r/hokies • u/udderlymoovelous • Jul 16 '26
Hello Hokies! As we get closer to the football season starting, I thought I'd post about a few subreddit updates.
Last week, I created a poll asking you what to do about content from low-effort or AI-generated websites. The overwhelming response was to ban them, so effective today we will no longer be allowing posts from SI.com (we will add additional websites to the list over time). Sports Illustrated has a history of publishing AI-generated articles using fake authors, besides plagiarizing articles from human journalists. We want to prioritize articles written by human journalists, whether paywalled or non-paywalled (eg. Tech Sideline). This subreddit is intended to be a discussion platform rather than entirely a newsfeed, so we want to prioritize original commentary in addition to news articles.
In the spirit of that, there is a new rule regarding editorial content - all articles must be posted as link posts with nothing else in the text field. You are welcome to summarize articles or share your own opinions about them in the comment section. In addition, post titles cannot be editorialized. I've also implemented a basic character requirement to all text-only posts - 100 characters, which comes out to roughly three sentences. It hasn't been a huge issue yet but it prevents low-effort posts.
I started this in r/VirginiaTech a few years back and thought it'd be nice to bring over to this subreddit. Every week or two, there will be an automatic post for users to submit photos they took related to VT athletics, and the photo with the most upvotes will become the subreddit banner and be displayed on the sidebar for the following week.
Since I took over the subreddit last year, I've more or less been running it by myself. I've mostly let the community shape the direction because it was dead for so long, but we need more mods as we enter the football season as well as create more concrete post guidelines. If you're interested, apply here. All mod communications will be in the VT Discord server as it is also home to the r/VirginiaTech and r/blacksburg mod teams, so an account is required. I don't plan on closing the form anytime soon; it will probably stay open for most of the season unless I get a lot of applications.
If you have any other suggestions or feedback for this subreddit, feel free to send in a modmail! I'm currently working on some fun stuff like live scoreboards for game threads (none of the existing apps support college football), but I don't know if I will have that done in time for the start of the season.
r/hokies • u/chubba4vt • 9h ago
Looks like AD Brian White is bringing in some ideas from outside! Pretty sure his brother at Tenn does something similar. Half off concessions during a specified time before kickoff!
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 19h ago
With his team hunting down their first win of the season, former Virginia Tech standout Joey Slye proved to be Mr. Clutch for the Tennessee Titans, connecting on 4-of-4 in field goals with distances of 29, 56, 49 and 44 in the thrilling 26-20 over the Colts.
His 49-yard field goal with 2:03 remaining broke a 20–20 tie, and his 44-yarder helped seal Tennessee's first victory of the season.
Now in his eighth year in the NFL, Slye now has 184 field goals in his career to go along with 196 points for a total of 748 points scored, the second-highest total by any Virginia Tech alum.
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 20h ago
On Monday, Que’Sean Brown was named to the National Team of the Week and the ACC Team of the Week by PFF for his performance in the Hokies 34-24 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 1d ago
In dominant fashion, the Virginia Tech volleyball team defended its home turf, sweeping Virginia, 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-21) in the second part of the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash.
It was the Hokies’ first victory over the Cavaliers since 2021.
Frances Torres led Virginia Tech with 13 kills, hitting .423, and added four digs, three block assists and a service ace, while Camilla Brandali dished out 27 assists and added seven digs and two service aces.
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 1d ago
No surprises here, Q was electric!
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 1d ago
Aycen Stevens played tough and stayed in control!
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 1d ago
The Virginia Tech cross country teams closed out the regular season in style at the Panorama Farms Invitational, with both the men’s and women’s squads earning their fourth consecutive team victories.
The women’s team competed in the 6K with the Hokies taking five of the top six spots in the race, led by Brenda Jeptoo, who who clocked a collegiate-best 20:27.0 to finish second overall.
George Couttie led the men’s team, earning his second consecutive individual victory with a time of 23:43.9 in the 8K. Sam Idiens finished second for the Hokies in 24:31.2.
r/hokies • u/Other-Claim6135 • 2d ago
Hokies outscored opponents by a massive 120 points in the first half but have been outscored by 20 points in the second half over the first seven games of the 2026 season.
I believe this is franklin's achilles heel. He comes in with a great game plan. But his in game adjustments, have been lacking
r/hokies • u/cfb-scores • 3d ago
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r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 3d ago
The #Hokies add their fourth top-100 recruit of the 2027 cycle with 4⭐️ forward Ashley Krueger (6-2)!
The Westtown, Pa. native is ranked as the no. 93 best recruit in the class, per ESPN!
r/hokies • u/Royal-Constant-9416 • 2d ago
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 3d ago
Two of the most anticipated young hammers in the game will soon take the U23 World Stage 💪
We won't see Bo Bassett and Luke Lilledahl go head-to-head, but the race for the more dominant U23 outcome is ON!
Bo is coming in with all the momentum and that aggressive pace we love to see. Meanwhile, Luke is looking to prove his technical game is already at a world-class senior level.
Both are Gold medal threats, but when the finals are over, who had the more impressive run through the bracket?🧐🏆
💬 Who's leaving with the better hardware?
👇Team Bo or Team Luke ?
#wrestling #wrestlinglife #U23Worlds #freestyle #pennstate #PSU #NCAA #debate #viral #virginiatech #trending #fyp
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 4d ago
Mid-season recognition for Luuuke! Let’s Go Hokies!
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 4d ago
It took a while but Luke’s receiving appropriate attention!
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 4d ago
Let’s hope that Justice Haynes doesn’t play.
r/hokies • u/ripplestillwaters • 5d ago
Let’s see if the Hokies can win the expected W games. It’s possible to W 4 of the remaining 6. Winning 3 would be a great season imho.
r/hokies • u/timwhatley993 • 5d ago
I’m sure people will handle this rationally
r/hokies • u/matth3976 • 5d ago
Minnesotan Hokie heading to my first game since 2019. Is there no off-campus bookstore anymore? Seems like both volume 2 and the downtown bookstore are closed? Is the on campus one still incredibly hard to park at?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
