about softball doing more with less, and football doing less with more. All of that is true. However, what really irks me is the obstructionist decisions made by the AthDept (i.e., Babcock, Helms and Wurthman) re: softball. @VTChip is too much of a gentleman to say so (I'm not so encumbered). The aforementioned have taken multiple actions to make Chip's fundraising difficult. They have repeatedly made his fundraising efforts re: game worn softball jerseys difficult, if not almost impossible. First, saying the jerseys couldn't be worn in the actual game (a last minute decision). Next, saying the jerseys could only be made by NIKE (which he got from a vendor, not directly from NIKE); then, saying the jerseys couldn't have a tribute to Arthur on them. Yet, Chip motored on, which is his MO, and look how successful he's been. Needless to say, the efforts by Chip and @laphroaig to sell tickets to softball were repeatedly rebuffed. They (Whit, Brad and Chris) should be embarrassed. It should be noted, it was because of the neglect by Chris Helms of the SB program (playing with 5-year old socks) that initiated Chip's beneficent efforts (I guess that obstruction by Helms had a benefit). Guys/Gals, those of us who contribute to the VT Athletic programs are swimming upstream against a triumvirate of muting obstructionists who won't even communicate with us. All they do is grift us for money, make some obstructionist decisions to hinder the non-rev sports, and treat us like mushrooms. We get what we deserve. ** Edited by saret at 9/3/2024, 4:13:37 PM