Re: Hokie Wife & I, as Legacy Members, in a worse case scenario hope...
remember, I said in a WORSE case scenario, hope we could, with different marketing/fundraising priorities, redirect the millions of donations/operational costs currently devoted towards maintaining a top tier FOOTBALL program (should we be, in fact, relegated to a "third tier" FOOTBALL program) to becoming a virtually free tuition, world leading academic institution. Upon reflection, over the past 20 years, given the sordid unequal playing field among FBS football schools, which we know Tech will never win, I would rather be known as one of the few non-Ivey's that offer free tuition and direct giving intiatives that propel Tech to a top fifty WORLD (not just U.S.) learning institution. Improbable as it hits your ears, university futurists might not think that preferred future is so incredible for us. Having said that, I'll now "duck and cover".
Ut Prosim
4 Replies
I have similar feelings.
For me, the end game is Virginia Tech. Sports are fun, but we are all in love with VT. If CFB keeps going to the pro level, we still have VT.
(In response to this post by A3genhokie)
V
VT_Skier
4y
The reality is the money doesn't get redirected; it just goes away. The millions of $ in conference payout disappears. The revenue from games disappears. The donations dry up. We'd like to believe people would donate to academics instead, but they won't. People donate for football seats and season tickets. Then there will be less revenue for the other sports, which would further strain the budgets. So it's more likely that athletic fees for students would increase, meaning students would end up paying more.
(In response to this post by A3genhokie)