The ROI is just not there in football anymore

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Happy Dog

The money spent on ridiculous amenities like waterfalls to compete in the recruiting arms race is absurd and wasteful. We are never going to be at the upper tier SEC/Ohio State level.

Posted: 07/24/2022 at 06:11 AM ET

(In response to this post by Carolina Hokie 05)

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How important is our performance (1) on the field & (2) w/ NIL in next .. -- BNOMO Jul 23, 2022 at 10:46 AM ET

BNOMO • 07/23/22 10:46 AM ET

Getting good in the next 5 years wouldn't hurt. But it can't be just one -- Maroon Baboon Jul 23, 2022 at 07:18 PM ET

Maroon Baboon • 07/23/22 07:18 PM ET

I don’t think our performance matters much -- HokieAl Jul 23, 2022 at 03:47 PM ET

HokieAl • 07/23/22 03:47 PM ET

NIL$ Come from sponsors, not universities. -- NoHuddle Jul 23, 2022 at 12:38 PM ET

NoHuddle • 07/23/22 12:38 PM ET

IMO, the party is over -- VT ChemE 1986 Jul 23, 2022 at 11:24 AM ET

VT ChemE 1986 • 07/23/22 11:24 AM ET

I think that's correct. I think we are fine either way... -- jesuisvtguy Jul 23, 2022 at 02:46 PM ET

jesuisvtguy • 07/23/22 02:46 PM ET

There will be four levels, VT in L2, more like 1993-98 -- Happy Dog Jul 24, 2022 at 11:21 AM ET

Happy Dog • 07/24/22 11:21 AM ET

Sad, how in roughly 10 years VT went from being a regular in the top 10 -- 133193Hokie Jul 23, 2022 at 02:13 PM ET

133193Hokie • 07/23/22 02:13 PM ET

Sometimes it is harder to stay at the top than to reach the top... -- jesuisvtguy Jul 23, 2022 at 02:55 PM ET

jesuisvtguy • 07/23/22 02:55 PM ET

I am getting fine with being in the middle tier -- Happy Dog Jul 23, 2022 at 12:39 PM ET

Happy Dog • 07/23/22 12:39 PM ET

I'm getting to this point myself -- Carolina Hokie 05 Jul 23, 2022 at 01:56 PM ET

Carolina Hokie 05 • 07/23/22 01:56 PM ET

The ROI is just not there in football anymore ◄ -- Happy Dog Jul 24, 2022 at 06:11 AM ET

Happy Dog • 07/24/22 06:11 AM ET

Regarding our recruiting, I wouldn't say it's mediocre, but it is a tier -- 133743Hokie Jul 23, 2022 at 11:30 AM ET

133743Hokie • 07/23/22 11:30 AM ET

Can of Worms -- WarHog38 Jul 23, 2022 at 11:19 AM ET

WarHog38 • 07/23/22 11:19 AM ET

I lived in Mississippi during that time. Open secret how bad ole MS was -- BNOMO Jul 23, 2022 at 11:58 AM ET

BNOMO • 07/23/22 11:58 AM ET

The SEC never looked worse -- WarHog38 Jul 23, 2022 at 01:59 PM ET

WarHog38 • 07/23/22 01:59 PM ET

Was it a bomb lit just to destroy the college football game -- WarHog38 Jul 23, 2022 at 12:35 PM ET

WarHog38 • 07/23/22 12:35 PM ET

Politics -- WarHog38 Jul 23, 2022 at 04:38 PM ET

WarHog38 • 07/23/22 04:38 PM ET

Can you stop bringing up politics here? -- HokieAl Jul 23, 2022 at 03:43 PM ET

HokieAl • 07/23/22 03:43 PM ET