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Richmond doesn't care about college athletics, just power
Sure, they hem and haw about things, but the General Assembly cares more about power, and having many schools spread out over the state keeps the school administration/boards weaker politically than if there was just one board governing the merged schools.
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What the College World Series says about realignment
-- Athens
Jun 16, 2024 at 12:52 PM ET
Athens
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06/16/24 12:52 PM ET
Not certain that Jell-O shots will decide conference alignments **
-- ombandit
Jun 18, 2024 at 05:04 AM ET
ombandit
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06/18/24 05:04 AM ET
Depends on how many the negotiators consume
-- RJHokie
Jun 18, 2024 at 08:19 AM ET
RJHokie
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06/18/24 08:19 AM ET
Maybe I'm obtuse or missing something but SEC picking UVA over VT makes
-- VPI_1998
Jun 16, 2024 at 02:39 PM ET
VPI_1998
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06/16/24 02:39 PM ET
"Blob!" Excellent metaphor.**
-- 33laszlo99
Jun 16, 2024 at 02:52 PM ET
33laszlo99
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06/16/24 02:52 PM ET
A heck of a good argument for VT can be made, especially to the SEC
-- VTCALS72
Jun 16, 2024 at 02:13 PM ET
VTCALS72
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06/16/24 02:13 PM ET
Every school should learn for past corporations. Pan Am was great once
-- HokieAl
Jun 16, 2024 at 03:07 PM ET
HokieAl
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06/16/24 03:07 PM ET
Corporations and conferences all get bigger through acquisition and mergers
-- hokieball
Jun 16, 2024 at 05:01 PM ET
hokieball
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06/16/24 05:01 PM ET
Richmond doesn't care about college athletics, just power
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-- mrcaniac
Jun 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM ET
mrcaniac
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06/16/24 10:44 PM ET
But in this case with the conferences, the battle is over
-- VTCALS72
Jun 16, 2024 at 04:17 PM ET
VTCALS72
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06/16/24 04:17 PM ET