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IMO, the party is over

Our recruiting is mediocre and it will not get better as more and more players are diverted to NIL payments from the P2. Without players you cannot win, Our alumni base and SW VA businesses are not going to raise their NIL game for many reasons. We are a middle tier school now. The only chance to get the big bucks is if the SEC or BIG conduct a territorial war in VA and NC, which certainly possible. But they will want us only for the TV sets, not because of our programs. Frankly, I just don't get the obsession with Bigger/Better at this stage. Our athletic program is solid now and not at risk. A future in the middle tier will not impact that negatively. Do we really want to join the semi-pro P2 and everything that would mean to our culture?
Posted: 07/23/2022 at 11:24 AM ET
(In response to this post by BNOMO)

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How important is our performance (1) on the field & (2) w/ NIL in next ..
BNOMO 07/23/22 10:46 AM ET
Getting good in the next 5 years wouldn't hurt. But it can't be just one
Maroon Baboon 07/23/22 07:18 PM ET
I don’t think our performance matters much
HokieAl 07/23/22 03:47 PM ET
NIL$ Come from sponsors, not universities.
NoHuddle 07/23/22 12:38 PM ET
IMO, the party is over
VT ChemE 1986 07/23/22 11:24 AM ET
I think that's correct. I think we are fine either way...
jesuisvtguy 07/23/22 02:46 PM ET
There will be four levels, VT in L2, more like 1993-98
Happy Dog 07/24/22 11:21 AM ET
Sad, how in roughly 10 years VT went from being a regular in the top 10
133193Hokie 07/23/22 02:13 PM ET
Sometimes it is harder to stay at the top than to reach the top...
jesuisvtguy 07/23/22 02:55 PM ET
I am getting fine with being in the middle tier
Happy Dog 07/23/22 12:39 PM ET
I'm getting to this point myself
Carolina Hokie 05 07/23/22 01:56 PM ET
The ROI is just not there in football anymore
Happy Dog 07/24/22 06:11 AM ET
Regarding our recruiting, I wouldn't say it's mediocre, but it is a tier
133743Hokie 07/23/22 11:30 AM ET
Can of Worms
WarHog38 07/23/22 11:19 AM ET
I lived in Mississippi during that time. Open secret how bad ole MS was
BNOMO 07/23/22 11:58 AM ET
The SEC never looked worse
WarHog38 07/23/22 01:59 PM ET
Was it a bomb lit just to destroy the college football game
WarHog38 07/23/22 12:35 PM ET
Politics
WarHog38 07/23/22 04:38 PM ET
Can you stop bringing up politics here?
HokieAl 07/23/22 03:43 PM ET