Pry cited three things that have helped Virginia Tech return to this place of high expectations.
"Culturally, to be transparent and genuine with our team and our coaches," Pry said. "Along with that, embracing hard conversations that come with the transparency and being genuine. I think we've gained a lot from that.
"Second, the ability to recruit our footprint and sign a ton of high school players that we're developing, which is right for Virginia Tech, and is part of the consistency and continuity that you hope for. You're bringing guys in that are right for Tech that want to be here, and you can grow them in your program.
"Third, the ability to go to the transfer portal and fill true needs with the right type of guys. ... This year, we'll see still, but we took five [transfers] at the right positions. So far, they've been great in the locker room, they're workers, are selfless, and they're at spots where we had to help ourselves.
"That's the difference between shortcutting and trying to do things quickly," Pry said.
Definitely worth a read.
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You ever think about the wide receiver room in 2021? And compare that to 2022/23? Peak Kaleb Smith would be the... 5th best option this year? With Chanz and Greene trying to take snaps from him? That's filling some fucking needs.
#coachspeak
"Peak Kaleb Smith would be the... 5th best option this year?"- Let's wait until the pads come on and real games start. Our WR room has been "loaded" before and we struggled to move the ball and score in the red zone.
Lane, Gosnel, and Felton are all known quantities that I would take over Kaleb. Ali was injured last year, but I'll take him over peak Kaleb as well.
If this happens, it's a system/QB/injury issue, not a personnel issue.
Also, this is just a fun piece. Hopefully this at least temporarily shushes the 'E$ECPN hates VT' crowd.
They don't hate VT but they do hate the ACC while simultaneously realizing that VT is a top 30 brand when good in an important region of the country and they want to capitalize on that
Meh, you ride the hot hand. ACC has been hot twice in the past decade (2016, 2020). Not their fault the ACC trips over their dick every chance they get.
They have been measurably devaluing the league and promoting the SEC at our expense since before 2016.
They bought us for cheap and they knew it, they have big money riding on the SEC so they'll promote them at our expense. And when the top ACC brands leave the teams left over will get peanuts.
Yea, I just don't see it as being 'at our expense' - The ACC has made poor decisions go back way before 2016. The SEC has done the opposite.
What other conference - besides the SEC has two football natty's somewhat recently?
Last ten years it's three conferences that have won all ten.
$EC = 6
ACC = 2
Big10 = 2
ESPN was behind OU and Texas going to the SEC. They chose to give everyone in that league more money while shafting the ACC. It's been reported they're in talks on a settlement with Clemson and FSU to move them into the SEC. If that happens their shares will all go up and ours will go down even more. It is very literally at our expense
I still don't see Clemson and FSU to the SEC.
#1 The SEC agreement says they won't get more money for more teams. I don't see several of those teams taking a payout cut.
#2 I really don't see South Carolina or Florida wanting those teams at all to be conference. There is a lot of interest in keeping them as Non-Con opponents.
#3 There is a very limited additional TV market for adding them to the SEC.
VT with all the hopeful DC money should be in.
DC doesn't have *that* much money. He spends it all golfing and buying meat for the BGE.
Nub nu, bud! ;^)
No chance IMO that FSU goes to the SEC. There's a lot of long standing bad blood between them and the SEC, UF definitely doesn't want them there, and I think the whole ESPN screw job they got with the playoff has really soured their higher ups on the SEC/ESPN. I think they are 100% Big Ten bound if they can get out of the ACC.
Clemson I could see either way, they definitely have an SEC culture and winning track record over the last decade. But I totally see VT being a target given the football culture and tapping into a new state/the NOVA and DC market.
This is not at the ACC's expense.
I have not seen any such thing reported by a single reputable source. This is message board fodder.
Can I at least get it in peanut BUTTER?
We are going to be too poor, going to have to make your own with just the peanuts and some tap water.
At least we gotta big dick to trip on.
*insert hog joke here*
I'd rather have a big Vick than a little Weinke.
I was hanging out down in New Orleans with Buddy (Buddy's, Ton 80 owner) who coined the phrase, as he hawked T shirts with that message there in the French Quarter before that Sugar Bowl. Unfortunately, Weinke's proved bigger that day.
I loved late night Buddy's breakfast. He also was infamous for his make shift stand up comedy stage that was a piece of wood and four large tomato paste cans. It was frequently the part of any comedian's opening monologue.
Interesting days, eh? Buddy sorta, well, to be kind I'll shut up, but those were truly good days in my life, with some friends gone on 'way from here to whatever is or isn't next.
Adding a third comment - the piece by Bill C that Harry Lyles referenced also a good read. Love this picture:
Not sure if you're serious, but here's an explanation from a previous post of EPA (expected points added).
Short answer - we sucked at the beginning of the year especially in the first 4 games, we got better, had one bad game, then got really good.
But do you know who play in week 5? I'm guessing pretty much everyone on the team does. I'm sure Cam and Kyron have been trash talking about it all offseason.
I had to look up who were playing in week 5 lol
It's definitely going to be one of the most hyped games that week if neither team stumbles hard out the gate, especially being on a Friday. It will be dwarfed by Georgia at Alabama, who play the next day, but otherwise the week is pretty light.
And it will be a big moment for Pry and Kyron.
Holy shit..UGA and Bama are playing in the regular season? damn
The real reason Saban retired. /s
We should just straight up fly to Stanford after the Game in Miami.
I really hope we can get Cam Ward in 2 years after Kyron is done.
Probably will be available...
Unlimited transfers, unlimited visits, unlimited NLI, unlimited tampering, and soon-to-be unlimited eligibility.
Anyone else read the title of the thread and think "oh no, here we go again" haha
I'm confused, there's no talk of turkey bacon in this article. /s...kind of
But seriously, let's hope this isn't the last positive article in the national media about the Hokies for 24-25 season 🙌🏼
I don't think it will be. We are a very trendy pick to have a resurgence this year, with many already throwing us in the rankings and into the preseason ACC Contender mix.
And if you are playing the long game, if there is any realistic chance we could end up in the SEC if the ACC implodes, you darn well know ESPN is shameless enough to pump us up in preparation for it. We just had to give them something to pump up, first.
I hope you're right, because I've pretty well soured on ESPN's coverage of VT over the last decade.
Any PR is good PR.
I'll take it. For now.
I was ALREADY on the hype train, shoveling coal.
You know. Consistency.
And now ESPN has us ranked in their Post Spring Game Top 25.
Definitely some interesting rankings there. Low hype for Miami (at 24) and UL (unranked). Super high hype for NCST (at 13, above Clemson). And VT at 21 is high hype for a team that went 7-6.
On the ACC Network after Spring practice, Hale and Adelson were hyping up Miami (even though the admitted it was a fools errand and did not want to) and crapped on Clemson and UL a little bit for QB play.
If we are actually ranked before the season and go through non-conference undefeated (I know its a pipe dream) we are going to be in the top 15 when ACC play begins. Holy Shit.
B10 manages to do this every year for OSU, Iowa, PSU, Michigan, and OSU - Play the easy teams first, and the good teams last.
What? Wait? We're playing loluva last. Does that mean they're good now? Say it ain't so!
SEC teams almost always play a cream puff before a real game at the end of the season. We are playing LOLUVA in order to prep for the ACC Championship.
but what does the ACC championship mean anymore? A shot at a playoff snub?
I think ACC champion is an auto-bid this year.