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Lone Star Hokie OP
May 04, 2025 at 09:20 PM ET
Szefc needs to go
That’s all

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Irish Hokie
But Whit is the one who makes that call…SO, nothing will happen BECAUSE
Sands and the BOV do not give a rats ass about any of this stuff….really, ‘think ostriches with heads on the ‘sands’….get it?
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1947Sunbowl
maybe its time for whit to go...
champion of mediocrity over an athletic program.
3TechFanz 3TechFanz
And sands. Berkeley guy who cares about athletics? Puhlease.
bamahokie1 bamahokie1
Careful, I’ve gotten berated many times for making that assertion…
Though it’s true. If Sands, et al, cared about the athletic department in general, Whit would have been gone long ago. I think Sands is just peachy with the current state of affairs. What has been allowed to happen to the football program is deplorable. Bama
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RJHokie
It appears that Babcock has filled his management staff with a lot
of “yes” people. And it also appears that some very relevant info isn’t being provided to him by staff either. A good example of this is that he wasn’t made aware of the total monetary effect/amount of Chip’s fundraising efforts (since the “four year old socks” issue was made known to Chip of which he paid for the new socks himself) until Chip told him the total in a private conversation.
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2hhoop3
Very troubling anecdote.......
IF those staffers are not keeping him up to date that is poor on their part and they should be called out to explain. I say IF because there is the chance denying he knew was the quickest way out of the situation and there may be more to the story. Additionally, ignorance, at least IMO, is not necessarily a valid defense for the guy charged to run the show and whether it is poor hiring/retention or poor management, it is still poor. Just observing, the questions are continuing to stack up all around the department, again IMO.
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RJHokie
There’s always some issues in large organizations - middle
management jealousy, back stabbing, etc. I’m fairly certain some of those issues exist in the VT athletic department. You just hope those issues don’t derail the whole train.
3TechFanz 3TechFanz
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VaTechHokiesACC VaTechHokiesACC
I can't argue that
Problem is money wise can they afford to? Not sure the details of his contract.
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La Gargola
Szefc contract is up in 2027
But how much would be his buyout idk
VaTechHokiesACC VaTechHokiesACC
That is the issue
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La Gargola
Bowman got it
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1947Sunbowl
Most athleitc programs are in debt
You have to spend moeny to make momey - Business is mot transactional - appears whit is playing very risk adversed. Stsble no big investments - dont get into bidding war mediocrity So is the univerwoty
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La Gargola
My guess. Whit will Tell Szecf to get a new PC and
Give them 2 seasons so he doesn't have to buy him out
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La Gargola
If I was the ad and was getting a PC for next season
My first call would be to Dillon Napoleon from WKU. Their staff has the best era in the country by a very wide margin at a 3.04 and the 9th best Strikeout to walk Ratio at 3.01 If he wouldn't Kevin Cobb from Northeastern would be call number 2. As the PC they have finish top 10 in era in the country 3 out of the last 4 years and they on pace this season to make it 4 outta 5