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We have a thin bench again - as usual! A lot of us saw the cream of last

year's team get pirated away and we asked ourselves, "Is this part of a coherent plan? or did Whit get caught watching the paint dry once again. Maybe Ryan Jones getting healthy would help, but this roster situation looked really bad to most of us once the portal opened last year and it seems to have turned out worse than we expected. Can you see how this sort of looks bad to a lot us and this looks like par for the course with VT for the last decade - and we are sick of it. If it is not a Whit problem, then it is a broader VT problem. ** Edited by TDVick at 12/9/2024, 7:39:37 AM
Posted: 12/09/2024 at 12:48 AM ET
(In response to this post by ancient alien 2018)

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Is Triumph just another layer of bureaucracy that is taking money from
39hokies • 12/07/24 10:37 PM ET
I sorry, but so many STIL dont understand NIL and this idea
1947Sunbowl • 12/08/24 04:21 PM ET
Does VT have a basketball roster with median ACC level talent (#8 or so)?
TDVick • 12/08/24 08:25 AM ET
The ass-scratching and the dodging of hard questions needs to end - NOW!
sbarron • 12/08/24 07:03 PM ET
Good grief!! So hard questions will solve this team's problems? Of course
ancient alien 2018 • 12/09/24 01:12 AM ET
lol!! I see from your screenname that basketball isn't your #1 sport.
ancient alien 2018 • 12/08/24 05:31 PM ET
If so, then COMMUNICATE how underfunded we are and maybe something could
TDVick • 12/09/24 12:10 AM ET
Great post TDVick. We have no player except maybe Lawal who would start on
DCL • 12/08/24 01:58 PM ET
Good Grief!There are 2 players including Lawal, that would start on several
ancient alien 2018 • 12/08/24 07:57 PM ET
We have a thin bench again - as usual! A lot of us saw the cream of last ◄
TDVick • 12/09/24 12:48 AM ET
You are right about the learning curve and that loss to Pitt showed huge
TDVick • 12/09/24 12:12 AM ET
Triumph takes a little money, but it's minimal.
Will StewartAdmin • 12/07/24 10:48 PM ET
It seems to me like these NIL collectives or whatever they are popped up
39hokies • 12/08/24 10:58 AM ET
Will, I appreciate what you said, and I believe you believe that,
saret • 12/08/24 10:17 AM ET
So who is making the decision to limit bball and go all in on football?
HokieAl • 12/07/24 11:00 PM ET
Someone who understands that without football, basketball has no chance?**
marcbvtgm • 12/10/24 10:34 AM ET
Since things are very screwed up, shouldn't we assume that Whit is the
TDVick • 12/08/24 08:26 AM ET
Probably not on the detail decisions, because Whit isn't into details.
saret • 12/08/24 10:19 AM ET
Even though many want to blame Whit
VTCALS72 • 12/08/24 07:50 AM ET
I don't understand this
SteveInBaltimore • 12/08/24 05:51 PM ET
Accurate. And the accuracy describes the problem.**
saret • 12/08/24 10:20 AM ET
Yeah, this is my thing. Who is making the money decisions...
Gobbler-100 • 12/08/24 01:34 AM ET
And there lies the problem with NIL. Zero transparency. Damned if I’m going
BackInTheBurg • 12/07/24 11:50 PM ET
Well maybe this isn't for you,.
1947Sunbowl • 12/09/24 11:05 AM ET
It’s also not, “just like the NFL.” Those players are under contract and
BackInTheBurg • 12/09/24 11:09 AM ET
Yeah...NFL is a horrible comparison.
vthokieq • 12/09/24 01:25 PM ET
Except that a lot of schools with lower or same budgets as VT are doing
TDVick • 12/08/24 08:41 AM ET
three excellent questions!!**
ancient alien 2018 • 12/07/24 11:35 PM ET
I notice they have 9 people on their "team" showing on their site.
39hokies • 12/07/24 10:58 PM ET
Almost none of the 9 are getting paid.**
Will StewartAdmin • 12/08/24 01:10 AM ET
And that part of their site hasn't been updated in quite a while.
vthokieq • 12/09/24 10:12 AM ET
Correct. Hill has been gone for like two years.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 12/09/24 01:23 PM ET
Will, I trust you. You know that. But much like is said on here
saret • 12/08/24 10:22 AM ET