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WHAT?!?!?! WHEN? WHERE?!

DAMNIT

Well that's still pretty good. I'll take her odds.

Flashbacks of Trindon Holliday watching that tape, too!

Just wolves.

What really puts these interviews over the top is the added bonus the offensive kids discuss their role in Fuente's offense. The coaches have been mum on specifics to the media, and it's shed some light on what we might expect this fall.

I thought Nymeria's pack was just wolves and dogs, not dire wolves. Anyone remember?

Coah Fuente is definitely build an offense of his choosing and I'm excited about it. I hope he is also going to secure some solid O-linemen to fit the new scheme. Can't wait 'til football season

The way that it was laid out, about 35% of season ticket holders through Hokie Club would be able to decrease their donation amount and keep their current seats. 15% required minor changes, but it was mostly a wash, and about 50% needed to donate more. Your membership since 2003 means that you get more points. You get points for cumulative giving amount, length of giving, number of seasons you've been a season ticket holder, number of season tickets bought, and post-season/neutral site game tickets bought. That gives you an earlier priority to pick your seat, but the giving level determines where that seat is. Listening to Whit and Bill Landsen talk about this, they did their research. During the 2014-15 season, when our season ticket sales were at their lowest in over a decade, had folks met the donation requirement they need now, we would have raised an additional $2 million. At the current giving level, we are not meeting the need to fund all our scholarships. That means that any additional money needed comes out of the $80 Million budget for the Athletics Department, which is already close to 40th compared to the rest of CFB. I believe 3 of the 4 playoff teams last year had budgets of over $110 Million. So we are taking money away from projects on campus that require that money. Whit refused to say that it limited us in our coaches and providing competitive salaries when suitors come knocking, but they were happy to mention how much money Clemson brought in over their need and how many coaches they have on staff to help with recruiting and other football operations. The biggest problem was that the structure before allowed folks to have donated a lump sum years ago that gave them a higher priority than those that have been giving annually for many years and have exceeded that person in total giving. If you want 4 seats on the 50 yard line, donate $3200. That will fulfill the $800 per seat requirement. It will also meet the $2500 donation needed for a parking pass in zone 1. And it will allow you to get 6 seats at midcourt for basketball where they are $500 per seat.

EDIT: Also, in the Hokie Club presentation, they made a point that shows just how far behind we are. Of the top 30 nationally in attendance, 28 schools use a per seat donation model for football. The only 2 who don't are us and Notre Dame, who is also going to this model soon. Of the 65 teams that are part of the Power-5, 5 teams don't use this model. Us and Notre Dame, as mentioned before, as well as Indiana, Kansas, and Duke, all basketball schools who use it for basketball. Louisville, who is tops in the ACC and pulls in about $27 Million compared to our $9 Million annually in donations, does a separate donation level for basketball and football. We are behind the curve and need to catch up.

I generally like all of what they have produced. I remember when they first busted it out, they had that helmet thing going where it was basically a variation of the Maryland flag! Not only did it look great, but how better to dominate yourself as THE school in the state by taking the flag and making it yours?! I mean, not that MD has any instate competition, but still...

Still waiting for a blue chipper Fuente..... /s

He reminds me of Eddie Royal, if he turns out that well we should be very happy.