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Pride_and_Joy

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What's this?

He's more focused on the academic side -- that's the real cash cow.


The university's endowment is like $1.2 BILLION -- and that's small compared to other universities. A measly $100M in revenue for the athletic department is a pittance.

The richest universities in the country are mostly elite academic institutions (e.g., Ivy League) or they are excellent and large public academic institutions (e.g., Michigan, University of Texas system).

Many of these institutions spend $1B a year in research expenditures. Football is child's play compared to the real cash cow of universities. Let's be real. People want more investment in football because they like football and they want VT to be successful at it. It has nothing to do with funding other sports or being a profit generator for the athletic department or university.

Football is going the way of the Dodo bird. It's just a matter of time. I'm glad Sands isn't a rube who thinks football is our ticket to success. It was a nice springboard 20 years ago -- but we're beyond that stage of our development as a university now.

(In response to this post by extremehokie)

Posted: 03/29/2021 at 2:11PM


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  Football money -- OrangeHokieFan 03/29/2021 10:28AM
  I don’t think he’s alone in that thinking. Heck, I think even football -- Hoakie82 03/29/2021 2:28PM
  The sport is adapting so far -- OrangeHokieFan 03/29/2021 2:30PM
  If it's "on the record" ... can you link it? ** -- Will Stewart  03/29/2021 12:51PM
  This article is somewhat old -- OrangeHokieFan 03/29/2021 2:21PM
  Hopefully..... -- 2hhoop3 03/29/2021 2:34PM
  You see no correlation between an article from the front end of -- Tombo 03/29/2021 2:43PM
  I thought it was pretty obvious ** -- OrangeHokieFan 03/29/2021 10:32PM
  Try rereading the original. -- 2hhoop3 03/29/2021 4:46PM
  I agree with your statement about responsibility to go around -- Tombo 03/29/2021 5:20PM
  Actually.... -- 2hhoop3 03/29/2021 5:43PM
  OHF linked an article that I believe draws a straight line -- Tombo 03/29/2021 5:57PM
  Being able to...... -- 2hhoop3 03/29/2021 6:08PM
  Agree. Hard to find anything to disagree with Sands about in that article. ** -- Femoyer Hokie 03/29/2021 2:42PM
  Sands is an innovator. Ahead of his time. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 12:35PM
  Is he an innovator (prophet) or an orchestrator? ** -- VT One 03/29/2021 2:10PM
  Come on man. -- extremehokie 03/29/2021 1:22PM
  He's more focused on the academic side -- that's the real cash cow. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 2:11PM
  This is true. Also, CFB has a very uncertain future particularly at the -- Fatman 03/29/2021 6:19PM
  Football is and will be the athletic cash cow for quite a while -- OrangeHokieFan 03/29/2021 2:23PM
  I think you're right that's what happened. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 2:57PM
  And unlike what some think, soccer won’t be the main sport -- OrangeHokieFan 03/29/2021 7:30PM
  Baseball. 🤣 ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 02:29AM
  You are just trolling, Orange. ** -- Femoyer Hokie 03/29/2021 2:44PM
  Numbers seem to back up my points ** -- OrangeHokieFan 03/29/2021 2:47PM
  Agree. Too soon ** -- kingofcassell 03/29/2021 12:56PM
  Possibly -- Happy Dog 03/29/2021 12:48PM
  The problem is, CTE is from repetitive blows to the head not just one blow -- Hoakie82 03/29/2021 2:12PM
  Why is no one going after soccer and rugby? Those hits are at least -- Tombo 03/29/2021 2:46PM
  Like in football? -- Happy Dog 03/29/2021 2:17PM
  Full contact stick fighting? -- justolerable 03/29/2021 3:37PM
  Hearing loss -- Happy Dog 03/29/2021 4:02PM
  You are a Dude my man. ** -- justolerable 03/31/2021 9:57PM
  What did you say? -- Happy Dog 04/01/2021 06:42AM
  Good call. I have wondered for awhile now -- Jbohokie63 03/29/2021 2:54PM
  I worry about my football years & the first 3 years of snowboarding in -- Hoakie82 03/29/2021 2:23PM
  No kidding -- Happy Dog 03/29/2021 3:58PM
  I have it on good authority that Dr. Sand's distaste of football runs deep -- mvick 03/29/2021 11:51AM
  I laughed so hard at this post, people at the airport think I'm nuts. ** -- TekkNerd 03/29/2021 5:01PM
  LOL! ** -- EDGEMAN 03/29/2021 3:17PM
  Awesome take!!! ** -- VT ChemE 1986 03/29/2021 2:16PM
  Rhythmic gymnastics are awesome! ** -- NokieHokie 03/29/2021 1:02PM
  You left out when he joined the Communist Party. ** -- Stork 03/29/2021 12:39PM
  The sport will die eventually. The CTE data is not good. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 12:17PM
  Why does soccer get a pass with CTE? ** -- EDGEMAN 03/29/2021 3:17PM
  Good question. The optics? Perhaps lower rate of concussive injuries? -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 4:07PM
  Exactly. I see neither sport dying. -- YardBird 03/29/2021 3:57PM
  Drew Brees & Aaron Rodgers see the humor in your post ** -- hokiewasp 03/29/2021 12:04PM
  This will get repeated as fact on this very forum -- typed by ben 03/29/2021 11:56AM
  Re football money.... -- bandk 03/29/2021 11:41AM
  Do you know how....... -- 2hhoop3 03/29/2021 2:26PM
  Prominence in other sports also attracts students -- Happy Dog 03/29/2021 12:20PM
  I have nothing to back it up but have always thought this -- Tombo 03/29/2021 10:31AM

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