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Rahvatech
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Rahvatech
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That is exactly what I have done, and my donation to the Hokie Club is

at the minimum. I give my main donation to the CHE department.
Posted: 04/12/2024 at 08:11 AM ET
(In response to this post by HOKIE75-79)

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It’s so sad, but I think it’s safe to say for college, players and coaches,
hokiehowl • 04/12/24 04:46 AM ET
Plenty can be done about it...it's called contracts**
Techsupport • 04/12/24 01:54 PM ET
Exactly.
Beerman • 04/12/24 02:35 PM ET
Devil's advocate: loyalty is a two-way street.
Will StewartAdmin • 04/12/24 01:08 PM ET
What about loyalty to your teammates
Planner_Hokie • 04/12/24 08:54 PM ET
When you are deciding whether to accept a job with a different employer,
VTHokie2000 • 04/13/24 04:23 PM ET
I would if I was part of the reason
Planner_Hokie • 04/13/24 05:14 PM ET
honestly, I think college baseball-minor leagues is the model to follow
furnulator • 04/12/24 03:54 PM ET
Agreed
Beerman • 04/12/24 04:07 PM ET
As long as schools sponsor football, the NFL has no reason to worry about
VTHokie2000 • 04/12/24 04:38 PM ET
Collegiate athletics is supposed to support the mission of the university
OldRetiredHokie • 04/12/24 02:47 PM ET
I wonder who the first I-A university will be...
Beerman • 04/12/24 03:33 PM ET
Hopefully
VPI 1924 • 04/12/24 04:51 PM ET
Damn…someone older than me 🥸**
VPI63 • 04/12/24 07:51 PM ET
$650k was the final offer??? Basically $1k per point (620 career pts). wow**
HokieAl • 04/12/24 01:41 PM ET
That's what we were told.
Will StewartAdmin • 04/12/24 01:51 PM ET
$650k for a year in south beach sounds amazing.
GreenvilleVT • 04/12/24 06:50 PM ET
Also an easy place to blow $650k in a year if you know what you're doing...**
LonghornHokie • 04/13/24 04:23 AM ET
^^^Healthy skepticism **
TomTurkey • 04/12/24 05:52 PM ET
While I see your point, part of what made college athletics special was
IV_Hokie12 • 04/12/24 01:39 PM ET
Things change **
HokiesACC2004 • 04/12/24 02:44 PM ET
they were always bought - some with bags of $ and some with water slides &
VermontHokie • 04/12/24 02:36 PM ET
Good post. Now the unquestionable theme
GCHokieof91 • 04/12/24 02:02 PM ET
I don’t think KD is projected to make it to the NFL
Squatro • 04/12/24 12:25 PM ET
As a less and less enamored college sports fan
RTFC • 04/12/24 11:31 AM ET
Our culture, in general, doesn't value loyalty.
MP4VT2004 • 04/12/24 10:05 AM ET
Do you blame them?
HokiesACC2004 • 04/12/24 02:38 PM ET
do you mean coaches that bring in transfers over top of players that
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 10:13 AM ET
That's one of many examples, yes. It's not just players who aren't loyal.**
MP4VT2004 • 04/12/24 10:19 AM ET
ok- agree **
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 10:25 AM ET
while you are sad, this weekend Hokie Fest will be all in
DMV Gobbler • 04/12/24 09:46 AM ET
Can college just do a yearly draft of available players? sounds more fun**
6thStreetHokie • 04/12/24 09:20 AM ET
Then fans will complain about using the 2nd Round pick to draft a long
VTHokie2000 • 04/12/24 06:09 PM ET
I Pick Barkly **
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 09:58 AM ET
Well the coaches used to sign more players than they could have on roster
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 08:46 AM ET
except for Greenberg (Curry)**
AZHokie59 • 04/12/24 06:21 PM ET
Hardly anyone has offered 4-year scholarships, have they?
Pylons • 04/12/24 09:41 AM ET
the portal was for the coaches-sold as for the players - it was brilliant
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 10:21 AM ET
SEC did 4 year guaranteed scholarships-
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 09:57 AM ET
College sports is now 100% free agency every year with no contracts
Happy Dog • 04/12/24 08:31 AM ET
Nothing stopping anyone from doing multiyear deals
Beerman • 04/12/24 11:57 AM ET
if a kid can separate some idiot from 6 figures then good for them- take
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 10:00 AM ET
I used to think otherwise but I have come around to your reasoning **
HokiesACC2004 • 04/12/24 02:39 PM ET
Kind of like a Food Lion loyalty card.
likehokies • 04/12/24 08:22 AM ET
but you always come back**
bigbadbird • 04/12/24 09:59 AM ET
decide where college sports rank in your life, and donate accordingly**
HOKIE75-79 • 04/12/24 07:30 AM ET
That is exactly what I have done, and my donation to the Hokie Club is ◄
Rahvatech • 04/12/24 08:11 AM ET
CE - some to SERTA**
TomTurkey • 04/12/24 10:08 AM ET
FCA**
Mossback • 04/12/24 08:23 AM ET
This is great advice. **
GreenvilleVT • 04/12/24 07:32 AM ET