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Chris Coleman
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Correct, the stadium is absolutely horrible.

But if it's a town full of retirees from the northeast, will they be interested in college football? New York and Boston don't seem to care much about that sport. Same thing in Miami. They don't go to Marlins games. And they don't go to Miami Hurricane football games either. The northern Florida cities are less touristy/retiree, and probably more like Georgians (Tallahassee and Gainesville).
Posted: 06/29/2023 at 02:49 PM ET
(In response to this post by IronBlood)

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Interesting Read on A Program Falling Behind
hardcorpshokie 06/28/23 07:32 PM ET
The culture down here sucks.
Rockfish40 06/29/23 10:08 AM ET
Not much different at most directionals. UCF is the unicorn**
Techsupport 06/29/23 03:38 PM ET
It's a shame. The Tampa area deserves better.
OrlandoHokie 06/29/23 01:13 PM ET
I like the Solar Bears! I had a great time at the arena! Amped up crowd!**
Rockfish40 06/29/23 04:03 PM ET
My honest question is this: does it deserve it?
Chris ColemanAdmin 06/29/23 01:56 PM ET
The Trop is a disaster; worst venue in MLB by MILES**
hokiepro 06/30/23 05:16 PM ET
A few facts to perhaps help you better understand.
MontgomeryTexasHokie 06/30/23 12:15 PM ET
Yeah it’s amazing the Rays (consistently 1 of the best orgs in baseball)…
ombandit 06/30/23 07:12 AM ET
The Trop is that bad and St Pete is too small for MLB. Team belongs in tpa**
hardcorpshokie 06/29/23 09:23 PM ET
So true. I look for the Rays to go to Vegas if the A’s don’t **
3TechFanz 06/29/23 03:38 PM ET
Failing that, they should move to Kansas City.**
KCHokie2 06/29/23 08:55 PM ET
What happened to the Royals? Did they move some where?**
ChrisLords 06/29/23 11:54 PM ET
No, but at this point a swap with Tampa sounds okay.**
KCHokie2 06/30/23 12:25 AM ET
Agree, probably a better choice for all parties concerned at this point !**
FLKEYSHOKIE 06/30/23 06:08 PM ET
No doubt.**
kchokie 06/30/23 01:58 PM ET
It's a very interesting situation.
OrlandoHokie 06/29/23 03:08 PM ET
Why should baseball be the deciding factor on whether a city deserves it or
VTHokie2000 06/29/23 02:36 PM ET
This is accurate.
IronBlood 06/29/23 02:44 PM ET
Wait.....I know the As are moving, but is that stadium really worse than
IV_Hokie12 06/29/23 02:50 PM ET
I know Oakland is in disrepair, but that's mostly an issue with
IronBlood 06/30/23 10:58 AM ET
Correct, the stadium is absolutely horrible.
Chris ColemanAdmin 06/29/23 02:49 PM ET
I remember reading the stadium was
crazylane 06/29/23 10:07 PM ET
I wish it was all retirees
Rockfish40 06/29/23 04:16 PM ET
Correct - this is one of the few "young" places in FL
NOFX 06/29/23 06:56 PM ET
The problem is the worn-out Yankee fans
Hokie1992 06/29/23 03:16 PM ET
I didn't say it should be the deciding factor.
Chris ColemanAdmin 06/29/23 02:41 PM ET
And yet a commuter school with minimal research is selected for the AAU.**
EDGEMAN 06/29/23 10:38 AM ET
Maybe for glass is 1/2 empty crowd. More things dissimilar than similar.**
marcbvtgm 06/29/23 09:56 AM ET
Interesting.
Hokie1992 06/29/23 08:22 AM ET
I think you overestimate VT's appeal after a decade of mediocrity**
Techsupport 06/29/23 01:58 PM ET
If it’s all football,
Hokie1992 06/30/23 07:42 AM ET
It's not all football, that's the point..
Techsupport 06/30/23 12:15 PM ET
Well, it definitely is not about what either of those "teams" bring to the
VTCALS72 06/30/23 08:25 AM ET
Disagree if that were true we wouldn’t have the attendance we do
sacramento hokie 06/29/23 09:16 PM ET
I wonder how many of our "comittable offers"
VTCALS72 06/29/23 10:05 PM ET
I'm not sure how reliable attendance is given that the students have
VTHokie2000 06/29/23 10:02 PM ET
Why not identify it as a USF article?**
EDGEMAN 06/29/23 07:24 AM ET