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Hokie Fiji

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Terry Holland reported Casteen's position back in 1999


Miami was set to be added as the 10th team in a limited expansion of the ACC that year. UVa's opposition to any expansion without Tech effectively derailed that. And for the record, Mark Warner wasn't Governor of Virginia in 1999.

Warner's support in 2003 was much appreciated, and I'm sure that he did go out of his way to help Tech throughout the process. For that matter, it's smart for him politically to make use of that when it suits him. But there wasn't any need for pressure on Casteen. He was always in our corner. If any "direction" was offered by the governor (or anyone else), it was probably about as effective as commanding water to be wet.
[Post edited by Hokie Fiji at 09/17/2021 11:29AM]

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Posted: 09/17/2021 at 11:29AM



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