Recent content by Ululating Daddy

Might be why Max didn't mention the transfer portal when he first declared for the draft.

I gotta say, who uses the athletes' name, image, and likeness more than the school? Billboards on I-95, gameDay programs, social media, etc.

I would be very happily surprised if Tobi returns.

I would agree we're currently in that 2nd group, and have been for some time. The VCU community doesn't have the resources to compete in the completely unlimited marketplace. I think we've got several years ahead of us where the market is a complete whirlwind, and the best thing to do is try to...

I dunno. Hanlon's razor and all that.

I would be all on board with this approach, except for the fact that other players in the system - the NCAA, the schools - are going to make a bunch of money from the kids who pick option 1. That's the other part of what's been going on for decades. I feel like it will be a rough few years...

You know Interim Coach is gonna have that phrase engraved on his tombstone... :lol:

I look at all those things as table stakes.

If we didn't have the NIL foolishness to deal with, Max would simply be a 4-year player who had presumably earned his bachelor's degree and was seeking to use his Covid year as a grad transfer. I'd be disappointed he didn't choose to stay at VCU for his 5th year, because he's a terrific player...

I agree the current feeding frenzy is completely unsustainable. But for the market to correct, it has to be a free and open market. Right now, we're in this weird gray-market space. Different sponsoring schools have wildly different resources available, with no limits on spending. Until there is...

Jason is another player that I wanted it to work out at VCU for. I wish him success, wherever he lands.

Definitely will be interesting. A lot of what I read in this thread is people questioning whether the affiliation they feel with VCU as their alma mater will continue to carry over to the basketball program.

Well, crap.

Perhaps. Charlotte has been a banking and financial center for many decades. HQ for Bank of America, Truist Financial, Lending Tree. And has been a financial center since my grandfather was a banker in Cabarrus County, before American Airlines was founded. Not defending Richmond politicians...

Yep, I agree. Will be interesting to see if the current slight downward trend in youth tackle football continues, or if it was just a pandemic dip.