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"
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-- anotherdamnyankeehokie
Nov 04, 2025 at 05:43 AM ET
anotherdamnyankeehokie
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11/04/25 05:43 AM ET
if you talking G5 type MUCH smaller scale attendance more like 25-30K **
-- The Hokie Steve
Nov 05, 2025 at 10:01 AM ET
The Hokie Steve
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11/05/25 10:01 AM ET
I'm clearly in the minority, but yes - I'd start attending again.**
-- MP4VT2004
Nov 04, 2025 at 08:32 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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11/04/25 08:32 PM ET
Minority being the problem
-- HokiesACC2004
Nov 05, 2025 at 08:02 AM ET
HokiesACC2004
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11/05/25 08:02 AM ET
Hard pass. And you'd also put this site out of business in short order.**
-- HokieNoVA
Nov 04, 2025 at 04:36 PM ET
HokieNoVA
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11/04/25 04:36 PM ET
worthwhile things are competitive and hard...things that no one cares about
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Nov 04, 2025 at 12:55 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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11/04/25 12:55 PM ET
Not everything that's competitive and hard is worthwhile though
-- Pylons
Nov 07, 2025 at 06:55 PM ET
Pylons
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11/07/25 06:55 PM ET
Big time athletics is here to stay, not matter what the "academics" would
-- Big12 guy
Nov 07, 2025 at 08:06 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/07/25 08:06 PM ET
It is here to stay. Universities have really painted themselves
-- Pylons
Nov 07, 2025 at 11:29 PM ET
Pylons
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11/07/25 11:29 PM ET
I certainly do not think athletics is paramount to
-- Big12 guy
Nov 08, 2025 at 07:51 AM ET
Big12 guy
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11/08/25 07:51 AM ET
That's certainly fair that it's different in rural, flyover America.
-- Pylons
Nov 08, 2025 at 08:21 AM ET
Pylons
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11/08/25 08:21 AM ET
Well, would you prefer that VT football be more like Ferrum, playing in D2?
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 04, 2025 at 09:38 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/04/25 09:38 AM ET