Money is obviously incredibly helpful to win in college football, but schools like Wake Forest are proving Moneyball can work

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-On3 did a nice piece on Jake Dickert’s success with the Demon Deacons, pointing out that they are 6-1 so far this year (after winning 9

games the previous year)…despite having one of the lowest reported payrolls for players in college football ($13 million)…and they just

beat Louisville whose payroll is reported to be around $25 million

-Dickert has built his roster predominantly through the portal, identifying undervalued or underused talent---including Gio Lopez, who

has been outstanding this year after a rough year at North Carolina. We all get fixated on money, money, money----why don’t…