TSL Pod on Whit, NIL, and Athletics

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Goddamn, I'm only halfway through and they've just been so many bombs dropped here - off the top of my head:

  • Sands is getting much more involved in athletics
  • Criticism of Whit for not hiring a head of Hokie Club, who has experience fundraising at a big-time program
  • Rumors that coach Mike Young has been requesting more NIL money for sometime now
  • Rumors that basketball players were told they were getting money to find out they weren't, around the same time that new football signings were announced
  • An admission that this would be a tough job for any athletic director; VT is at the bottom third of FBS in total revenue
  • Talk about how triumph "acquiring" Commonwealth NIL really hurt basketball

So far, I think they've really struck a good balance between being critical of the administration, but also realistic about the headwinds that Virginia Tech athletics face. They're also being very clear around what is a rumor and what they know to be fact.

All in all this is an absolute must listen

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