Comes from a well connected family in collegiate athletics but his personal resume doesn't scream top candidate (not necessarily bad either). Did well with Dusty May, but you could make a case that was a fluke because none of his other hires have panned out. Fundraising is hard to parse. It is FAU after all, but it appears he did well for what it was. Whether that can translate, who knows. Not really enough experience anywhere else to feel comfortable one way or the other if it will. It's always hard to tell how these types of hires will go because so much info isn't public but this is also one where if it doesn't work out, everyone will easily point back and go "why would you ever hire a guy like this?".
If you want to spin it positive though, he wouldn't be here if he didn't align with Franklin's vision for the football program. And he has (theoretically) connections given his background that could be useful when it comes to stuff like realignment, etc.
Regarding fund raising my main take away from the article above is that he found the right MBB coach, achieved success the school had not achieved before and most importantly then capitalized on fund raising immediately afterwards. I don't think you need to see huge numbers to believe he would be successful at it. you need to see an execution plan that worked and can be repeated.
Can we stop with the clickbait titles and just state what the hire is? :D Not a huge deal, just a pet peeve of mine wanting to stick to the old ways we did things on TKP.
No offense to the powers that be, but this post getting nuked tells me someone had a bad day. Aren't we not supposed to downvote (let alone mod nuke) opinions?
It was me, and I had a fine day. I was at the gym during a power outage and a source let me know what was up so I figured I'd post and share. The title isn't clickbait, I make pennies on ads, and just tried to inform folks. Next time I won't.
And if you want to play Community Guidelines lawyer, bitching about thread you could just move on from, or more likely that you will click into anyways, is noise.
I didn't think it was clickbait, personally. I clicked cause I saw the news already and wanted to see what my trusted TKP counterparts thought about it.
I was just surprised to see such a "nothing-burger" post get the mod-nuke that it distracted me from the actual commentary about the hire...maybe the nuke was "the noise" that started it all.
Anyways, excited to see what the future holds for VT athletics 🫡
Wow, Joe. I know you and I have had our differences in the past about being mod hammered for raising concerns about the community, but I really don't understand this one. A simple "no, and here's why" would suffice like it always has. I've got my issues just like we all do, but I care enough about the community here to speak up, and when folks care enough to bring up issues that are important to them, I like to think that's more valuable than pennies from ads.
A simple "no, and here's why" would suffice like it always has.
Frankly, because 99.9% of the time I don't have the time. It was simple to downvote, and unfortunately when I downvote people it's multiplied. From my perspective, complaining about a pet peeve for something that wasn't "clickbait" earned it.
I like to think that's more valuable than pennies from ads.
I have no idea what you're trying to say here. Ads don't move the needle financially for the site, so I'm not motivated to do clickbait, I never have been.
Not sure who nuked you but informative titles is part of CGs. I think the one here is borderline but i tend to agree that including the name of the rumored (and now confirmed) AD in the thread title is useful
Provide a clear, sensible and descriptive title for your post. "Tyrod Taylor..." is not a clear descriptive title. "Tyrod Taylor to Play Entire Preseason Game" is.
If you're intending to click on the article no matter what then the title has as much info as it needs: Sauce is being shared on new AD. Having the name in it wouldn't matter then because you plan to click on it anyway.
If what the OP is saying is that the "old ways" was to put names in title so he doesn't have to click then thats false. Never been like that and doesn't serve the site which needs clicks.
The VT message board fighting over unfortunately timed responses to generically titled posts about quick breaking news and the minute differences in #sauces and #marinades.
I think Joe created the post before the announcement so it was just sauces. Could change it now that's it's been announced I guess. Make the official post Jeep!
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Just got notification from Hokie Sports app introducing him.
TSL article: https://virginiatech.sportswar.com/article/2026/06/22/virginia-tech-hire...
Looks like a good choice to me. Call your brother, and let's get the VT/Tennessee series started back up!
I would love it to be in Bristol again like once a decade with several home and homes between.
Welcome home!
I'm not mad at this. Young blood to fix a broken product and a vision I'm sure Franklin was a big part of behind the scenes.
Comes from a well connected family in collegiate athletics but his personal resume doesn't scream top candidate (not necessarily bad either). Did well with Dusty May, but you could make a case that was a fluke because none of his other hires have panned out. Fundraising is hard to parse. It is FAU after all, but it appears he did well for what it was. Whether that can translate, who knows. Not really enough experience anywhere else to feel comfortable one way or the other if it will. It's always hard to tell how these types of hires will go because so much info isn't public but this is also one where if it doesn't work out, everyone will easily point back and go "why would you ever hire a guy like this?".
If you want to spin it positive though, he wouldn't be here if he didn't align with Franklin's vision for the football program. And he has (theoretically) connections given his background that could be useful when it comes to stuff like realignment, etc.
Regarding fund raising my main take away from the article above is that he found the right MBB coach, achieved success the school had not achieved before and most importantly then capitalized on fund raising immediately afterwards. I don't think you need to see huge numbers to believe he would be successful at it. you need to see an execution plan that worked and can be repeated.
Can we stop with the clickbait titles and just state what the hire is? :D Not a huge deal, just a pet peeve of mine wanting to stick to the old ways we did things on TKP.
No offense to the powers that be, but this post getting nuked tells me someone had a bad day. Aren't we not supposed to downvote (let alone mod nuke) opinions?
Yeah, this seems like major overkill.
It was me, and I had a fine day. I was at the gym during a power outage and a source let me know what was up so I figured I'd post and share. The title isn't clickbait, I make pennies on ads, and just tried to inform folks. Next time I won't.
And if you want to play Community Guidelines lawyer, bitching about thread you could just move on from, or more likely that you will click into anyways, is noise.
And no offense taken. 😂
I didn't think it was clickbait, personally. I clicked cause I saw the news already and wanted to see what my trusted TKP counterparts thought about it.
I was just surprised to see such a "nothing-burger" post get the mod-nuke that it distracted me from the actual commentary about the hire...maybe the nuke was "the noise" that started it all.
Anyways, excited to see what the future holds for VT athletics 🫡
Wow, Joe. I know you and I have had our differences in the past about being mod hammered for raising concerns about the community, but I really don't understand this one. A simple "no, and here's why" would suffice like it always has. I've got my issues just like we all do, but I care enough about the community here to speak up, and when folks care enough to bring up issues that are important to them, I like to think that's more valuable than pennies from ads.
Frankly, because 99.9% of the time I don't have the time. It was simple to downvote, and unfortunately when I downvote people it's multiplied. From my perspective, complaining about a pet peeve for something that wasn't "clickbait" earned it.
I have no idea what you're trying to say here. Ads don't move the needle financially for the site, so I'm not motivated to do clickbait, I never have been.
This. Wtf.
Child like, even
Not sure who nuked you but informative titles is part of CGs. I think the one here is borderline but i tend to agree that including the name of the rumored (and now confirmed) AD in the thread title is useful
No dog in the fight but I disagree.
If you're intending to click on the article no matter what then the title has as much info as it needs: Sauce is being shared on new AD. Having the name in it wouldn't matter then because you plan to click on it anyway.
If what the OP is saying is that the "old ways" was to put names in title so he doesn't have to click then thats false. Never been like that and doesn't serve the site which needs clicks.
The VT message board fighting over unfortunately timed responses to generically titled posts about quick breaking news and the minute differences in #sauces and #marinades.
Franklin has lost the fan base. We're back baby!
I think Joe created the post before the announcement so it was just sauces. Could change it now that's it's been announced I guess. Make the official post Jeep!
One hour in, no Natty... Not impressed.