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.
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Babcock says CMY is returning next season per Roanoke Times (link)**
-- WildTurkE
Mar 06, 2026 at 09:25 AM ET
WildTurkE
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03/06/26 09:25 AM ET
Whit says he believes in Mike; the bigger
-- lazarus1
Mar 06, 2026 at 02:25 PM ET
lazarus1
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03/06/26 02:25 PM ET
The natural follow on question....
-- 2hhoop3
Mar 06, 2026 at 02:32 PM ET
2hhoop3
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03/06/26 02:32 PM ET
Why wouldn't he be?**
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Mar 06, 2026 at 10:39 AM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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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
Mar 06, 2026 at 11:01 AM ET
MidloHokie
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03/06/26 11:01 AM ET
Yes, 100% of the time, for 2 reasons.
-- Gobbler-100
Mar 06, 2026 at 01:57 PM ET
Gobbler-100
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03/06/26 01:57 PM ET
Quick, name a VT coach who had a career above .500 record in the ACC**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 06, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/06/26 11:04 AM ET
Quick, let’s settle for mediocrity and .500 every year!!
-- cbhokie1
Mar 06, 2026 at 12:26 PM ET
cbhokie1
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03/06/26 12:26 PM ET
Let's see... not Greenberg, not Buzz, not Young...**
-- HokieNL
Mar 06, 2026 at 11:14 AM ET
HokieNL
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03/06/26 11:14 AM ET
Annual Conference Winning % above .500
-- ShockWaveVT
Mar 06, 2026 at 11:31 AM ET
ShockWaveVT
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03/06/26 11:31 AM ET
"Babcock says Friday comes after Thursday"**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 06, 2026 at 10:58 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/06/26 10:58 AM ET
and "weights weigh the same"**
-- HokieSA
Mar 06, 2026 at 12:15 PM ET
HokieSA
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03/06/26 12:15 PM ET
Whit Babcock says he believes in...(insert here Fuente 2020, Pry 2024) TIC
-- HokieRat
Mar 06, 2026 at 09:46 AM ET
HokieRat
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03/06/26 09:46 AM ET
There is no other sensible decision at this time then to
-- Vippie1
Mar 06, 2026 at 10:31 AM ET
Vippie1
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03/06/26 10:31 AM ET
Changes require strategy and investment
-- VT ChemE 1986
Mar 06, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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03/06/26 11:23 AM ET
Yep. Why try to succeed when we can stay "stable?" All the season ticket
-- King of Hokies
Mar 06, 2026 at 11:55 AM ET
King of Hokies
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03/06/26 11:55 AM ET
You don’t think MY is trying to succeed? **
-- AnotherTechW
Mar 06, 2026 at 12:22 PM ET
AnotherTechW
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03/06/26 12:22 PM ET
The post was about the VT athletic department decisions, not about
-- King of Hokies
Mar 06, 2026 at 12:33 PM ET
King of Hokies
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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
Mar 06, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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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
Mar 06, 2026 at 06:30 PM ET
King of Hokies
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03/06/26 06:30 PM ET
Well said. As stock holders, our ROI has been awful for the last 15 years.
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-- Hokester
Mar 07, 2026 at 09:28 AM ET
Hokester
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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
Mar 06, 2026 at 10:53 AM ET
King of Hokies
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03/06/26 10:53 AM ET