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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" 
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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" yes, but wouldn't this also be the case everywhere? If we really opened up the coffers and funded basketball above the ACC average, I haven't heard about it
I'd also like to hear VTGuitarman's take on what exactly an "Emerging Focus" means. People are joking that up above, but I have a sense that that has a very specific meaning to university leadership, and I'm wondering if that's exactly what the situation needs to be labelled right now.
The different varieties of maroon from nearly black to purple is really shocking. I think I prefer the stripe in the middle or the paint needs to be sparkling. In general I think the matte helmets all are inferior. I agree with a throwback game each year and maybe alternate the stacked VT and the state outline and TECH on white every other year
Trusting people with a "emerging focus" who have not seen any problems for several years, this is fine....
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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" You know the story- we were in the ACC, the stadium was sold out, Beamer was a legend, Bud Foster held it down on defense. We were fine. Then Clemson went out and signed 5 star players all over the place and whipped our asses and won natty's. The game changed. Then the ACC negotiated a high school level TV deal and bent over for ND with no return. We are fucked now that TV dollars drive the bus. Icing on the cake is VT agreeing to an uneven revenue deal for 2 teams that are leaving anyway. Dead in the water. Done
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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" Why was this presentation not made 10+ years ago with the same sense of urgency. To me, it feels like Whit and the Athletic Department are just starting to realize how far behind VT is.
I never said anything about this being the first time Whit is bringing this up to the board. I was talking about the urgency in his messaging about where VT athletics stands in the conference and nationwide. Sure, he may have been "crying wolf" to the BoV this whole time, but if you tuck tail and run every time they ignore you or tell you "No, things are fine", then that is on you. It's been 11-12 years of relative "We're good, but we can always do better" to it now being "We need to go all in on our future or we're fucked". Probably a ton of bureaucracy going on in terms of the internal talks, I'll definitely cede that, but I think we have seen enough smoke over the years to know there has been a dumpster fire going, and now we are faced with a high probability of burning the building down.
Its so weird, I never noticed it at the time, but now whenever I see one of the helmets from the 1990s-2010 era, I can't not see how janked up the logo was before we fixed it. The T was too close to the V originally.
Compare before:
To After:
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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" As we have covered on here, Tuition has no monetary value.
Thank you, Lieutenant. (At least that's how I've always interpreted your username.)
This is not to be downplayed. This is a huge deal. We have had key players not cleared before. It's never happened to UNC or Michigan, but its happened to us.
Classic look: maroon (somewhat sparkly, IIRC), no stripes, standard VT. Looks awesome, and my second favorite helmet.
Call me crazy, but I liked the shiny orange with VT. Looks sharp, but would be improved with a maroon VT, rather than an orange VT outlined with white and maroon.
But this, this is the best helmet by far. Matte maroon with the large gobbler logo in orange. Would be even better without the stripes. Bring these back, Brent!
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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" When tuition is $45k per year a 0.6% increase doesn't move the needle all that much.
Updated OP with text version
Same for the Falcons. Until then, streameast is the way.
MEH. 😕
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# | Nike releases 2025 collegiate line of running shoes - get em before they are gone! Nice pull. Leg.
Can anybody repost the image at a site that isn't blocked by my IT system?
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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" You can lose a lot of money chasing women, but you'll never lose a woman chasing money! - anonymous or a movie quote
I've been critical of Whit, yes. I think he has bungled the last 2 football hires and he punted when he hired Mike Young- a loud and clear signal that "just don't embarrass the school" was the goal of the hoops program. I also heard he played hardball with Kenny Brooks hoping for the home town discount. So he has made mistakes, yes. Having said that, This was not some surprise to the BOV. You can bet Whit has been working this for years and ensured this could be done without getting himself fired. He's not stupid or new at this.
I guarantee you Whit has been bringing this up since he was hired. At this point its a guarantee that the 2020 press conference was called to fire Fuente and the BoV overruled him and made him go out there and talk about how much confidence we had in him going forward. Between the comments yesterday and his attitude at the time, it is pretty obvious what happened there, especially when he lashed out at them exposing that Athletics was the only department that saw a reduction in salaries because of COVID.
The rot begins with the Board of Visitors.
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# | Whit: "If VT doesn't radically leap forward now, our fate is likely sealed for generations to come" 
Yep. You can give them and Clemson all the money and they will still leave. The ACC decided to die slower, maybe, possibly not even then. Fools.