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Nelsonia Hokie
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I see why the two revenue sports get hurt

why does soccer, swimming, baseball etc. get impacted? You would think we could never get NOVA/Richmond/ Tidewater kids to attend Tech for the same reason.
Posted: 10/24/2023 at 06:14 PM ET
(In response to this post by GCHokie34)

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Rice gone. CRAP. Let's brainstorm on how to attract and retain top
Windows NT • 10/24/23 04:31 PM ET
Georgia tech should be kicking ass.
GreenvilleVT • 10/26/23 02:29 PM ET
Moscow = beijing = new delhi = Greenville = 1 alumnus? excluding wives
Windows NT • 10/26/23 04:11 PM ET
What does Greenville have to do with the conversation?
GreenvilleVT • 10/26/23 05:13 PM ET
pleny of alumni in DC metro. every home game will be
Windows NT • 10/24/23 04:51 PM ET
There’s a lot of good basketball programs not in urban areas.
GreenvilleVT • 10/24/23 04:40 PM ET
Just for starters, KU is about as far from KC as B-Burg is from…Roanoke**
marcbvtgm • 10/24/23 06:49 PM ET
While some of the locations you list...
VTECHFAN • 10/24/23 06:04 PM ET
Birmingham is not a metro markt.
GreenvilleVT • 10/24/23 07:45 PM ET
It's not a huge metro market
VTECHFAN • 10/26/23 01:35 PM ET
You don’t hang out at clubs and restaurants an hour away. **
GreenvilleVT • 10/24/23 07:44 PM ET
True. It always amazes me how posters here automatically think it is Techs
uber hokie • 10/24/23 05:38 PM ET
There's alot of places between Blacksburg and.....
vtbball80 • 10/24/23 06:19 PM ET
There's a lot of beautiful scenery to get there. I'd rather
LXNTN_HOKIE • 10/25/23 02:02 AM ET
Takes forever from where ? It’s a whole 10 minutes off I81. Must take too
uber hokie • 10/24/23 07:37 PM ET
VT's Rural Setting Undoubtedly Hurts
VTECHFAN • 10/24/23 05:54 PM ET
I’m going to go out in a limb and say his transferring…
vthokieq • 10/24/23 05:53 PM ET
I agree. Maybe he's having some kind of mental issues with all he's been
LXNTN_HOKIE • 10/25/23 02:07 AM ET
Yeah. This horse was already in the barn.
NC Hoke • 10/24/23 06:54 PM ET
UK in Lexington feels like a major city compared to VT**
hokiepro • 10/24/23 05:03 PM ET
Most of those do...
GCHokie34 • 10/24/23 05:15 PM ET
I think Blacksburg is a small dot compared to those. I could be wrong**
Windows NT • 10/24/23 04:42 PM ET
You are not wrong**
vtbball80 • 10/24/23 05:27 PM ET
FWIW, recruiting across the board (for men's sports especially)
GCHokie34 • 10/24/23 04:36 PM ET
Is that just football and basketball or other mens sports?**
Nelsonia Hokie • 10/24/23 05:51 PM ET
All**
GCHokie34 • 10/24/23 06:06 PM ET
I see why the two revenue sports get hurt ◄
Nelsonia Hokie • 10/24/23 06:14 PM ET
Everyone recruits those areas...
GCHokie34 • 10/24/23 06:22 PM ET
Wrestling less so, from speaking to Coach Robie @ that very issue **
BackInTheBurg • 10/24/23 06:07 PM ET
Correct...the monetary investment disparity puts VT closer to the top...
GCHokie34 • 10/24/23 06:09 PM ET
He also said wrestlers are just different. The “urban” environment doesn’t
BackInTheBurg • 10/25/23 10:30 AM ET
Can't really put a 65,000 seat stadium in Arlington**
Windows NT • 10/24/23 04:38 PM ET
Sure you can
GCHokie34 • 10/24/23 04:45 PM ET
Just pave paradise, add asphalt, and there you go!**
No_Limit_Hokie • 10/26/23 04:19 PM ET
LoL**
Windows NT • 10/24/23 04:46 PM ET