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🏀 doesn’t come close 2 🏈 money, so why have some said 🏀 schools r ahead

of Virginia Tech in 🏈 support and Conference Realignment. Or at least acting like it. Some ESPN people and podcasters are saying it’s academics. It’s hogwash! I don’t agree with it at all, but if you say something often enough, people start believing it. In the absence of facts, opinions rule, so stop letting them hide behind the opinions, and we need to get the facts out there. In other words, get the battle on the real turf, which is where the money is 🏈. However, you have to counter the false narrative, or as Beams said, they will get after you now. ** Edited by Stech at 5/20/2026, 1:48:18 PM
Posted: 05/20/2026 at 01:42 PM ET
(In response to this post by Baltimore_Hokie)

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Va Tech’s ranked higher than 9 B1G schools, higher or same as12 SEC schools
Stech • 05/20/26 09:19 AM ET
Thank you for writing this
1947Sunbowl • 05/21/26 02:10 PM ET
Stating the obvious: Every school should be in a continual path for
33laszlo99 • 05/20/26 01:32 PM ET
Good points, hope we get academic strengths out better w/ Presidents voting**
Stech • 05/20/26 01:45 PM ET
Does anyone here think VT isn't on par with those schools?
EDGEMAN • 05/20/26 01:20 PM ET
You don’t? Make your case with “facts”, if you don’t.**
Stech • 05/20/26 01:28 PM ET
I put VT ahead of every Ivy League school, and on par with the best...
EDGEMAN • 05/20/26 01:55 PM ET
Okay, I thought you were going in the opposite direction, glad I asked
Stech • 05/20/26 07:29 PM ET
I've never understood Hokies who thought...
EDGEMAN • 05/21/26 07:05 AM ET
I got a very good engineering degree and had a good career.**
TomTurkey • 05/21/26 06:15 PM ET
I agree. says alot of folks
1947Sunbowl • 05/21/26 08:06 AM ET
When I was a student, VT was easier to get into than UVA, but...
EDGEMAN • 05/21/26 08:23 AM ET
I get where you're coming from here, but in the context of conference-
Baltimore_Hokie • 05/20/26 10:34 AM ET
🏀 doesn’t come close 2 🏈 money, so why have some said 🏀 schools r ahead ◄
Stech • 05/20/26 01:42 PM ET
i think where all this professionalism is bad
MrFantastic! • 05/20/26 12:33 PM ET
No, but I think the B1G does consider prestige
fsghokie • 05/20/26 11:14 AM ET
It looks like AAU is a necessary condition not a sufficient one for the B10
RandomAsianGuy • 05/20/26 10:39 PM ET
It's not mandatory, but highly encouraged. Consider AAU status as a...
EDGEMAN • 05/21/26 08:26 AM ET
They don't consider it that much, ergo why Cal and Stanford are in the ACC.**
Baltimore_Hokie • 05/20/26 11:17 AM ET
Cal nor Stanford can fill a stadium with 65,000 screaming fans
fsghokie • 05/20/26 11:24 AM ET
The University of Phoenix and Cal/Stanford both have the same thing-
Baltimore_Hokie • 05/20/26 03:51 PM ET
The B1G isn’t going to take anyone with poorly ranked academics
fsghokie • 05/20/26 04:13 PM ET
#158 ranked public school Nebraska, on line one for the Big 10!
Baltimore_Hokie • 05/20/26 04:15 PM ET
They were 43rd and AAU when they joined but you know that **
fsghokie • 05/20/26 04:19 PM ET
43rd for public schools. 96th overall and VOTED OUT OF THE AAU-
Baltimore_Hokie • 05/20/26 04:31 PM ET
They agreed a join a year prior …
fsghokie • 05/20/26 04:54 PM ET
A different world too, the B1G probably has some buyer's remorse on Big Red**
BROman Hokie • 05/21/26 10:39 AM ET
Big Red continues to get the ratings. They were added
Big12 guy • 05/21/26 10:42 AM ET
California and Texas weren't on the B1G's radar back then...
BROman Hokie • 05/21/26 11:54 AM ET
Texas had just signed a deal
Big12 guy • 05/21/26 12:02 PM ET
Didn't read the body did you? Texas A&M, not Texas**
BROman Hokie • 05/21/26 12:09 PM ET
I did in fact read the body. I was
Big12 guy • 05/21/26 12:12 PM ET
I never mentioned Texas, they were still on their high horse back then...
BROman Hokie • 05/21/26 12:22 PM ET
"California and Texas weren't on the BIGs radar" maybe I
Big12 guy • 05/21/26 12:42 PM ET
Oh ok, I meant the states, not Cal or UT, all love**
BROman Hokie • 05/21/26 12:45 PM ET
As high as Nebraska's ratings are now, the Big Ten may even think there is
VTHokie2000 • 05/21/26 11:43 AM ET
The only parties it has any consequences upon or those that aren't-
Baltimore_Hokie • 05/21/26 09:21 AM ET
So they fell that far in the rankings since then?
RJHokie • 05/20/26 04:23 PM ET
I still see them listed at #84 public
fsghokie • 05/20/26 04:33 PM ET
It will be up to the leadership and whatever market strategies they decide
VTHokie2000 • 05/20/26 09:51 AM ET