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First hand experience in a meeting with the future

dean of the engineering department. He said that he had never seen the faculty excited about sports, but the idea of being included with the Big 10 schools had them buzzing. They saw it as a step up in academics, but we know, they would eventually lose their AAU status.
Posted: 07/07/2025 at 04:24 PM ET
(In response to this post by Pylons)

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UNC getting a new AD with SEC ties
Athens • 07/05/25 03:57 PM ET
When I was very young, Alabama hired Gene Stallings.
hokieZ71 • 07/08/25 08:33 AM ET
What SEC ties?**
Pylons • 07/07/25 02:32 PM ET
Pylons, off topic. Do faculty organizations hold any significant sway on
33laszlo99 • 07/07/25 03:05 PM ET
Nah.
Pylons • 07/07/25 03:17 PM ET
The faculty at Nebraska pushed really hard to get into
Big12 guy • 07/07/25 03:35 PM ET
Why?
Pylons • 07/07/25 04:06 PM ET
First hand experience in a meeting with the future ◄
Big12 guy • 07/07/25 04:24 PM ET
They may have been excited about playing B1G schools,
Pylons • 07/07/25 05:30 PM ET
Virginia Tech seems so far behind on what is happening in College Athletics
Stech • 07/06/25 01:17 PM ET
Tech was way too satisfied with making it to the ACC. The AD thought
dallasvt • 07/07/25 12:58 AM ET
Also said Virginia Tech should call the SEC right after Texas & OU joined.
Stech • 07/07/25 07:32 AM ET
If they thought VT had potential then why not now?
MrFantastic! • 07/07/25 09:37 AM ET
Sankey said he is now interested in getting better basketball programs in
Stech • 07/07/25 12:14 PM ET
Not sure why they think they need more BB programs, since...
EDGEMAN • 07/07/25 05:13 PM ET
🤷‍♂️**
Stech • 07/07/25 06:48 PM ET
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is in our future.
VPI 1924 • 07/06/25 06:35 PM ET
Absolutely what will hit is uva leaving us behind
1947Sunbowl • 07/06/25 05:02 PM ET
The guy knows how to raise lots of $$$. He can also do it W/O spending 90%
ancient alien 2018 • 07/05/25 05:29 PM ET
Sounds like something VT should do…….**
RJHokie • 07/05/25 04:18 PM ET
Exactly exactly
1947Sunbowl • 07/06/25 01:25 AM ET