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Seeing a school like Indiana have this type of resurrection means there is hope for us
You sweet summer child... Maybe if we get into the SEC. As long as Virginia Tech is in the ACC, we are a couple notches below, Indiana, Vanderbilt, etc..
Franklin immediately becomes the top candidate for open SEC schools so maybe a wash in that regard if Campbell isn't our top target.
There was an article from an Oregon newspaper that basically said he had already lost the locker room. Oregon State definitely has been taking it on the chin and he wasn't in a winning situation, but it also sounds like he probably wasn't a good coach either.
Arizona choked choked down the stretch to lose to BYU last night. I tuned in thinking I would get to see a BYU loss as Arizona was up like 10 with 7 or 8 minutes left. I was mistaken. Also a QB wearing 47 is criminal. Someone get Bear Bachmeier a better number.
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Wake Forest beat them 39-14 yesterday with their 2nd String QB to give some insight. Both Oregon State TDs were in garbage time with 3rd string out there for Wake on both sides of the ball. OSU only had two drives longer than 50 yards. Losses to App St, Fresno St and Wake this season. Weird quirk, they still play Washington St twice in their remaining games.
Ungodly buyout it his. Holy moly
Honestly, couldn't be happier about it. Seeing a school like Indiana have this type of resurrection means there is hope for us. I also immediately knew when I saw the final score that my comment aged like milk haha
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I was also pretty *whatever* about Huff before diving in here! But now I think he's my #1 realistic choice (in part because I no longer think Mullen or Campbell are realistic)
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Would've been fantastic if Whit made the move last year, in a much less competitive cycle. But, it's Whit. Now we will be competing for someone in an insanely difficult carousel. He truly is the gift that keeps on giving.
With that as my buyout, I'd be trying to get fired. I'd gladly go into work Friday and get canned and handed retirement.
"James Franklin's accomplishments were more than I could have imagined possible when he came to town. He may not have been Kirby Smart, but I'm certainly grateful he was Mark Richt. Because it could have been a lot worse."
Such a good final thought (from an otherwise mediocre blog post). Source.
My VT-centric thoughts:
- This is less than ideal for VT. We're not competing against PSU, this could have a domino effect. PSU hires Rhule from Nebraska, Nebraska hires Campbell from ISU, and Campbell is off the board.
- This is why VT isn't a 'big dawg' - this dude made the playoff last year and they axed him after 2 bad (albeit atrocious) games. $50m? No problem.
For context, our football team spent a total of $40 million in fiscal year 2024. That's coaching salaries, travel, budget, recruiting budget, operations, equipment, everything football.
$49 Million buyout.
CONSIDER IT DONE
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# | The Argument for Charles Huff to be the next VT Football Coach After reading this review and comparing to the others thus far, Mullen is still my # 1 and Huff is my #2. I would be happy and excited about either of them and feel they both are well within reach.
Cig and Sum would be the ultimate "phuck yeah" moments if we landed either, but we all know these aren't happening.
Bar, these are extremely insightful write ups. I had an inkling of interest with Huff before your review. Now...well, see above. Many thanks for these reviews.
WOW. They actually did the damn thing
Sources: Penn State has fired James Franklin.— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 12, 2025
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Well I went 3-3, so that's an improvement I guess?
I was fortunate to stay there quite a few time for game day weekends it was my favorite place to stay as a kid, my mom gained a ton of status and points due to her job so on one occasion they over booked her room...only available was the Governor's suite, that was cool.
No, because like VT it took a generational talent at QB and an absolute beast of a Dlinemen to get to the championship game. Now they have to go through multiple to teams to win instead of just one game. They arent close at all.
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He picked 47 as he was a FB/MLB in high school and says it reminds him to play with a "Fullback Mentality"