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Walkin` Willie

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Agree - too many entertainment options


I remember some of the "REALLY full" games from the 70's when most people didn't have cable, there wasn't ESPN, no internet and an overall dearth of entertainment choices. I also remember the days when the ACCT was the hardest ticket anywhere - not so much anymore. The ever so slightly reduced capacity is a non-issue these days.

I was originally from Radford, went to VT in the late 70's and would return home often to see the folks and go to a game be it football or basketball. Since my parents passed in the early 2000s, I have hardly been to any games at all and I live 3.5 hours away. Why? Because a) I can get nearly every VT football game or BB game on some sort of TV or internet feed and b) since I don't have a base of operations in Radford anymore, going to games is much more expensive unless I do a one day up and back and those aren't much fun for a 63 year old. I'll bet a dollar to a donut that many people have similar situations. Heck, if I lived in Radford or Blacksburg, I would go to a lot more games - but not all of them or even close to all of them. The tailgate I used to frequent was organized by Radford folks and it is no longer there because most of them gave up their football season tickets and just go to games infrequently now.

Times have changed and IMHO, VT is doing the right thing with the Cassell renovation.

(In response to this post by Will Stewart)

Posted: 04/23/2021 at 09:26AM



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Cassell capacity -- Culpeper Hokie 04/21/2021 10:53AM
  HJi expectations -- 134465Hokie 04/21/2021 10:27PM
  Good points. ** -- RJHokie 04/21/2021 10:31PM
  Mixed Message -- 134674Hokie 04/21/2021 5:41PM
  GT & Clemson did same thing with their arenas -- hokiepro 04/22/2021 2:03PM
  Yes Experience -- VT Rockie 04/22/2021 10:37AM
  Clarification -- 134674Hokie 04/21/2021 7:29PM
  Understood. thanks for clarifying your point. -- Hokies23 04/22/2021 10:36AM
  I Agree -- VT Rockie 04/21/2021 3:18PM
  Agree - too many entertainment options -- Walkin` Willie 04/23/2021 09:26AM
  Yes I get all of that. -- hokiepro 04/21/2021 4:59PM
  That game was awesome. -- Will Stewart  04/21/2021 5:13PM
  That makes sense as a snapshot, but VT is growing... -- Culpeper Hokie 04/21/2021 3:57PM
  Cassell Capacity -- Midwestguy 04/21/2021 3:47PM
  Well I -- VT Rockie 04/21/2021 3:23PM
  But we don't NEED more than 9,000 fans at games -- HokieAl 04/21/2021 3:52PM
  Well -- VT Rockie 04/21/2021 5:19PM
  So do I -- NC Hoke 04/21/2021 5:55PM
  When both VT and Blacksburg had far fewer people... -- Culpeper Hokie 04/21/2021 1:27PM
  There was no TV then. No competition. ** -- Stork 04/21/2021 2:54PM
  How many can you.... -- 2hhoop3 04/21/2021 2:53PM
  Things change. Adapt or die. ** -- NokieHokie 04/21/2021 2:31PM
  Exactly. ** -- radhokie1 04/21/2021 1:52PM
  Agree -- SteveInBaltimore 04/21/2021 12:26PM
  Could be a two-edged sword. -- AshburnFarmHokie 04/21/2021 12:51PM
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  That's what I hope would happen -- AshburnFarmHokie 04/21/2021 1:11PM
  Only if you sharpen both sides :) ** -- AshburnFarmHokie 04/21/2021 1:05PM
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