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Who VT is right now is a has been that only was for about 15 years.
And what it was cannot be replicated in the current environment using the same approach of the past. The guy that needs to be hired should be brought on to change the culture to fit the new world and not the old one.
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Can someone tell me what they feel the role of the Search Committee is ?
-- Vippie1
Oct 26, 2025 at 02:52 PM ET
Vippie1
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10/26/25 02:52 PM ET
I was kind of hoping that retired Jeff Bourne could help with the hire
-- OrlandoHokie
Oct 26, 2025 at 06:59 PM ET
OrlandoHokie
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10/26/25 06:59 PM ET
He’s literally a consultant with DeLoitte who works with college athletics
-- st_andrew
Oct 26, 2025 at 07:50 PM ET
st_andrew
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10/26/25 07:50 PM ET
It takes the heat off of Babcock and Sands
-- Flanker
Oct 26, 2025 at 06:27 PM ET
Flanker
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10/26/25 06:27 PM ET
As long as WB and JB remain employed or even associated with VT I fear they
-- kennedyvt
Oct 26, 2025 at 06:52 PM ET
kennedyvt
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10/26/25 06:52 PM ET
💯. You can’t effectively bring in new blood with the old blood still here.
-- Zanderhokie
Oct 26, 2025 at 08:56 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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10/26/25 08:56 PM ET
Rock Paper Scissors played repeatedly**
-- DaveVT
Oct 26, 2025 at 06:26 PM ET
DaveVT
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10/26/25 06:26 PM ET
"To go where no man has gone before..."**
-- TomTurkey
Oct 26, 2025 at 05:46 PM ET
TomTurkey
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10/26/25 05:46 PM ET
This is not hiring for high school team, or any small business its huge
-- 1947Sunbowl
Oct 26, 2025 at 04:57 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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10/26/25 04:57 PM ET
It basically was 4 years ago.**
-- hokienole
Oct 26, 2025 at 07:07 PM ET
hokienole
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10/26/25 07:07 PM ET
What is wrong with a VT "culture" type?
-- VTCALS72
Oct 26, 2025 at 04:38 PM ET
VTCALS72
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10/26/25 04:38 PM ET
Who VT is right now is a has been that only was for about 15 years.
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-- Hokiefied
Oct 26, 2025 at 05:24 PM ET
Hokiefied
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10/26/25 05:24 PM ET
College sports is NO LONGER mom and pop is a NATIONAL BUSINESS
-- 1947Sunbowl
Oct 26, 2025 at 05:09 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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10/26/25 05:09 PM ET
That’s how we ended up with Pry over Elko
-- OGHookie
Oct 26, 2025 at 04:47 PM ET
OGHookie
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10/26/25 04:47 PM ET
Show me the proof that we rejected Elko
-- VTCALS72
Oct 26, 2025 at 05:54 PM ET
VTCALS72
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10/26/25 05:54 PM ET
Small town, mom and pop, family culture - which was great years ago.
-- GSOHokie01
Oct 26, 2025 at 04:46 PM ET
GSOHokie01
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10/26/25 04:46 PM ET
Yep. Time to modernize. It’s a new era.
-- Zanderhokie
Oct 26, 2025 at 08:54 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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10/26/25 08:54 PM ET
I do not think a "mold" that worked
-- VTCALS72
Oct 26, 2025 at 05:49 PM ET
VTCALS72
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10/26/25 05:49 PM ET