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85vthokie_cincy OP
Apr 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM ET
Putting 2 + 2 together from the board, it sounds like our chance to host...
a regional was maybe 50/50, even before the GT series? Even with all the new metrics, plus RPI (which seemed to get a lot of air time on the broadcast), we were still sitting around 14-16, but could easily be "out" for a regional as well. All before GT series. Am I reading the tea leaves correctly? thx

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VTChip VTChip
3mo
Not really.i think we were “in” before GT
The two most reliable Bracketology predictions had VT as a host. However, the one issue that hasn’t been mentioned recently is whether Blacksburg truly has the 100+ hotel rooms needed to submit a bid to host. I am just not confident that they do. Of course it won’t really matter if the team doesn’t run the table.
MidloHokie MidloHokie
3mo
If the hotel rooms were an issue I don't think the temporary bleachers . .
. . . would have been erected. That's a significant spend.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
3mo
A $100K security fence for a redistributed entrance fee/donation..
Now, there's a significant spend. But they'll go cheap for regional games by using police tape and/or temporary modular fencing. As with most debates on these boards, TBD/TBA. 👍🍻
JoesterVT JoesterVT
3mo
Once again, the regionals will coincide with graduation...so the room thing
could be legit. I have no idea how to fix that....
laphroaig laphroaig
3mo
Giving a lot of credit to an athletic department with a lame duck AD who
doesn't run the place well in the first place.
MidloHokie MidloHokie
3mo
Those bleachers wouldn't have been installed if there was a zero . .
. . . probability of hosting the regional. The objective reality is it appears the VT athletics has done it's due diligence (the bleachers are tangible evidence). The issue is, unfortunately, the team's performance. ** Edited by MidloHokie at 4/21/2026, 7:33:07 AM
TomTurkey TomTurkey
3mo
Surprised they weren't dismantled after the Gah Tek series.
Impressing the spring game crowd.
IB4TECH IB4TECH
3mo
Monthly rental perhaps.
TomTurkey TomTurkey
3mo
I omitted the TIC
laphroaig laphroaig
3mo
And the company that installed the bleachers could have taken advantage of
the athletic department. Never underestimate the power of a good salesman over a poor negotiator.