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Hey, that tornado did raise the floor AND the ceiling for a short bit there
Tyrod got in today after the Jets pulled Fields and then he did nothing with the opportunity by throwing 2 picks.
Deablo out for the rest of the game with an injury
At this point it seems too good to be true. I am refusing to get my hopes until he's on campus and registered for classes.
"He doesn't raise our ceiling, he only raises the floor."
-- guy living in a trailer that partially made it through a tornado
Comment to you " I'm not sure about him, not a fan, I don't think he raises our ceiling" people. What unicorn out there are you actually looking for? HE HAS WON 34 games in the last three years. THIRTY FOUR. IN THR BIG TEN. just played in final four game. Recruits like he has no pants. Has been big whistle for 15+ years now? I know he has flaws but geez aren't our standards just a bit high?
Amazeballs. Love to hear it.
Go (future) Hokies!
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8 months 4 weeks
# | Bitter: Expect no further updates on coaching search - NDAs have been signed There probably were NDAs but because of the way the cycle ran for us those years (our current coaches, Beamer and Fuente, were employed until early November) there was a limited amount of time between then and the hire. The fact that this time around there was also a big funding/structure announcement for football, with a publicly named search committee, and a long time until a hire is announced, necessitated announcement of the NDAs mostly to keep the questions to a minimum.
Also, Whit has said multiple times that all rumors have a purpose, often floated by someone with something to gain if the rumor gains any traction (e.g. agents).
Valid take there's never a good time to fire a coach and most of it is luck. Any logical thinking wouldn't have PSU and Florida looking for a coach and Clemson and FSU on the hot seat. It's certainly a luck of the draw but I feel like the roll down of some of the bigger names is going to really impact our search.
That's exactly the problem. Is the domino effect, there's a lot more of a rift than last year with some big name spots open. Not competing in that market but they're pulling from a pool that will compete with us
Bo knows wrestling
Honestly I don't think there is ever a good cycle to hire. Especially if you fired a coach. There is a very low hit rate on coaches that stay for more than 5 years. It's why PSU was stupid to fired Franklin and Dabo isn't on the hot seat. How many of the p4 coaches would you really want at VT? Who in the ACC who you even want? Brown, key and? Who in the Big 12? The guy at ASU and ?. Who in the big 10? Probably Day, and Lanning but neither have had an average roster in their career. Cig is a yes, and Beliema is doing well but last time he left the big10 it wasn't good and the Fleck is solid but 8-5 is really good for minny so maybe not. There are only 10-15 p4 coaches that wouldn't be major question marks for the program. It's never a good time to hire a coach most will fail.
Meh I think you're overreacting a little bit
this coaching cycle wasn't a good one to be searching for a good coach.
You're not wrong, and I buy the argument that we should've moved on from pry faster.
But I'm not sure I buy the argument that the next guy is less likely to be a success because there's more competition in the market; I just think that it's so hard to predict the success of a coach, that I'm not sure if it really matters when you go to market. I thought Justin Fuente to Virginia Tech was going to be an amazing success. I thought Lincoln Reilly to USC was going to be amazing success. I thought promoting Ryan Day was lazy and uninspired. I thought Luke Fickle to Wisconsin was a great hire.
I also think that the Blue Bloods shop at a different store than Virginia Tech does. That doesn't mean what they do doesn't affect us: if Penn State hires Fran Brown, then we are competing with Syracuse. But Fran Brown is not leaving Syracuse for Virginia Tech. So I don't think it really matters how many Blue Bloods enter the market this year.
Two years ago, we saw 6 of the 15 most prestigious programs replace head coaches. And it had zero impact on us.
My concerns on the future of the program have very little to do with the coaching market and significantly more to do with our boosters, our administrators, our conference, the state VA HS football, etc.
Yeah, if we hire a coach having a shit year, that doesn't seem like it would make donors happy that their money would be well spent. You'd have to hire someone with a winning year last year and good record so far this year.
I recall the VT athletic department being able to keep such close hold on candidates for both the Fuente and Pry hires that nobody saw either coming. And that's without NDAs (at least I didn't hear about anybody having to sign NDAs during those hiring processes).
But those make sense, thanks!
Thanks! It SOUNDS like it's in the same vein as hockeyball from Letterkenny.
I like the idea of back loading it. Hope that we can sway top coordinators now and then once the floor is raised and fan base is reinvigorated if he wins immediately, assume we should have more funds in the future that would help pay for the level we expect or desire to be.
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8 months 4 weeks
# | The Argument for Bob Chesney to be the next VT Football Coach True. I'd rather have Huff than Chesney
Room temperature take: this coaching cycle wasn't a good one to be searching for a good coach. We're likely going to over pay for someone or not get our first 5 choices. No injection of money lets us compete with multiple SEC openings, a top B1G opening, and likely possibly FSU. not counting other ACC schools who likely get their coaches poached. It's very hard to be positive about the future of this program after what's happened the past decade.
ATLIEN
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8 months 4 weeks
# | Bitter: Expect no further updates on coaching search - NDAs have been signed Sportsball, not to be confused with the Wii U video game of the same name, is an Internet slang term used to describe any competitive sport that revolves around a ball, particularly the ones that end with the suffix "-ball" in their names, such as baseball, basketball and football. As implied by its generic name, the word is typically used in a derogatory manner by those who either dislike or has little interest in sports fandom. In recent years, there has been some backlash to the term as outdated and cringeworthy.
Agreed, but there are people (ie; Charles huff) who we have more confidence they can do both.
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8 months 4 weeks
# | The Argument for Bob Chesney to be the next VT Football Coach even if the next guy can only do 1 of those 2 things he'd be an improvement
Lane with a slick double move to bring in a 35 yard catch. Just chumped the DB
If only Daniels was quasi accurate today
Also underthrowing two receivers on touchdowns. He was straight up ineffective, downright bad