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basketball also needs significant facility upgrades to compete
at the level I think you are asking for, that's what I meant
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agree, but some on this board including
-- lazarus1
Mar 01, 2026 at 04:06 PM ET
lazarus1
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03/01/26 04:06 PM ET
Football has the Return on Investment, it’s not even close, we first need
-- Stech
Mar 01, 2026 at 08:10 AM ET
Stech
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03/01/26 08:10 AM ET
Agree on FB ROI, but few schools sustain success in football OR basketball
-- marcbvtgm
Mar 02, 2026 at 09:18 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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03/02/26 09:18 AM ET
Yes, FL 🏀 up, but for 🏈, championships were 18 years ago. So they haven’t
-- Stech
Mar 02, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
Stech
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03/02/26 10:05 AM ET
I said this for years on this site…even before NIL…
-- Hubman
Mar 01, 2026 at 07:58 AM ET
Hubman
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03/01/26 07:58 AM ET
It's who we are. Not gonna change. **
-- 40ozDistrict
Feb 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM ET
40ozDistrict
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02/28/26 11:35 PM ET
Agreed. But it will require way more $ than we've ever spent. Not just NIL**
-- hok1eboy
Feb 28, 2026 at 11:29 PM ET
hok1eboy
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02/28/26 11:29 PM ET
I agree on the chance to be great at basketball
-- Moseley Hokie
Feb 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM ET
Moseley Hokie
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02/28/26 11:13 PM ET
How is Iowa State doing it?
-- LonghornHokie
Mar 01, 2026 at 12:01 AM ET
LonghornHokie
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03/01/26 12:01 AM ET
Iowa State gives $5 million to the basketball team as part of their
-- Moseley Hokie
Mar 01, 2026 at 08:34 AM ET
Moseley Hokie
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03/01/26 08:34 AM ET
They have been consistent for a long time **
-- HokiesACC2004
Mar 01, 2026 at 02:01 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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03/01/26 02:01 AM ET
Which begs the question even more...
-- LonghornHokie
Mar 01, 2026 at 04:56 PM ET
LonghornHokie
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03/01/26 04:56 PM ET
Me too. Seems like we went all in on football.
-- CPVT3
Feb 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM ET
CPVT3
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02/28/26 11:05 PM ET
Maybe we should fund the football team less and the hoops team more.
-- GreenvilleVT
Feb 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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02/28/26 11:01 PM ET
Only if VT wants to become irrelevant in athletics**
-- marcbvtgm
Mar 02, 2026 at 09:20 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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03/02/26 09:20 AM ET
Too late after what we are paying Franklin **
-- HokiesACC2004
Mar 01, 2026 at 02:02 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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03/01/26 02:02 AM ET
another option, get the football money machine going
-- MaroonMark
Feb 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM ET
MaroonMark
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02/28/26 11:05 PM ET
It means you don't put your money into businesses which generate revenues
-- marcbvtgm
Mar 02, 2026 at 09:23 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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03/02/26 09:23 AM ET
basketball also needs significant facility upgrades to compete
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-- MaroonMark
Feb 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM ET
MaroonMark
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02/28/26 11:13 PM ET