Great question. I'd love to answer, but considering I also wasn't around,
I've passed it off to Chris, and he's going to answer it in the Friday Q&A this week, if that's OK. Very in-depth question, and I sadly don't have the knowledge from that era — given it was before I was alive — to answer it. But from a few quick conversations, it sounds like VT got screwed over by the Big East and then again by the Metro and was bouncing around without a home for a while, which couldn't have helped.
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With both basketball teams off until the weekend, writing a hoops Q&A
-- David Cunningham
Feb 23, 2026 at 09:39 PM ET
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How much damage did the Big East's refusal to grant full membership do?
-- The_Stratman
Feb 23, 2026 at 11:57 PM ET
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02/23/26 11:57 PM ET
Great question. I'd love to answer, but considering I also wasn't around,
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-- David Cunningham
Feb 24, 2026 at 08:14 PM ET
Feb 24, 2026 at 08:14 PM ET
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02/24/26 08:14 PM ET
Classic hatchet job by RUTSgers and WVU
-- Jethro Tull
Feb 24, 2026 at 01:35 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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02/24/26 01:35 PM ET
You recall correctly.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Feb 24, 2026 at 09:26 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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02/24/26 09:26 PM ET
Denny never got over losing that Metro tournament to us
-- Jethro Tull
Feb 24, 2026 at 06:10 PM ET
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02/24/26 06:10 PM ET
The Big East lied to VT about when they'd get a b-ball membership. Before
-- reestuart
Feb 24, 2026 at 04:48 PM ET
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02/24/26 04:48 PM ET
Which player has grown (improved) the most in your opinion since the first
-- UTPr0sim
Feb 23, 2026 at 09:41 PM ET
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