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[QUOTE="RedtheGOB, post: 5341168, member: 8907"]
It's not all NIL related but with Duke I think it's more than people think this year.  I won't defend Autry until he shows us something by the way but last night they're up 30 with 3 mins left clean up crew was 5 star guys.

Duke is just in blank check mode this year more than ever and Scheyer's seat was alot hotter than people know going into this year. Let's look at Duke the last few years since NIL started.

Last year with 10X the payroll and talent they were embarrassed multiple times by NC State, before then in 2022 when the hall of fame coaches left UNC beat them and made the Natty game against Kansas.  Coach K's retirement game against UNC too.  These are huge black eyes for them regardless of net ranks and AP rankings.

They have 2 Final 4's in the last 10 years, 3 in the last 15 years. For the talent and money they're spending that is just not a good return on investment.

It's not just hoops. Down the road in Chapel Hill they're hiring Belichicks and throwing a ton of money around. So now Duke is paying 4 million per year for what I think is a basic portal QB next year. We are paying probably 150K for Rickie Collins by the way.

We're not just living in a timeline where teams' are digging a little deeper in NIL with a mil or two here or there. They are 10X-20X or more where we are and doubling or quadrupling their whole NIL budget year to year to compete.
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