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All due respect…. I don’t think that matters.

Uva isn’t the top acc program bc of their endowment. Sure - the money into the program helps. But last I check tech has comparable facilities… but results aren’t there. Even in the event baseball can add more schollies. Guys will choose elite brands until they are supplanted. Uva will continue to dominate the state because of a lengthy track record of success in recruiting, post season success, talent development Etc etc etc. Money helps but you have to have the success. Same thing people on here are saying about the pitching lab, etc. Not to toot the horn too much but uva can say if you play 3 years here, based on the past 15 years you are going to the CWS. You play a regional, at home, at the same clip. And after that you are playing professionally. How do you recruit against that? You just don’t. Additionally, uva isn’t operating like that, the same convos have been had on the Sabre over the past few years, and it’s why uva isn’t even better. Vandy, LSU, FL have long been talked about using various financial aid programs etc to their advantage, uva does not. At the end of the day, it’s talent eval and development. Tech has been putting talent into high levels, let those guys get to the league and become an identity. Issue is, at this rate the coach that got them there won’t be around too much longer. Need a new pitching coach and a new approach to recruiting - more playable depth and I think tech will see more consistent success.
Posted: 05/22/2024 at 09:56 PM ET
(In response to this post by Will Stewart)

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Need to ask/answer the question of what is holding us back
VTJay 05/22/24 10:18 AM ET
Pitching, fundamentals & hitting
hokiepro 05/22/24 09:05 PM ET
Pitching for sure
HokiePoq 05/23/24 07:27 AM ET
Is our head coach in job jeopardy? Is he completely safe?**
Atl-Thumper 05/22/24 08:34 PM ET
With respect to Duke, Duke plays to a different strategy that works very
VTScoop 05/22/24 01:31 PM ET
My son and I were told recently, if you want to play college baseball you
Hokie Chris 05/23/24 11:36 AM ET
You buried the lede, Scoop.
Will StewartAdmin 05/22/24 08:18 PM ET
Just setting it up for those paying attention :-). One of the best things
VTScoop 05/22/24 09:31 PM ET
Yes sir. I left out that golden, encouraging nugget. That's good for VT.**
Will StewartAdmin 05/22/24 09:34 PM ET
All due respect…. I don’t think that matters.
wahoo2023 05/22/24 09:56 PM ET
It's surely not the only answer VT needs.
Will StewartAdmin 05/22/24 11:35 PM ET
From what I’ve heard from friends of program
wahoo2023 05/23/24 10:06 AM ET
Will, how does Tech’s endowment compare to some “peer” land grant universit
BackInTheBurg 05/22/24 08:59 PM ET
Wikipedia has the list ....**
Will StewartAdmin 05/22/24 09:32 PM ET
How does VCU have a larger endowment than Tech. Medical School have any-
BackInTheBurg 05/22/24 09:39 PM ET
MCV is a very large part of it. Also the prior president was
Nelsonia Hokie 05/23/24 08:29 PM ET
Believe so. **
RJHokie 05/22/24 09:42 PM ET
In my defense, I did search for some info, TAMU for one and it didn’t pop
BackInTheBurg 05/22/24 09:36 PM ET
We are almost double the size of USC's and Clemson's endowments. VT, NC
VTScoop 05/22/24 09:25 PM ET
VT endowment is larger than Clemson, comparable with NC State, and
Irish Hokie 05/22/24 09:18 PM ET
Fair point on Duke and its niche to get a degree (MBA) from Duke
VTJay 05/22/24 01:48 PM ET
I have always thought VT should be upper third ACC…. Consistently.
wahoo2023 05/22/24 01:09 PM ET
VT seems to have health issues with its best arms annually
hokiepro 05/22/24 01:31 PM ET
Pitching (coaching) is an enormous problem and obvious to anyone
Irish Hokie 05/22/24 01:04 PM ET
Yeah not that complicated. There is a reason he had to bring in 8 portal
vtfin91 05/22/24 09:02 PM ET
I think Duke is case study. What is it Pollard is doing to hit at a higher
HokiePWC 05/22/24 11:12 AM ET
Wrt the “technology” at Wake…we’ve got the same pitching lab tech
hokiepro 05/22/24 12:45 PM ET
They keep pushing foreward on the kinetics end. Their analystics team is
HokiePWC 05/22/24 04:10 PM ET
We are really going to have to have some portal hits next year to fill in
Nortazhokie 05/22/24 11:58 AM ET
Ebel is a Sr!??**
hokiepro 05/22/24 07:22 PM ET
Yep.**
Nortazhokie 05/22/24 07:36 PM ET
Yup. Our margin for error here is slim.**
HokiePWC 05/22/24 04:10 PM ET