3 years ago this would have been a nice thing. Today Sha desperately needs the guaranteed Million dollars and potential to win another Million for Nil.
Asking the same readers over and over again to contribute to NIL isn't going to move the needle for the program. This tournament would have been a major shot in the arm.
When the tournament was announced the RU fanbase was quick to jump on it and push it with their admin. They didn't sit back hoping for an invite, they lobbied for it. They got in despite their lousy NCAA track record.
Now between RU and St John's we are getting squeezed out. The admin has to push to be in this even if it means cancelling the Maui tournament and paying a penalty. Sha can't work miracles every year with a bare war chest. We have to expand the NIL funnel or fall into irrelevance.