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VTChip
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VTChip
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Whit personally has been very gracious to me

He has personally thanked me for the fundraising that i have done on behalf of softball. He did make one rather surprising comment to me at last year's Roanoke Valley Hokie Club kickoff meeting. While speaking to him, I shared that we had raised over $350,000 through TSL and our softball auctions and he responded "Thank you so much for sharing that information - no one has ever told me that." I was rather shocked at that.
Posted: 04/23/2026 at 11:30 PM ET
(In response to this post by Atlee Hokie)

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Whit is retiring June 30. This is great news for softball. **
HolidayInnHokie • 04/23/26 03:07 PM ET
Maybe it was just what he had to say but Pete seems to be a Whit fan.
Hokie_Forester • 04/23/26 07:05 PM ET
Pete is a big Whit fan
VTChip • 04/23/26 10:07 PM ET
I thought it was genuine. Pete does not strike me as the kind of guy to
Hokie_Forester • 04/24/26 08:33 AM ET
Then why did Whit stir the pot when you started raising funds for softball?**
Atlee Hokie • 04/23/26 10:24 PM ET
Whit personally has been very gracious to me ◄
VTChip • 04/23/26 11:30 PM ET
Pete's view on things.
Raleigh Hokie • 04/24/26 10:57 AM ET
Pete has said himself that a big fancy stadium does not get you to OKC. **
Hokie_Forester • 04/24/26 02:59 PM ET
Yeah, that was the kicker…..
RJHokie • 04/24/26 07:57 AM ET
Whit's fatal mistake of several - did not know the pulse of his sports well
U2Hokie • 04/24/26 07:06 AM ET
Not sourcing TSL for important info, for gauging the pulse of Hokie Nation?
laphroaig • 04/24/26 02:04 AM ET
Then it was underlings that tried to throw up road blocks?
Atlee Hokie • 04/23/26 11:45 PM ET
Is there any other fundraising beside SERTC that mirrors what Chip does
laphroaig • 04/24/26 02:13 AM ET
Chip, bless his soul, forced the issue like the frog in boiling water.
TomTurkey • 04/24/26 08:24 AM ET
Once the Hokie Club completes its overhaul, it will be interesting to see
VTHokie2000 • 04/24/26 03:29 PM ET
Immediately thought of this board when I saw the news
VTsportscaster • 04/23/26 04:05 PM ET
To know that would assume that the next AD is going to
nkhooch • 04/23/26 03:10 PM ET
Not really. I think the sentiment - unless I’m way off - is that things
RVAHokie05 • 04/23/26 07:23 PM ET
So, you think that the new AD will be responsive to the sentiment of the
nkhooch • 04/23/26 09:38 PM ET
If the new guy is good at math, it is a win for softball.
HolidayInnHokie • 04/23/26 03:32 PM ET
Umm yeah I do.
RVAHokie05 • 04/23/26 10:17 PM ET
Maybe policy needs to be revised to allow SB attendance revenue to stay...
TomTurkey • 04/23/26 05:56 PM ET
No "maybe". Just Do It. Don't the club sports raise their own funds?
laphroaig • 04/24/26 02:40 AM ET
That’s the real key, right? Allow the program to keep gate revenue
HolidayInnHokie • 04/23/26 06:07 PM ET
Do I hear a motion?**
TomTurkey • 04/23/26 06:34 PM ET
I make the motion !!!**
laphroaig • 04/24/26 01:48 AM ET
Sometimes it ain't even grass - just a big ole mudhole.**
HokieAllMyLife • 04/23/26 03:13 PM ET
Grass may not be greener but it is different grass?**
VAHokie89 • 04/23/26 03:18 PM ET
greenest grass is always over the septic field. Green but doesn't taste
HokieAllMyLife • 04/23/26 03:23 PM ET
Green grass and high tides, per the Outlaws**
TomTurkey • 04/23/26 05:57 PM ET
Truth!**
VAHokie89 • 04/23/26 03:24 PM ET