VTChip, are they having another pre-season fund raising event? ** -- ChazB 01/12/2022 7:39PM
I'm curious to know something. On average how hard are the girls on their -- VTHokie2000 01/11/2022 7:31PM
Shoes and practice clothes take a beating. Bats and gloves last for years ** -- UpperQuad 01/12/2022 3:08PM
P5 teams generally get the new edition bats each year -- VT_AD 01/13/2022 11:42AM
That sounds reasonable. -- EDGEMAN 01/13/2022 12:09PM
From a watching a lot of games standpoint the uniform pants, shoes and -- RJHokie 01/11/2022 7:49PM
I figured playing that many games puts a lot of stress on equipment -- VTHokie2000 01/11/2022 7:53PM
I seriously doubt few, if any, college teams get new equipment for each -- RJHokie 01/11/2022 8:02PM
I would agree with that assessment. Arizona and maybe Texas might be -- VTHokie2000 01/11/2022 8:05PM
Here's a true story of how I got started on softball fundraising... -- VTChip 01/11/2022 8:21PM
You are the best! ** -- HLTW! 01/12/2022 8:34PM
WTF why the hell did the AD’s office allow 5 year old socks? -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 5:52PM
Athletes foot has a 4 year shelf life. ** -- vatechcowpatty 01/12/2022 8:46PM
You know about VT's crappy Nike contract, right? -- Will Stewart
01/12/2022 8:43PM
Of course I do but the AD can’t just allow that to happen -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 8:50PM
I hear ya. ** -- Will Stewart
01/12/2022 8:57PM
It really goes back to brewing for me and how I’m wired in general -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 9:02PM
Holding yourself and others accouintable is a good thing. It may -- saret 01/13/2022 08:45AM
Do you own a brewery or home brew? -- djd_vt 01/12/2022 9:59PM
Head brewer in Vinton, Va currently -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 10:10PM
Hope you reach your goal. ** -- saret 01/13/2022 08:46AM
Thank you! -- Brewing_Hokie 01/13/2022 09:45AM
That’s awesome! I’m actually working on developing a brewery taproom site -- djd_vt 01/12/2022 11:22PM
Love it! -- Brewing_Hokie 01/13/2022 12:08AM
I'm dumbfounded. Really am. Like speechless. Something is amiss, just not -- 91HokieBob 01/12/2022 8:12PM
Agree, very sad situation to say the least ! ** -- FLKEYSHOKIE 01/12/2022 8:53PM
The Whit Chit Show!! It’s worse than Fu’Frat by far!! -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 8:33PM
Unfortunately, Burruss thinks the sun rises and sets with Whit. -- Atlee Hokie 01/13/2022 06:32AM
Early in my career with the federal govt, in Charleston, SC, -- saret 01/13/2022 08:53AM
Shows how much they know about athletics and VT Ath Dept in general... ** -- 91HokieBob 01/13/2022 08:12AM
Welcome to the chit show! ** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 8:20PM
This is probably only the tip of the iceberg…… ** -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 6:01PM
No doubt...** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:14PM
Ain’t that the truth! Can’t trust Whit to handle much!** -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 6:06PM
Great story and you were right to be angry that they were wearing socks -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 5:36PM
How can that be? Whit is supposed to be the great non-revenue ... -- Atlee Hokie 01/13/2022 06:36AM
His devotion to the non-revs begins and ends with Baseball. ** -- saret 01/13/2022 08:54AM
We need an A.D. that was a former football player, not a baseball player... ** -- NokieHokie 01/13/2022 08:56AM
If the AD is a former football player, then is there a higher risk -- VTHokie2000 01/13/2022 7:35PM
Yes. So what? There is also a higher chance that improving the cash cow can -- NokieHokie 01/13/2022 7:38PM
Wrestling was NE-Omaha's cash cow though. -- VTHokie2000 01/13/2022 7:44PM
Okay. ** -- NokieHokie 01/13/2022 7:51PM
Ultimately, I am wondering if VT hired Bruce Smith to become its next AD -- VTHokie2000 01/13/2022 8:01PM
100% agree with this thought. ** -- Atlee Hokie 01/13/2022 10:28AM
Good point on a wish list and order of need. -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 5:47PM
You may be right that the Athletic Department could object to it -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 6:02PM
If the items requested are non budgeted items, I believe the coach has -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 6:06PM
You may be right. Although as outside observers I'm not sure -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 6:15PM
Good points. -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 6:23PM
Just trying to catch up on this conversation......not sure if I will answer -- VTScoop 01/12/2022 8:26PM
A non-major donor question -- VTHokie2000 01/13/2022 7:32PM
Good question.......it is best to allocate it to whatever sport's operating -- VTScoop 01/13/2022 8:31PM
Yes, that helps. Do you recommend a potential donor contacting the coach -- VTHokie2000 01/13/2022 8:37PM
If I wanted to get the most bang for my buck as you describe, -- saret 01/13/2022 8:52PM
I can assure you that each sport has an operating account......they -- VTScoop 01/13/2022 8:48PM
But Softball hasn't had that opening banquet for the last two yearss... -- VTChip 01/12/2022 9:59PM
I believe you pretty much have answered the question at hand. -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 8:34PM
That can work, and is done with some sports......normally that is -- VTScoop 01/12/2022 8:41PM
Scoop, you're right, policy wise. But the territoriality of the Hokie Club -- saret 01/12/2022 9:04PM
Thanks. -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 8:46PM
That would require communication and transparency though. ** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:00PM
It would. -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 6:03PM
Well I mean, why wouldn't you want the fans to know, so that they could -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:13PM
Because the administration most likely doesn’t want knowledge of program -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 6:20PM
Not gonna lie… -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 6:26PM
What we don’t know is to what extent these types of things had been -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 6:32PM
This entire thread has me thinking curse words just reading...Shaking head -- 91HokieBob 01/12/2022 8:19PM
Your thoughts as presented by Kevin Bacon. -- saret 01/12/2022 9:20PM
The sad part is it's only by happenstance that Chip just happened to be at -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 8:25PM
Yeah, ain't fate and altruism a wonderful thing.😊🤑 ** -- saret 01/12/2022 9:06PM
It's incredulous...egregious...Unless they were brand new stockpiled socks -- 91HokieBob 01/12/2022 8:31PM
Whit is a micromanager,...but you know that. ** -- saret 01/13/2022 08:56AM
Apparently doing nothing with Whit's ok. ** -- Atlee Hokie 01/13/2022 06:48AM
Almost time for the game! ** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 8:42PM
From the grass roots, not from anything the department did... ** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:47PM
Quite true. ** -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 6:55PM
That's why I sing @VTChip 's praises. For all the Whit defenders -- saret 01/12/2022 6:42PM
Amen, Hallelujah & preach on!!! ** -- ChazB 01/12/2022 7:43PM
Just think if Chip wasn’t there? -- Hockeydad 01/12/2022 7:10PM
Yes, of course they would. ** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 7:37PM
I want success for Pry and the new staff -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 6:50PM
Preach! ** -- saret 01/12/2022 9:07PM
I will be careful with this, and would only say, there probably wouldn't be -- VTScoop 01/12/2022 8:09PM
^^^^^^^^ Babs is bad ^^^^^^^ ** -- ChazB 01/12/2022 7:44PM
Whit is full of chit. ** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:47PM
It’s hard telling how long and how far it reaches -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 6:42PM
Yeah I get that, but bring public light to it could fix. But it's more -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:22PM
It may depend on if the Athletic Director is a micro-manager or a -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 6:17PM
Sure would be a shame if…. -- Brewing_Hokie 01/12/2022 6:47PM
I hate opening this can of worms, but I do wonder if VT and other schools -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 6:50PM
Here's a story the Washington Post ran in June.... -- VTChip 01/12/2022 10:09PM
Yes, that mind blowing and eye opening, but in some ways not -- VTHokie2000 01/13/2022 4:24PM
Feel free to open any can you want. ** -- saret 01/12/2022 9:08PM
Title IX is monitored closely by colleges and universities, particularly -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 7:00PM
It may be monitored closely, but that doesn't mean some of the subparts -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 7:08PM
It’s not an easy task. -- RJHokie 01/12/2022 7:22PM
Preach! ** -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:47PM
It's far more likely there is no management from a PR standpoint. We have -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:21PM
Maybe so, but that would require more knowledge on the structure -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 6:24PM
They don't want fans to have knowledge, to see how far behind they have -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:26PM
You are right about that. However, that may not be a bad thing -- VTHokie2000 01/12/2022 6:30PM
I'm all about transparency and informed consent. If you basically have to -- NokieHokie 01/12/2022 6:33PM
"Teflon" Whit needs not worry. Per Burruss, nothing sticks to him. ** -- Atlee Hokie 01/13/2022 07:04AM
Ain't that the truth! ** -- NokieHokie 01/13/2022 08:29AM
^^^THIS^^^ We have our own Snake Oil guy, don't need to call out James -- 91HokieBob 01/13/2022 08:11AM
So what does the team get free from Nike vs what has to be purcahsed? ** -- ONELLY 01/11/2022 10:07AM
Not 100% sure, but I believe they get allocated dollars... -- VTChip 01/11/2022 1:30PM
This has always been my understanding as well -- VTsportscaster 01/11/2022 4:34PM
Makes sense. Thanks. ** -- ONELLY 01/11/2022 8:00PM
Have another fund raiser, and we will contribute again. ** -- william floyd 01/10/2022 7:52PM
Yup ** -- ONELLY 01/11/2022 10:07AM
Thank you, sir. We are planning on both an auction and a Poppin' It ... -- VTChip 01/10/2022 8:54PM
Would be nice to see Coach D active and involved in fundraising ** -- VT4Natty 01/12/2022 12:17AM
Seriously??? -- VTChip 01/12/2022 06:27AM
What @VTChip said. ** -- saret 01/12/2022 9:10PM
Section 7 crew has received hand written notes each time last year & -- ChazB 01/12/2022 7:49PM
Chip delivering the Boom! -- Hockeydad 01/12/2022 7:16PM
Chip's a gentleman. I'm no so encumbered. ** -- saret 01/12/2022 9:10PM
That’s great to hear. And I wasn’t clear and I apologize -- VT4Natty 01/12/2022 08:35AM
Fair enough. I think Covid is a big part of it -- VTChip 01/12/2022 10:22AM
Yea could be given VT’s stance on the virus -- VT4Natty 01/12/2022 1:40PM