COVID or NIL: Which Had the Bigger Long-Term Impact?

[blueandgold]

Title suggests itself and with the NCAA’s new eligibility waiver for JUCO athletes and considerations of granting fifth-year eligibility to all sports, I wonder what has bigger impact. How do you think it will affect wrestling, especially at the D1 level with considerably less institutions than other sports?

[RawDog]

If they do grant five years of eligibility it has to be NIL. Covid(hopefully is over and never coming back) will be a small blip in the grand scheme of things.

[Idaho]

Now you need more NIL $$$ to keep kids 5 years... there is the answer. 

[AgaveMaria]

Follow the Money. Long lasting impact on all the teams. Covid was a few years & done.