Here's my take on Lawal transferring to VA Tech.
Tobi played the 5 at VCU and a lot of posters said he played out of position and should be playing at the 4. If VA Tech keeps him at the 5, he will be going up against much taller/stronger players in the ACC. That will not bode well for Tobi and...
If schools are going to start treating them like employees (and I think they should), then schools need to remove access/benefits to those "employees" once they have taken a new "job". That includes the BDC and all other resources/benefits available to the "employee". If they want to be...
No, he was not. The pro team he was playing for prior to committing to VCU had amateurs on their team. He basically got room and board, and maybe a small stipend. If he had of been receiving a salary, he would not have been eligible to play at VCU.
Time will tell. It's not a sustainable process. It has been getting more out of control as each year passes. The fans/donors are only going to pay for play to a certain point. And that's when the product on the court becomes too expensive to finance by the fans/donors. It's coming, unless...
You need to watch the movie "Blue Chips" from 1994 with Nick Nolte, Shak, and Penny Hardaway. Yes....... Penny Hardaway. That movie is everything Will Wade, and all things that were illegal, are now the norm and legal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Chips
FYI. Coach Odom did not recruit Shugla or Bairstow to Utah State. The current coach at Utah did. Odom did recruit Belle and Patrick to VCU, but only one of those made it to fall classes. I would say the jury is still out regarding Coach Odom's ability to recruit international players.
And...
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