Yeah I donât know that we match up staff wise. I am cautiously optimistic that CTE will be a good long term coach for us but less sold on Dez.
Thank you for this graphic. There are many factors which drove the largest preseason to postseason rankings jump in the top 30 (and thus I assume the country), but, even from the most jaded of perspectives, coaching had to contribute significantly. Glad Coach Elliot is getting his flowers.
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We should start talking about how JMU is our biggest in-state rival just to troll the Tech peopleâŚand donât even mention themâŚ
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Thatâs ao broken
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I wonder how much facilities play into this. Having two of the biggest venues in big cities like Austin and Columbus is a pretty big asset.
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61st on the Wall Street Journal one. $216M
It is a different premise though⌠the valuation is how much the school would cost if it was an NFL franchise for sale.
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Saw Texas lost money this year with rev share.. I wonder if we lost any or actually made profit?
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Wait. This isnât possible.
Remember, everyone said the reason the portal has to open before the Nation Championship game is so it doesnât impact students enrolling in classes. If the portal was later, students wouldnât be able to sign up for classes before the next semester starts and thatâs something the NCAA cares about!
Lolololol.
Edit - Also, wait, he signed with Clemson and is now at Ole Miss? Isnât that a problem?
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Pretty good spot for us. Only 8 non-P2s ahead of us plus Notre Dame. If adding the state of VA to a conference is a high priority then weâre in a nice position. Iâm surprised Kansas doesnât get more attention in the P2 discussions but maybe Iâve just missed it
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I continue to believe that so long as Carolina makes smart moves in the next two years replacing Hubie and Bill, a package deal of UNC + UVA will be a priority for both the SEC and B1G. We make sense to both leagues from a geographic perspective, academic / research, athletic-department all around strength (aka Directors Cup placement), and hoops. Football pedigree is light relative to what those leagues have, but I donât think itâs a deal breaker.
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So, I guess once you are in the portal you are in the portal until you play an actual game for a team. Apparently the contracts between player and school are meaningless and there is free movement for anyone who entered during the portal window. We could see a lot more movement between now and the beginning of the season for players who were in the portal.
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I continue to think the bull case for both of our schools is that weâve proven to be extremely competent at running entire athletic departments for decades and if you give us the P2 patch and resources, our ceiling is higher than most of our peers.
Becoming the âSEC team of Virginiaâ as âTHE university of Virginiaâ is branding that could see dividends very quickly in athletic success and fan acquisition. Weâve already succeeded at everything else, and that is in spite of a lot of stuff holding us back.
I think the conferences would rather bet on proven competence. Itâs an investment lens where weâre undervalued and still pretty valuable.
That plus the halo of flagship branding and academics is a good package.
my hokie hate filled aside on this: their football program without Frank Beamer has been basically identical to ours in terms of success, and we absolutely trounce them in everything else. Would you rather give us an SEC patch and see what we can do with a history of competence in other sports, way more money, and better geography or them who has proven any success they have in them is fleeting and personality driven at best? Enter Sandman is cool and all, but it doesnât seem like a stable platform for an entire athletic department. Weâll see what Franklin does there, and more crucially if he sticks around, but conferences arenât going to bet on one guy. And while they have more fans now, I donât think that is a fact going forward by any means.
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Tech is a nonstarter for either league. Too one-note, unless you want to count wrestling. The SEC doesnât care about wrestling, and they lack the AAU designation needed for the B1G. Theyâre basically WVU, and we saw how little interest the B1G had in the Mountaineers despite the geographic fit. So like WVU, VTâs best realignment fit is the Big XII (also where I see schools like Pitt and NC State fitting, maybe even the big brands like Clemson, Miami, and FSU if the ACC truly implodes).
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As a couple of you have said. Virginia is married to UNC and they will be a package deal for wherever they land. Iâve heard rumblings that will likely be on the SEC side of some sort of super leagueish structure in partnership with the Big10.
The rational behind it is actually pretty straightforward and easy. Geographic football, no conference wants to create a national brand that essentially cuts out the entire Mid-Atlantic and NE. Itâs bad business. The other component is exactly whatâs been said, a known and steady product. Virginia has proven investment and competence in the business of sports. They have quickly ramped up fundraising and shown competence in that realm as well. The next league setup wants steady ships that will be able to ride out any initial bumps and Virginia and UNC provide that.
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I think they will find a home in the Big 12 with Pitt and Louisville (and probably one other) to create a Pennsyltuckia division with WVU and Cincy when all of it falls down.
They are pushing for AAU designation though. I know it is one of their goals in whatever their equivalent of Ryanâs âGreat and Goodâ plan is. But they may have mortgaged that ambition to pay 4-star freshmen to contribute to Franklinâs next program lol.
They are clearly attempting to find a seat at the P2 table though. Itâs probably too late, but thereâs some, probably very small, risk of them stealing our spot if Franklin really kills it.
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Interesting rumblings ⌠I wonder how it plays out for Clemson? They are solid in hoop now too. Culturally, they would fit in the SEC but net-net I donât think they add much financially. Big 12 seems like the next best fit but that would be a real bummer for Clemson people.
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