Can money truly buy you happiness in the form of a collegiate sports team?

[Anachnid]

Uva received $13 million from two donors to buy football players. Results to be seen.
And this leads to the question how much money leads to the intended result?
The question then needed to be asked of our own men’s basketball situation is how much money was spent for this mess?
At some point and not really here but in big monied programs failure is going to fall on the well paid players and
my personal belief is it could get ugly.

 

[Eight Legger]

Duke just spent $8M for the Tulane quarterback. Impressive, but I'm not sure it will get them to the playoffs. Seems like basketball should be the easiest sport to make a major impact with a few well-placed signings, but ultimately every fan base but one is going to be disappointed with the end results.

 

[RichmondNative]

Duke just spent $8M for the Tulane quarterback. Impressive, but I'm not sure it will get them to the playoffs. Seems like basketball should be the easiest sport to make a major impact with a few well-placed signings, but ultimately every fan base but one is going to be disappointed with the end results.

I thought the same thing, but Duke spending 8 mil on a QB is counter to that thought -definitely not a championship winning investment. A fool and his money soon part is the only thing that comes to mind.

 

[gospidersgo]

Maybe the big donors are buying access, etc. and not necessarily just wins?

 

[UR Fan 2]

If Queally buys us a National Championship in either Men's or Women's BB, it will provide me happiness. So yes.

 

[72Spider]

Spending $2 mil on a non player hasn't worked out so well

 

[Wood Hall]

Ask Phil Knight. He purchased an entire athletic department.

I expect UVa would get more long-term bang for their bucks had those boosters donated to program enhancement or facilities upgrades, rather than what are essentially salaries that must be paid again and again.

Other's mileage may vary (OMMV), but I will never donate to an NIL program, at UR or anywhere. I will donate to funding drives for new or improved facilities, or endowed scholarships, or the like; they are forever and do not transfer at the drop of a hat.