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Hubman
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I said this for years on this site…even before NIL…

It’s obvious. It’s not something to even be debated. It’s just not going to happen. Basketball has been hard to watch/follow under Mike Young. There is no actual hope for a winner. People talk around here like Young is the second coming of Beamer or something. He is not. Buzz was a much better coach and we wouldn’t debate this had Cattoor not lost his mind in an ACC Tourney a few years back. The Franklin move was the biggest move since Buzz. It also signaled that we aren’t going to be focusing on basketball moving forward. It also probably signals that Mike Young will likely die on the sidelines here at VT because, well, he at least can keep us over .500 and competitive.
Posted: 03/01/2026 at 07:58 AM ET
(In response to this post by Jasonh)

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I am tired of this
Jasonh 02/28/26 10:57 PM ET
agree, but some on this board including
lazarus1 03/01/26 04:06 PM ET
Football has the Return on Investment, it’s not even close, we first need
Stech 03/01/26 08:10 AM ET
Agree on FB ROI, but few schools sustain success in football OR basketball
marcbvtgm 03/02/26 09:18 AM ET
Yes, FL 🏀 up, but for 🏈, championships were 18 years ago. So they haven’t
Stech 03/02/26 10:05 AM ET
I said this for years on this site…even before NIL…
Hubman 03/01/26 07:58 AM ET
It's who we are. Not gonna change. **
40ozDistrict 02/28/26 11:35 PM ET
Agreed. But it will require way more $ than we've ever spent. Not just NIL**
hok1eboy 02/28/26 11:29 PM ET
I agree on the chance to be great at basketball
Moseley Hokie 02/28/26 11:13 PM ET
How is Iowa State doing it?
LonghornHokie 03/01/26 12:01 AM ET
Iowa State gives $5 million to the basketball team as part of their
Moseley Hokie 03/01/26 08:34 AM ET
They have been consistent for a long time **
HokiesACC2004 03/01/26 02:01 AM ET
Which begs the question even more...
LonghornHokie 03/01/26 04:56 PM ET
Me too. Seems like we went all in on football.
CPVT3 02/28/26 11:05 PM ET
Maybe we should fund the football team less and the hoops team more.
GreenvilleVT 02/28/26 11:01 PM ET
Only if VT wants to become irrelevant in athletics**
marcbvtgm 03/02/26 09:20 AM ET
Too late after what we are paying Franklin **
HokiesACC2004 03/01/26 02:02 AM ET
another option, get the football money machine going
MaroonMark 02/28/26 11:05 PM ET
I agree. **
GreenvilleVT 02/28/26 11:49 PM ET
What does that mean?
Jasonh 02/28/26 11:09 PM ET
It means you don't put your money into businesses which generate revenues
marcbvtgm 03/02/26 09:23 AM ET
basketball also needs significant facility upgrades to compete
MaroonMark 02/28/26 11:13 PM ET
Oh no it doesn't
ftsumterhokie 03/02/26 08:07 AM ET