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marcbvtgm

NYY have won the AL East like 15 of the last 20 seasons. $$ matter.

It's not the only thing but without it you can't win even remotely consistently.
Posted: 01/09/2026 at 04:00 PM ET
(In response to this post by Bburg Mac)

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Herbie's Post game NIL Rant...
HokieJohn • 01/09/26 07:22 AM ET
What did he say? And what does the SEC have to do with what you wrote?**
Maroon Baboon • 01/09/26 03:30 PM ET
That makes no sense at all**
NOFX • 01/09/26 02:14 PM ET
Does he ever make sense **
HokienGeorjaw • 01/09/26 03:32 PM ET
Like Miami didn't?**
HokiesACC2004 • 01/09/26 01:45 PM ET
SEC South East Corruption**
section11hokie • 01/09/26 09:57 AM ET
The SEC...it just costs more.**
Bburg Mac • 01/09/26 09:27 AM ET
Yeah, that’s the first thing that pops into my mind
GCHokieof91 • 01/09/26 09:25 AM ET
Crockett and tubbs dealt with nice people all day long. **
GreenvilleVT • 01/09/26 11:57 AM ET
😂 **
Hokie`79 • 01/09/26 11:27 AM ET
Herbie should retire.......
2hhoop3 • 01/09/26 09:19 AM ET
He and the rules guy were awful last night. He talks so much. I like
reestuart • 01/09/26 10:13 AM ET
Announcers nowadays are puppets of the production guys
capitals1 • 01/09/26 11:10 AM ET
I just looked it up. Scully didn't say a word for 68 seconds. I swear
reestuart • 01/09/26 12:25 PM ET
POTD!**
Scream_On_D • 01/09/26 01:20 PM ET
My favorite call of all time was Vin Scully's call of Gibson's walk-off
reestuart • 01/09/26 11:27 AM ET
Bill Roth, VT over Nebraska Tyron's done it. Mikey--- was great as well! **
ChazB • 01/09/26 12:07 PM ET
I got the MLB package in large part
mancunian • 01/09/26 11:55 AM ET
He was an absolute treasure. **
reestuart • 01/09/26 12:22 PM ET
These guys are amateurs compared to Scully ....**
MaryWashGrad • 01/09/26 11:54 AM ET
Yeah, they're not within the same stratosphere.
reestuart • 01/09/26 12:23 PM ET
Fowler and Herbie were best on GameDay. As in-game broadcasters...mid.**
Maroon Baboon • 01/09/26 09:59 AM ET
Herbie Goes Bananas. Maybe he was Fully Loaded.**
Bburg Mac • 01/09/26 09:43 AM ET
I am starting to feel this way too
Turk Malloy • 01/09/26 09:31 AM ET
At a certain dollar point having the most money doesn't matter as much...
TekkNerd • 01/09/26 08:36 AM ET
The New York Yankees proved long ago that big bucks isn't all that's needed
Bburg Mac • 01/09/26 09:35 AM ET
NYY have won the AL East like 15 of the last 20 seasons. $$ matter. ◄
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 04:00 PM ET
Guess you didn't read the whole message.**
Bburg Mac • 01/09/26 05:30 PM ET
It's table-stakes to play at the top...Coaching and evaluation are
VT757to276 • 01/09/26 09:12 AM ET
Pretty much what I'm saying...our current budget puts us there IMO.**
TekkNerd • 01/09/26 09:14 AM ET
The top 10 spenders all made the CFP....
AirborneHokie96 • 01/09/26 08:39 AM ET
Lesser spenders are the exception not the rule. **
uber hokie • 01/09/26 02:12 PM ET
I would have guessed Texas and Michigan top 10.**
crazylane • 01/09/26 09:38 AM ET
Exactly. Prob USC and Tenn too.
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 10:50 AM ET
& LSU**
crazylane • 01/09/26 02:18 PM ET
Spending matters a lot but top 10 spenders did not all make the playoffs**
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 09:07 AM ET
Probably depends on....
2hhoop3 • 01/09/26 09:40 AM ET
If you don't use a list of all teams, it probably depends. Otherwise, false
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 10:49 AM ET
What is not true?.....
2hhoop3 • 01/09/26 10:57 AM ET
Good grief. The referenced list is explicitly ONLY the playoff teams.
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 11:04 AM ET
Well the point that the top spenders made the playoffs is pretty clear
SCHokie1103 • 01/09/26 12:50 PM ET
Good grief. The top 10 spenders were not the 10 playoff teams. Period.**
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 03:50 PM ET
Do you have a list.....
2hhoop3 • 01/09/26 11:16 AM ET
There's this new thing called the internet. You may have heard of it?
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 03:53 PM ET
So you can't.....
2hhoop3 • 01/09/26 04:05 PM ET
If spending the most mattered Texas A&M would still be in the playoffs.
TekkNerd • 01/09/26 08:53 AM ET
Same tired & naive argument VT admin (& many fans) have made for 20 yrs
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 09:06 AM ET
Or you can spend your donations on academics and become a top25 university?
HoakieBS • 01/09/26 12:03 PM ET
non sequitur /nŏn sĕk′wĭ-tər, -too͝r″/
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 04:03 PM ET
I understand what a non sequitur is, the whole strand is about upping our
HoakieBS • 01/09/26 05:28 PM ET
coaching still matters a lot. **
reestuart • 01/09/26 08:56 AM ET
Coaching definitely matters, as well as player evaluation.
TekkNerd • 01/09/26 08:59 AM ET
Yep. aTm has historically gotten the best players and been completely
reestuart • 01/09/26 10:11 AM ET
False. Historically aTm has gotten very good players, but not the best.
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 10:59 AM ET
Average recruiting ranking since '02 through Jimbo years is 14.7. That
reestuart • 01/09/26 11:41 AM ET
So you're agreeing with me? Thanks.**
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 03:55 PM ET
Not sure how that's agreeing, but carry on. **
reestuart • 01/09/26 04:29 PM ET
The last time they won even a division was 28 years ago. They’re the
vatechcowpatty • 01/09/26 01:01 PM ET
Worst class in the past 10+ years was 17th. They finished ranked 4 times.
reestuart • 01/09/26 01:24 PM ET
Wasn't Jimbo recruiting top 5-10 classes every year? Maybe I should
reestuart • 01/09/26 11:25 AM ET
All true, but without $$ neither matters much**
marcbvtgm • 01/09/26 09:41 AM ET
To be fair, in the Final 4, SEC team was 3 out of the 4 in NIL+Rev Share
AirborneHokie96 • 01/09/26 08:31 AM ET