hokiesan paid the bet in full

[Rudy 2]

It was not a question of remaining 'in contact', it was a question of making one's self 'unreachable.' This is a message board, and if a poster makes himself unreachable through the sole means of contact - an email address - weeks before the draft, that person sets himself up for a no-lose scenario. Hokie-San remained on the boards and took his chances.

Hokie-San tried to contact VTB before the draft, back when experts were rating DW as the #3 or 4 running back in the draft and a probable second-rounder, to call off the bet. It was the right thing to do, and he should have had the chance. VTB was in stealth mode and didn't show up until a few minutes after DW was picked. I think VTB should have probably called it off, but of course I don't have all the facts.

The only way he set himself up for a no-lose situation is if you assume he wouldn't have paid off the bet if he lost. I just think that is an assumption you shouldn't make. If he doesn't pay off then you can ridicule and call him a cheat. Until then it seems in poor taste for you to assume.

All that being said, I don't know all the back and forth that went on during the years David was here. Just going by what the bet was and the result of it.