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Pride_and_Joy
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I agree that at this point we are a "have not." It didn't need to be that

way but given the incompetence of leadership within the athletic department, the football program, and the Hokie Club for the last 10+ years, I think our fate is likely sealed at this point.
Posted: 08/20/2025 at 01:40 PM ET
(In response to this post by AirborneHokie96)

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Student Fees
VTpartimer • 08/19/25 10:06 PM ET
partner, I think you're right. This has been talked about on here before.
saret • 08/21/25 12:14 PM ET
He doesn't have a lot of options
hucareshokiesrul • 08/20/25 03:57 PM ET
At VT, approximately 39% of undergrad students use federal student loans
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 05:08 PM ET
Yes...students paying other students.... wonderful way to be "big time"**
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 12:27 PM ET
Why do people think is aghast. VT is the last holdout
1947Sunbowl • 08/19/25 11:04 PM ET
"Everyone else is doing it"
Gobbler Guru • 08/20/25 01:40 PM ET
There's plenty of amenities at VT that I never used
Synaesthesia • 08/20/25 06:17 PM ET
Were they entertainment options?
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 06:50 PM ET
Thoughtful read..........
2hhoop3 • 08/20/25 06:36 PM ET
I think sports, broadly, are valuable. Football's value is the real problem
Synaesthesia • 08/20/25 08:18 PM ET
If VT alumni cared a lot about football, we wouldn't have such poor donor
AirborneHokie96 • 08/21/25 01:31 PM ET
Nah, that's letting the Hokie Club and Athletic Directors off the hook for
NokieHokie • 08/21/25 01:34 PM ET
You're basically.......
2hhoop3 • 08/20/25 08:32 PM ET
I would be ok with a Duke**
AirborneHokie96 • 08/21/25 01:31 PM ET
Sports shouldn't be scrapped but burning money shouldn't be the only option
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 06:52 PM ET
AH96, you're right. There are a multitude of things that should be
saret • 08/20/25 07:05 PM ET
Where is the MTSU article??
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 07:10 PM ET
Here is as link to one that is not behind a pay wall.**
saret • 08/21/25 12:26 PM ET
Smart on their part
AirborneHokie96 • 08/21/25 01:25 PM ET
MTSU is doing, imo, the best it can, in a variety of ways
saret • 08/21/25 01:51 PM ET
I do not disagree......
2hhoop3 • 08/20/25 07:05 PM ET
Something tells me no matter what happens there will be complainers here.
marcbvtgm • 08/20/25 04:22 PM ET
It's a true tax on students...many are paying for school with student loans
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 02:21 PM ET
It's just putting bubble gum into the holes in the dam....
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 12:29 PM ET
I agree that at this point we are a "have not." It didn't need to be that ◄
Pride_and_Joy • 08/20/25 01:40 PM ET
We are 10 years late in everything
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 02:18 PM ET
The problem is that only 25% of the rev sharing
Pride_and_Joy • 08/20/25 05:24 PM ET
But increased football spending at VT will not change things...
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 05:34 PM ET
Ahh yes, the paradoxical conundrum that plays out here
saret • 08/21/25 12:40 PM ET
the "industry"? I say fade out. It is absolutely obnoxious to tie higher ed
ModerateHokie • 08/20/25 10:29 AM ET
Agree
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 12:31 PM ET
And that ain’t bad.
VPI 1924 • 08/20/25 01:22 PM ET
If you drop football, how do you pay for all the non-rev sports?**
Pride_and_Joy • 08/20/25 05:32 PM ET
Last holdout in the commonwealth
CMU Hokie • 08/20/25 07:25 AM ET
There are a number of compounding factors at play here...
BuffaloTraceHokie • 08/20/25 08:45 AM ET
If the fans want it, they need to pay for it**
AirborneHokie96 • 08/20/25 05:09 PM ET