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I haven't seen it either but thats how it should be treated. One is a money making endeavor. the others are collegiate sports that benefit the student athlete but otherwise lose money. They should not be managed the same way or together.
Hokie Club I'm sure can just simply be split by a percentage. We have historical data there and also can be adjusted along the way.
I would be very surprised if there is not some level of legal challenge to the single Transfer Window. It seems difficult to reconcile how the NCAA can mandate this given the prior legal findings in cases where they have tried to place nearly any restriction on player movement.
I'm certainly not pushing for a bigger Transfer window (I think some level of regulation would be a welcome change at this point), but it would seem the same Anti-trust argument would apply here.
But your point stands, this could really handcuff VT (and other schools hiring coaches) as there is little ability to pad or enhance your Roster after that. Pretty much, what you have after Spring Practice is what you're running with if this stands.
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Only thing I will say about the process is VT got thrown the NCAA curveball. The one portal from Jan 2 to Jan 16 was formally adopted today so whatever coach is coming needs to be in place to start working the portal if there is any hope of a roster makeover otherwise we are back in the Year -1 for the coach trend rather than Year Zero. Not sure if that had any influence but it meant needing the coach AND possibly the GM by them if GM has to work the portal/contracts side of the business.
Dude I agree with your takes constantly AND you're an Andy Wood fan??
Did we just become best friends
I had been wondering about the same thing. When I was playing ball, the surety of the uniform colors were certainly a benefit to identifying friend from foe out of the corner of the eye.
Must acquiesce to science.
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I think Frank was left off the committee because of the appearance any decision would have.
If Shane is not selected, people will say they did it to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
If Shane was selected, people will say it was nepotism.
By being off the committee they can consult with him and avoid the image.
Doesn't everyone do this? Go look at Michael Jordan's stats for home v away.
I was worn out after 5 minutes of the video. More power to you young'uns.
100% correct, both of yas.
The page is not fully turned until the entire house is cleaned.
Still reports to the AD though if I am not mistaken.
Correct - that is how universities who have an Associate AD of Football structure it today
If it's totally separate you would have 2 ADs. One for football and one for all other sports and they both report to Sands.
That is very unique. I haven't heard anyone suggest or use a model like this before. I'm not sure how practical this would be... is there a separate Hokie scholarship fund for football? Separate Hokie Club? I'm not sure if this provides any value?
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Overall I'm seeing the flashes and honestly I'm shocked how good his attitude and "want" are. He has had two catches in a row now where he has but a defensive player clutching at air after a pretty move. His great catch last night. But also his attitude is infectious and his just seems to want to be there. I was worried the Deion stink would be on him , I've been pleasantly surprised and happy.
He tackled the defensive player who caught Trevor's fumble at the goalie (should have given Tuten the ball to run honestly). He is on kickoff return, is getting reps just not carried.
https://youtu.be/z5pPFOhL0ok?si=TViV-_vpq4oS1amO
VT is caught somewhere between a truth and a lie.
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Yeah I can't believe how Ballein has slipped under the radar in all of this funding/restructuring news. He needs to have been removed yesterday.
This is exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. There is very clear (in my opinion) institutional rot that is present in VT athletics, and every day that goes by without that rot being removed is an indication to me that there's a smoke & mirrors operation at play to obscure that rot's continued existence. Look over there! $200+ million in new funding! We're starting fresh!
But are we?
It just feels like the consequences of years of mismanagement hit a critical mass the weekend of the ODU loss, and the university knew that the fanbase was about to go nuclear, so they threw a bone by firing Pry - which was the correct thing to do - but it was only a half-measure if we're not serious about gutting Merryman down to the studs and truly starting over.
And I just am not convinced that they are serious about that. It feels like they want the fanbase to be excited for $200m in funding, but forget about who's in charge of those funds and what has gotten us here. If we allow Whit Babcock and John Ballein to slither around until the dust settles, and then go right back to their posts, we are not a serious football program, I don't care how much money we're investing.
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maybe if we stop changing our colors on a weekly basis Drones will be able to find someone downfield instead of checking-down to the RB on every drop-back
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I'm not particularly worried about the process or what we hear that is conflicting. I know we all want to read the tea leaves and see the doom in every detail but almost everything could just be a simple explanation. Arians says GM first, then Whit say coach first. OMG its a shitshow already! or, they simply decided to take a different route to the solution. That happens all the time when you go through systemic change.
The only thing that is important IMO is the decision to make the change. That involves adding much needed funding, removing a lame duck AD from the decision and create a learned committee together to make the recommendation. Unless the committee breaks down in flames of disagreement and backstabbing the process is a success, no matter how many times they change the process along the way.
Of course, it doesn't mean the result is gonna be good, but the intent will have been correct.