They had a couple or three games against Clemson, but basically none-
against FSU unless it was in the title game. And, lest we all forget here, Clemson football was the very definition of mediocre back then. They were an 8 win program at best. Nobody really gave a rat's ass about playing or beating Clemson from the early 90's all the way through the 2000s. They were nothing more than another of many speed bumps for FSU in the ACC.
Honestly, every time I really stop and start to think about the ACC, and all the incompetence and cowardice in how the lemonade sipping on the veranda country club set has run it, I just end up making myself mad. It was, and is, all so, so stupid. The only way to laugh to keep from crying is to contemplate the extreme irony in the notion that everyone thought in 2003 that VT was going to be set for life now that it finally got into the ACC. I hate this conference, and can't wait to see it implode.
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The VT BoV presentation link for those who are curious
-- HokieAl
Aug 10, 2025 at 06:53 PM ET
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08/10/25 06:53 PM ET
All of you are missing the âgood news hereââĻ
-- Stech
Aug 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM ET
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08/12/25 10:59 PM ET
EXACTLY same with the southern and the ACC
-- 1947Sunbowl
Aug 14, 2025 at 07:25 PM ET
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08/14/25 07:25 PM ET
Will anything come from this?
-- hokieball
Aug 12, 2025 at 02:13 PM ET
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08/12/25 02:13 PM ET
Not so fast, in another briefing there is a proposal for more emphasis
-- 1947Sunbowl
Aug 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM ET
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08/12/25 10:48 PM ET
Time to strike is now since more kids from up north are seeking southern
-- 91HokieBob
Aug 13, 2025 at 01:23 PM ET
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08/13/25 01:23 PM ET
I'm sure the guy that ran Boeing will have lots of good ideas**
-- CrystalCoveHokie
Aug 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM ET
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08/12/25 10:16 PM ET
FY 2025 Estimated TV distribution by Conference
-- RandomAsianGuy
Aug 11, 2025 at 05:17 PM ET
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08/11/25 05:17 PM ET
The slide of the four scenarios needs some explanation.
-- Maroon Baboon
Aug 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM ET
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08/11/25 12:47 AM ET
You must have never sat in on a board meeting.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Aug 12, 2025 at 09:47 AM ET
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08/12/25 09:47 AM ET
I've helped create materials for a fortune 50 board
-- HokieAl
Aug 11, 2025 at 01:44 PM ET
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08/11/25 01:44 PM ET
At least they're talking about it.**
-- Maroon Baboon
Aug 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM ET
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08/11/25 10:53 PM ET
Hallelujah YES đđđđđđđ At minimum Whit should have been doing
-- 91HokieBob
Aug 12, 2025 at 05:39 PM ET
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08/12/25 05:39 PM ET
I would LOVE to see a version of this deck from 2005
-- HokieAl
Aug 12, 2025 at 02:58 PM ET
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08/12/25 02:58 PM ET
In 2005, the ACC was the richest college athletics conference in the USA.**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Aug 12, 2025 at 03:53 PM ET
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08/12/25 03:53 PM ET
Everything you mention.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Aug 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET
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08/13/25 10:30 AM ET
I have and I was trying to see exactly .....
-- 2hhoop3
Aug 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM ET
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08/13/25 12:40 PM ET
There was an inability on a fundamental level to understand and-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Aug 12, 2025 at 04:14 PM ET
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08/12/25 04:14 PM ET
And think about this. During the Expanded ACC's formative years ...
-- Atlee Hokie
Aug 12, 2025 at 08:47 PM ET
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08/12/25 08:47 PM ET
They had a couple or three games against Clemson, but basically none-
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-- Baltimore_Hokie
Aug 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM ET
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08/13/25 10:27 AM ET
I am encouraged by how fired up everyone is.
-- HokieAl
Aug 12, 2025 at 04:42 PM ET
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08/12/25 04:42 PM ET
As a public document they are likely withholding sensitive info
-- VT ChemE 1986
Aug 11, 2025 at 04:01 PM ET
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08/11/25 04:01 PM ET
I don't think "they" meant for it to be public, at least not-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Aug 12, 2025 at 03:57 PM ET
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08/12/25 03:57 PM ET
I agree with everything you just said.
-- VT ChemE 1986
Aug 12, 2025 at 04:32 PM ET
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08/12/25 04:32 PM ET
How much would Nick Saban cost?
-- hokieball
Aug 12, 2025 at 05:28 PM ET
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08/12/25 05:28 PM ET
There are multiple tells in this deck based on the wording
-- HokieAl
Aug 11, 2025 at 07:54 AM ET
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08/11/25 07:54 AM ET
Here is a Reddit thread discussing it**
-- HokieAl
Aug 10, 2025 at 07:43 PM ET
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08/10/25 07:43 PM ET
This slide for 5 year avg viewership is telling me two things
-- HokieAl
Aug 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM ET
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08/10/25 11:07 PM ET