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UEMcGill
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UEMcGill

Nice win, good game to watch. Despite the 5-6 record, this is a team and

season that "should" be enjoyable to watch. There have been many past seasons that mirror it. Lot of young guys, get to watch them gel and develop and get better over the season, and wonderment of what the future holds. Pretty low expectations going in, so you know what to expect or not expect. Yeah, we're a program that can beat a Duke or UNC, when things align, despite not being a Duke or UNC. That's been the storyline for VT, among others. HOWEVER, in this stupid silly state of the NCAA (stands for No Clue At All) I have no idea where they'll be playing next year, or the year after that, so I'm not exactly looking forward to the future because there might not be (probably won't be) a future. And, I'm not the only college sports fan feeling this way. Why should I care? RIP college athletics. You were great at one time.
Posted: 12/15/2024 at 02:58 PM ET

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Nice win, good game to watch. Despite the 5-6 record, this is a team and ◄
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 02:58 PM ET
The member constituents of the NCAA had 50 years of huge profits (many
GO_HOKIES_GO • 12/15/24 05:26 PM ET
profits? what profits? the $$ went right back into facilities and staff for
ShockWaveVT • 12/17/24 12:36 PM ET
Right, that’s called creative accounting - a lot of people have gotten rich
GO_HOKIES_GO • 12/17/24 04:18 PM ET
Don't blame the NCAA. BLAME THE MOUSE
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 03:52 PM ET
Schools and Leagues could stop all of this. Roll back the clock
JackDSML • 12/15/24 05:29 PM ET
They are fully enrolled students. Courts shut down the transfer thing
Nelsonia Hokie • 12/17/24 03:43 PM ET
Stop paying for NIL
NC Hoke • 12/16/24 02:19 PM ET
Not only sit out a season, but lose a year of eligibility when sitting out.
EDGEMAN • 12/15/24 07:58 PM ET
Don't blame the NCAA players or networks
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 04:17 PM ET
Well, in your #1, that IS the NCAA. Ultimately, the Tim Sands of the
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 04:59 PM ET
Nope this has been a decades long march
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 05:31 PM ET
The greed was in the Presidents trying to maintain the status quo.
Femoyer Hokie • 12/15/24 05:25 PM ET
I still feel the broadcasters pushed it.
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 05:05 PM ET
Agree 100%. The Kirk Herbstreits, and bosses, pushed for this disaster.
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 05:10 PM ET
Like I said it's likely to become another NASCAR and bring semi pro leagues
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:51 PM ET
Here's where we disagree. IMHO, the players are, and have ALWAYS been
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 05:39 PM ET
That was fine until the money got insane
Hsthokie • 12/16/24 05:12 AM ET
If greed is the cause, then people have every right to blame the "NCAA"
VTHokie2000 • 12/15/24 04:10 PM ET
It was the Networks pushing for all this. The NCAA had some anti
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:48 PM ET
Except the networks didn't bring the lawsuits. The schools did, so you
VTHokie2000 • 12/15/24 04:56 PM ET
Because the networks
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 05:01 PM ET
The NCAA is not the problem here.
Walkin` Willie • 12/15/24 03:39 PM ET
Yeah it is. It let things get this way through years of incompetence.
UEMcGill • 12/15/24 03:58 PM ET
Do what the presidents want. **
HokiesACC2004 • 12/15/24 07:00 PM ET
The NCAA is a function of University Presidents and the conferences.**
UberHOKIE • 12/15/24 04:52 PM ET
The ncaa is only what the schools want it to be
Vippie1 • 12/15/24 04:27 PM ET