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Yes, I know that Ole Miss, Miss State, KY, and Vandy have smaller stadiums
than VT. However, you can considered those grandfathered in for these purposes. The reason I said VT may have needed to expand Lane back then is because VT may have needed to raise additional capital within a limited period of time to pay for capital athletic projects for whatever reason the SEC wanted to give at the time. The reason I am not including Mizzou is because if VT had joined the SEC, regardless of whether it was in the late '90s or early '00s, then the SEC may have decided to not invite Mizzou to join the conference.
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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
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09/30/25 01:13 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
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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
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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
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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
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10/01/25 10:52 AM 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
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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
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09/30/25 02:26 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
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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
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09/30/25 06:50 PM ET
Yes, I know that Ole Miss, Miss State, KY, and Vandy have smaller stadiums
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-- VTHokie2000
Oct 01, 2025 at 04:09 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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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
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09/30/25 02:32 PM ET