After reading Vtox's reply, perhaps it wasn't relevant in this case. There
have been some headscratchers with retention and roster management. At first glance, it looks puzzling why a guy that was a contributor for us goes to UNC, where he would presumably be further down the bench. But apparently he loves UNC.
I haven't seen a coherent roster strategy for football or basketball the past few years. Now that the rules are getting firmed up, hopefully someone at VT will realistically figure out what their niche is and what their space in the hierarchy is. If we are going to focus on development - which I wish we would, like we used to, then VT needs to carve out some income if players use us for a stepping stone.
The schools we should copy are BYU, Boise, K State and Iowa State. Maybe BYU has bigger bucks than I realized. I see schools that competently reload and we do not. VT has a very solid community and following and somehow that is not being leveraged very well, in my opinion.
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Noticed that Jaydon Young is going to UNC!
-- TDVick
Jul 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM ET
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07/11/25 11:05 PM ET
I don't think most folks would see that as a missed opp.
-- chagerma
Jul 14, 2025 at 04:33 PM ET
chagerma
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07/14/25 04:33 PM ET
How could've the contract been written better and more intelligently?**
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Jul 12, 2025 at 01:11 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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07/12/25 01:11 PM ET
After reading Vtox's reply, perhaps it wasn't relevant in this case. There
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-- TDVick
Jul 12, 2025 at 07:19 PM ET
TDVick
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07/12/25 07:19 PM ET
Would Whit carry most of the blame for that?**
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Jul 12, 2025 at 07:53 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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07/12/25 07:53 PM ET
No we replaced him with better talent Avdalas and Bedford and kept 2 more
-- vtox1
Jul 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM ET
vtox1
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07/11/25 11:51 PM ET
Exactly. We won't be missing the least efficient player on last year's team**
-- King of Hokies
Jul 12, 2025 at 04:13 PM ET
King of Hokies
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07/12/25 04:13 PM ET
He's like a home run hitter that strikes out a lot.
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Jul 12, 2025 at 01:13 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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07/12/25 01:13 PM ET
Steve “Bye Bye” Baloni comes to mind with that baseball reference **
-- hokieblitz
Jul 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM ET
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07/13/25 11:44 PM ET
He definitely won’t be taking ten three pointers in a game for UNC either. **
-- VT One
Jul 12, 2025 at 02:02 PM ET
VT One
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07/12/25 02:02 PM ET
He is where he wants to be, so I'm happy for him.**
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 12, 2025 at 07:28 AM ET
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07/12/25 07:28 AM ET