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pegleghokie4

There’s no going back

We had a great run for a few decades, but those days are gone and will never return. In the new era of NIL we can’t compete. There are college football players making over a million dollars a year. The days of scholar athletes are dead. Tech can’t compete with these schools. We land in a lower universe of college football. Pry isn’t to blame, he can’t afford the horses. Maybe in the future college football will realign or the NCAA will straighten this mess out, but until then we must support these young men.
Posted: 09/07/2025 at 10:06 PM ET

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pegleghokie4 • 09/07/25 10:06 PM ET
we could try tackling and see if that helps **
bigbadbird • 09/08/25 08:22 AM ET
True, but don't ever assume incompetence is the ceiling**
Techsupport • 09/08/25 08:21 AM ET
Couldn't agree more. Without limits on paying players, it's just a bidding
LXNTN_HOKIE • 09/08/25 04:12 AM ET
There's really only a reason to say that we can't compete with the...
Gobbler-100 • 09/08/25 01:36 AM ET
Pry has horses. He keeps dropping the reins.**
SwannanoaHokie • 09/07/25 10:56 PM ET
Last year I would agree **
VaTechHokiesACC • 09/08/25 01:07 AM ET
Does he? Perhaps we need to stop overvaluing our players**
VAHokie89 • 09/07/25 11:59 PM ET
I'll admit I didn't dig that deeply into our new acquisitions, but we lost
nkhooch • 09/08/25 02:05 AM ET
Very true **
VaTechHokiesACC • 09/08/25 04:23 AM ET
Babcock keeps dropping the reins.**
Bburg Mac • 09/07/25 11:04 PM ET
This is true. Except a decade vs a few decades. Think about that. If you've
40ozDistrict • 09/07/25 10:19 PM ET
You have dementia. The run was from 1993-2011.
Techsupport • 09/08/25 08:50 AM ET
I am not a glass half-full kind of person, but this statement is
Rationalist • 09/07/25 10:56 PM ET
If your history started in the 90s ok. 14-22 in bowl games. VMI beat us.
40ozDistrict • 09/07/25 11:14 PM ET
Not denying there were some horrific seasons and periods
Rationalist • 09/08/25 08:38 PM ET
VT's greatest win ever was Sugar Bowl over TX**
hokeyhokie • 09/07/25 10:32 PM ET
Those pompous Texas fans on Bourbon Street the night before sure got theirs**
Brown Water • 09/08/25 11:04 AM ET
absolutely agree, most thrilling win ever**
furnulator • 09/08/25 08:06 AM ET
What a great game! That team had tons of heart.**
Bburg Mac • 09/07/25 10:56 PM ET
Negativity**
ancient alien 2018 • 09/07/25 10:26 PM ET
Reality sadly**
40ozDistrict • 09/07/25 10:30 PM ET
Never return? Never say never. Under the right circumstances, of course
ancient alien 2018 • 09/07/25 10:18 PM ET
I'd have to see it to believe it.**
LXNTN_HOKIE • 09/08/25 04:22 AM ET
Big rapid turnarounds DO happen. Ususally with a great coach, though.**
Bburg Mac • 09/07/25 11:00 PM ET
Has anyone done a time capsule review over the past 2 decades
Cdtterm • 09/07/25 10:12 PM ET