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# ![Virginia Tech Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:virginia-tech.png) Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech's football team faces criticism after a recent loss, while a professor's comments spark controversy. The university's athletic department approved a large budget plan, generating both excitement and debate.

### About Virginia Tech
This report summarizes the social media activity and sentiment surrounding Virginia Tech, including its athletics, events, and related news.  

### Insights [#](/topic/virginia-tech/insights)
- virginia tech creators hit XXXXX which is XXX% higher than it's daily average.
- virginia tech engagements is up XXXXXXXX% from the previous X months.
- virginia tech posts created is up XXXXX% from the previous X months.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/virginia-tech/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXX +55%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXX +58%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXX +138%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-09-14  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2024-10-26  

| Social Network | X         | Reddit | TikTok | News    | YouTube |
| -------------- | -         | ------ | ------ | ----    | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXX  | XXXXXX | XXXXXXX | XXXXXX  |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX [#](/topic/virginia-tech/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**6 Months**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-09-14  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2024-10-24  

| Social Network | X     | Reddit | TikTok | News | YouTube |
| -------------- | -     | ------ | ------ | ---- | ------- |
| Mentions       | XXXXX | XXX    | XXX    | XX   | XXX     |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/virginia-tech/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Virginia Tech in the last XX hours which is up XXXX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**6 Months**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-09-14  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2024-10-24  

The most influential creators that mention Virginia Tech in the last XX hours

| Creator                                          | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                          | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@cbbBot](/creator/reddit/cbbBot)                | X    |           | XX    | XX          |
| [@CFB_Referee](/creator/reddit/CFB_Referee)      | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XX          |
| [@UVAMensTennis](/creator/twitter/UVAMensTennis) | X    | XXXXX     | X     | X           |

[View More](/list/creators/virginia-tech/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/virginia-tech/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +5%  
**1 Month**: XX% +3%  
**6 Months**: XX% -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXX% on 2024-12-08  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-09-15  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Turning Point USA Event:** (35%) Enthusiastic support for Turning Point USA's event at Virginia Tech, featuring Megyn Kelly and Governor Youngkin, with massive crowds and positive messaging.
- **Virginia Tech Athletics Funding:** (20%) Approval of a $XXX million budget plan for Virginia Tech athletics over the next four years, signaling a commitment to competitiveness.
- **Positive Mentions of Virginia Tech:** (15%) General positive sentiment and excitement surrounding Virginia Tech, including mentions of the football team and other university activities.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **NC State Loss and Coaching Concerns:** (18%)  Criticism of NC State's performance against Virginia Tech and questions about the coaching staff.
- **Professor Controversy:** (12%)  Controversy surrounding a Virginia Tech professor's comments about a Turning Point USA event.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %   | Neutral | %   | Negative | %   |
| ------- | -------- | -   | ------- | -   | -------- | -   |
| X       | XXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX  | XX% |
| Reddit  | XXX      | X%  | XXXXX   | X%  | XXXXX    | X%  |
| TikTok  | XXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXX  | X%  | XXX      | X%  |
| News    | XXX      | X%  | XXXXXXX | XX% | XXX      | X%  |
| YouTube | XXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXX  | X%  | XXXXX    | X%  |
|         |          |     |         |     |          |     |
| Total   | XXXXXXX  | XX% | XXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX  | XX% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about Virginia Tech in the last XX hours

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**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Virginia Tech in the last XX hours

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### Top News [#](/topic/virginia-tech/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

*Showing a maximum of X news posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*  

"Vanderbilt 44-20 Virginia Tech (Sep X 2025) Final Score - ESPN"  
[News Link](https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401752695/vanderbilt-virginia-tech) [@espn](/creator/x/espn) 2025-10-19T14:14Z 59.3M followers, XXX engagements


"Virginia Tech football: Defensive back has breakout game and enters transfer portal - Yahoo Sports"  
[News Link](https://sports.yahoo.com/article/virginia-tech-football-defensive-back-035718180.html) [@YahooSports](/creator/x/YahooSports) 2025-10-19T12:55Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"Shane Beamer's Virginia Tech decision could be a simple one as South Carolina's slide continues - CBS Sports"  
[News Link](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/south-carolinas-slide-may-have-shane-beamer-reaching-for-escape-hatch) [@CBSSports](/creator/x/CBSSports) 2025-10-18T21:30Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"Bo Bassett to make Real American Freestyle debut AP News"  
[News Link](https://apnews.com/article/wrestling-real-american-freestyle-702cfc1ef1fd2cd97c99a54b738d6757) [@AP](/creator/x/AP) 2025-10-17T15:48Z 208.1M followers, 3513 engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/virginia-tech/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"Virginia Tech should strongly consider James Franklin as the HC. The ACC is wide up and Franklin recruited the state of Virginia better than anyone. X star recruit after X star recruit from Virginia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JoshTaylorFB/status/1979978899208474879) [@JoshTaylorFB](/creator/x/JoshTaylorFB) 2025-10-19T18:32Z 14.3K followers, 2267 engagements


"Maybe the wildest coaching carousel ever in college football is underway Already on it: Florida Arkansas UCLA Penn State Virginia Tech Oklahoma State Stanford Oregon State Maybe soon: Michigan State Wisconsin Kentucky Outside chance: Florida State Auburn LSU Then add on the dominos that fall where the coach upgrades for another job"  
[X Link](https://x.com/craigsclarke/status/1979976083719041498) [@craigsclarke](/creator/x/craigsclarke) 2025-10-19T18:20Z XXX followers, 3256 engagements


"With Penn State Florida Arkansas UCLA Ok State Virginia Tech and others already open (and more to come) top college football coaches have open field to squeeze more cash and/or years from their current employers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rickbozich/status/1979973718202855826) [@rickbozich](/creator/x/rickbozich) 2025-10-19T18:11Z 39.7K followers, 1752 engagements


"Ranking available jobs in order of best to worst. X. Flordia X. Penn State X. Arkansas X. Oklahoma St X. Virginia Tech 6.UCLA X. Oregon St X. Stanford X. UAB FSUAuburn KentuckyUNCWisconsin possible opening soon also"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BruinNationBBQ/status/1979972619710374326) [@BruinNationBBQ](/creator/x/BruinNationBBQ) 2025-10-19T18:07Z 1389 followers, 1650 engagements