Virginia Tech Olympic Sports

vthokieq

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I think it will have more to do with them...

...just wanting to get on with their lives and start careers. Vast majority won’t be pursuing professional sports careers. Certainly sucks for them though.

(In response to this post by HokieMama18)

Posted: 04/14/2020 at 9:35PM

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Whit's comments on the extra year of eligibility -- VTChip 04/08/2020 5:03PM

Tech has 42 seniors participating in spring sports... -- Old Line Hokie 04/14/2020 1:12PM

Re: Tech has 42 seniors participating in spring sports... -- HokieMama18 04/14/2020 6:42PM

They may use the extra year for grad school -- UpperQuad 04/15/2020 11:03AM

I think it will have more to do with them... -- vthokieq 04/14/2020 9:35PM

Women's Golf -- MotorMouth 04/14/2020 4:13PM

Track has a lot of partials, so probably not as expensive as it looks ** -- UpperQuad 04/14/2020 3:57PM

Track/XC is also unique in that each sport (XC, indoor, outdoor)... -- vthokieq 04/14/2020 4:59PM

Thanks for your research. Good stuff. -- VTChip 04/14/2020 3:18PM

FWIW, LSU will have a roster size of 32 next year -- VTChip 04/11/2020 3:43PM

Roster -- Techdady 04/12/2020 10:59AM

It wii be interesting to see if any of the recruits bail** -- Hockeydad 04/12/2020 10:42AM

^^^this would be more appropriate on the rowing thread.^^^ ** -- 48zip 04/14/2020 3:01PM

Thanks. Also..... -- 48zip 04/11/2020 08:52AM

I love Lasser Tag. Great family fun. ** -- GreenvilleVT 04/21/2020 8:34PM

Wisconsin is the first school to say they won't fund the extra year -- VTChip 04/09/2020 6:19PM

This is ALL about Money/cash flow and lack of it -- Mercury 04/12/2020 1:36PM

Re: This is ALL about Money/cash flow and lack of it -- HokieMama18 04/12/2020 5:04PM

Donor -- Techdady 04/12/2020 5:18PM

Corporate Sponsor? Baseball did it. ** -- UpperQuad 04/12/2020 10:27PM

Re: Corporate Sponsor? Baseball did it. -- HokieMama18 04/13/2020 10:28AM

Wrestling is in a similar boat - strong team that has to scramble for money -- UpperQuad 04/13/2020 10:43AM

Wrestling is the leading non-revenue sport IMO -- VT_Alum2x 04/13/2020 12:17PM

Agreed -- Bennvt 04/14/2020 05:17AM

He just solved 5 years of problems in 15 minutes -- bigbadbird 04/11/2020 08:59AM

It's a little harsh but at least he's being upfront about it. -- Old Line Hokie 04/10/2020 4:57PM

They can as grad transfers ** -- UpperQuad 04/12/2020 11:49AM

The message was a bit harsh but I understand and agree with what.... -- Jackie VT 04/10/2020 2:43PM

Message -- Techdady 04/09/2020 7:23PM

And the 100-member women's rowing team -- UpperQuad 04/10/2020 1:03PM

Good gracious! How many scholarships are they allotted??!! ** -- VT_AD 04/13/2020 2:41PM

Answered my own question - 20 scholarships allowed. ** -- VT_AD 04/13/2020 2:50PM

Re: And the 100-member women's rowing team -- HokieMama18 04/10/2020 9:24PM

Huge rosters. UVa has a team as well. Then there's Aunt Becky's kid. ** -- 48zip 04/11/2020 08:50AM

I never realized the size the rowing rosters - UVA has 48 ,listed ** -- VTChip 04/11/2020 10:21AM

Rowing is the easiest route to a scholarship for an athletic female -- UpperQuad 04/12/2020 11:47AM

Yeah, just ask some of the celebrities that got their kids in colleges -- RJHokie 04/12/2020 12:01PM

It's the one sport where you don't need a high school track record ** -- UpperQuad 04/12/2020 2:15PM

Clemson recruits girls that have never rowed to row -- bigbadbird 04/11/2020 9:14PM

Here's a story from August on the size of women's rowing roster -- VTChip 04/11/2020 10:34AM

A roster size of 176???? Are they rowing a cruise ship?.. ** -- Hockeydad 04/12/2020 10:45AM

VT has club rowing teams. -- RJHokie 04/11/2020 09:27AM

We could use the Duck Pond & use half a team. Just row on one side. Sweet!** -- 48zip 04/12/2020 6:27PM

Would the same statement been made if it were about football and not Spring -- IB4TECH 04/09/2020 8:56PM

Football pays all the bills. ** -- bigbadbird 04/11/2020 09:04AM

Re: Message -- HokieMama18 04/09/2020 7:38PM

FWIW, Ohio State says they will provide financial aid for seniors -- VTChip 04/09/2020 11:00PM

It sounds like they won't even let athletes self-fund the extra year -- UpperQuad 04/09/2020 6:56PM

Very interesting read. Thanks. -- Hockeydad 04/09/2020 09:57AM

The NCAA getting media savy -- bigbadbird 04/09/2020 08:35AM

I think it will have more to do with them...

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