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They’re the poster child for showing VT doesn’t need a larger bball arena

They even played a weeknight game recently in their old gym VT & PSU have same barriers to weeknight winter attendance (iffy cold weather, remote location compared to population centers, and not enough interest by students or enough creativity to fill the empty seats left by boosters on weeknights)
Posted: 01/27/2026 at 01:43 PM ET
(In response to this post by Chris Coleman)

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Anyone else notice that Penn State is 0-9 in conference play?
BigDaddyHokie • 01/27/26 11:16 AM ET
True of many VCU coaches, their success @ VCU, & then failure rate @ P4....**
Stech • 01/27/26 02:18 PM ET
I'll take "I know of one VCU coach that is having success for $400, Alex."
Spudnut • 01/27/26 03:00 PM ET
The new broom always sweeps well :>)**
Tuckahokie • 01/27/26 03:22 PM ET
And PSU bball is a nightmare job**
hokiepro • 01/27/26 01:36 PM ET
One of the weirdest memories coaching I have...
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 07:04 PM ET
They have a beautiful empty arena.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 01/27/26 01:37 PM ET
they have the same problem VT has just more so
Vippie1 • 01/27/26 02:32 PM ET
They’re the poster child for showing VT doesn’t need a larger bball arena ◄
hokiepro • 01/27/26 01:43 PM ET
The biggest reason is that we'll no longer have the ability to create an...
EDGEMAN • 01/27/26 01:54 PM ET
Cassell is perfect, although I preferred the wooden
HokieDelNorte • 01/27/26 07:48 PM ET
Always thought a great idea for a "dive bar" was to have a rustic looking..
EDGEMAN • 01/27/26 08:04 PM ET
Baylor’s new arena is supposed to be fantastic and loud. 7500 capacity **
millmtnhokie • 01/27/26 03:23 PM ET
Auburn's is somewhat new(2010) and has a great atmosphere. I love Cassell **
radhokie1 • 01/27/26 02:16 PM ET
Auburn’s is really nicely laid out…
bamahokie1 • 01/27/26 02:20 PM ET
I asked AI to compare Penn State mens basketball spending to Nebraska
OrlandoHokie • 01/27/26 11:44 AM ET
He may have stated that (I think most coaches say something similar)
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 11:23 AM ET
Who has a bigger BB budget right now, us or Penn State?**
HokieBrazil • 01/27/26 01:17 PM ET
VT **
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 01:22 PM ET
curious, for VT to be in the NCAA every other year
VermontDDS • 01/27/26 11:54 AM ET
Best guess...
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 12:22 PM ET
GC, where is the spending gap on the roster?
VT ChemE 1986 • 01/27/26 01:42 PM ET
You'd have to know what everyone is getting to evaluate that...
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 02:03 PM ET
Seems like your answer was still controlled by the budget. Try this...
VT ChemE 1986 • 01/27/26 02:14 PM ET
Ill answer this as though I would value the same things in a roster as MY
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 02:48 PM ET
Let’s assume you had an extra $1 million
VT ChemE 1986 • 01/27/26 03:25 PM ET
Great way to look at it - and don't those tiers become more fluid as
vtfin91 • 01/27/26 12:45 PM ET
Sure, but I would count that as variability rather than projection
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 12:54 PM ET
if mike rhoades has a top 20 basketball mind
Windows NT • 01/27/26 11:38 AM ET
I think theyre pretty similar but for different reasons**
GCHokie34 • 01/27/26 11:48 AM ET