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Transfer Portal is a Bottomless Pit: VT Football and Others Can't Fight It
Something has to be put into place whether that's binding contracts or some type of incentive to stay for more than one year. Graduates who have given their time to the program is one thing, but those leaving to chase the money is another. I don't blame them at all. It's the wild west and only the richest universities and donors will survive. VT is not among that clientele and never will be. Tech fans? We're gonna have to adjust our eyes and our expectations. This gets worse before it gets better all over the country. This doesn't have a thing to do with coaching. It's who has the deepest pockets. Unless you're a multimillionaire, no amount of money you send/spend coming to games, buying season tickets, and/or merchandise is going to change who we are at VT. We are a mid major money market here. I despise what college athletics have become.
Posted: 12/09/2024 at 11:35 AM ET
Thread Replies (18)
Transfer Portal is a Bottomless Pit: VT Football and Others Can't Fight It
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-- Coach_247_365
Dec 09, 2024 at 11:35 AM ET
Coach_247_365
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12/09/24 11:35 AM ET
Need to just go ahead and professionalize it. Have the kids sign contracts.
-- ModerateHokie
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:36 PM ET
ModerateHokie
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12/09/24 12:36 PM ET
If schools require athletes to sign a contract, then it opens the door to
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:39 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/09/24 12:39 PM ET
we didn't come here to play school **
-- bigbadbird
Dec 09, 2024 at 04:41 PM ET
bigbadbird
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12/09/24 04:41 PM ET
All of that window dressing is a joke at this point anyway. You want $$$,
-- ModerateHokie
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:47 PM ET
ModerateHokie
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12/09/24 12:47 PM ET
Maybe, but it means that an athlete could end up spending his/her entire
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:59 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/09/24 12:59 PM ET
Its not a pit, players leave and you find more to replace
-- 1947Sunbowl
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:09 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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12/09/24 12:09 PM ET
If that was it we could compete... however...
-- Coach_247_365
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:50 PM ET
Coach_247_365
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12/09/24 12:50 PM ET
Stop pretending that they're all real students that care about VT
-- OldRetiredHokie
Dec 09, 2024 at 11:55 AM ET
OldRetiredHokie
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12/09/24 11:55 AM ET
Lose a little passion ???? Try lose ALL passion. Current climate is a
-- uber hokie
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:36 PM ET
uber hokie
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12/09/24 12:36 PM ET
Hokies Belong In VA Big 5 With UVa, JMU, LU And ODU **
-- battmanvt
Dec 09, 2024 at 11:52 AM ET
battmanvt
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12/09/24 11:52 AM ET
They Care About VT...Oops I mean Tech Triumph NIL
-- Coach_247_365
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:01 PM ET
Coach_247_365
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12/09/24 12:01 PM ET
As feared, ACC teams are now feeder programs for the P2 money teams
-- HokieAl
Dec 09, 2024 at 11:44 AM ET
HokieAl
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12/09/24 11:44 AM ET
Yeah, but that can work both ways. **
-- Techsupport
Dec 09, 2024 at 01:42 PM ET
Techsupport
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12/09/24 01:42 PM ET
Two years ago Marshall's hoop coach had an interesting thought
-- Happy Dog
Dec 09, 2024 at 12:13 PM ET
Happy Dog
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12/09/24 12:13 PM ET
Agreed... And it's Sad
-- Coach_247_365
Dec 09, 2024 at 11:58 AM ET
Coach_247_365
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12/09/24 11:58 AM ET