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Atlee Hokie
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Atlee Hokie
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In name no, but in actuality ... hmmm.

There is no question nothing happened concerning football without him saying, yay or nay. I'm sure he had veto power with any athletic question if he though it might impact football in the tiniest way.
Posted: 08/06/2022 at 10:09 PM ET
(In response to this post by Mercury)

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What happened to College Football in the Northeast
HOO86 • 08/05/22 07:50 PM ET
The Big East forming without an eye toward football was the
Pylons • 08/06/22 01:18 PM ET
I think UConn back then was FCS, so VT prob would have been in that group.
Truthahn • 08/07/22 01:01 PM ET
Paterno and cuse screwed it up
Mercury • 08/06/22 04:29 PM ET
Georgetown, Villanova, and Seton Hall were the 3 NO votes on PSU
HOO86 • 08/06/22 04:49 PM ET
Think you will find....
2hhoop3 • 08/06/22 05:11 PM ET
also Cuse didn't help at ALL
Mercury • 08/07/22 04:36 PM ET
It was basketball schools.
HOO86 • 08/06/22 05:26 PM ET
I know it was.....
2hhoop3 • 08/06/22 05:36 PM ET
Ok. I got the wrong impression from the 30 for 30.
HOO86 • 08/06/22 05:39 PM ET
I 100% agree....
2hhoop3 • 08/06/22 05:52 PM ET
Thank you... whatever the history, those schools sealed the end
Mercury • 08/07/22 04:39 PM ET
The strength of the Northeast is Basketball.
HOO86 • 08/07/22 05:25 PM ET
It will be interesting to see how Villanova does post-Jay Wright. **
Old Line Hokie • 08/06/22 07:00 PM ET
Odds are their coach won't be as well dressed.
EDGEMAN • 08/07/22 10:57 AM ET
Paterno wanted basketball revenues shared equally, but......
TerryD • 08/06/22 02:43 PM ET
Was paterno the ad???
Mercury • 08/06/22 04:31 PM ET
In name no, but in actuality ... hmmm. ◄
Atlee Hokie • 08/06/22 10:09 PM ET
also appeared veto on personal activities of his staff too
Mercury • 08/07/22 04:40 PM ET
Nice article. To summarize (IMO), realignment tore apart what little
BAMRising • 08/06/22 11:04 AM ET
college football was always about rivalries and passion
HokieToph • 08/06/22 09:37 AM ET
On the down side, VT would have been stuck in the northern division with...
EDGEMAN • 08/06/22 10:10 AM ET
Our only natural rivals are UVA and WVU
hokieZ71 • 08/06/22 12:22 PM ET
Except the North Division schools would have objected to the proposal
VTHokie2000 • 08/06/22 11:19 PM ET
The VT-Miami rivals continued seamlessly. It didn't die as soon as invite.**
NokieHokie • 08/06/22 01:42 PM ET
Good article...
Old Line Hokie • 08/06/22 12:16 AM ET
Agree, I would just add it's colder up north & basketball is played inside.
Stech • 08/06/22 09:15 AM ET
Pretty cold in BIG 10 country! **
wwhokie1 • 08/06/22 11:03 PM ET
The 5 main Eastern powers (PSU, Pitt, BC, Cuse, WVU) were in 4 different
Maroon Baboon • 08/05/22 10:49 PM ET
The top "Eastern School" is awarded the Lambert Trophy.
Atlee Hokie • 08/05/22 11:20 PM ET
It was on display at Lane Stadium in 1996
Hokie Fiji • 08/06/22 08:54 AM ET
We're tied for 9th all time with Princeton and Dartmouth.
Maroon Baboon • 08/06/22 01:57 AM ET
Lost close rivalry games like in the SEC. scheduling is the ACC's blunder!!
Stech • 08/05/22 10:34 PM ET
Phillips got to close to the Carolina Schools his fatal act
Mercury • 08/07/22 04:43 PM ET
Miami AD didn't want VT as permanent rival so it didn't happen
133743Hokie • 08/06/22 01:27 PM ET
remember he was the AD at clemson
Mercury • 08/07/22 04:44 PM ET
If true, just another reason Miami shouldn't be taken seriously by the SEC
Maroon Baboon • 08/06/22 02:24 PM ET
Sure the Commissioner can, you say we need this one, it’s called leadership
Stech • 08/06/22 02:23 PM ET