We have GOT to think outside the box to stay competitive. VT is at a competitive disadvantage in so many areas. Think about our airport. Expansion at BBurg airport is done. It is too small. Roanoke's runways are too short to accommodate a full B757 or 767 say full of University of Iowa Football players, cheerleaders, band, coaches, etc etc... In addition Roanoke is a handful to get in and out of and requires a special qualification. Throw in the mountains and a little wintry mix???? Greensboro is easy peasy but requires a 2 hour bus ride to get to Blacksburg. Logistically speaking what a pain in the arse to get your program to Blacksburg to play a football game. What SEC or BIG 10 team wants to do that? We need a minimum of 7000 to 8000 feet of pavement somewhere close... I heard ROA is expanding one of its runways. Let's hope it is somewhere in that range of length... Just one of our many challenges that I'll bet no-one thinks about... I like my NIL plan and admittedly don't think the no scholarship above 250,000 is realistic but if I were in charge I wouldn't be looking at what Texas and Ohio State are doing I'd be benchmarking from places like BYU, Utah, and the like... Here's another "outside the box" idea. Spend way more on offensive and defensive linemen, than receivers and quarterbacks. Bring in some rockstar running backs. If we can pick up just 4 yards per carry with the best O-line in the ACC who is going to beat us? That kind of line would make Schlee look like Dan Marino. I don't want circus catches and one handed grabs. I just want people who can catch. More Danny Coles and Bayshul Tutens with a world-class offensive and defensive line. We can't afford flash at VT. We need to be smarter...