TresKidneys t1_iu4q1cs wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Reply to comment by lemon_difficult90 in Rollout of VCU-branded beer paused after concerns from university community, family of Adam Oakes by woodubahoo

Well either way, I’m glad to know there are people that remember VCU wasn’t always a basketball program with a library attached

TresKidneys t1_iu4oyuh wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:07 PM

Reply to comment by lemon_difficult90 in Rollout of VCU-branded beer paused after concerns from university community, family of Adam Oakes by woodubahoo

Didn’t Rao explicitly state that his goal for VCU was real estate? Maybe I’m misremembering, it feels like he’s been there a lifetime.

TresKidneys t1_iu4o744 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Reply to comment by lemon_difficult90 in Rollout of VCU-branded beer paused after concerns from university community, family of Adam Oakes by woodubahoo

Actually you hit the nail on the head! I started in 2005 and VCU was kind of seen as a misfit art college. That was the fun of it though, you were in a big city, not closed off from it. I don’t know, maybe the change was going to happen no matter what, but I think a sudden influx of NCAA money definitely sped things up.

TresKidneys t1_iu4grw8 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Reply to Rollout of VCU-branded beer paused after concerns from university community, family of Adam Oakes by woodubahoo

I’ll get downvoted for this but it’s the truth. VCU’s final four run was one of the worst things to happen to Richmond. The university changed focus basically overnight.