at the top and we're not Boston College at the bottom. But, where do we exactly fit in with our budget in the ACC? I don't think anyone can definitively tell you and, without that, it's really hard to completely evaluate our coaches, players, etc. And, we have no idea what next year is going to be. This year was supposed to be our year with a number of donors stepping up after last year's debacle of NIL investment and dearth of talent. However, the money improved, everyone could see the talent was much better, but we were the 10th seed in 2025 in the ACC Tournament with a much worse squad and were 12th this year. The ACC teams as a whole reinvested in basketball as you can tell by the records and by the number of teams expected to make the tournament, but VT still had a worse finish. I would strongly argue that Mike Young, and I bet he would say the same, did a better job coaching last year than he did this year. Last year's team had no business sniffing a top 10 seed. I don't know if Mike & staff could have squeezed another win out of last year's team. Not so for this year's team. There's a number of wins that were left on the table. And, this year's team, regardless of injuries, had enough talent to lock up an NCAA Tournament bid before the ACC Tournament. Yet, here we are. More money spent, better talent and still not going to the NCAA Tournament or making any noise in the ACC Tournament. What do you do next year? Try to find even more money and try to give Mike Young more cash to find players and have another shot of finding trying to find pieces across the country (and world) to fit a team of unknowns into a cohesive unit while still having no real idea how much $$ it's going to take to be competitive next year in the ACC? Or do you stay status quo, keep your budget where it is without the risk of wasting resources again and hope for the best? ** Edited by RUHokie at 3/10/2026, 11:56:24 PM