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I think Duke is case study. What is it Pollard is doing to hit at a higher
rate on both recruiting and Portal additions. Honestly no idea about NIL, but I'd be inclined to side with you in that VT and Duke may be operating from similar positions.
UVA/WAKE/NCSU we are at a recruiting disadvantage. Wake for one is at the forefront on a lot of the tech and data stuff. They've invested big time with the goal of being tops in the country along those lines. It's paying off big time as evident when a guy like Chase Burns leaves Tennessee to come work with the staff and support people at Wake.
UVA and NCSU have more pedigree.
We have to be a program that develops talent. I wonder how this model works in the Portal/NIL era. We seem to need to be able to a)keep guys over 3-5 years and b)develop them over time. Especially on the pitching staff. Hard to rely on Freshman and lower level transfers on a yearly basis while churning recruits out of the program. Have to hit on those portal additions to at a high rate.
Thread Replies (31)
Need to ask/answer the question of what is holding us back
-- VTJay
May 22, 2024 at 10:18 AM ET
VTJay
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05/22/24 10:18 AM ET
Pitching, fundamentals & hitting
-- hokiepro
May 22, 2024 at 09:05 PM ET
hokiepro
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05/22/24 09:05 PM ET
Is our head coach in job jeopardy? Is he completely safe?**
-- Atl-Thumper
May 22, 2024 at 08:34 PM ET
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05/22/24 08:34 PM ET
With respect to Duke, Duke plays to a different strategy that works very
-- VTScoop
May 22, 2024 at 01:31 PM ET
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05/22/24 01:31 PM ET
My son and I were told recently, if you want to play college baseball you
-- Hokie Chris
May 23, 2024 at 11:36 AM ET
Hokie Chris
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05/23/24 11:36 AM ET
You buried the lede, Scoop.
-- Will Stewart
May 22, 2024 at 08:18 PM ET
Will Stewart
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05/22/24 08:18 PM ET
Just setting it up for those paying attention :-). One of the best things
-- VTScoop
May 22, 2024 at 09:31 PM ET
VTScoop
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05/22/24 09:31 PM ET
Yes sir. I left out that golden, encouraging nugget. That's good for VT.**
-- Will Stewart
May 22, 2024 at 09:34 PM ET
Will Stewart
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05/22/24 09:34 PM ET
All due respect…. I don’t think that matters.
-- wahoo2023
May 22, 2024 at 09:56 PM ET
wahoo2023
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05/22/24 09:56 PM ET
It's surely not the only answer VT needs.
-- Will Stewart
May 22, 2024 at 11:35 PM ET
Will Stewart
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05/22/24 11:35 PM ET
From what I’ve heard from friends of program
-- wahoo2023
May 23, 2024 at 10:06 AM ET
wahoo2023
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05/23/24 10:06 AM ET
Will, how does Tech’s endowment compare to some “peer” land grant universit
-- BackInTheBurg
May 22, 2024 at 08:59 PM ET
BackInTheBurg
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05/22/24 08:59 PM ET
Wikipedia has the list ....**
-- Will Stewart
May 22, 2024 at 09:32 PM ET
Will Stewart
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05/22/24 09:32 PM ET
How does VCU have a larger endowment than Tech. Medical School have any-
-- BackInTheBurg
May 22, 2024 at 09:39 PM ET
BackInTheBurg
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05/22/24 09:39 PM ET
MCV is a very large part of it. Also the prior president was
-- Nelsonia Hokie
May 23, 2024 at 08:29 PM ET
Nelsonia Hokie
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05/23/24 08:29 PM ET
In my defense, I did search for some info, TAMU for one and it didn’t pop
-- BackInTheBurg
May 22, 2024 at 09:36 PM ET
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05/22/24 09:36 PM ET
We are almost double the size of USC's and Clemson's endowments. VT, NC
-- VTScoop
May 22, 2024 at 09:25 PM ET
VTScoop
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05/22/24 09:25 PM ET
VT endowment is larger than Clemson, comparable with NC State, and
-- Irish Hokie
May 22, 2024 at 09:18 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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05/22/24 09:18 PM ET
Fair point on Duke and its niche to get a degree (MBA) from Duke
-- VTJay
May 22, 2024 at 01:48 PM ET
VTJay
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05/22/24 01:48 PM ET
I have always thought VT should be upper third ACC…. Consistently.
-- wahoo2023
May 22, 2024 at 01:09 PM ET
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05/22/24 01:09 PM ET
VT seems to have health issues with its best arms annually
-- hokiepro
May 22, 2024 at 01:31 PM ET
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05/22/24 01:31 PM ET
Pitching (coaching) is an enormous problem and obvious to anyone
-- Irish Hokie
May 22, 2024 at 01:04 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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05/22/24 01:04 PM ET
Yeah not that complicated. There is a reason he had to bring in 8 portal
-- vtfin91
May 22, 2024 at 09:02 PM ET
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05/22/24 09:02 PM ET
I think Duke is case study. What is it Pollard is doing to hit at a higher
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-- HokiePWC
May 22, 2024 at 11:12 AM ET
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05/22/24 11:12 AM ET
Wrt the “technology” at Wake…we’ve got the same pitching lab tech
-- hokiepro
May 22, 2024 at 12:45 PM ET
hokiepro
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05/22/24 12:45 PM ET
They keep pushing foreward on the kinetics end. Their analystics team is
-- HokiePWC
May 22, 2024 at 04:10 PM ET
HokiePWC
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05/22/24 04:10 PM ET
We are really going to have to have some portal hits next year to fill in
-- Nortazhokie
May 22, 2024 at 11:58 AM ET
Nortazhokie
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05/22/24 11:58 AM ET
Yup. Our margin for error here is slim.**
-- HokiePWC
May 22, 2024 at 04:10 PM ET
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05/22/24 04:10 PM ET