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My father was a bigger supporter of Razorback football than I have ever dreamed about achieving. Got personal letters from Frank Broyles. He went to home & away games all over Texas. Had a suitcase with all the insignias of the SWC schools stuck upon it. I was amazed looking at that suitcase with mustangs, frogs, bears & horned cattle as a 3 & 4 year old while I rummaged the house. My father gave yearly big checks to the Razorback Foundation and was heavily involved as a older man in the controlling the parking and the crowds during games at the home stadiums in Little Rock & Fayetteville. By the time I was 8 or 9 years old, I was going with my father to Little Rock Razorback games and was living & dying when the Hogs won or lost. I would have a dozen questions for my father when my beloved Hogs lost. My father always had one pat answer. "Boy, It Was The Coaching." Virginia Tech has a veteran team, returned more contributing players off last year's roster than any other P4 program in the country. Virginia Tech should have dispatched Vanderbilt with those credentials. Why not? It Was The Coaching. Is Tech's season lost by losing to Vandy? No. However the Tech coaches have got to go to work coaching the team. Their capability to do so is the only real question for the future. ** Edited by WarHog38 at 9/1/2024, 6:59:53 PM ** Edited by WarHog38 at 9/1/2024, 7:03:42 PM
Posted: 09/01/2024 at 06:52 PM ET
(In response to this post by Maroon Baboon)

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Pry killing our realignment prospects.
Maroon Baboon 08/31/24 04:55 PM ET
Won't have a thing in the world to do with it **
VaTechHokiesACC 09/01/24 11:37 PM ET
Certainly the SEC is not interested in a team that can't beat their
MDHokie79 09/01/24 10:31 AM ET
They won't be the worst team this year **
VaTechHokiesACC 09/01/24 09:27 PM ET
Who then? UF? UK? MSU? Ark.?**
MDHokie79 09/02/24 09:04 AM ET
Looks Like Florida May Be Worse Than Vanderbilt
WarHog38 09/02/24 03:47 PM ET
Where will this Vandy team finish though?
Marooned 09/01/24 06:23 PM ET
I Think Most Football Games Are Won at the Line of Scrimmage
WarHog38 09/01/24 04:30 PM ET
VT is 0-12 OOC vs P4 since 2017. Arkansas last Win. **
drb 08/31/24 11:16 PM ET
WVA was last P4 win**
CrystalCoveHokie 09/01/24 10:36 AM ET
0-11 sounds much better. Thanks. **
drb 09/01/24 11:25 AM ET
Yes. During Whit's tenure. A common thread of football disappointment.**
TDVick 09/01/24 04:56 AM ET
Here’s a PATT take
MrBayAreaHokie 08/31/24 09:25 PM ET
Would take that **
AnotherTechW 09/01/24 08:23 AM ET
Honestly, I think they were dead by the 3rd year of Fuente
VT ChemE 1986 08/31/24 09:05 PM ET
That transfer portal team is not the bottom of the SEC this year, just like
Stech 08/31/24 09:00 PM ET
They may win 2 conference games. South Carolina is best chance
reestuart 09/01/24 12:18 PM ET
Okay we will see **
Stech 09/01/24 12:50 PM ET
Who are they beating? In their defense, they have a brutal schedule.
reestuart 09/01/24 06:32 PM ET
I will predict 3-0 to start the season, then give Mizzou fits, that one
Stech 09/01/24 07:04 PM ET
Not making excuses for the loss. But speaking to the bigger picture...
Maroon Baboon 09/01/24 10:35 AM ET
Agreed, that was basically a 10 win New Mexico State team yesterday, school
Stech 09/01/24 11:41 AM ET
Nor is is it now easy, by yesterday's debacle**
MDHokie79 09/01/24 11:05 AM ET
Yup. And there are some people on this board saying "it's just one game"
Maroon Baboon 09/01/24 11:40 AM ET
Analyzed a Lot on College Football
WarHog38 09/01/24 06:52 PM ET
Don’t worry, the message boards will be back on the hype train after
cjpayne8 09/01/24 07:21 AM ET
Agree on Vandy, but there is simply no excuse for VT to stumble
VT ChemE 1986 08/31/24 09:08 PM ET
I understand th feelings, that said, it’s not as much how you start, as how
Stech 08/31/24 10:17 PM ET
Regardless of that being a portal team, the effort (players and staff) was
HokieToph 09/01/24 11:29 AM ET
Agreed, terrible first half, we didn’t use the vertical weapons running or
Stech 09/01/24 12:00 PM ET
What's implied is that we couldn't have beaten a 10-win NMSU team either.
Maroon Baboon 09/01/24 11:46 AM ET
We spit the bit with Vandy. Need to beat RU now, right?
Marooned 08/31/24 08:05 PM ET
Rutgers beat us pretty good last year. The game wasn't as close as the
Maroon Baboon 09/01/24 10:52 AM ET
At some point the feds will need to step in and break up the P2
Marooned 09/01/24 06:16 PM ET
FWIW the federal government does allow some natural monopolies (i.e. public
VTHokie2000 09/01/24 11:41 PM ET
There is no public good in allowing this to play out
Marooned 09/02/24 12:36 AM ET
Don't be surprised if Congress opts to not get involved with the situation.
VTHokie2000 09/02/24 06:47 AM ET
You’re speaking about divisions of schools and more tiers of competition
Marooned 09/02/24 07:13 PM ET
The networks are not in the business to be a charity. If the networks
VTHokie2000 09/03/24 06:10 PM ET
Ma Bell wasn’t set up to be a charity either.
Marooned 09/05/24 03:16 PM ET
Congress can't force the networks to start broadcasting more non-P2
VTHokie2000 09/05/24 03:27 PM ET
Schiano carved us up last year and he didn't have a talent
TDVick 09/01/24 04:50 AM ET
Vandy pushed us around the enitire game sans some few minutes in Q4
Maroon Unit 08/31/24 11:54 PM ET
Actually, I do think one year will make or break us
VT ChemE 1986 08/31/24 09:10 PM ET
If we let it, sure
Marooned 08/31/24 09:36 PM ET
You Have Put the Shoe on the Right Foot
WarHog38 08/31/24 07:55 PM ET
Pry is going nowhere. We have no money for buy-outs.**
VT ChemE 1986 09/01/24 11:58 AM ET
We're working on a second bad regime in a row. What's more, we had an
Maroon Baboon 08/31/24 09:29 PM ET
Does Arkansas play that transfer portal Vandy team this year? If so, you
Stech 08/31/24 09:04 PM ET
Arkansas Has Only Played Vandy Once Since 2011.
WarHog38 08/31/24 10:29 PM ET
I knew before the game watching their QB we were in a fight, that QB is
Stech 09/01/24 01:47 AM ET
That Is True, One Football Game Does Not Make a Season
WarHog38 09/01/24 02:26 AM ET
Agree 100%. This is a super-critical year for this program, and today was
VPI_1998 08/31/24 06:05 PM ET
Truth!**
VT ChemE 1986 08/31/24 09:11 PM ET
Think about it this way!
VPI 1924 08/31/24 06:21 PM ET
Think this loss is on the coaches, not the players.**
VT ChemE 1986 08/31/24 09:12 PM ET
Pry cares, he just isn’t talented enough to do anything about it
VT ChemE 1986 08/31/24 06:00 PM ET
Nice guy who wants to do better but can't. Terrible fit. Terrible hire.**
TDVick 09/01/24 04:05 AM ET