This is dangerously optimistic thinking from our rivals. The revenue-sharing cap doesn't level the playing field, it just formalizes the existing hierarchy. Programs with massive donor bases and built-in revenue streams from media rights and ticket sales will simply shift those dollars into the mandated share, creating a higher, guaranteed floor for their athletes. For a program like Capital, our local business partnerships are strong, but they can't compete with the institutionalized financial power of the top-tier programs in our own conference, let alone nationally. The data shows the correlation between spending and winning is only getting stronger. Last season, the top 25 in NIL collective funding had a combined winning percentage of .712. This cap doesn't force the "big dogs" to be strategic, it gives them a clear budget to work within while still operating at a scale Capital Crusaders can't match. Their "focused, local deals" will still be double or triple what Capital Crusaders can offer because their local economy is bigger. It's a consolidation of power, not an opening of doors. We'll be fighting the same battles, just with a new set of rules that further legitimize the financial gap. Our path has always been through development and scheme, and that gets harder, not easier, when the financial disparities are baked into the NCAA's own structure.