SZD on Pry/VT and Proof of Concept

Split Zone Duo (like every niche podcast) did a ketchy end of season award show (link). Brent Pry was 'nominated' for 'best proof of concept shown by a first or second year head coach.' They go on to compare/contrast what Brent Pry is doing at VT to what Brent Key is doing at GT. Discussion starts at 50:50 and goes for close to 10 minutes.

Two good quotes from Godfrey that I edited lightly:

I feel better about VT [than GT] and I feel better about Pry for a number of reasons: One, the institution understands why football matters, where football is the identity, how it works complementary to the University... ...one of the things that I really like about Virginia Tech and Whit Babcock, the AD, is it's not just a coach walking in saying "guys. Your history's great. We have some serious structural issues;" Brent Pry said that and Virginia Tech responded. That's what I really like about Virginia Tech moving forward... ...if I'm picking one of these teams [GT or VT] to be the better team from 2024 to 2027 it is undoubtedly Virginia Tech

They're still fixing high school relationships in the region... ...[it's] totally true [VT has] someone who understands [Appalachia] totally and completely.

Message Board Genius clipped a thing about UVA fans being mad that Brent Pry has a fake accent, because he's from Buffalo originally. There was a joke in the coaches room at Vanderbilt about this. Franklin would send Brent Pry to southern households cause he actually had a better southern accent than some of the other coaches. It's because he's a coaches kid [and moved around a bunch].