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Getting good in the next 5 years wouldn't hurt. But it can't be just one
good year where we win the ACC and pat ourselves on the back. It would do wonders to win the ACC, get a CFP-4 birth and win a game. But even that won't make us a lock. If we have just one good year, people with the power to make these decisions will think they can do without us. But if it's over the course of several years and GameDay is at out joint once a year, hey! ya never know.
Problem is, I don't think we are anywhere near the level to win the ACC, let alone win a national semifinal. Part of this is they meteoric rise of certain teams like Bama, OSU, Clemson etc., and the other part is that we haven't been doing what it takes to be great for about 15 years now--and yes, that goes back before Fuente.
I don't think just being OK is going to cut it. The new game is that the P2 skim off the top and leave the rest to fend for themselves in an increasingly rigged game. The fact that Washington is being hung out to try should be a massive wakeup call to any program that thought they'd be good enough to get in. Like I said before, UNC is the only lock to get in.
Look, Maybe 6-8 ACC teams get invited. And maybe, eventually, the P2 come for some PAC and even B12 schools. But no one is safe.
** Edited by Maroon Baboon at 7/23/2022, 7:28:06 PM
Thread Replies (18)
How important is our performance (1) on the field & (2) w/ NIL in next ..
-- BNOMO
Jul 23, 2022 at 10:46 AM ET
BNOMO
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07/23/22 10:46 AM ET
Getting good in the next 5 years wouldn't hurt. But it can't be just one
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-- Maroon Baboon
Jul 23, 2022 at 07:18 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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07/23/22 07:18 PM ET
I don’t think our performance matters much
-- HokieAl
Jul 23, 2022 at 03:47 PM ET
HokieAl
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07/23/22 03:47 PM ET
NIL$ Come from sponsors, not universities.
-- NoHuddle
Jul 23, 2022 at 12:38 PM ET
NoHuddle
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07/23/22 12:38 PM ET
IMO, the party is over
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jul 23, 2022 at 11:24 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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07/23/22 11:24 AM ET
I think that's correct. I think we are fine either way...
-- jesuisvtguy
Jul 23, 2022 at 02:46 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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07/23/22 02:46 PM ET
There will be four levels, VT in L2, more like 1993-98
-- Happy Dog
Jul 24, 2022 at 11:21 AM ET
Happy Dog
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07/24/22 11:21 AM ET
Sad, how in roughly 10 years VT went from being a regular in the top 10
-- 133193Hokie
Jul 23, 2022 at 02:13 PM ET
133193Hokie
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07/23/22 02:13 PM ET
Sometimes it is harder to stay at the top than to reach the top...
-- jesuisvtguy
Jul 23, 2022 at 02:55 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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07/23/22 02:55 PM ET
I am getting fine with being in the middle tier
-- Happy Dog
Jul 23, 2022 at 12:39 PM ET
Happy Dog
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07/23/22 12:39 PM ET
I'm getting to this point myself
-- Carolina Hokie 05
Jul 23, 2022 at 01:56 PM ET
Carolina Hokie 05
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07/23/22 01:56 PM ET
The ROI is just not there in football anymore
-- Happy Dog
Jul 24, 2022 at 06:11 AM ET
Happy Dog
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07/24/22 06:11 AM ET
Regarding our recruiting, I wouldn't say it's mediocre, but it is a tier
-- 133743Hokie
Jul 23, 2022 at 11:30 AM ET
133743Hokie
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07/23/22 11:30 AM ET
I lived in Mississippi during that time. Open secret how bad ole MS was
-- BNOMO
Jul 23, 2022 at 11:58 AM ET
BNOMO
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07/23/22 11:58 AM ET
Was it a bomb lit just to destroy the college football game
-- WarHog38
Jul 23, 2022 at 12:35 PM ET
WarHog38
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07/23/22 12:35 PM ET
Can you stop bringing up politics here?
-- HokieAl
Jul 23, 2022 at 03:43 PM ET
HokieAl
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07/23/22 03:43 PM ET