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That's the bigger point. There seems to be a lot of silence or unawareness

going on. Perhaps he is aware, but if so, you'd think he'd try to communicate and emphasize this and some people would kick in money to close the gap and get us competitive. Is he not going "retail" and only hitting up big donors? That wouldn't make much sense. If he isn't conveying urgency or ringing the alarm bells, then it suggests he is not that displeased with the product - which is mind-boggling. He just scratches his worthless butt while the ship sinks. It sort of seems to me that he knows he got caught really short last year - quite likely because he had to dump money into football, and now if he expresses how much of a hole VT is in MBB-wise, it makes him look bad, but everyone knows its a mess and his silence makes him look like a bigger weasel. He's just a gutless head-in-the-sand type guy. Just lay the cards on the table and call it out and tell us the money target to get this fixed. Does anyone have a better explanation for his sorry conduct? Whit is just dirt. I can't believe we keep him around. Please communicate what the gap is and what is being done to close it. If not, he is utterly worthless. ** Edited by TDVick at 1/26/2025, 5:32:04 AM
Posted: 01/25/2025 at 05:07 PM ET
(In response to this post by VT ChemE 1986)

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George Baylor 01/25/25 10:00 AM ET
Class of '64 here...think fans are resilient and the product will improve. **
133182Hokie 01/25/25 04:15 PM ET
Be sure your disgust is at the real reason
VTCALS72 01/25/25 03:35 PM ET
Semantics.**
saret 01/25/25 03:46 PM ET
again Whit didnt withhold anything, investors directed their money
1947Sunbowl 01/25/25 01:02 PM ET
Well, that's not exactly true. As @RJHokie and others have pointed out,
saret 01/25/25 03:01 PM ET
Regarding the word, "WITHHELD," the point is that VT isn't fielding a high
TDVick 01/25/25 02:04 PM ET
Does anyone know from year to year how much it will take?
VTCALS72 01/25/25 03:40 PM ET
I think VT got caught flat footed when the new market prices for basketball
NC Hoke 01/25/25 03:29 PM ET
Is it a Whit Babcock problem that the cost of athletes went up so fast?
VTCALS72 01/25/25 03:46 PM ET
Of course not. But this rolls up to his door.
NC Hoke 01/25/25 03:59 PM ET
It’s Whit’s fault that he is not able to see the obvious.
VT ChemE 1986 01/25/25 03:54 PM ET
Oh, you mean those select schools that had large sum of money available
VTCALS72 01/25/25 04:31 PM ET
I criticize for things firmly in his control.**
Atlee Hokie 01/25/25 06:51 PM ET
You have demonstrated over and over under this name, and amptech, that your
NokieHokie 01/25/25 06:38 PM ET
Actually a lot of the criticisms.......
2hhoop3 01/25/25 05:21 PM ET
I do not fault Whit for not having the money
VT ChemE 1986 01/25/25 04:44 PM ET
That's the bigger point. There seems to be a lot of silence or unawareness
TDVick 01/25/25 05:07 PM ET
It is Whit's fault for the lethargic manner he responded to the market.
saret 01/25/25 03:52 PM ET
This!**
VT ChemE 1986 01/25/25 03:55 PM ET
Every day we see what a mess our fearless
RiverVT 01/25/25 02:40 PM ET
So true great post for the weekend
RiverVT 01/25/25 02:37 PM ET
The lack of leadership is deafening.
VT ChemE 1986 01/25/25 02:35 PM ET
Whit's lack of leadership explains why space is a vacuum.**
saret 01/25/25 03:02 PM ET
George I respect the passion. We understand
DCL 01/25/25 12:23 PM ET
"any criticism" Count the post day by day of the "I blame---"**
VTCALS72 01/25/25 03:50 PM ET
If a contributor gave 100 mil to Triumph for football use only??
1947Sunbowl 01/25/25 01:07 PM ET
Is it true Whit "withheld" NIL for MBB or is this just another rumor?**
YBYSAIAHokie 01/25/25 12:00 PM ET
Money was strategically directed toward a coach and program
VT ChemE 1986 01/25/25 12:40 PM ET
First of all, 'met' or 'not met' expectations is subjective. Second...
YBYSAIAHokie 01/25/25 01:11 PM ET
It isn’t a matter of absolute numbers, it’s a matter of degree.
VT ChemE 1986 01/25/25 01:23 PM ET
This is like Coca-Cola
Pride_and_Joy 01/25/25 04:41 PM ET
Was the $20 in your hypothetical well spent on MBB last year? We played
HokieEngineer 01/25/25 02:59 PM ET
Everyone agrees that FB has not met objectives? Really? Did you take a
YBYSAIAHokie 01/25/25 01:26 PM ET
Hmmm. Our team whose Vegas preseason win total was 8.5, and was thought
TDVick 01/25/25 05:21 PM ET
Everyone intelligent agrees that FB has not met objectives, anyway.**
NokieHokie 01/25/25 03:15 PM ET
That was a stupid post. **
YBYSAIAHokie 01/25/25 03:25 PM ET
It is spot on. What was successful about last football season?
TDVick 01/25/25 05:26 PM ET
Not at all. Pry said before the season was his expectations were. He fired
NokieHokie 01/25/25 03:32 PM ET
Wow! Do you live in a cave?
VT ChemE 1986 01/25/25 02:29 PM ET
This is true, and publicly at that.
RJHokie 01/25/25 02:32 PM ET
I suspect withheld isn't the correct term
Vippie1 01/25/25 12:29 PM ET
Very PC.😉😘 In short, everybody got screwed for FB.**
saret 01/25/25 03:05 PM ET
Great post Little disappointed at the
RiverVT 01/25/25 10:25 AM ET