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ZERO defense in Klempson/Duke.

Klempson up 45-38 now with 6 to go

Refs in OSU/PSU proving once again no targeting call makes sense.

It was everything in the targeting rule. Launched, led with crown, forcible contact to defenseless receiver's head. Review determines no targeting.....because #1 team in country facing losing starting safety for first half of next game

PEDO is cooked and will have their 5th loss in a row

The conclusion of that last paragraph contradicts your first few, though. You don't want Franklin because it's too risky to allocate the money it would take to get him. Helton/Chesney are just cheaper in case it doesn't work out... less risky, not more.

Scared money is risk averse. Agree with that. I think where people are struggling to agree is on what is riskier. Is paying an unknown any amount of money riskier than paying a huge sum of money for a "known" quantity? I think that's the debate.

My stance is that paying an unknown any amount of money is riskier than paying a ton of money to Franklin. BUT (and I mean a big but) if we pay a ton of money to Franklin and he doesn't work out we're going to be really sorry for it.

I think Franklin is worth about 8-8.5 million for VT provided that we leave money left over to pay the staff he wants the money they deserve. I just don't think Franklin will come to VT for that amount of money. He's going to maximize what he can earn now before he coaches another game (and I don't blame him at all). My chief concern is that what it'll take just to get him here will be an overpay and leave us completely strapped for cash and if he doesn't work out (which, however unlikely anyone thinks that may be, we have to acknowledge that's possible) we'll be completely fucked.

Little Bobby Tables likes to mock me for the "more with less" mindset here but he's missing a nuance. I would rather pay market value for an unknown with potential (i.e. Paying closer to 5-6 million to a Helton or Chesney) but be prepared to pay upwards of 10-12 for a coach. What I mean is pay a guy less up front but give him the opportunity to prove himself and when he wins big and proves his worth then pay him what he's worth. I want to pay good coaches what they are worth. I don't expect to operate on a shoestring. But I think we're in a position where we have to take a shot on an unproven up and comer and then pay him for what he's done for VT. Paying a huge sum of money for a guy who has proven himself somewhere else is great if you're flush with cash. VT isn't. That's why I don't think Franklin is the move for VT.

Nice (horrible?) to see I'm not the only spiteful YTTV customer being screwed over by the negotiations in here. As has been mentioned, though, at least it's on the CW so that won't be a problem. However, pretty pissed about not being able to really watch anything else, including GameDay. πŸ™ƒ

I was naively hopeful that someone would cave before today's slate of games kicked off...but after doing further research and finding out that the longest they've let one of these go was when it was with DirecTV before, and that lasted a week...I'm not hopeful on either side backing down this time, considering it's Google they're battling against this time. 🀦🏻

Grunkemeyer is running for his life every play.

PSU needs a defensive stop here or they may be cooked too.

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