Who is the money behind Virginia Tech?
I’ve asked this a few ways-
the new NIL rules are supposed to eliminate “pay to play.” Every NIL deal goes through a clearinghouse and ensures the deal is legitimate and is given in return for services- like the local car dealership pays high 4 figures for placement in a commercial. A niche sport like wrestling can’t command more on the open market. This is why we think Bassett gave up up to $5M when he decommitted from Iowa- any future deal would be very low 5 figures at most.
I am clearly no expert but I’m thinking future big paydays will come from revenue sharing. Maybe that allows for up to $200k/year/athlete, but that comes from the school, not from a billionaire donor.
The only answer I’ve received is something along the lines of, “that’s quaint, you think those schools and their billionaires aren’t cheating, haha.”
So my response would be, there is no money behind VA Tech or any of the other schools for Knox. But they might be promising revenue sharing, which any big public school could come up with. Thoughts?