The losses are mounting. The Hokies have lost three in a row now, for the second time in three years, and they’ll have at least five losses for the third year in a row, something that happened just twice from 1993-2011.

As this rocky path gets more and more difficult, the differences in the fan base start to become more pronounced. When the team is winning ACC championships, everyone shows up in the stadium, and generally, the mood on the message boards is okay (except for the divisions that sprung up due to the offensive struggles in the mid-2000s). But as this young, injured team has struggled, the “fault lines” among the fans, if you will, have become more emphatic.

Many fans have checked out and are waiting for something to change. I know this because of falling season ticket sales, the empty seats in the stadium the last few years, and the decline in TSL subscriptions and traffic (with allowance for some self-inflicted wounds.)

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