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Don’t agree with the intimidation description.

He’s severely limited his ability to deal with them because his fund raising hasn’t been good enough to pay the going rate for them. And some of that is due to the VT alumni and fan base.
Posted: 09/25/2024 at 07:18 PM ET
(In response to this post by ombandit)

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What changed the VT Football Personality?
HokiePetcu • 09/25/24 01:03 PM ET
It started with eliminating “stick it in” chant
Screenwriter • 09/25/24 09:52 PM ET
When did VT stop selling The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly type shirts?
VTHokie2000 • 09/25/24 10:26 PM ET
All Charmin Conference is infectious. Twiilght Frank then Fu'Fu'.
bourbonstreet • 09/25/24 08:43 PM ET
We were a different school with a different mentality, culture, attitude,
Tombo • 09/25/24 08:30 PM ET
Say what u want about Jim Weaver, he was instrumental in our ACC addition…
ombandit • 09/25/24 06:46 PM ET
Don’t agree with the intimidation description. ◄
RJHokie • 09/25/24 07:18 PM ET
Whit and Fuente
WildTurkey • 09/25/24 05:21 PM ET
Convenient. But not particularly accurate.**
marcbvtgm • 09/26/24 03:53 PM ET
Started LONG before Fuente
hokiepro • 09/25/24 07:21 PM ET
Hey, we agree! :)**
NokieHokie • 09/25/24 08:52 PM ET
^---- This!!**
OldRetiredHokie • 09/25/24 05:46 PM ET
But some said and still say he was better for VT than insiders**
VTCALS72 • 09/25/24 06:01 PM ET
How far behind is the program on facilities?
One4VT • 09/25/24 03:15 PM ET
It's not 2015 anymore. Facilities will be mostly a non-issue in NIL era.
marcbvtgm • 09/26/24 03:55 PM ET
The nicest I've seen is Clemson's facilities
99VT • 09/26/24 09:37 AM ET
Assuming that's true, facilities shouldn't be holding this program back...
One4VT • 09/26/24 09:55 AM ET
No, that's not holding them back IMO.**
99VT • 09/26/24 10:30 AM ET
logging **
bigbadbird • 09/25/24 03:25 PM ET
We are a Kettle Corn school and Whit is a Popcorn guy**
bigbadbird • 09/25/24 03:06 PM ET
Fosters energy
50Ford • 09/25/24 02:59 PM ET
What you say about Foster is true
crazylane • 09/25/24 05:32 PM ET
Beamer's own success did, in more ways than one
Synaesthesia • 09/25/24 02:48 PM ET
Beamer stayed 3 years too long, we missed on Fu and were late on facilities
hokieinoregon • 09/25/24 02:25 PM ET
About as succinct and true as you can be**
Happy Dog • 09/25/24 02:47 PM ET
^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^
hokiedad25 • 09/25/24 02:47 PM ET
Beamer stayed because Weaver stayed.
RJHokie • 09/25/24 02:30 PM ET
If you believe that was VT's "window of opportunity" to carpe diem and
VTHokie2000 • 09/25/24 07:33 PM ET
Steger should have retired Weaver when it became obvious
RJHokie • 09/25/24 07:59 PM ET
Isn't that what a BOV is for? Someone should have been minding the ship...**
NokieHokie • 09/25/24 08:53 PM ET
Some of those folks likely don’t know the score either.
RJHokie • 09/25/24 09:01 PM ET
It wouldn't surprise me if the BOV thought April 16th was the bigger (and
VTHokie2000 • 09/25/24 08:59 PM ET
Lack of two Hall of Fame coaches in the program at the same time? **
BG Hokie • 09/25/24 02:12 PM ET
stadium expansion
kingofcassell • 09/25/24 02:12 PM ET
Step 1 - moving to the ACC, the Charmin of conferences
VT ChemE 1986 • 09/25/24 02:09 PM ET
Complacency
1947Sunbowl • 09/25/24 01:58 PM ET
Lots of spelling mistakes there, DMercuryVGobbler. Lots of factual errors
NokieHokie • 09/25/24 02:55 PM ET
Suffering from "crippling authoritus"
dj97223 • 09/25/24 06:50 PM ET
That was likely........
2hhoop3 • 09/25/24 06:53 PM ET
You missed the mark........
2hhoop3 • 09/25/24 02:23 PM ET
Agree 100%. And VT is one of the lowest spenders in ACC for athletics **
HokieAl • 09/25/24 02:02 PM ET
What metric........
2hhoop3 • 09/25/24 03:02 PM ET
Well it's impossible to know what the private schools are spending. So...
HokieAl • 09/25/24 05:10 PM ET
Thanks for reply........
2hhoop3 • 09/25/24 05:36 PM ET
It was everything and everyone. We got comfortable and relaxed
HokieAl • 09/25/24 01:49 PM ET
I wasn't blinded. I had been shouting from the rooftops. Oh well...**
NokieHokie • 09/25/24 02:55 PM ET
Turkey Bacon but no sugar cookies **
bigbadbird • 09/25/24 01:54 PM ET
Missing out on Tutzler hurt….a lot**
Riverguy • 09/25/24 01:49 PM ET
If it wasn't for that visa issue over those videotapes**
One4VT • 09/25/24 02:45 PM ET
ACC membership
hokiepro • 09/25/24 01:46 PM ET
Curse of Stadium Woods**
bigbadbird • 09/25/24 01:39 PM ET
Whit, and his reactive hiring.
Gobbler Guru • 09/25/24 01:36 PM ET
We had a chip on our shoulder in Big East
Hokie12thman • 09/25/24 01:28 PM ET
It has been all downhill since we stopped the "Stick It In" chant
XundaVT • 09/25/24 01:18 PM ET
This!**
aint2Hokie4me • 09/25/24 01:53 PM ET
How did you come up with the 1st two questions?
VTCALS72 • 09/25/24 01:18 PM ET
Fair questions
HokiePetcu • 09/25/24 01:57 PM ET
When do you think we tailed off in the ACC?
VTCALS72 • 09/25/24 03:31 PM ET
2011-12
hokiepro • 09/25/24 07:28 PM ET
We benefited from Clemson and FSU being terrible. Then they got good again.**
NokieHokie • 09/25/24 02:59 PM ET
Beamer got old and had health issues
CMU Hokie • 09/25/24 01:11 PM ET
Beamer and Foster gone...that's when**
MDHokie79 • 09/25/24 01:07 PM ET
We no longer "Turn Up the Wick..."**
banishedtothelounge • 09/25/24 01:59 PM ET
It's more like "Turn off the lights, the party's over."**
EDGEMAN • 09/25/24 03:25 PM ET
True - and who made the hiring decisions from that point forward?**
HokiePetcu • 09/25/24 01:09 PM ET
What does that have to do with it?
VTCALS72 • 09/25/24 01:24 PM ET
The leadership has everything to do with it
HokiePetcu • 09/25/24 02:02 PM ET
the standard we have landed us in turmoil anyway
JerseyHokie84 • 09/25/24 01:42 PM ET
True enough, point well taken!**
MDHokie79 • 09/25/24 01:12 PM ET