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AirborneHokie96
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AirborneHokie96
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But increased football spending at VT will not change things...

It's burning limited resources chasing a dream. We increased spending dramatically with Pry and instead of wins, we have a piss poor record to show because the money is (1) too little relative to the price of sustained success in College Football and (2) too late because it should have happened 10+ years ago when the P2 conferences raised the stakes. We could destroy the rest of the programs at VT and still, it won't be enough for sustained success on a National scale that would increase the profile to attract top end talent on a consistent basis.
Posted: 08/20/2025 at 05:34 PM ET
(In response to this post by Pride_and_Joy)

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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