THANK YOU HOKIE NATION‼️ pic.twitter.com/tSgn8wRh0V— Chris Cunningham (@IAM_CC2) January 23, 2019
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THANK YOU HOKIE NATION‼️ pic.twitter.com/tSgn8wRh0V— Chris Cunningham (@IAM_CC2) January 23, 2019
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He thanked Fuente at least!
I'm ready to stop pretending that everything is fine in Blacksburg.
He's a player that is presumbly getting passed in the depth chart by Mitchell. He has a chance to go somewhere else and be utilized more.
Not everything is a burning house.
Maybe in this case, but most of the time if you smell smoke you better get yo ass out the house
Or investigate the smell of smoke and figure out how to fix it.
Sometimes players have an estiguisher. Others might see the flame starting to grow. It's totally dependent on a case by case basis and not everyone's circumstance is the same.
There are more names coming.
I'm sure there are.
Players that are graduating don't concern me as much. It's a perfectly reasonable decision. Two degrees and possibly a place to better showcase your talent to scouts. Sometimes it's a business decision that is best for that player.
Once young, promising talent starts exciting in mass, then I'll start to worry.
I have seen this "Mitchell was getting his PT" narrative everywhere. I don't know the reason why Mitchell was playing beyond the silly personal foul by Cunningham. However, Cunningham was a much much much better blocker and was occasionally involved in the passing game. This narrative is a stretch unless Mitchell improves leaps and bounds during bowl prep, and there is no evidence of that because Cunningham was reinstituted as the starter and had a strong game against the Bearcats.
I'm a guy who is big on Fuente, but at this point I'm seriously starting to become skeptical of the direction of this program.
Way back when Frank retired and coaching rumors were swirling, Chris Coleman of TSL stated he believed that Fuente was a really good coach but might not have been the best fit long term for VT.
What that means? Who knows, but what I do know is this program needs some good news desperately, and Fuente's seat is slowly getting warmer by the day. Win 10 games next season and that obviously changes, but I honestly can't remember the program being at this low of point since a lonnnng time ago.
Many of the other transfers may be surprising/alarming, but this one is not, IMO. I was shocked at how little we utilized him this season. It seems that either he's regressed, or he's just not a good fit for CornFu's offense, otherwise we'd have seen him featured in it more. He's been passed by Keene on the depth chart, and there are talented freshmen behind him chart as well. I don't blame the young man for wanting to transfer to a team that might be a better fit and in greater need for his skill set.
Good luck to ya, Chris. I've always been a big fan.
Who's gonna be our go-to TE to catch 1 yard TD passes now?
This one actually had some smoke around it during the season if I recall.
Not enjoying watching our better blockers transfer away when we are trying to set up an offense that relies on WRs and TEs blocking to run effectively
We should be ok. Seem to remember Fuente prefers using running backs as blockers rather than as running backs. Hey, that's what they should be renamed: running blockers.
Please don't turn another thread into a 100-comment, asinine debate about pointless nonsense where you keep twisting people's words.
Trust me, this one I was mostly screwing around on.
It's hard to tell. Just saying.
I read it in the Jon Gruden voice and found it humorous. Let's chill with the downvotes
back in my day we called that "bendering"
Don't sTaRsCrEaM so loudly, we are right here
We need TEs and WRs to pick up blocks so it's 1 v 1 on the outside with the RB at most needing to break one tackle. Losing guys like Cunningham and Kumah don't help this at all, especially when it means having to play Hazleton more on running plays.
There are record transfers at every school now, just like increased early draft entry. If QP, Tre or Dax transfer I'll worry.
I don't disagree with the trend, but at a micro level Kumah is a senior leader and starter. Cunningham is another leader that Fuente praised when he first arrived. Not optimal.
Not optimal, but I think it's something people should be aware isn't just limited to us.
I think the portal will change a lot of player movement going forward, like early entry
Transfers to go get the opportunity to play doesn't bother me. A starting senior graduating early to go play elsewhere is a bad omen.
How many of these transfers are coming here? It seems we have a lot more open schollies than we were expecting for 2019. (Not sniping at you, just curious, as I've not heard much on this front)
I like how we just keep saying it's okay over and over again no matter who leaves... When do we actually acknowledge a problem?
Which player that has left says to you there is a problem in the program?
Kumah
So a single player who was losing reps to younger players, while the most talented player to leave not completely out of character shows problems on the team?
Shhh logic doesn't work here
Only one younger player took reps from Kumah.
Also McClease seriously considering transferring was troublesome, even though he's back now.
Don't try and play like there wasn't shit going down in the locker room when multiple contributers enter the portal.
Yes shit among those players. Most of whom weren't seeing starting reps anymore. Hill was kicked off the team. So a single player Kumah with enough talent to see the field a lot went to the portal and now is playing none P5 football.
With any luck, most of the problem left with those players.
Based on what Tre has mentioned, seems that is the case. He also seems to be getting along great with the position coach, so that was reassuring too.
I am an eternal optimist, glass-half-full kinda guy, but all of this together is some indisputable bad news. Something's in the water down here and it is not good.
Yeah it's getting more difficult to keep a positive outlook here.
All of Beamers guys are actively being run out of town. I know Fuente wants his guys, but something here seems off.
I'm not sure what really goes on behind the scenes, but I just get the feeling that Fuente really likes to relay "My way or the highway" to these guys. It seems like a solid concept on paper, but when key contributors start leaving and you have your worst season in 26 years, it's worth questioning.
Play CUSA games, win CUSA prizes
In fairness to Memphis, they're a part of the #P6 American.
/s in case that wasn't obvious enough.
He says it during every dismissal or suspension. I'm sure some of these transfers may have been induced by the team mentality. Not every player is buying in.
2019 is really starting to feel like a pivotal year for the FB Program. Agree with many that there is too much smoke not to think there is a serious disconnect between Fuente and at least a portion of the roster. I think the Cam Goode situation was handled particularly poorly.
If we don't see significant improvement on the field this year, combined with increased Recruiting pressure from UNC, Maryland, and GT--- things could really fall off a cliff.
I'd love for Fuente to prove the doubters wrong, but I think alot of us here would be lying if we said we weren't legitimately apprehensive about the future.
Agree 100%. I'm starting to sense that we could potentially be at the beginning of a real shitty down hill slide. I'd hate to be in a situation looking back and thinking a small football program in podunk SWVA caught lightning in a bottle with Beamer and never came close again. That would be really unfortunate but I don't believe it's impossible to imagine a scenario where that occurs. I really hope Fuente, or his first replacement, figure it out. If not, I feel we're destined for a middle of the pack purgatory for a long time.
The problem is that this years schedule isn't a true test. Is winning 8 games against Boston College, ODU, Furman, Duke, Rhode Island, UNC, Wake Forest, and UVA a sign of turning the corner? I don't think so. Maybe we won't lose to GT for the 4th time in a row and pull out 9.
This schedule is a lose lose apparently. If we win 9 then some will say it's only because the schedule was soft. Of course if we win less than 8, well, that's on the coaching staff.
disagree. with the amount of attrition last year and seemingly this year, a defense that needs absolute rebuild with position coaches that don't fully understand Foster's system, and a HC that needs to reinstill confidence this schedule is a godsend.
It's not exciting though, I'll give you that.
Don't get me wrong. I'll take a 9 win season and love it. I just think others will treat that result as 100% the function of the schedule and not a coaching turnaround.
So you don't have a skeptical bone in your body? I don't want to disparage the team before we even play. And I would be lying if I wouldn't take a 9 win season after this year. But I also have to see it for what it is.
Please read some of the comments I made about a possible coaching change in the Kumah thread and ask me that again.
Rationalizing a take by saying one would 'have to see it for what it is' doesn't mean anything and gives one free reign to say that the way they see it is fact when that may not be the case.
I'm saying I worry that regardless of next season's outcome there will be detractors who will use the SOS to disparage any semblance of a coaching turnaround. Would part of the reason why we had a good season be because the schedule was soft? Of course, but that wouldn't be the only reason.
Please forgive my rambling. I'm on NyQuil and antihistamines.
Did you bring enough to share?
absolutely agree, but I'll take it if we win 9.
I don't like Kumah transferring because I felt he had a ton of heart. However, is this the first year of the transfer portal? Maybe drawing more attention because it is an additional opportunity to the kids than in the past?? Just speculating on the relativity at play here.
Shouldn't all the transfer mean lots available for us to get? Don't understand why this is seemingly a one way street
We don't recruit well enough for this to not hurt us
If this hits as hard as rumored, we are going to be a bad program for a while.
Depends who leaves. We recruit wr and te plenty fine.
These kids all want to go to the Clemson, SEC, Big10, Texas, and Oklahoma. I love our school but no amazing talent is leaving a blue blood to come here.
In most cases kids that transfer generally want PT, and those places are not where you generally find PT.
That's why Kumah and rumbles of other starters transferring is concerning. The fact that playing time isn't the thing that pushed them. Thats scary dude.
I'm sensing a trend
Good for him, he always seemed to be a great Hokie.
But this means he'll have 4 catches and 3 TD's in the red zone against us.
ODU really loves our sloppy seconds. I guess Bede, Clarke and Nolley are coming as well.
They are not happy at VT so what's wrong with that?
Uggh that games looking tougher
I seem to remember a drive-killing personal foul that exemplifies this statement. Typically being an "agent of chaos" is detrimental to an offense.
I think that guy might have commitment issues
Is this where Kodak Black gets his look?
can we get the upvote count for this to 69?
So we get two Orange & Maroon Games this year?
That guy gets in and out quickly
This comment is underrated.
If we finish under .500 this season, I'm 100% okay with a new head coach.
Mike Young is availa...oh wait
Or if we don't crush ODU
I think you...along with a handful of loud minority have been waiting to say that since November 2015
I don't think that anyone thought that after Fuente's first season here.
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This next ODU game is gonna be extra feisty.
Maybe we'll get lucky and the series will get discontinued a la WVU in the mid 2000s
FTFY.
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The less interaction I have with that fanbase the better.
I'd play all of our P5 neighbors to avoid home schedules like this year's.
You willing to play them all as away games.
Yeah, this year is an exception.
My early prediction is that VT shows up ready to play ODU this year.
Strong suspicion that we absolutely crush them
Anything short of that will be a disappointment.
This wasn't Cunningham's system. I'm glad he's getting a shot at showing some of what we saw his first year.
Good my house was unbearable this year with this loss between my wife and all her college buddies, please not two years in a row...
Wish the best for Chris and Kumah. However, I hope we drop 60 on them.
I'm OK with this so long as they don't drop 61.
So Stinespring is their OC, so we should all be able to call the plays before they happen.
Draw, Draw, QB Scramble, Punt!
We wouldn't be so lucky. He's the TE coach/run game coordinator.
So he is back to what he was good at?
I don't think we're going to have any worry about overlooking ODU this year.
And their miracle QB from last year had to pay God for his one game heroics and is entering the seminar.
I hear most kids sleep through that seminar.
Perhaps, but that kid was awake and executed to perfection in that one game.
I know a lot don't care about what guys are doing once they leave VT. but chris is a personal friend of mine and I talk to him about once a week. I just wanted to give an update for anyone who may want to know. he is TE1 for ODU going into the season and they are really utilizing him in the pass game in camp and he has been VERY productive stretching the field for them and catching the ball in the redzone (which we knew he could do), and spreading things out for them and doing some things that he thought he could do all along and was the main reason for him deciding to leave VT (wanted to showcase his pass catching ability more) . hes really happy with the opportunities hes getting at ODU to do so and show his pass catching skills a little more. expect him to have a pretty good season for the monarchs if they keep using this way. hes got nothing but love for hokie nation. I really just wanted to share because I'm really excited for him. I'm really looking forward to him having a great season over there despite my distain for ODU.
Great news for him. Wish him all the best at showcasing his pass catching ability. He put in a good shift for us in Orange and Maroon, and played a part in our 2016 success in particular as a RZ threat.
Well, most of the best. He can drop every pass for all I care when they come to town.
lol as long as we win I want him to have a good day. it makes it really hard when your guys play again the hokies. one of the kids I coached plays RB at ECU. he caught a pass against us a couple years back and rell LEVELED him and he fumbled. (it was the rain game that we lost) but I was so hype for the hit and turnover that after I felt so bad because I love that kid man. talk about mixed emotions lol
I'm with you here. I will root for Chris. He was a total gentleman when I met him, and he could have certainly played for and helped VT this year. I won't root for ODU, but I will root for him.
I'll root for him, but not when he's playing VT.
Thanks for the update. Chris was always a good kid from what I could see and I'm glad he's healthy and doing well!
That's great. I always thought we didn't use him nearly as much as we should have. I hope he has an amazing season, just not on Sept. 7th.
Thanks for the update. After the portal nightmare and negative press this off-season, it is refreshing to hear of a Hokie succeeding and following his dreams!
Definitely good to hear. His freshman year showed he had the skill set to thrive in that system. Seems like every time he was on the field he was catching a TD pass. The new system definitely didn't fit him as well. I'm glad he's getting a chance to show off again.