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ummm, yes please
I like any RB with 1600 yds and almost 20 TDs! Welcome Home kid!
Same thing I'm wondering.. coaches often leave due to uncertainty with who the AD is. How much advanced knowledge did he have when he was brought on. And how will the new changes impact his tenure.
Good offer list. Welcome Kelvin!
Huh, I remember when people on here were very down on Delane.
This situation needs to stop for VT. I'm happy for him, VT got a plug from Mike Green.
VT needs to be the team sending these guys to re NFL
Yeah I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt like that was aimed pretty firmly at blackburg
So...here's the question I have....
How much of this did Franklin know when he was hired?
It seems like the same BoV members who were eager for leadership change were the ones most responsible for hiring Franklin, but how much did they divulge?
I.e. I'm wondering if Franklin is sitting back looking at this and wondering what the hell he got himself into??
While one would imagine he will have quite a bit of input into the new A.D. hire, he certainly won't have much of anything to do with the new President choice and that individual could have as much influence over his tenure as anyone.
For a guy who is so detailed-oriented, this is introducing a lot of unknown into his world...hopefully not giving him second thoughts.
I don't fault him at all. It's clear he received better coaching and I'm sure more money this past year. I'm happy for him.
I agree - hoping we can hold onto the next Delane and see him thrive in Blacksburg until going pro.
How do we add a requirement that we merge the academic and sports logos into the one that is most recognizable like alot of other top universities have?
Yep. He bet on himself and it paid off. I was firmly in the camp of hoping he would just declare instead of transferring. He was probably a day 2 pick after that season, and he has proved he made the right choice.
Good for him. Hopefully, players like that won't have to worry about going elsewhere for their draft stock moving forward.
The interview with his dad kinda hit hard on Tech. "He couldn't reach his goals where he was"
6th overall and the Chiefs traded up to nab him. That's incredible for him.
1. Changed invent the future to know your place
2. Bloated the administration to increase costs to students with no impact on education
3. Resided over wasteful capital projects that have ridiculous amenities to drive up costs for students
4. Increased the student body beyond the capacity of the university... While somehow still having costs explode
That's silly
Is that not the standard? Cause it feels like that
Tbh, I think Sands had just run his course. He was likely going to retire in 2027 at the end of his contract anyway. He did a lot of positive for the academic side in his tenure, no doubt. But there was a lot to not like - the logo/rebrand was a massive expensive flop. We had a pretty serious goal of AAU membership which he was never able to materialize, and frankly just may not happen at this point. Increased undergrad enrollment too much and too quickly for housing and town infrastructure. And then at the end of the day, didn't really get VT athletics. He just deferred to Whit to manage that side of the house, who couldn't keep pace with the evolution of major college athletics. Both he and Whit reached their ceiling here and things were stagnating. It was time for a change on all fronts, IMO, as both were nearing retirement anyway.
You'd be right. I know a lot, and none of it I can say here. I'm on the search committee for the new president and I've got a lot of the behind the scenes. One day I'll do a breakdown of it for you but I can't yet.
And I'll go to my grave saying Tim Sands elevated the hell out of Virginia Tech. On the academic side, we are light-years ahead of where we used to be in terms of scope, quality, and impact. Athletics is sort of impossible for anyone right now outside of a lucky few, most of whom are cheating in some way. He once told me he spent 50% of his time dealing with athletics. The regulatory and legal environment changed almost daily, and still does. If anyone thinks they can do a better job, I look forward to reading your application here soon. It's truly almost impossible to be a university president in the current environment. Be glad for who we had in Sands. I hope we can get someone as good to take up the mantle.
It's pronounced Kevin
I'm curious (honestly) if you could expand your opinion. I always thought of Sands as a strong "academics first" president, and the web crawl backs that assumption:
| U.S. News National Ranking | Improved 20 spots (tied #51 overall, #21 public) |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | +30% |
| Undergraduate Applications | +200% |
| Research Expenditures | +70% |
| Endowment | +185% (surpassing $2 billion) |
| Capital Construction | 15 projects, 1.9 million sq. ft. |
| Regional Economic Impact (Roanoke) | $214M → $475M |
Hidden in those numbers is the Alexandria campus which, for those that haven't been there, is an absolute gorgeous facility.
if this is the new version of Ballein then i'm out
that's the Saban playbook, right?
Rams either made the best pick or the worst pick of the 1st rd so far. Time will tell. As a Browns fan, I hate the Ravens pick and love the Steelers pick. Ioane is a bedrock OG and will probably have many Pro Bowls. Iheacanor or whatever is a project tackle they got a little desperate for after the OTs started flying off the board.