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Well said. As stock holders, our ROI has been awful for the last 15 years.

I was hopeful with the BOV's intervention in the hiring of Franklin that we would also be seeing major changes in the leadership of the athletic department but that was not to be. Once again we find ourselves hoping and praying that VT will not screw this all up.
Posted: 03/07/2026 at 09:28 AM ET
(In response to this post by King of Hokies)

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Babcock says CMY is returning next season per Roanoke Times (link)**
WildTurkE 03/06/26 09:25 AM ET
Whit says he believes in Mike; the bigger
lazarus1 03/06/26 02:25 PM ET
The natural follow on question....
2hhoop3 03/06/26 02:32 PM ET
Why wouldn't he be?**
YBYSAIAHokie 03/06/26 10:39 AM ET
Well, in seven years he's going to be 7 or 8 games under .500 in the league
MidloHokie 03/06/26 11:01 AM ET
Yes, 100% of the time, for 2 reasons.
Gobbler-100 03/06/26 01:57 PM ET
Quick, name a VT coach who had a career above .500 record in the ACC**
GCHokie34 03/06/26 11:04 AM ET
Quick, let’s settle for mediocrity and .500 every year!!
cbhokie1 03/06/26 12:26 PM ET
Let's see... not Greenberg, not Buzz, not Young...**
HokieNL 03/06/26 11:14 AM ET
Annual Conference Winning % above .500
ShockWaveVT 03/06/26 11:31 AM ET
"Babcock says Friday comes after Thursday"**
GCHokie34 03/06/26 10:58 AM ET
and "weights weigh the same"**
HokieSA 03/06/26 12:15 PM ET
Whit Babcock says he believes in...(insert here Fuente 2020, Pry 2024) TIC
HokieRat 03/06/26 09:46 AM ET
There is no other sensible decision at this time then to
Vippie1 03/06/26 10:31 AM ET
Changes require strategy and investment
VT ChemE 1986 03/06/26 11:23 AM ET
Yep. Why try to succeed when we can stay "stable?" All the season ticket
King of Hokies 03/06/26 11:55 AM ET
You don’t think MY is trying to succeed? **
AnotherTechW 03/06/26 12:22 PM ET
The post was about the VT athletic department decisions, not about
King of Hokies 03/06/26 12:33 PM ET
Dude, if you think that VT can walk and chew gum at the same time you
VT ChemE 1986 03/06/26 02:01 PM ET
Lol, dude that's a lot of words you're trying to put in my mouth. Let me
King of Hokies 03/06/26 06:30 PM ET
Well said. As stock holders, our ROI has been awful for the last 15 years.
Hokester 03/07/26 09:28 AM ET
Agree. IIWII. I'm numb to it, and since I dropped my bball season tix
King of Hokies 03/06/26 10:53 AM ET