Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
How does a full ride at vandy compare to sec NIL deals?
It levels the playing field. Again- MLB prospects care ZERO about a "Vandy education." If they coveted that at all they wouldn't leave after three years without a degree. It's about having coaches that can develop them into MLB players- which Vandy had with Scott Brown and Derek Johnson. And then it becomes about scholarship money and before NIL Vandy absolutely had a huge advantage when they could offer a guy like Nolan Stevens a full ride with a "hardship" scholarship and we could only offer to pay half of his tuition.

NIL gives us a chance to bridge that gap and that takes away Vandy's advantage.

MSU can also waive out of state tuition for some Alabama residents and maybe Tennessee and we can still offer academic aid as well.