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Frosty's dad's picture Frosty's dad
FROSTY IS A BEAR
| 4 months 5 days # | Iditarod 2026 - Paige rides again!

Oh, he is actually not getting the help. He is there to actually watch over and, if needed, help the other one.

Frosty's dad's picture Frosty's dad
FROSTY IS A BEAR
| 4 months 5 days # | Iditarod 2026 - Paige rides again!

Finally had the chance to listen to Paige's pre-race interview.

She was diagnosed with something (assuming breast cancer) in August. They did not specify. She went onto surgery and they think they got "it" early. Will be on therapy for a while. Said that she was not on the runners much and that Cody had run the team more. It had been bitter cold where they live all winter. That is great for the dogs but she has struggled with the cold. Noted that the meds can make her dehydrated and she has to really work on that. Says she promised her mom she would drop out if she was having health issues.

The team looks strong. 12 are veterans that have made it to Nome before. 4 are new. Feels she will be the potential weak link on the team.

Said she prefers the southern route over this year's northern route. Southern one is a bit more isolated.

Wishing her the best for a safe and - especially now - healthy run.

Frosty's dad's picture Frosty's dad
FROSTY IS A BEAR
| 4 months 5 days # | Iditarod 2026 - Paige rides again!

In terms of the favorites, ones at or near the top would be:

Jessie Holmes - 2025 champion and 6 top 10 finishes returns to defend the title
Ryan Redington - 2023 champion and 5 top 10 finishes
Pete Kaiser - 2019 champion and 9 to 10 finishes
Matt Hall - has won the Yukon Quest and 4 top 10 finishes including 2nd place the last 2 years

Others who have been very good
Travis Beals - 5 top 10 finishes
Paige Drobny- 4 top 10 finishes including her best last year in 3rd. Go Hokies!
Wade Marrs - 5 top 10 finishes
Millie Porshild - 4 top 10 finishers
Jessie Royer - 9 top 10 finishes

Others who could have a shot if they can progress include Jeff Deeter, Riley Dyche, Michelle Phillips, Bailey Vitello and Chad Stoddard. All of which have a top 10 finish.

Thomas Waerner is the 2020 champion, but is acting as an Expedition musher and not eligible for a win. Plus he is watching over Kjell Rokke. 6 time winner Dallas Seavey is taking time off to be with family and 3 time winner Mitch Seavey is also taking the year off. Perennial top musher Nic Petit had to withdraw due to an injury.

HokieinFLA's picture HokieinFLA
| 4 months 5 days # | Hokie Hoops Central: Mike Young will return

Yes, its taken him a full season to make some adjustments.

But that is is pretty much the point. Not that Mike Young isn't a good basketball coach, but that he's not a good basketball coach for the current state of College Basketball.

You don't have 4 years to feel out, evaluate, and develop guys anymore.

The perception of Neo was that he was a Lottery-Pick level talent coming in and he now is a 2nd Round pick....maybe. Very few NBA teams are looking for 6'7" Wings who shoot 20% from 3 and are substandard defenders.

CMY has failed to find any real consistent role for him----Neo clearly doesn't have the ball security to play PG role where he seemingly started, then it seemed like we wanted him to be 3 and D (but he isn't good at either), now he is just sort of a perimeter ball-distributor.

Whether completely fair to CMY or not, the impression will be that Neo regressed during his year here. And that impression is going to be a lasting one on other guys looking to be a "One-year Rental" going forward.

Neo will go through the NBA Draft Evaluation process after which he may not have much choice other than to return to college. But it won't be in Blacksburg....and honestly, we shouldn't really want him back next year...if the rumors of a large NIL investment in him are true, then there are much better ways to spend that money.

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