pat White is a perfect example, as much as he did for the program, as much as he was put in video games, but the pendulum swung the other way and all we can do is try to be as creative as we can to mitigate the differences in cumulative(disposable) wealth.  There is a way for us to make up for some of that difference, but we'll have to walk a slightly different path than other wealthier programs that raise $13m every year and payout $13m every year.  There are specific institutional / PAM grade strategies/concepts that very consistently produce 20-30% return every year, & using compounding growth, we can eventually use the annual return to pay for NIL(Instead of having to raise that amount every year).  Thats how Im personally going to pursue it.  That is a way for us to be more competitive, but it would have to be deployed on a larger scale than I can afford to seed (at least atm).If we used annual Return to pay for updates, facility updates, NIL, Staff salaries, etc, we wouldnt be dependent only on what is donated annually.  Allowing for much higher impact/$Donated return.We all love the purity of collegiate sports, but capitalism beat tradition in this case.  I agree with your perspective, as I absolutely love(d) college sports "For the love of the game and not a paycheck", but now its here to stay, we cant allow our eyes to look back.</blockquote>

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