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Even if you have secrets, here is an idea...don't display them at Spring Game.
In this case it sounds more like reverse tampering. Sounds like Nico's people were reaching out to other schools. Saw one report say it was Dan Lanning at Oregon that called Josh Heupel to tell him that Nico's people reached out to them
I'd like to know whether Babcock has his hands tied and if so, what is tying them first.
Trail 3-1 in 5th. Game 1 Deja Vu
6-4 now in 4th.
Notre Dame put some hits together in 3rd and 4th.
Yaeger double brought in two
You see what Castellanos at BC said? About how Auburn was the team that got him into the portal, but once he was there he felt FSU was the best fit
There is absolutely tampering
This.
Build it. Need to get a good event coordinator. Promote it.
Combine it with a chilli/bbq/chicken cook off and massive tailgating with sponsors and the various fermentation departments. AG and Food Science coordination event. Easter Bunny/Earth Day spring celebration Easter egg hunt/plant sale.
The scholastic teams, solar car, Astrobotics, Bolt, Student Launch, Orbital Launch vehicle, etc
Student designed hats, shirts, flags, etc.
Club sports out for demos/recruiting events.
I wholeheartedly agree. The idea of not having all out fan engagement for the spring game (including televising the game) is just completely stupid in my opinion. We are not in the upper echelon of football, I.E., we are not Ohio State trying to save small secrets from being exposed to Michigan. We would be much better served to go all out for the fan experience and make a drive for donations while we are at it.
Having a "short list" sounds a lot like tampering when people are not in the portal!
Baseball and softball ended up as doubleheaders and none of the four games were broadcast. Should have had both start Game 2 at 6pm so they could be broadcast and seats full from Spring Game.
FSU takes a 2-0 lead in the 3rd
I don't agree with this take, we should make it an event instead of an after thought. VT should have had a fan zone open this morning with breakfast foods then a 12pm softball game, 3pm spring game, 6 pm baseball game, sell one ticket to all 3 and the fan zone and have dinner voucher for the baseball game or a place to pick it up on the way to the baseball game. Have VT take care of the day and get fans there. Make this a big weekend for hokie fans. Have Mike Young doing fan things, same with other coaches. This is hype season.
Rory has a putt for 31!!!!!
Would love to see him complete the slam. And they can forever play the clip of Poppy making that 30 foot snake in the par 3 w Lowry's reaction. (There's a chance.Lowry could be in the final group w him if he makes a move on the back.) Can you imagine how much Guinness will be consumed in Georgia if that all happens.
Yeah he just can't make anything happen so far. Then again, both Rory and Bryson are quite capable of imploding.
lots of pros going to try to hang out tonight with Zach Johnson
McMillan with 2 run 💥 💥 💥
4-1 Hokies in 2nd
lights too bright for Rose right now...thought he'd keep it together better than this
0-0 in 2nd of game 2
Up 2-1 in 2nd of game 2
I actually seriously wonder if the staff is limiting Frank's presence around the team during practices/scrimmages as a precaution for the South Carolina game. I know Frank's a Hokie, but he also loves his son. I'm sure the Beamers have plenty of moles in Blacksburg to pass along info.
But seriously, lame Spring Game and we probably should just not do them anymore if this is the result. That crowd isn't worth it. Just have a full closed door scrimmage and be done with spring practice.
there are pics posted elsewhere (paywall). not great but better than Andy's pic
This is a well thought out and well written piece. Thank you for sharing.
Tim does a good job of recognizing the positive impact that Babcock had in the first half of his tenure, while also pointing out that the landscape has changed and whit may not be the guy any more.
I don't hate whit, and I surely don't believe that he is the single (or even primary) reason that VT athletics are in our current predicament, but I also believe it's time for a change. This relationship has run its course.
When we are behind Auburn in running a program we are in trouble as they are a mess.
Looking like a UVA home game
Didn't get #13 Softball or #25 Baseball broadcasts for this.
Did get to watch Hokies Lacrosse upset #11 Syracuse as only broadcasted Hokie sports today.
It's a, shall we say, sparse spring game crowd today for the #Hokies. And half of that is probably scouts from South Carolina. (I kid! I kid!) pic.twitter.com/8lfzTMiT5c— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) April 12, 2025
+1 more.
As a student, spring game was one of my three favorite weekends each year (Labor Day and Halloween being the other two).
As an alum, I've returned more for the spring game than any other occasion.
Finally, from a fan engagement standpoint, this is an opportunity to engage with fans who you rarely get to engage with on a typical football weekend.