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Another "sobering truth" we may have to confront is that B1G and SEC teams, flush with TV money, can approach our more successful coaches and say, "Come on over, we'll double your salary." Coaches in MSoc, WSoc, MGym, and WSwim immediately come to mind.

And approach our athletes with money.

As in a recent case, if you can take an NCAA athlete at Stanford and convince them to turn pro (vs giving them NIL), then they can't compete for Stanford any more (even if they continue or come back as a student).  It makes the Stanford team weaker, and thus improves the chance of another NCAA team to beat us.   We tend not to think of Stanford as a one-and-done school, but maybe it will become that way, except that the "one and done" refers to competing rather than getting a degree.

A new form of the Varsity Blues scheme might develop?  "Hey, I've got this world class athlete that wants a good college education, but has only OK academics.  Think you can get them into Stanford, even if they have no intent to play for the school?"

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Another "sobering truth" we may have to confront is that B1G and SEC teams, flush with TV money, can approach our more successful coaches and say, "Come on over, we'll double your salary." Coaches in MSoc, WSoc, MGym, and WSwim immediately come to mind.

And approach our athletes with money.

As in a recent case, if you can take an NCAA athlete at Stanford and convince them to turn pro (vs giving them NIL), then they can't compete for Stanford any more (even if they continue or come back as a student).  It makes the Stanford team weaker, and thus improves the chance of another NCAA team to beat us.   We tend not to think of Stanford as a one-and-done school, but maybe it will become that way, except that the "one and done" refers to competing rather than getting a degree.

A new form of the Varsity Blues scheme might develop?  "Hey, I've got this world class athlete that wants a good college education, but has only OK academics.  Think you can get them into Stanford, even if they have no intent to play for the school?"