Retires, and Whit is given a swift boot out the door. Until then, things are going to stink to high heaven…Baseball, like several other teams within the program are horribly managed, from the top down.

until Sands retires. He just doesn't like conflict and he won't do anything big like a major athletic shakeup in his last year at VT.

he will not do anything big is a blessing. He likely has no clue what to do or if he does it will be something most would disagree with. They need to hire his replacement now and put him in a position of transition consultant until his retirement. His successor and the BOV need to develop their plan going forward, a piece of which is deciding what to do about Babcock and that undeserved last contract extension and raise.

The Prez doesn’t know what to do or how to proceed and if you think about it, there’s no upside in doing so either way. So, he (Sands) plays the string out. Getting the new Prez installed sooner (or the plan to do so conveniently released to the public), so we can move ahead with the new AD hire. The BOV plays a critical role here. I’m HOPEFUL they are on the cadence in terms of decision making, and the nuances of getting someone installed at the AD, asap. Finally, I’d be interested in your perspective: one thing I noticed during the Franklin press conference (when all the executive management was present) was the deflated, almost, ‘detached’ look Babcock had on his face during the entirety. He didn’t seem pumped or excited, just ho-hum. I took that as a sign of a man who knew what his future holds, which is no future. Maybe I misread that, but would be interested in knowing if you perceived it as such? Or anyone else’s perspective…

Now, new leadership is needed for the remainder of the Athletic Department. Multiple sports are underperforming to expectations. MBB, Baseball, Men and Women’s Soccer …

to Babcock in that press conference and really haven't paid much attention to what he says for a long time now. I will leave it at that.

that was going to give us a chance to really add some conference wins. Just looks like it's not going to happen. The situational stuff is really frustrating. It's been a theme for a couple seasons, but we can't cover it up with the long ball this year. Not sure what we do with Szefc. This program seems have a lot of similarities with Men's Hoops. If there is no desire for change there then why would we expect it here (unless Szefc says F-it). Having commits from both of his boys I would think is a signal he wants to be here, but who knows these days. I do worry about the '27 class. There are a couple guys in there that could simply outgrow us either via the Draft or a more prestigious, better funded, program.

but our recent recruiting and performance has been so poor you almost have to consider making a move. Stanford was the worst team in the league per computer rankings. It sure looks like we wrestled that crown from them - just not nearly enough ACC level players on this team. Almost no chance to use the portal as your foundation for competing in the ACC, it has to be HS players with a few transfers filling in the holes.