Repole doesn’t have a say in recruiting or making offers at St John’s - he provides the money. Then he gets to shake kids hands at practice and talk to them. AW wanted to recruit and I expect that’s still a nonstarter.
“Full access to a team” is a little like the “girlfriend experience” where the person paying is allowed to indulge in their fantasy by the recipient of said cash. But there’s a limit to how far the fantasy can go. If he’s satisfied with that, great. He has seemed to struggle with identifying where the fantasy ends and reality begins in the past, so I remain skeptical anything will work long term.
If he wants to pay people (by donating to their preferred charity) to be his friend at games, post photos on social media and claim that’s a gigantic contribution to Syracuse’s brand and helps attract recruits - I’m fine with that provided he’s actually contributing big bucks to NIL. Hell - if he is donating boatloads to NIL, I’m 100% on board with die-hard Syracuse fans indulging that fantasy.