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Better than just being an entrance *shrug*
This is the other reason we should have them, yes
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 I guess my only question is if in July our current budget was $122M and now claiming it's $158M for 2025, where did the $36M shake out of the cushions?
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 Some might bump up, but I think at least half won't.
UVa, Pitt, BC, Cal, Stanford, Wake, GT, Syracuse, and Duke likely don't want to football hard enough. Not sure about NC State and Carolina is stuck in Belichick hell.
FSU, SMU, and Clemson will stay near the top in funding (although Clemson may be hobbled by Dabo's buyout). We just want to be breathing the same air they are. Miami will want to play ball, but unclear if their smaller alumni base is up for it. I imagine Louisville plays keep up with us.
That pretty much leaves us in the top 4-6.
As an aside, I was listening to an FSU game on the radio while driving a couple weeks ago. They have corporate sponsors for first down and the red zone. Whenever the announcers say those terms, they mention the sponsors.
Enter Sandman in Cassell would be awesome with the lights out.
This is exactly why I've found it so discouraging that we haven't gone forward with the project. It's malpractice to not install them. It's a microcosm of the mismanagement happening in the athletic department. If they can't even do the slam dunk projects, how could they possibly handle the complex and challenging ones?
I would argue Edmunds day was more instrumental in terms of changing the result of the game. Minnesota won 48-10. Rodgers had a great stat line, first to ever do it in a game but it was more icing on the cake in a blowout. Bungles were terrible. They didn't even manage 200 yards of offense.
Edmunds took two scoring opportunities away in the 4th quarter, one in the end zone and the other in FG range while the Bears offense went off the rails and didn't score in the 4th.
I was really trying to figure out why the lights were on for a noon game on Saturday.
Well, I'm dropping my take on Bob soon too lol :shrugs:
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 
UVA SUCKS.
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 The philanthropy has me interest. Is the 30m for next year already pledged by Mehul and others? Are we sure we can sustain that giving through 2029. Or are we banking on success correlating with philanthropy?
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 This makes me really excited. I'm sure next year 8 schools will raise their operating budget to $400MM just to crush my hopes and dreams but for now I choose to be excited for the future.
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 Another question- the philanthropy line-does all this money come in through the Hokie Club? How do other NIL collectives factor in to this?
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 It will pass.
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 Any feel on how the BoV will actually vote on this?
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 Entirely possible that happens, but I think it would need to get to our current level of dire before other schools make that move. Bottoming out made us realize the status quo could not continue.
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 I was told $50mil not 47, I will never trust facts delivered by sports announcers
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 A big difference that at least positions the school to the top third of the conference. Building the VT Athletics brand hopefully yields better apparel and corporate sponsorship opportunities that should add some ROI.
After listening to the announcer at the start of the Wofford game talk about the path for us to make the Playoffs, I am all in - ACC Championship baby! We going 0-8!!!
I LIKE PANCAKES.
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 Thank God. I was worried we would go the other direction.
DO OR DO NOT...
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 Scared money, don't make money!
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 Putting our money where our mouth is.
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# | VT BoV Approves increase of athletics budget by $47.1m this year, growing to a total budget of $212m in 2029 This is wonderful that the university is realizing we have to pay to compete.
Similar to what happened when we hired Pry though, does this "reset" the market and are other schools going to just pump up their spending significantly again, putting us right back where we are?
Well shit. That'll get us Chelsea and her little cat too.