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(03-22-2023 09:59 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(03-22-2023 09:35 AM)ODU True Blue Wrote:  

(03-22-2023 09:32 AM)monarx Wrote:  

(03-22-2023 09:10 AM)ODUCoach Wrote:  Mekhi is leaving precisely because he WAS developed here. He's a much better player than when he arrived.

No argument there. Which is precisely why Long in particular feels like such a betrayal. But is he leaving for a supposedly better playing opportunity (like Kalu?), or is he leaving simply for dollars? The general thought on this board is he is simply leaving for a minor paycheck. Though I guess neither would have happened without the investment and support the coaches and school. You’d think someone like Long would look at Ezikpe or Xavier Green etc and realize the grass isn’t always greener elsewhere.

If I were offered a job for $20,000 more and wouldn’t have to pay room and board I’m there. You deeply under estimate that.

Curious if raising the $500k for JJ's buy out would be "no big deal" (as others have indicated in another conversation), why can't we raise the money to keep our players (assuming they are leaving over $20k)? Is anyone even trying or are we just throwing our hands up and saying there is nothing we can do or this kind of gamesmanship is against our principles? Seems to me that we should have the capability to compete with just about anyone outside the P5 for these kids. I admit I have no idea how this new paradigm works, but we shouldn't be losing kids to anyone outside the P5 and we should be able to acquire some of the starters from places like FDU, Kennesaw State, Kent State, Colgate, Iona, Grand Canyon, and maybe even FAU. If all it takes is $20k, you could build a team you can expect to compete for bid for about $100k or so, right? That's way cheaper than a contract termination. And as I understand it the only restriction is that the administration itself can't be directly involved in the fundraising.