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The hotels were in Roanoke, Wytheville, and Princeton

Per the Roanoke Times story on Friday that quoted VT's Chris Helms "Helms submitted a hosting bid for Tech Softball Park featuring the hotel in Roanoke, the one in Wytheville and one in Princeton." They also considered moving the Regional to the Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, but that didn't help with the hotel room issue. "Helms also pitched the NCAA the idea of putting the three visiting teams in Radford dorms. "They were essentially dorm rooms, but they were nice enough," Helms said. "Each room had its own bathroom. There was meeting space. Catering opportunities. … And within the radius. But that was the only (hard) no. There must have been another championship … where I think they allowed something like (dorms) and it went wrong."
Posted: 05/17/2026 at 10:14 AM ET
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Interesting the the head of the section committee was from Clemson
1947Sunbowl 05/17/26 08:52 AM ET
at the end of the day, our out of conference SOS was 152**
VAHokie89 05/17/26 11:46 AM ET
I believe we were a legitimate 17**
TomTurkey 05/17/26 10:59 AM ET
She said in the media meeting clemson would have the same issue in the
VAHokie89 05/17/26 09:27 AM ET
Correct; what they did not do was give VT a small exception of about 5 min
hokiepro 05/17/26 09:38 AM ET
All selection committees use or ignore what ever they need to get the ...
Atlee Hokie 05/17/26 12:28 PM ET
“Prexactly or Exisely” as my dyslexic English teacher would say **
hokiepro 05/17/26 12:41 PM ET
She was asked several times. She didn't bring it up
VAHokie89 05/17/26 11:42 AM ET
She brought it up first I thought and then was questioned
hokiepro 05/17/26 11:58 AM ET
Who said they were supposed to get equal consideration to DSR/KPI
VAHokie89 05/17/26 12:54 PM ET
It was said before the season that the committee would “use all 3 metrics”
hokiepro 05/17/26 01:08 PM ET
The hotels were in Roanoke, Wytheville, and Princeton
VTChip 05/17/26 10:14 AM ET
I've been using one of those Princeton rooms the last several weeks, and
Nortazhokie 05/17/26 12:30 PM ET
Had not seen that thanks Chip**
hokiepro 05/17/26 10:23 AM ET
Ok, what are some quotes that demonstrate all this remoteness shade?**
Pylons 05/17/26 09:11 AM ET
here's the list
1947Sunbowl 05/17/26 08:58 AM ET
I can guarantee the UT person is legit and unbiased
VTsportscaster 05/17/26 11:21 AM ET
Wasn’t shade. Just that VT didn’t have enough hotels to host.**
David CunninghamAdmin 05/17/26 08:57 AM ET
Can’t schedule graduation on the weekend in the future; it needs to be mid
Hokie`79 05/17/26 09:31 AM ET
People work, including lower income familes who can't
VAHokie89 05/17/26 11:45 AM ET
I'd be immensely shocked if that happens**
TomTurkey 05/17/26 11:00 AM ET
With new president and AD, this shouldn’t happen again. 🤞**
HokieHeartNSoul 05/17/26 09:40 AM ET