At this point, I don't really care about keeping up with OSU necessarily
I'm not sure we ever crack the 1% of college football again unless things radically change. There may be seismic shifts IF TV (and I think WHEN, but who knows) contracts begin to shrink.
Right now, I just want us to perform at our ceiling and with our legitimate peers. We're failing miserably at that. We have momentum with the BOV vote and renewed commitment to football but ... and this is nothing more than my opinion ... not showing Whit the door and really shaking up the AD is holding a lot of potential donors back.
As we are apt to do, we are shooting ourselves in the foot.
** Edited by fsghokie at 11/7/2025, 8:00:15 AM
Thread Replies (20)
Fickell is staying at Wisconsin & getting a bigger financial commitment **
-- Hokiefied
Nov 06, 2025 at 05:20 PM ET
Hokiefied
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11/06/25 05:20 PM ET
I agree, the issue I have is they are not even competitive this year
-- HokiesACC2004
Nov 07, 2025 at 12:32 PM ET
HokiesACC2004
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11/07/25 12:32 PM ET
It sounds like the same situation Fu called out post 2019
-- Hokiefied
Nov 07, 2025 at 10:14 AM ET
Hokiefied
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11/07/25 10:14 AM ET
Hopefully Merryman gets cleaned out of that thinking this time**
-- Happy Dog
Nov 07, 2025 at 10:43 AM ET
Happy Dog
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11/07/25 10:43 AM ET
It seems Whit lit a fire under VT and all underperforming programs to spend
-- 97Hokie
Nov 06, 2025 at 08:11 PM ET
97Hokie
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11/06/25 08:11 PM ET
Ten years too late and only when it was patently obvious and no risk to
-- HoustonHokie
Nov 07, 2025 at 08:20 AM ET
HoustonHokie
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11/07/25 08:20 AM ET
Whit should only be credited with the mess we are in. 🤔**
-- VPI63
Nov 07, 2025 at 02:59 AM ET
VPI63
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11/07/25 02:59 AM ET
Yes, the VT NCAAF disaster is his legacy. No spin here.**
-- astrohokiebob
Nov 07, 2025 at 08:03 AM ET
astrohokiebob
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11/07/25 08:03 AM ET
That's the thing, unless something changes in donor base, VT won't keep up
-- WestyHokie
Nov 06, 2025 at 09:33 PM ET
WestyHokie
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11/06/25 09:33 PM ET
Good luck with that. A lot have obligations and are not dumb en
-- fordham
Nov 07, 2025 at 09:53 AM ET
fordham
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11/07/25 09:53 AM ET
Need to admit Thornton Mellon to Pamplin
-- Happy Dog
Nov 07, 2025 at 09:47 AM ET
Happy Dog
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11/07/25 09:47 AM ET
Other schools aren't gonna wait for lil' ol' VT to catch up?**
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 07, 2025 at 08:14 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/07/25 08:14 AM ET
We are so far behind the likes of OSU and some others it’s not funny. Those
-- 97Hokie
Nov 06, 2025 at 09:59 PM ET
97Hokie
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11/06/25 09:59 PM ET
At this point, I don't really care about keeping up with OSU necessarily
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-- fsghokie
Nov 07, 2025 at 07:59 AM ET
fsghokie
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11/07/25 07:59 AM ET
So that’s just it. We got what we paid paid for to this point. UVA was out
-- 97Hokie
Nov 07, 2025 at 09:34 PM ET
97Hokie
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11/07/25 09:34 PM ET
Crazy. Curious how @Andy Bitter feels about that decision?**
-- MKD
Nov 06, 2025 at 08:03 PM ET
MKD
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11/06/25 08:03 PM ET
[stares into darkness]**
-- Andy Bitter
Nov 07, 2025 at 12:26 PM ET
Nov 07, 2025 at 12:26 PM ET
Andy Bitter
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11/07/25 12:26 PM ET
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11/07/25 12:26 PM ET
Penny for your thoughts 🙄😉**
-- TomTurkey
Nov 07, 2025 at 12:35 PM ET
TomTurkey
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11/07/25 12:35 PM ET