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Thanks for coming here.

I'm no softball expert or even knowledgable poster, but what I get from your post is trying to highlight problems that you see in our coach's approach. First, over-scheduling for sport success and hurting academic success. Second, a coach who is more loyal to self than loyal to school.

For the first one, I hear you, it can be a real problem, but it's also something that's not a surprise for the athletes coming in. They can see it just like you and I can. Our recruits have options and it's my sense that they know what they are signing on for here. You can prefer UVA program approach, but you stray too far to infer some system at VT behind "0 for natty" push without regards for ethics.

As for the Coach concern, you see and know more than I do, so again, i hear you. You may certainly be right. And VT has to make choices including risks on coaches that will be this way in order to elevate our programs (see Buzz Williams for a great example). As a VT fan, I'm used to the ups and downs of our Olympic sports and am excited by special years like this one with pitching talent that gives us a chance at something special. As a rival fan, it's a poor time to come here (yes you posted on Sabre first, but then you came here to chat) and say "yeah, but look your coach is a @#$%". Don't expect a great response and sorry for my Hokie friends that just fire back at you.

over-schedule, sure yeah, maybe, but it's producing results and is not a surprise to recruits. Coach selfish, yep, could be, and I'm fine with it. We don't have UVA pedigree, privilege, or pretention so enjoy your great facilities and athlete experience and we will enjoy ours as well.

Go Hokies!
Posted: 04/10/2022 at 10:56 AM ET
(In response to this post by UVA_SBDad)

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Looks like the Hoowah crowd might be a little jealous of the VT
RJHokie • 04/09/22 08:37 PM ET
Wow! I really got your attention
UVA_SBDad • 04/10/22 10:15 AM ET
You certainly root for the right school with all that righteous indignity
AbsolutVT03 • 04/10/22 05:46 PM ET
Hey Mr. Happy Hoo
HokieMama18 • 04/10/22 11:59 AM ET
Thanks for coming here. ◄
Kansas Hokie • 04/10/22 10:56 AM ET
Losers
Techdady • 04/10/22 10:31 AM ET
My favorite thing is if you look at one of his previous posts he talks
AbsolutVT03 • 04/10/22 01:03 AM ET
Just google "ugly side of softball" ... ?
Will StewartAdmin • 04/09/22 10:47 PM ET
If you are interested in reading a one-sided article about it, here is a
dallasvt • 04/10/22 03:36 AM ET
Abigail Knight**
HokieDBA • 04/09/22 11:21 PM ET
He might have been referencing ugly side of softball recruiting involving
carhokies • 04/09/22 11:02 PM ET
Story about a kid he had told offer was good and then emailed her goodbye.
aint2Hokie4me • 04/09/22 10:58 PM ET
He had told
Techdady • 04/10/22 10:40 AM ET
Interesting, that late in the recruiting process, BC still had ....
Atlee Hokie • 04/10/22 01:45 AM ET
Jealousy……**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 10:50 PM ET
Nope... Envy **
Palmetto Hokie • 04/09/22 11:21 PM ET
Not doing bad this year, except football, especially for a "one trick pony"**
DGHOKIE • 04/09/22 10:08 PM ET
Zima clowns are jealous and clueless. Softball team has had 100%
carhokies • 04/09/22 10:06 PM ET
Yes, and we should ignore their idiotic posts & stay out of leSewer**
MDHokie79 • 04/10/22 10:24 AM ET
We need to invite him to the games next week. Would he show up? **
william floyd • 04/09/22 09:42 PM ET
If his kid is playing, he might attend and hide in one of the corners
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:44 PM ET
I hope to be sitting with you, and Chip at our location. See you then. **
william floyd • 04/09/22 09:50 PM ET
Unfortunately I won’t be there as I will be in Florida for our oldest
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:52 PM ET
I do remember that. Have a safe trip. See you for the next series.**
william floyd • 04/09/22 09:54 PM ET
👍**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:54 PM ET
i lost interest & stopped reading when i got to "hoowah crowd"**
squarerootofone • 04/09/22 09:35 PM ET
You should consider not eliminating reading about the Hoowahs…….
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:42 PM ET
Kinda like Continuing Hoowah Education (CHE).**
saret • 04/09/22 09:43 PM ET
Good description….!**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:44 PM ET
Yeah, lawyers call it CLEs (Continuing Legal Education). Works about
saret • 04/10/22 09:56 AM ET
And its posted on their *clearing throat* Olympic Sports board 😁**
TomTurkey • 04/09/22 09:40 PM ET
Envy, one of the 7 deadlies. Besides, daughter probably didn't get
UEMcGill • 04/09/22 09:31 PM ET
Is that one of their "pillars?"**
HokieAllMyLife • 04/09/22 09:33 PM ET
Good point…..**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:33 PM ET
Losers
Techdady • 04/09/22 09:27 PM ET
"Even though Lynchburg isn't far from Blacksburg..."
TomTurkey • 04/09/22 09:15 PM ET
As @HokieNLot11........
2hhoop3 • 04/09/22 09:09 PM ET
BTW...I'm still holding my one post on their board...
HokieNerd • 04/09/22 08:56 PM ET
You might be banned for THIS post.
TomTurkey • 04/09/22 09:18 PM ET
Ahh...so you say they snoop on our board to preemptively ban?
HokieNerd • 04/09/22 09:51 PM ET
A preemptive ban. Very possible.
GCHokieof91 • 04/09/22 09:39 PM ET
Anything or anybody Hokie
TomTurkey • 04/09/22 09:42 PM ET
Yep **
hokiepro • 04/09/22 10:15 PM ET
Same thing happened to me
ToledoHokie • 04/09/22 09:27 PM ET
Trophy? Hoos have "trophies"? LOL**
TomTurkey • 04/09/22 09:29 PM ET
7th place....7th place....**
HokieNerd • 04/09/22 09:52 PM ET
👍**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:01 PM ET
What a loser. Blasting us because our schedule is too tough?**
HwoodHokie • 04/09/22 08:56 PM ET
He badmouths Pete on a regular basis.
GCHokieof91 • 04/09/22 08:55 PM ET
We should tell him to meet us in Temecula ERR Blacksburg
HokieNerd • 04/09/22 08:58 PM ET
"Theoretically responsible for getting school work covered w/o in-person"
HokieNerd • 04/09/22 08:49 PM ET
VT started providing laptops, etc., years ago to keep up with school
TomTurkey • 04/09/22 09:24 PM ET
Yep……
RJHokie • 04/09/22 09:51 PM ET
👍**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 08:51 PM ET
I started to reply....and stopped....it's Hoo poison, it is**
HokieNerd • 04/09/22 08:45 PM ET
They will just issue you a banishment if you hurt their feelings…….
RJHokie • 04/09/22 08:50 PM ET
Well it is sure as sh!t3 a relevant program here! They are just
HokieNerd • 04/09/22 08:54 PM ET
Rat poison they are.**
HokieNLot11 • 04/09/22 08:47 PM ET
"Clown" is the operative word. **
HokieNLot11 • 04/09/22 08:45 PM ET
Description of UVA_SBDad**
saret • 04/09/22 08:44 PM ET
And again, impressive pull! 🤣**
astrohokiebob • 04/10/22 07:06 AM ET
👍👍👍👍**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 08:45 PM ET
This isn't Pete's first rodeo Hoowahs. **
VaTechHokiesACC • 04/09/22 08:40 PM ET
Truth to that!**
RJHokie • 04/09/22 08:44 PM ET