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of the ACC and the leadership's attitude towards the SEC. The leadership back then always struck me as having the mindset that VT wasn't a good "cultural" fit with the SEC in terms of the attitude towards athletics and maybe even academics. Plus, I am confident that VT used the SEC's interest in the late '90s to leverage full membership in the Big East Conference in exchange for VT renewing its commitment to the Big East Football Conference. ** Edited by VTHokie2000 at 9/30/2025, 3:04:33 PM

Posted: 09/30/2025 at 02:32 PM ET

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Looking back on where VT was when I was an undergrad -- Marooned Sep 30, 2025 at 01:13 PM ET

Marooned • 09/30/25 01:13 PM ET

My freshman yr was 2001. -- vtbaz Oct 01, 2025 at 01:25 PM ET

vtbaz • 10/01/25 01:25 PM ET

When I was a freshman, VT was 2-9 having lost to the likes of W&M and VMI.. -- Culpeper Hokie Sep 30, 2025 at 03:53 PM ET

Culpeper Hokie • 09/30/25 03:53 PM ET

Now we are a household brand in Ireland!** -- AirborneHokie96 Sep 30, 2025 at 05:52 PM ET

AirborneHokie96 • 09/30/25 05:52 PM ET

It was too bad the SEC didn't want to adopt us from the Big East -- EDGEMAN Sep 30, 2025 at 02:08 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 09/30/25 02:08 PM ET

We blew another chance in 2011. Mizzou enjoying our decision** -- Techsupport Oct 01, 2025 at 10:52 AM ET

Techsupport • 10/01/25 10:52 AM ET

This ** -- SCHokie1103 Sep 30, 2025 at 03:42 PM ET

SCHokie1103 • 09/30/25 03:42 PM ET

Are you sure the SEC is one saying that? For all we know the SEC was -- VTHokie2000 Sep 30, 2025 at 02:24 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 09/30/25 02:24 PM ET

Pretty sure we would have jumped at an SEC invitation back then... -- EDGEMAN Sep 30, 2025 at 02:26 PM ET

EDGEMAN • 09/30/25 02:26 PM ET

Not so sure -- crazylane Sep 30, 2025 at 05:35 PM ET

crazylane • 09/30/25 05:35 PM ET

In the late '90s when the Big East Football Conference was coming up for -- VTHokie2000 Sep 30, 2025 at 06:16 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 09/30/25 06:16 PM ET

FWIW, Five SEC stadiums are smaller than Lane. -- Hokie`79 Sep 30, 2025 at 06:50 PM ET

Hokie`79 • 09/30/25 06:50 PM ET

Yes, I know that Ole Miss, Miss State, KY, and Vandy have smaller stadiums -- VTHokie2000 Oct 01, 2025 at 04:09 AM ET

VTHokie2000 • 10/01/25 04:09 AM ET

I'm not so sure about that given how long VT had pined to become a member ◄ -- VTHokie2000 Sep 30, 2025 at 02:32 PM ET

VTHokie2000 • 09/30/25 02:32 PM ET