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I worry that this is Jimmy Sexton pushing the narrative to get him a better offer elsewhere.
He is my top pick. Over everyone else, excepting the guy at Tulane, who I think we have no chance at. What I don't want to have happen is what happened 4 years ago where we are one of the last schools looking and settle for someone with a connection to the old beamer days. I do not want Shane. I love Shane, grew up with the guy, know him well. I cannot imagine the pressure and stress that would come from that hire. Only risk IMO. Also would really love the big balls move if we do hire Franklin, and he immediately hires Pry as his DC. That would be awesome if incredibly unrealistic.
No. You announce that deal IMMEDIATELY and start trying to recruit, recruit, recruit.
The players on the current team who are good need retaining.
The players on the current team who are not good need to find their way to the portal.
And the current season is a distant, and I mean DISTANT after thought.
The only thing that matters for this upcoming season is home game ticket revenue and the like.
Inject this helmet jersey combo into my veins
I'm not sure the "we are a joke bit" is as bad as we think, but completely agree on momentum. Get players excited for coming here next year, project stability and looking to the future and get Franklin to be a vocal cheerleader for the current team.
If we were talking about a coach that still had current commitments elsewhere, I'd be fine with delaying, but being the first out the gate with a splash hire is an opportunity we should not waste.
Yes, announce ASAP. We are a joke right now and he would immediately change how the college football world views us. We would finally have a buzz around the program, money would start flowing, and recruits and transfers taking notice. We can't afford to waste that opportunity to build momentum.
If the offer is out, VT is smart to get it out there now. Not sure it makes sense for Franklin to accept now or he has a different job/school in mind, but make him so no and move on or he accepts and all aboard the hype train!
Even if we had a deal locked with him do you think we'd announce mid-season? I may be inclined to keep it quiet till after our last game then announce as to not cause a distraction to the players and current coaches.
Don't disagree. It just seems this year has more changes than normal but you're right it's likely par moving forward. Outside of the obvious financial benefits, being a coach or AD in today's college football world is just trying to navigate a moving shitstorm.
I'm desperate for it to happen. I'm not saying I wouldn't be happy with anyone else, but he would be a slam dunk. We're lucky Penn State was dumb enough to even make this a possibility.
Hot take: We should use foghorn but only for the Poptart bowl where mascots are supreme
The contract needs to have a big, big buyout period that stipulates if Franklin leaves VT before February of 2026, he owes us a zillion dollars.
Otherwise, he could accept our offer now, ditch us in December, and not be behind in his next job.
This turned out to be a bad year for trying to find a coach in all the chaos.
I don't think there are any more "good years" for coaching searches. Given how the turnover has increased, the insane amounts of money, etc. I think that this is what a normal year looks like going forward.
You're right the orange script was last year. I've memory holed the last season and a half.
Yes indeed. Just saying if it doesn't happen and the Old Guard mostly remains then when/if Franklin fails then all arrows point to the AD and BOV. Then it's ready, aim, release at that point.
It seems like it's so close, which means it will fall through our fingers. We need Auburn, Wiscy. NCSU, and a few others to keep winning to retain their coaches. I have a feeling a lot more jobs are going to come open in the next six weeks. Getting him to sign the contract soon would mean we are finally serious.
AD and BoV need gutted anyways, even if Franklin fixes things.
Brilliant video with the Blair Witch take. Loved it. The helmet looks sick!!!
I'm thinking they are just reusing orange stickers from last season's order that they used for orange effect.
If they want to use the script Hokies word mark more often going forward, I bet we'll see a white script Hokies on a maroon helmet one day, just not this season.
Just the second script Hokies this year, right?
I think they did the following:
White helmet, maroon VT against SCAR
Normal maroon against Vandy
Normal maroon against ODU
Red white and blue script Hokies against Wofford
Normal maroon against NCSU
White helmet with orange VT against WFU
Normal maroon helmet against GT
White helmet with maroon VT against Cal
And now this maroon script helmet.
Is that right?
If he can't start the course correction then no one can until the entire AD Dept and most of the BOV is gutted.
Outside of the cash infusion announcement, VT Football is a shit show, dumpster fire, etc. If we land him, then IMO, Franklin has "seen things" outside of the cash that shows him VT is serious and he has the confidence in "Us" for him to be successful.
If VT lands Franklin, I think the P2 community will take serious note and train their left eye on VT over the next few years.
Hiring Franklin now is such a big dog move for VT when looking at our current situation. It has been said by a few on here that VT realistically shouldn't have a shot at Franklin. I tend to agree that it has a "pie in the sky" feel to it. Landing him over all other openings to better aligned programs...c'mon man!
I think that is pretty accurate based on what I've seen over the course of the season.
Even UVA got their 7-1 season due to a single-donor $10M NIL contribution (putting them over $25M), plus whatever other donors gave.
Not sure those types of NIL payments are "allowed" for 2026, so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out and if 2025 is repeatable for teams like UVA.
We can all say whatever we want about the pros/cons of this hire but the reality is this would be a serious upgrade for us over Fuente and Pry and would help stabilize and legitimize a program that is reeling and trending hard negative. I hope this happens.
I'm good with more variety and the script Hokies is a good wordmark that should be used far more often in our branding.
But I do wish it was white lettering with an orange outline.
boo this man!
:)
I want MORE script, personally. I think our best softball, baseball, and basketball jerseys involve the script Hokies.