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1) Trevor Thompson left because Buzz didn't want him here, not because OSU was a better program.
2) ACC Basketball > Big 10 Basketball and it's not even close
3) Ohio State won one more game than Virginia Tech last year but they had the #2 overall pick in the draft on their roster and we had freshman and bunch of castoffs from other programs (EDIT: My bad, D'Angelo Russell got drafted in 2015. The thrust of the point remains the same, we had the same exact amount of success this year as Ohio State in a more difficult conference with less heralded recruits).
4) Buzz Williams has historically produced better results compared to Thad Matta if you normalize for the talent they were given.
5) How dare they accuse VT of shady dealings when we haven't had any major recruiting violations in any sport since Frank Beamer was hired and the school that's accusing us has a rampant history of cheating in the past
6) Marquette's rich alumni were worried that Buzz Williams was the wrong coach for Marquette because he doesn't cheat.
7) We have one of the best AD/Presidents in the country and you hire douchebags like Gordon Gee. (EDIT: This is actually a non sequitur but I like taking cheap shots at Gordon Gee so I put it in).

I think it will be pretty packed. With all the excitement over a new coach, new offense, and new QB, I'm sure that will really keep people's interest. I mean we just had 40,000+ for a spring game. I seem to remember the opener against Bill and Mary a few years ago being pretty packed just because of so many new players on offense (Brewer, Ford, Phillips, Bucky, etc.)

I'm struggling to figure out how to 'value' points... Here's the chart I'm referencing.

Questions:

• The 'Base Club Points' at the top - are those how many points I need to qualify for a given ranking? Meaning am I a 'Lifetime Hokie' when I accumulate 2,000 points, or do I get 2,000 points when I register as a 'Lifetime Hokie'? If it's the later, how do I register at a certain level?
• So let's say I give $100/year for 5 years - I would get 3 points/year for my $100 donation, 6 points for $500 of cumulative giving, and 5 points for 5 years of membership (1 point for each year). Let's say on top of that, I buy one ticket to a bowl game every year through the Hokie Club, and get 3 points for each ticket - I know have a total of 41 points. Do I understand correctly?
• NOW let's say I want to buy season tickets in 2021 and have 41 points. The more points you have, the earlier in the process you get to chose your seats. Does the price per ticket vary by points, or seat you select (ie, are seats in section 27, row A the same cost/seat regardless of how many points you have, or does cost vary based on your standing in Hokie Club)?

I understand that this system is subject change every three years(?) - but for the sake of discussion, let's assume it remains unchanged.

Zoom into the sky above the East Stands at around 0:54 to see a mysterious UFO/alien slug creature appear and disappear.

EDIT: Meant to reply to above question. Moved my comment.

Fireman covered the benefits of the base level, but I want to add onto the priority points explanation. As noted, you would accumulate 10 points for the cumulative $500 in donations. But you'd also get another 20 points for 4 years of consecutive HC membership (5 pts per year starting with your 2nd year), and another 1 point per neutral site game (assuming you buy the tickets thru Tech). So in 5 years you'd have 35 points. To put that in context, a new Hokie Club member at that point in time would need to donate $1800 to catch up to your priority ranking.

Whew, glad we didn't stick with #2. What a mouth full. "Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute" Imagine seeing VAMCPI on our helmets.

Agreed, I feared that the Heat would have a tough time with him and they have. I will say this , I don't see any player on the Raptors that can guard Dragic if he continues to play like the way he has (foul trouble plagued him last night.) Lowry is a good defender, but Dragic is too big and physical for him and knows his tricks from when they played together in Houston.

Toronto's only way of stopping him is to get him into foul trouble like they last night, and consequently the Heat's only way of stopping Valanciunas is to get him as foul trouble as well, which they have yet to do.

Honestly? Looks like a good way to be broken and maimed for life. I'd stick to the roundball and keep my teeth.

Minor quibble, mellow mushroom is in no way, shape, or form a local business, and companies like them throwing their weight around main street is why that area has become a bastion of chains. Now throw in the Cellar and we're talking.

i'm fairly certain that simple possession of marijuana (not trafficking/sale etc.) is a misdemeanor in Virginia

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