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manassashoo
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manassashoo
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Start winning and the fans will come.

Basketball, baseball, and Lax have great attendance. The common denominator is winning. Miss St sold all their allocated tickets to the baseball regional and others were scattered throughout the stadium. Surprising to me, was a great majority of Miss St fans had Virginia and Maryland license plates on their cars. I think the SEC has more fans in the DMV then people think, but UVA must win back the fans they lost with re-seating and London.
Posted: 06/13/2024 at 12:41 PM ET
(In response to this post by Tailgate Guru)

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SEC vs B1G (surprising take from someone who has moved all over)
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/12/24 10:23 PM ET
I prefer VT to SEC since I am only two hours to UF**
OrlandoHokie • 06/13/24 09:23 PM ET
4 hours from Washington DC is difficult to achieve
Windows NT • 06/13/24 10:40 AM ET
Pretty easy to get to Fairfax in under 4 hour from a Blacksburg Gas Station
MVIII • 06/13/24 02:18 PM ET
Sure, if you time it for Wed at 1am, exceed speed limit & don't stop to pee**
marcbvtgm • 06/13/24 02:50 PM ET
You could choose 50% of available times and stop and pee and make it in 4
MVIII • 06/13/24 04:03 PM ET
No I don't. That 50% is not game travel days/times - which is the point
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 12:34 PM ET
As someone who lives in Roanoke
mrcaniac • 06/14/24 04:12 PM ET
That’s how fast I used to get to VT in the 90’s
HokieAl • 06/13/24 10:44 AM ET
Hate to break it to you but the 90s were 25-35 years ago...**
marcbvtgm • 06/13/24 02:51 PM ET
disheartening for me to realize my date of birth is closer to WW1 than
reestuart • 06/13/24 04:16 PM ET
That ship sailed long ago for me...**
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 12:48 PM ET
I guess it beats the alternative.**
reestuart • 06/14/24 12:52 PM ET
Yeah, the Big Ten has fans everywhere. They probably have twice the living
reestuart • 06/13/24 10:20 AM ET
I live in Colorado and always joke that I live in Big Ten country
North Main Hokie • 06/13/24 02:21 PM ET
Yep. It sometimes feels like there are about 150M or so people from the
reestuart • 06/13/24 03:03 PM ET
Ohio State is the worst
North Main Hokie • 06/13/24 03:48 PM ET
I remember talking to a rep once that went to maybe Miami? It was an OH
reestuart • 06/13/24 04:15 PM ET
Sands is working on growing VT into a B1X size university
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 10:30 AM ET
yeah baby. SHOW the mantra, the FLAGSHIP university of the Commonwealth
DMV Gobbler • 06/14/24 08:17 AM ET
Just making VT more generic**
CrystalCoveHokie • 06/13/24 10:35 AM ET
We talk a lot about VT (obviously), but can we talk UVA for a second?
HokieAl • 06/13/24 09:54 AM ET
With UVa/Big Ten. Want in one hand. Poop in the other. I'm willing to
reestuart • 06/13/24 11:59 AM ET
UVA = Maryland with better Academics and Athletics
Sunsetunderground • 06/13/24 01:21 PM ET
I don't see it. UVa would be one of the two smallest in the conference
reestuart • 06/13/24 01:48 PM ET
Future expansion would require pods and I would think UNC would decide
manassashoo • 06/13/24 10:45 AM ET
How do you fix UVa attendance?
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 11:43 AM ET
Hand out free tickets at the local homeless shelters, and provide free...
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 01:16 PM ET
Start winning and the fans will come. ◄
manassashoo • 06/13/24 12:41 PM ET
I think the pros and cons........
2hhoop3 • 06/13/24 10:28 AM ET
But the B1G is such a better fit for schools like UVa and UNC
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 11:30 AM ET
All valid points.....
2hhoop3 • 06/13/24 12:03 PM ET
VT should take whatever P2 opportunity comes along, but still think the B10
HokieNoVA • 06/13/24 08:44 AM ET
Tell me how the "cultural fit" with
Pylons • 06/13/24 11:22 AM ET
You just described 90% of the ACC. **
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:11 AM ET
It's all about regional interest
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 09:39 AM ET
I agree with all of that. From my perspective, VT's athleti program is a no
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:51 AM ET
Maryland will try to nix and VT to the Big
VTCALS72 • 06/13/24 07:45 AM ET
Maryland has no clout
Tailgate Guru • 06/13/24 09:10 AM ET
Ohio State is the only voice that matters (like Texas in the B12).**
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:18 AM ET
Incorrect**
marcbvtgm • 06/14/24 12:42 PM ET
Eh
dayooper • 06/13/24 09:31 AM ET
Hey Dayooper - Are you a true "Yooper?" I have a lakehouse on Manistique.**
Oscar the American • 06/13/24 09:40 AM ET
I lived 5 years in Marquette
dayooper • 06/13/24 11:26 AM ET
Absolutely!
Oscar the American • 06/13/24 12:46 PM ET
I played from 92 to 94
dayooper • 06/13/24 04:36 PM ET
I've not made it to the UP yet, but we vacation in Traverse City on the
reestuart • 06/13/24 12:42 PM ET
If you fish, Spring trout season and the fall salmon run in the...
Oscar the American • 06/13/24 01:51 PM ET
We have talked about hitting the area up in spring or fall soon. We'll do
reestuart • 06/13/24 03:07 PM ET
Maybe Michigan, as they are still the top brands. **
Big12 guy • 06/13/24 09:38 AM ET
Agreed but VT is WAY bigger in the DMV than the Twerps.
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/13/24 07:54 AM ET
NOVA/DMV/Richmond/Tidewater, and the rest of the state
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 08:58 AM ET
Yep, and there are a fair number of VT alum living in MD too.**
HokieNoVA • 06/13/24 08:24 AM ET
I like and agree with your conclusion.
Maroon Baboon • 06/12/24 11:12 PM ET
Would guess Sands has been doing that.
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 06:25 AM ET
Fans don’t want better conference members
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/12/24 11:59 PM ET
No true Southerner would rather see VT in BIG than SEC…
ombandit • 06/13/24 05:58 AM ET
I didn’t say I *want* VT in the B1G over the SEC.
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/13/24 08:08 AM ET
Who in VA or NC wants to go play in Minnesota in November?**
VTCALS72 • 06/13/24 07:47 AM ET
Chances are you won’t.
dayooper • 06/13/24 08:41 AM ET
LOL, UVA in the ACC and VT in the Big East was great for a while.
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/12/24 11:40 PM ET
Frankly anyone getting a hotel room in Christiansburg will discover...
EDGEMAN • 06/13/24 06:28 AM ET
I stayed in a hotel in Christiansburg last month…
Hardcore_Hokie • 06/13/24 08:02 AM ET
Loved the rivalry during our Big East days. Good times, good times.
Maroon Baboon • 06/12/24 11:59 PM ET