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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries 
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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries lol, yeah I was lurking back then, hence the "no credible reports" part
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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries An LSU message board seems to think its a done deal...but no credible reports yet
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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries I totally agree, but, maybe I'm old fashioned, IMO, there is an ethical question to that, if you've been in your current position for such a short time. During my most recent job hunt, I had a bunch of resumes out there, had a couple interviews, got a job. About 3 months later, one of the places I sent a resume to called to offer me an interview (who knows why it took them so long), the job would have put me making about 10K more, but being that I had just accepted this job, I turned it down (and I don't make nearly enough that a pay bump like that wouldn't affect me), but it just wasn't the right time anymore, my conscience held me back from that one.
Granted, the world of college and professional sports coaching is vastly different from the way my profession works, I'd like to think if I got a coaching gig somewhere, made all these goals and promises to other coaches and players, I'd stick around for a least a little while.
I can also see why he would listen to their call, obvious pay increase, and the job isn't going to wait for him. I'm not taking it as a slight towards VT, but thinking realistically, if after 1 year he is interviewing elsewhere, I don't expect him to be in Blacksburg for all that long
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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries this is true. hopefully things work out, and Grimes is with the good guys next year (and like many others have mentioned, by work out, I mean VT opening up the checkbook for its assistants)
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# | Regarding LSU Interviewing Grimes and VT Assistant Salaries 'Ello gents. New to the board here.
My 2cents. A couple possibilities:
1) Grimes hates Blacksburg and wants out (not possible, right?)
2) Grimes doesn't like what he sees from the VT program, or doesn't get along with some of the coaches (maybe?)
3) Grimes loves VT, but doesn't feel like he is making enough money here and this is a leverage move for a raise (hopefully)
but in any case...in my opinion, even if Grimes doesn't go to LSU, I'm not getting the warm fuzzies on the long term outlook of our OL, if he is shopping around after 1 year in Blacksburg, I personally don't expect this to be a very long tenure. (hopefully I am completely wrong though, I don't want to lose Grimes)
"Not all programs have a coach for as long as we have had Frank, Foster staying has been a saving grace for this program, and it took Beamer too long to let go of the people who were in way over their heads at the positions they had"
I was just coming back to chime on something like this, maybe I am surprised at Grimes interviewing with LSU after only a year, because as Hokie fans, we are not entirely used to the real nature of high level coaching, where various assistants head elsewhere and new assistants are being brought in regularly, we have years go by (until last year) with very little changes on the coaching staff, and I've got to remember that VT was the exception to the rule, not the norm.