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Just a thought, what if VT football wasn't caught up in the "arms race"

mentality that has now become the norm at the FBS level. If we were playing a slate of more regional schools including UVA annually but without ridiculously priced tickets, license fees and parking. don't you think that alumni and students? would still enjoy all the pomp and circumstance that we have for home games . If we did away with everything tomorrow, the only thing that would be left with is the debt service on any facilities that haven't been paid off like the West side expansion, but even that would be manageable when you think of the payouts we're making to fire coaches and such
Posted: 11/04/2025 at 05:43 AM ET

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Just a thought, what if VT football wasn't caught up in the "arms race"
anotherdamnyankeehokie 11/04/25 05:43 AM ET
Not a chance
Turk Malloy 11/06/25 01:53 PM ET
if you talking G5 type MUCH smaller scale attendance more like 25-30K **
The Hokie Steve 11/05/25 10:01 AM ET
G5 Attendance figures**
Big12 guy 11/05/25 02:52 PM ET
No thanks **
HokiesACC2004 11/05/25 08:02 AM ET
I'm clearly in the minority, but yes - I'd start attending again.**
MP4VT2004 11/04/25 08:32 PM ET
Minority being the problem
HokiesACC2004 11/05/25 08:02 AM ET
Hard pass. And you'd also put this site out of business in short order.**
HokieNoVA 11/04/25 04:36 PM ET
Absolutely NOT!
Culpeper Hokie 11/04/25 03:23 PM ET
worthwhile things are competitive and hard...things that no one cares about
MrBayAreaHokie 11/04/25 12:55 PM ET
Not everything that's competitive and hard is worthwhile though
Pylons 11/07/25 06:55 PM ET
Big time athletics is here to stay, not matter what the "academics" would
Big12 guy 11/07/25 08:06 PM ET
It is here to stay. Universities have really painted themselves
Pylons 11/07/25 11:29 PM ET
I certainly do not think athletics is paramount to
Big12 guy 11/08/25 07:51 AM ET
That's certainly fair that it's different in rural, flyover America.
Pylons 11/08/25 08:21 AM ET
Well, would you prefer that VT football be more like Ferrum, playing in D2?
Baltimore_Hokie 11/04/25 09:38 AM ET