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Message: [QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 5417257, member: 396"] My understanding is our program is well positioned from a NIL payment standpoint. What most here can’t seem to accept is that lacrosse is a “rich kid” sport funded at the youth and high school levels mostly by upper middle class parents. Fairfield County, LI, DMV, main line Philly, north Jersey, greater Boston …. These are high achieving parents (fiscally) who want their kids attending schools with pipelines to Wall Street, private equity, hedge funds, etc. Syracuse, despite NIL advantages, is not an ideal destination for these kids. As someone said, Gait helps neutralize that some. The loose playing style, NIL, facilities, traditions do too, but we’re still behind what matters most - cost of attendance and career placement. I really like the next two recruiting classes. I think there’s a level-up in size and athleticism that the program needs to be a top 8 team year in and out. [/QUOTE]