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vtchem75

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There is a Good Correlation Between VT Football and Academic Prestige


As Tech rose to national attention for FB starting inn the mid-90s, and became much better known as a great place on a national level, the academic quality and diversity of applicants to VT went way up. This really shot up around 2000, and many of the Tech staff coined the phrase "The Vick Effect". Yes, Mike Vick's prowess on the field helped us academically We were no longer a regional college, but now a nationally recognized good place to go get an education.
Football and academics not only can co-exist, they are synergistic.

Posted: 03/29/2021 at 12:11PM



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  Show me the data. VT’ average SAT score is in ** -- BaldHokie 03/31/2021 6:47PM
  Sorry for the typos. ** -- BaldHokie 03/31/2021 7:00PM
  Football had a huge effect on VT's growth -- DurhamHokie 03/31/2021 3:12PM
  Probably like Michigan, USC, and Notre Dame... ** -- HokieSpartan 03/29/2021 11:03PM
  I think it’s helpful but not essential -- Squatro 03/29/2021 5:18PM
  There WAS a good correlation between them. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 5:15PM
  Actually Vt effect is now broader -- Mercury 03/29/2021 4:53PM
  Is it time for a VT law school? ** -- EDGEMAN 03/29/2021 5:16PM
  No ** -- CrystalCoveHokie 03/29/2021 5:21PM
  That is a bit of a stretch ** -- VT ChemE 1986 03/29/2021 4:48PM
  Yep I was at VT 89-93. Would probably not get in now. ** -- OrlandoHokie 03/29/2021 3:41PM
  What does this tell us? -- mayfly 03/29/2021 2:22PM
  It's simply built in brand awareness.... -- One4VT 03/29/2021 4:25PM
  So you agree, but find it disheartening/depressing? ** -- Will Stewart  03/29/2021 2:57PM
  Not exactly -- mayfly 03/29/2021 3:24PM
  Engineering ---------->>>>>>> -- TomTurkey 03/29/2021 7:51PM
  I think it's more an awareness that didn't exist prior... -- DoYouLiftHokies 03/29/2021 5:24PM
  Because Americans are bred to want to affiliate with -- JohnsonCItyHokie 03/29/2021 4:25PM
  We're bred that way? LOL. ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 5:07PM
  UVA seems to be the exception to that rule ;-) ** -- VTHokie2000 03/29/2021 4:30PM
  Roger that, thanks. ** -- Will Stewart  03/29/2021 3:51PM
  Clemson and USC-e spent years offering full -- 133743Hokie 03/30/2021 8:41PM
  Yep... -- Go VT 03/31/2021 09:53AM
  It’s still done by a lot of SEC schools. ** -- RJHokie 03/30/2021 8:44PM
  Using that logic, Marcus Vick also helped VT academically ** -- kingofcassell 03/29/2021 12:54PM

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