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Getting a little ahead of yourself!

This one I still dont understand. My elementary schooler will come home off the bus asking what things mean and we have to look them up

I'd hope it would succeed and we could get past this "aw shucks, this is home, we're little old Virginia Tech in the mountains, we're just lucky to be a member of the ACC" bullshit loser's mentality.

We need someone with that killer instinct who knows how to win and hates to lose. If he's a total shitbird while winning games, who cares? What are they gonna do, fire a winning coach because they don't like *how* he's winning?

THEY DON'T ASK HOW, THEY ASK HOW MANY!

then I round up to the nearest 70 for impact

Wrong move here. Shoulda stayed with the SIX SEVEN

Sorry. I have a middle schooler. Its all I hear....

Dude I am totally loving these though. Thank you so much for putting them together!

um, Indiana would love to have James Franklin

EDiT: I mean not right now but two years ago

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I agree.

I don't know for a fact how much of the Marshall debacle was Huff being an ass vs Marshall denying reality. Though most reports/gossip seem to give Huff the benefit of the doubt, I have to imagine it's a combo of both. From afar, his personality reminds me a bit of Cignetti (one Illinois fan told me "he's a complete c*nt, but he's our c*nt").

I don't know if that type of person would succeed or fail at the current iteration of VT athletics.

Yea.. I don't think Huff wins the press conference, but I think he wins on the field.

There's this interview with Tennessee AD Danny White (that I think about all to often) where he talks about how he only hires coaches who he thinks can have a winning record in year 1, even if it means you turn down talented, proven coaches, because year 1 is so important.

Given Huff's willingness to completely overhaul a roster in a single offseason, I think he could get us to a winning (or .500) record in year 1. Given Danny White's comments that I think about far too much, I think that's something that we should look for.

I'm also a bit dissatisfied by the search committee. I think it's a sign of dysfunction. I think it's a sign that we've discovered the problem, but not the solution. I think Huff could come in, cut through that bullshit, and get people in line.

His biggest knock, despite coaching at major programs, is that he has only been the head coach of G5 teams. That is NOT an indicator that his success wouldn't continue, but it is at the very least a question mark.

Shelton may beg to differ!

The Marshall debacle made Huff lose prestige mentally for me by association to that mess. Reading the title i expected this to be a "meh" option for me, but I think I'd actually be excited by this.

It would check some of the boxes that were exciting about Pry (experience at elite programs, strong recruiter, local ties). But would hit the giant, gaping hole in Pry's resume: he has been a head coach before and has won doing it.

My main concern would probably be potential friction with whatever football front office we end up rolling out. If the messaging mess around the start of the coaching search is any indicator, I imagine there will be some growing pains. Him publicly shitting on the administration when those occur will not be a recipe for success.

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Another excellent write up. I think Huff would probably not be received with tremendous excitement by the fanbase, but your check list here:

Virginia Tech needs someone who can:

1. Win despite institutional challenges (check)
2. Aggressively use the transfer portal to immediately upgrade talent (check)
3. Recruit and develop elite skill position players (check)
4. Build a program from scratch quickly (check)

Paints the picture pretty clearly that he would be well-suited for the job at an outside glance. His biggest knock, despite coaching at major programs, is that he has only been the head coach of G5 teams. That is NOT an indicator that his success wouldn't continue, but it is at the very least a question mark. Using your old SEC/B1G connections to get transfer downs from those schools is important, and many of those players would likely help VT, but he would also need to show he can pull a higher level of transfer in terms of winning the players who have big time P5 options. I think his history as a recruiter suggests he can handle that level up in difficulty.

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