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I hear ya. Yesterday some of us were discussing the chart to this link:

http://www.teamspeedkills.com/2012/5/15/3021940/chart-revenues-profits-c...

It was one of the few times I actually completely changed my position on a major issue. I thought we were financially pretty solid and could compete with throwing money at coaches. But if you look at the schools that are actually below us on the profit axis, there are very few if any that I would aspire to be like, which was very sobering for me. I take that to mean that we would not be able to sustain that course of action and that the gap might continue to widen. More change at VT is needed to keep up and actually reclaim some ground we gained in the early 2000s, I feel the crossroads are already here.

Oh, I'm aware. I've got my four year mug, I know what they do. I just had a terrible vision of what would happen if someone gave them money in addition to what they already do for free.

Looks like you picked the wrong week to quit smoking.

The schools all signed because they got instant conference stability. We're all-in ACC for now.

My naivety is going to be showing here like a 50 foot neon marquee, but...wouldn't a sensible judge see this as an obvious ploy by the Terps to tie this up in court and get out of the exit fee, and then just tell them to shut up and pay it? How can they possibly prove any of their accusations?

Awesome! Thanks for the info Egbert!!

but it would seem that with better donations VT could field a better product

I don't understand why people reduce their contributions when the product is lacking. I look at it in terms of gardening (because it's a simple metaphor). If a plant is struggling to grow and produce, do you stop watering it and giving it fertilizer? No, you feed it more so that it can be better and you can reap the benefits of its growth. The same thing applies to our football program. You won't see positive results by donating less. I understand that people think it's wasting their money but why did you start donating in the first place? If it was to give back to the Athletics Department, then you've lost sight of your purpose. If it was to get season tickets, well you're giving up a chance to get them in the future when the team is worth the money. It's a personal choice, but I guess one that I fail to see the logic in.

There are a few more firing up in Roanoke.
Big Lick Brewery - 2nd and Campbell, across from the Times building in the one with the ugly mural on the side that you can see from the 2nd street bridge. Opening in the Spring, equipment delivery is scheduled for March completion.

Flyng Mouse is open.
Chaos Mountain Brewery - Boones Mill. they have their 7 bbl pilot brewery installed and running through test batches right now. Rest of their production will be installed by mid spring.

Big Daddy's used be part of Growler's in Towers Shopping Center in Roanoke. Sean is reopening the brewery after Growlers closed. The name is going to change but until licensing is done I'm not sure what the official name is. Equipment is installed and they are working on test batches. Location is just on the other side of the tracks from the transportation museum in Roanoke. 5th and Shenandoah St. maybe?

2 others in planning stages. When they officially announce I can let you know.
Anybody want to keep up with these or needs more info, drop me a line or start a brewery thread.
There's more. Blue Lab in Lynchburg, for instance, and a few excellent beer bars. I kinda keep up with these and know all these guys.

Freshman guards in the ACC. Never a good situation. Someone gonna have to step it up and help bring the ball down. Often times it will be matchup dependent. So if Eddie has a poor defender on him he might have to assist if the freshman guards are getting blown up or totally harrassed.

You can try but for the most part you can't fix dribbling mid season... kids have to bust their humps summer time to get an ACC level PG handle. Once you have the PG handle you can start to work on running and leading an offense.

Feel bad for all involved. Maybe they can set aside practice time for the PGs to work on getting better handles and maybe they can stay after for a couple of hours. But that detracts from learning a motion offense, working on team defense, etc.

Hoops court for 4+ hours a day in summer working on fundamentals of dribbling / running an offense.

I do not donate.

I will start by saying it's a bit of a catch 22. VT needs donations (LOTS OF 'EM) to help build a competitive program. But from what I've seen (and to be fair, I've skimmed over a few posts..not all of 'em) it seems that a pretty big reason a lot of people don't donate is because the product is lacking. I don't disagree with this sentiment, but it would seem that with better donations VT could field a better product.

I am fortunate enough to have access to season tickets. I am fairly close with a family who DOES donate and are HC members. I piggy back on their coat tails..for now

I have student loans to pay off and I don't have the cash flow to justify donating to HC at this time. Still, if the finances were there, I would find it pretty difficult to donate $$$$ for the current product. I think the offensive coaching changes came too little too late. By the time our offensive coaching staff (if it stays intact...) is in a situation where they can be relied upon to consistently field an offense...Beamer will basically be on his way out.

Who knows what will happen to this program when Beamer is gone? I know that I SHOULD donate and that everyone SHOULD donate so that the program will have the deep pockets to bring in someone to build it up again. But it's REALLY hard to put money into the current product. Catch 22.

Just Kidding, but I really dislike what the SEC and SEC teams are always trying to do to CFB.