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Big 12 Down this year
The usual powers, particularly Oklahoma, were not up to snuff this year. Perfect storm for TCU. Michigan game did surprise me though.
Thread Replies (67)
So, I have been led to believe on this forum that Hokie Football's days of
-- jonnyhawk
Jan 05, 2023 at 03:20 PM ET
jonnyhawk
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01/05/23 03:20 PM ET
Good question.. they certainly develop some TOUGH football players.
-- OldRetiredHokie
Jan 06, 2023 at 11:32 AM ET
OldRetiredHokie
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01/06/23 11:32 AM ET
All about player development for the most part
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Jan 06, 2023 at 06:30 AM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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01/06/23 06:30 AM ET
I'd feel better about competing nationally if we could fix our offense
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 06, 2023 at 12:34 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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01/06/23 12:34 AM ET
I'd feel better competing in or own STATE if we could fix our offense 😒**
-- HOKIERIT
Jan 06, 2023 at 04:42 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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01/06/23 04:42 PM ET
Location,location,location. Love Blacksburg but it ain’t DFW. Plus alumni $**
-- cricket77
Jan 05, 2023 at 08:00 PM ET
cricket77
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01/05/23 08:00 PM ET
However it is State College, Tuscaloosa, Clemson, Athens, etc..**
-- OldRetiredHokie
Jan 06, 2023 at 11:45 AM ET
OldRetiredHokie
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01/06/23 11:45 AM ET
Very close financially. TCU $41M and VT $35M**
-- WildTurkE
Jan 05, 2023 at 07:22 PM ET
WildTurkE
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01/05/23 07:22 PM ET
Upside contributions TCU>>>>>VT … most likely a couple 100..
-- VPI63
Jan 06, 2023 at 02:17 AM ET
VPI63
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01/06/23 02:17 AM ET
How many non blue bloods have competed in the last 25 years?
-- hokiedad25
Jan 05, 2023 at 07:04 PM ET
hokiedad25
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01/05/23 07:04 PM ET
These are the teams that have played for a championship
-- Hokie1992
Jan 06, 2023 at 06:33 AM ET
Hokie1992
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01/06/23 06:33 AM ET
Expanded playoff changes EVERYTHING...
-- Techsupport
Jan 05, 2023 at 06:39 PM ET
Techsupport
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01/05/23 06:39 PM ET
For VT, higher chance to make playoffs, lower chance to win the title
-- Synaesthesia
Jan 06, 2023 at 11:08 AM ET
Synaesthesia
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01/06/23 11:08 AM ET
Oh, no doubt about that, but being IN the playoffs makes you relevant...
-- Techsupport
Jan 06, 2023 at 11:48 AM ET
Techsupport
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01/06/23 11:48 AM ET
Exactly. I don't think people comprehend this yet. It goes back to what
-- UEMcGill
Jan 05, 2023 at 07:50 PM ET
UEMcGill
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01/05/23 07:50 PM ET
You better hope we eventually land in a decent conference before
-- 949hokie
Jan 05, 2023 at 06:37 PM ET
949hokie
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01/05/23 06:37 PM ET
No. VA is not TX. Our ability to recruit star players is vastly
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jan 05, 2023 at 06:12 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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01/05/23 06:12 PM ET
The short answer is TCU is most likely an outlier. They've had a great
-- AbsolutVT03
Jan 05, 2023 at 05:48 PM ET
AbsolutVT03
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01/05/23 05:48 PM ET
The expanded playoff will open the door for TCU caliber teams
-- Hokie1992
Jan 06, 2023 at 06:46 AM ET
Hokie1992
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01/06/23 06:46 AM ET
FSU winners of 3 National Championships, the last 9 years ago will be back
-- tallahasseehokie
Jan 05, 2023 at 11:30 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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01/05/23 11:30 PM ET
Tally Hokie is now a Nole fan. Like everyone else in that town. **
-- whatIpostlike
Jan 06, 2023 at 10:41 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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01/06/23 10:41 AM ET
Enrollment and campus size as a comparison - LOL! **
-- 949hokie
Jan 05, 2023 at 05:47 PM ET
949hokie
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01/05/23 05:47 PM ET
Haha was thinking the same thing**
-- hokierevisionist
Jan 05, 2023 at 06:36 PM ET
hokierevisionist
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01/05/23 06:36 PM ET
You don't mention $$. Also TCU is in a recruit hotbed AND an urban area.**
-- marcbvtgm
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:38 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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01/05/23 04:38 PM ET
Many Alumni from TCU have money coming out of their pores ..
-- VPI63
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:31 PM ET
VPI63
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01/05/23 04:31 PM ET
TCU 2.48 billion dollar endowment with about 10k students
-- Hokie1992
Jan 06, 2023 at 06:52 AM ET
Hokie1992
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01/06/23 06:52 AM ET
Texas residents have more to donate without state income tax **
-- 3TechFanz
Jan 06, 2023 at 07:16 AM ET
3TechFanz
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01/06/23 07:16 AM ET
TX has more people born rich because the ancestral dirt farm had oil under**
-- Synaesthesia
Jan 06, 2023 at 09:45 AM ET
Synaesthesia
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01/06/23 09:45 AM ET
No problem with how Texas runs texas
-- Hokie1992
Jan 06, 2023 at 07:50 AM ET
Hokie1992
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01/06/23 07:50 AM ET
I’d rather be taxed on what I choose to consume than what I earn from work **
-- 3TechFanz
Jan 06, 2023 at 08:45 AM ET
3TechFanz
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01/06/23 08:45 AM ET
stop being rational. **
-- whatIpostlike
Jan 06, 2023 at 11:13 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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01/06/23 11:13 AM ET
See Cinci last year. When others screw the pooch (usc for instance). You
-- fordham
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:12 PM ET
fordham
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01/05/23 04:12 PM ET
TCU is the exception, not the rule...
-- banishedtothelounge
Jan 05, 2023 at 03:51 PM ET
banishedtothelounge
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01/05/23 03:51 PM ET
Actually Fort Worth, for those of you outside texas, it's a small city.
-- jonnyhawk
Jan 05, 2023 at 03:45 PM ET
jonnyhawk
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01/05/23 03:45 PM ET
That is not the Richmond MSA population... **
-- whatIpostlike
Jan 06, 2023 at 12:49 PM ET
whatIpostlike
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01/06/23 12:49 PM ET
Blacksburg is 20 min from radford. FW is 30 min from Metro Dallas.
-- 3TechFanz
Jan 06, 2023 at 08:46 AM ET
3TechFanz
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01/06/23 08:46 AM ET
Dallas blows and sux at the same time **
-- whatIpostlike
Jan 07, 2023 at 09:56 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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01/07/23 09:56 AM ET
DFW is much more appealing to the average 18 year old than Blacksburg.....**
-- hokierevisionist
Jan 05, 2023 at 06:38 PM ET
hokierevisionist
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01/05/23 06:38 PM ET
State of Texas NIL $$ would make a cow pasture look like OZ!**
-- HOKIERIT
Jan 05, 2023 at 05:11 PM ET
HOKIERIT
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01/05/23 05:11 PM ET
TCU is under 5 hours away from more than 20 million people and is literally
-- IronBlood
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:11 PM ET
IronBlood
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01/05/23 04:11 PM ET
Probably more than 20 million people live under 5 hours of Blacksburg
-- Old Line Hokie
Jan 05, 2023 at 07:52 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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01/05/23 07:52 PM ET
Maybe so, but our ability to draw recruits from NC, SC, MD, Pennsylvania,
-- IronBlood
Jan 06, 2023 at 10:41 AM ET
IronBlood
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01/06/23 10:41 AM ET
OH yes, my mistake, it's their loc. That's why their last class ranked 45th
-- jonnyhawk
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:23 PM ET
jonnyhawk
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01/05/23 04:23 PM ET
Their 2023 class is ranked 19 by 247 (it was 28 in 2022).
-- IronBlood
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:36 PM ET
IronBlood
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01/05/23 04:36 PM ET
Yes, if you ignore all other factors, their simple closer location to
-- IronBlood
Jan 06, 2023 at 11:29 AM ET
IronBlood
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01/06/23 11:29 AM ET
Seems a theme of bashing Hawk on here …
-- HOKIEGOBBLE
Jan 06, 2023 at 05:48 AM ET
HOKIEGOBBLE
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01/06/23 05:48 AM ET
Fort Worth is part of the Dallas metroplex.. the fourth largest in the US**
-- mvick
Jan 05, 2023 at 03:53 PM ET
mvick
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01/05/23 03:53 PM ET
Trust me, NO ONE seeks out TCU because it's near DFW.
-- jonnyhawk
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:02 PM ET
jonnyhawk
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01/05/23 04:02 PM ET
And now I finally understand why you're not VT's recruiting coordinator TIC**
-- MP4VT2004
Jan 05, 2023 at 07:46 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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01/05/23 07:46 PM ET
Whoa Jonnyhawk… I spent 27 years in both Ft.Worth and Dallas and
-- VPI63
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:48 PM ET
VPI63
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01/05/23 04:48 PM ET
Nope 63…I spent 40+ yrs bouncing around TX
-- HOKIEGOBBLE
Jan 06, 2023 at 05:45 AM ET
HOKIEGOBBLE
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01/06/23 05:45 AM ET
With this nonsense analysis, I see no reason to trust you.**
-- marcbvtgm
Jan 05, 2023 at 04:39 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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01/05/23 04:39 PM ET
Fortworth might be part of the metroplex, but (as I live in it) SO WHAT
-- jonnyhawk
Jan 05, 2023 at 03:58 PM ET
jonnyhawk
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01/05/23 03:58 PM ET
Funny you preaching to a resident about their home
-- HOKIEGOBBLE
Jan 06, 2023 at 05:38 AM ET
HOKIEGOBBLE
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01/06/23 05:38 AM ET
Dont bother, Jonny boy troll confuses opinions with facts. However, he
-- 949hokie
Jan 05, 2023 at 06:56 PM ET
949hokie
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01/05/23 06:56 PM ET
Exactly...the same reason it is so hard for VT to recruit
-- hokierevisionist
Jan 05, 2023 at 06:41 PM ET
hokierevisionist
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01/05/23 06:41 PM ET