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Regardless, 6 of 8 spots are a lock to SEC/B10. Two others are SEC vs B12.
Think likely scenario is 7 out of 8 with only Texas Tech getting in outside of them.
GT stretching their lead late, with 7 runs in the last 3 frames. Now leads 13-6.
The UF/TT game I'm not sure they will finish today. Looking at storms off and on whole rest of the day.
announcer just mentioned it on Pendrith's putt at #3...so 8:30 a.m. central time
Im surprised they didnt sweep them. Or maybe they did and there's so much humidity. But at a pro event, shouldn't have that happening.
very surprised the early tee times at the Nelson are putting on greens with enough dew to see the trails of the previous putts.
announcer: "let's see if player X learned anything from the putt of player Y"
me: well, he's looking at the trails of a half dozen lag putts
OK, last try on a dying/dead thread...
Will be in Giles the first two or three weeks of June, boatless but willing to fish. Anybody got room for a river run?
GT advances over Miami 9-3; UNC ends Pitt's run 12-5
Finals today at noon.
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept Good. This is pro sports now whether one likes it or not. Glad to see we're taking steps to treat it like pro sports
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept https://www.thekeyplay.com/comment/1356491#comment-1356491
Do I get the job now?
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept Are they hiring?
ACC fails to make WCWS with Arkansas eliminating Duke.
Arizona St up 1-0 on Texas and leading game 2.
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept They are, but I think that's a separate resolution they are also addressing
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept Some additional context
From Nick Lord:
Virginia Tech is voting June 1 to create Hokie Ventures LLC 👀
The structure splits the job in two. The AD manages coaches, athletes, and general operations. The CEO of Hokie Ventures runs the commercial side: sponsorships, multimedia rights, naming rights, and donor engagement.
It will be governed by an independent board, not the university, giving it flexibility to operate like a business.
Virginia Tech is capitalizing it with $15.2 million from the $229.2 million "Invest to Win" plan approved last fall.
The person presenting the plan to the Board is Brandon Hall, Virginia Tech's athletics CFO. He was Clemson's CFO when Clemson Ventures launched in 2024. He's bringing the blueprint with him.
They also built in the option to convert to a for-profit structure down the road to manage NIL and attract private capital.
This is also happening as Virginia Tech simultaneously searches for a new AD, a new university president, and a new Hokie Club director. The LLC is part of a complete reset of how the institution approaches athletics commercially.
Clemson, Kentucky, Michigan State, and Texas Tech have all moved in this direction. The separation of commercial operations from traditional athletic department functions is becoming the standard.
Could probably get 10 minutes from 2024 of just Parker Clements sacking Drones...
2017 could be 60 minutes of defensive highlights
ATLIEN
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept I asked Claude how common term limits are for university rectors and equivalent positions:
- At VCU, the rector can serve two consecutive terms, but an unlimited amount of non-consecutive terms
- JMU and W&M have no limit
- U Tennessee has a three term limit for everyone on there board
- UF doesn't have any term limits for anyone on their board/trustee
- Michigan has one year term as chair, but no limit on term as trustee
- OSU just switched their term length from 6 years to 9 years, with no limits
I see where you're going with OP, but it doesn't seem like doing this would be different from any other American university.
Also hasn't won any games. I think he's gone soon 🫠
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept I believe I saw a post from Doug Bowman that this potentially could lead to the removal of term limits for the Rector and Vice Rector. And I'm trying to not violate the ToS because you can probably see where I'm going with this, but I'm not a fan of no term limits...
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept I would think the short answer is "No". Title IX would only impact the Portion handled by the school which would be the school and sport itself.
The corporate part would handle monies paid to the players and staff and coaches that are not under the direction of the public entity.
Sounds like they are using the NFL as a blueprint.
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept If Athletics is a separate business does that exclude it from Title IX? I get thats not the intent but ...
FROSTY IS A BEAR
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept "or private equity"
I already have to deal with it a work.
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept Yeah, they're separating athletics into separate tracks -- one with an AD who handles the sports side and one with a CEO who handles the business side.— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) May 22, 2026
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept Fascinating. This probably opens up the opportunity to sell shares to an MMR a or private equity (like Utah or B10 considered). Also limits the FOIA-bility of athletics.
Lots and lots to digest here, but the big takeaway is that this is our official pivot to handling the current and next era of college sports
Indeed.
GT is a wagon