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Don't you mean the hoMEOWner tax? ;^)
And Lane also the smallest seating capacity on the list with exception of Oregon's Autzen stadium (which -like Washington's Husky stadium- has the large overhang that "holds/traps noise" AND is a "full bowl"-no gaps between sides and end zone stands unlike Lane which has neither.)
Oregon
Washington
Not to mention we are still loud now (for a while at least)-despite the (to phrase it too gently) 'lackluster' performance on the field....
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# | What is your 'bare minimum' expectation for this season? Can't argue with that.
I've seen this attitude a lot of places and its always by some one making 5-10x everyone else and contributes the least. Not saying Steger contributed the least, as I personally liked Steger, but Sands has done a lot more to move VT further academically.
To clarify, supporting local youth sports would be different from this, as there are societal benefits to that (YMCA, rec soccer, etc)
Idk if they can do much better than Dave Doeren. They've literally had one 10 win season in program history. Doeren has had them finished ranked 5 times. He's the only coach to do that in program history (although Lou Holtz did finished ranked 3 times in 4 years).
I just think it's really hard to work any of the FBS Carolina jobs because there's so many schools you compete with (for players and for fan interest) in such a small radius.
This is the $EC way. For those clamoring saying we HAVE to be in the $EC, this is how the game is played. And this is on a team that's only had 2 winning seasons in-conference in the last 11.
I don't care either way? This is how the system should work. This dude did the same thing Nico did to Tennessee, and SCar didn't have the nuts to call the bluff. This doesn't really impact how I consume the sport in any discernible way.
I still thought the 2nd kick, while closer was his longest
'Headed in the right direction' is fine when you're overturning a roster in year 1. 6-6 is fine coming off a 3 win season. In year 4, it's time. 8 wins or go home. We can find someone else to go 6-6.
THIS is the culture that I think is baked into VT football, alumni, etc. IDK if Beamer was catalyst or the a symptom, but the fanbase seems to take pride in doing more with less. Texas A&M prides themselves on their frivolous spending. VT takes pride in shaming that.
FWIW, back in the 20th century, when I was at Tech, my best friend knew someone on staff that owned a house in Blacksburg and was doing just fine. The guy took a job in New York (I think it was NYU, but not 100% sure). It paid a few thousand dollars more a year. He ended up moving back to the Blacksburg area because he could not afford an apartment in NYC.
Postdoc at Yale that I played volleyball with got an instructor position at Coastal Carolina. It paid $1,000 more. She figured that her ~3-4% increase in salary was an ~50% increase in purchasing power. As long as you lived inland from campus. If you tried to live between campus and the shore, yeah, prices would go up a lot.
Owner can't get out of his own way and I am here for ALL OF IT. Jerry World will continue to be...
Dallas just signaling a rebuild then, I guess?
DT Kenny Clark, 2026 and 2027 first round picks
Added it into the post. They got 2 first-rounders and DL Kenny Clark.
wait so....what did Dallas get?
I get his. But I also think there is an argument that donating to VT sports could have just as significant impact when considering the effect of sports on improving visibility, name recognition, and interest. The data showing increases in enrollment and funding is pretty compelling. I wonder what the data for looks like for grant scores and grant acquisition in relation to sports success. Maybe the data would show no correlation, but maybe it would. I bet the name recognition does have at least a slight subliminal effect when grant reviewers look at an application
Exactly. I have personally brought in millions of dollars of grant funding and taught students that have attracted hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition. Every employee of the university - faculty, A/P faculty, and staff - have an important role to play. But it doesn't mean we should all be compensated on the same scale. Steger was a good guy, well liked, but he took the concept of "everyone contributes to the mission" a little bit too far.
Our assessments do factor in institution type and location. We're lagging behind peers in terms of institutional type and geography.
Ridiculous if even slightly true. Faculty bring in grants and research funds. They are one of the primary reasons that alumni decide to donate. Being the an elite school requires hiring elite faculty. Hiring and retaining elite faculty requires appropriate compensation.
The people that shovel snow do have an important job. I'm pretty sure I have fallen or seen others fall dozens of times on the icy/snowy campus sidewalks. They should also be compensated appropriately, but doubt they have much impact on grant acquisition and funding.
I know its been a few, but the way I remember it, the first was going to be an attempt at like 15 yards beyond his career long. An absurd attempt that was always destined to get blocked.
I believe the second attempt was close to his career long but maybe shorter by a couple yards. Still not an easy kick, but definitely in way more of his comfort zone. And with his practice fuckup our of the way, he sent the winner right down the pipe.
As the old saying goes, never interrupt your enemy when they are in the midst of making a mistake.