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Duke Dark Money buys Final Four Spot

makes you wonder if an ivy league school could become a juggernaut with NIL now?
It's an Interesting question. But I think the good ole' fashion Northeast Legacy pretentiousness and elitism passed down, like a Victorian hemophilic strain, will preclude that outcome. At the institutional levels as well as the more personal ones. This type of entertainment and hobby is for us phlebs. It's beneath them. Besides, how can they amass more money and power if they are using their money on something other than means to amass more money and power?
 
There can still be cinderellas but it will be a year to year thing. A team like Drake can pop up but it will only last a year unless a guy like McCollum would decide to stay at a mid major. I think he would have kept most or all of those players, including Stirtz, and I know that sounds crazy. In no other program would Stirtz play 40 minutes and do whatever he wants at all times.
With the way things are now I doubt any mid majors will be making the Sweet 16 anymore.
 
With the way things are now I doubt any mid majors will be making the Sweet 16 anymore.

Colorado State was a buzzer beater by Maryland away from making it this year. The scales are tipping, but let's see if things can get wrangled in a bit.

And, seeing the best 4 teams in the sport battling it out seems like a good consolation. :)
 
It's an Interesting question. But I think the good ole' fashion Northeast Legacy pretentiousness and elitism passed down, like a Victorian hemophilic strain, will preclude that outcome. At the institutional levels as well as the more personal ones. This type of entertainment and hobby is for us phlebs. It's beneath them. Besides, how can they amass more money and power if they are using their money on something other than means to amass more money and power?
plus they probably got beat up and swirlie'd by jocks growing up
 
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Duke will go down as one of top 50ish collections of players in modern basketball history to not win a championship.

Aka, a team that will be forgotten in 2 years. Money well spent.
Fail National Basketball Association GIF by Indiana Pacers
 
It's an Interesting question. But I think the good ole' fashion Northeast Legacy pretentiousness and elitism passed down, like a Victorian hemophilic strain, will preclude that outcome. At the institutional levels as well as the more personal ones. This type of entertainment and hobby is for us phlebs. It's beneath them. Besides, how can they amass more money and power if they are using their money on something other than means to amass more money and power?
That’s one way to look at it—or maybe they just see the over-the-top money in college sports for what it is: completely absurd.
 
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That's the reason I gag each time the sports media praises these wonderful coaches and their tremendous success. I believe most of us (some exceptions) could at least post an impressive win total if we got the same players these coaches were buying then, and "legally" procuring now.
 
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