The Tunnel

No Hokies can post on their board anymore? Seriously?

What a bunch of

He may be referring to like immediate ban on Hokies; or the down vote spam, you could literally tell them a compliment on their team improving and you will still end up with 20+ down votes lol, Hoo fans are like a pack of 5 year old children.

As to your question, I think they are terrified they will get left behind and getting ready to grab their ankles. B1G will take Maryland for sure if they go expansion, but what if they go Rutgers, ND, and one more of someone else, UVA although a possible look by the B1G could very well get left in the cold and dying ACC..... and I won't give a chit

As much as I dislike UVA. (actually dated a bunch of uva chicks when in college so they're not all that bad)
With their academics and the fact they are pretty good in non rev sports, I'd be hard pressed to believe they're not on big10s list. how hi or low, no idea, but on the list

Yea they could go from having a slim chance of beating us in the near future to having no chance at all ever.

Big 10 schools make a lot of money. the cash from their network alone is silly. They have a lot of power and offer a strong combination of academics and football.
So if they landed in the big 10, and us in the sec, not sure how that'd play out to recruits.

yeah, that seems best for both schools.

UVA fans will be up in arms and complain, but they aways do that.
Since they are long time ACC members it will be tough for alot of them...since VT is not a long term member, i am not so concerned about the ACC disolving, just want VT to land on it's feet.

UVA fans will talk of the good ol days...ACC, pre-VT, and how that helped start the downfall...

My brother is a UVA grad, cville resident, big sports fan (i would say his heirarchy is 1. Bball 2a. Football 2B.Baseball)....he will not like the changes at all.

UVA academics and non-rev should mean they land on their feet, but who knows.

Not sure what the impact will be recruiting wise. SEC and B1G will both be super conferences, both playoff elgible, both have storied programs....B1G has far superior academics....if UVA lands there, i am not sure we have a long term significant recruiting edge over the hoos...SEC is king for now, but will perception change with 4 16 team conferences?

I personally hate it. I also hate change though. I think we should move the ACC HQ to D.C. to get rid of the Tobacco Road bias perception that FSU claims (warranted or not), do what we need to do to get Notre Dame, go ahead and add UConn, Rutgers and one more (even though I hate the idea of adding more Big East teams) and dominate the eastern half of the country.

If schools like Clemson and FSU think the Carolina schools dominate the league office now, wait until they get to the Big 12. Texas gets whatever they want. It's always been that way and nothing is going to change. Same things going to happen to any new SEC school. The new teams will be like the red headed step child for the next 20 years.

If it's going to happen, I wish it would just go ahead and happen. I'm personally sick and tired of the discussion. If the ACC implodes, I expect us to the be in the Big 10 (whatever the F it's called now.) They have a huge research grant network and UVa brings in an ass load of research money. With Sullivan's ties to those schools as well as some other higher ups from within UVa, I could see that happening.

And then I get to look forward to playing Iowa on Saturday afternoon's. If that doesn't give you a 8 inch woody....

As for you guys not being able to post on our boards, I personally hate it. This is freaking college sports and the cost per month to avoid someone's posts I choose not to read is not really hurting my monthly budget. But JO has to do what he sees best for his business. I don't blame him one bit. I think it would probably be much different if you all didn't have a nice little football streak to hang over some folks heads. I guess for some it's like having to hang out with your ex's new guy. You know what you're missing and that MFer gets it now. For me, I'd just try to make the best of the situation and remind the guy that every time he kisses her, he's kissing a place that used to tongue your balls. (for lack of a better analogy.)

Joe? Is that you? Thats the most emotion I have ever read in any post of your. Good post though.

Joe, can we give you messages to post on the hoo board?

of course this could equally be solved by supporting both a VIP only and a 'mixed' board. That way those who really don't want Hokie input could stay on the VIP board and the mixed board could be moderated with a 'no bickering policy' preferably enforced on both sides.

Doesn't seem very Jeffersonian the way it is now.

UVA would be a home run for the B1G. No way UVA gets left out, but doubt they have any interest in the SEC and they would rather fold up shop than join a conference with Texas Tech and WVU.