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That one catch he had and then he was helicoptering to the ground (hit by 2 guys) was pretty good. Key 1st down also.
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN Hard disagree. If you are a citizen subject to the decisions of the gubmint, you get to vote on the decision makers.
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# | Hokies unveil a new NMA helmet for Homecoming / 🟠Orange Effect🟠 Yeah, most schools get uniforms and money. We got little money AND a few uniforms, might as well get everything you can out of that uniform part.
How are Jags fans feeling about the T Hunter trade? He's been good, but had not looked league breaking as was thought.
Without knowing what's happened behind the scenes in the AD, I am disappointed that Whit was not doing the research on how to fit a GM into the program as a GM position was quickly becoming the norm. Committee members putting carts in front of horses in the first week doesn't bother me, but if the messaging doesn't become consistent after the first few meetings. RED FLAGS everywhere.
Also the number of people on the committee doesn't concern me. Some of those people are only there to represent the interests of the university and 3-4 of them are there to do actual evaluation of the coaches. Members will defer to the respective experts, while coaching their two cents. I would have liked to see an odd number like 7 though, to avoid any voting ties.
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN Odd that someone with several college degrees (assumed) called in to discuss things with Pawlllll.
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN The producer immediately cut the audio as soon as the caller mentioned the rumors, and Pawl moved on pretending the call never happened.
Very odd behavior for that show
And being an outward-facing spokesperson for the process apparently, by doing interviews detailing the process and what we're apparently looking for.
If you were bad enough at your job that a committee had to be formed to fulfill one of your most basic and important functions due to your prior ineptitude, should your company let you be the face of that committee's decisions/plan going forward?
And if we're not hiring a GM first or we are going with the 50/50 Ole Miss model, then who will our HC answer to if not a GM? The AD?
And who will that be? Whit? If that's the case then why should we not view that as anything other than Whit having slithered through the cracks to obscure himself from the optics of "failed AD allowed to hire a third coach" by off-boarding the hire to a committee, while still getting to keep his job, the status quo, and in essence.. be in charge of that third coach? And what competent Power 4 HC would want to work under Whit?
And if that AD is not Whit, again I ask... what competent Power 4 HC would take this job without knowing who their boss is going to be? If Whit is not part of the future of Tech football, then why is he here? I get that we need someone to man the AD position for an interim period, but if that's the only reason he's still here, his soon-to-be retirement should have been announced the day we fired Pry.
We should be sending out the message to everyone - especially prospective candidates - that the leadership who put us into this position will no longer be part of this program moving forward. I cannot begin to express what a bad look it is that we are letting Whit Babcock within a 10 mile radius of Merryman right now, without some sort of clear message that he will soon be gone.
The wound still reeks because we are refusing to cut out all of the infected tissue.
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN 
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN If there would be an age limit, I think whatever the mandatory IRA withdrawal age is might be a good number for being eligible to run or to be appointed.
Some independently conducted annual cognitive fitness test would be nice as well...for anyone involved in deciding national policy in any of the 3 branches.
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN yikes this thread is off the rails
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Generally what happened in 2021 was Whit immediately went after Napier and it was apparently pretty close to a done deal. Then UF opened and that was all over. I think we may have done a Hail Mary interview or convo with Matt Campbell and Dave Clawson. But we ran out of options pretty quickly.
Ballein comes to Whit and pitches the idea of Pry and sets up the interview. This was done over Zoom too BTW. We approached Pry with the idea. The dude was not putting his name out there in any HC searches and no one was looking to hire him. This was set up by Ballein and sold to Whit. That's generally the course of events from what has been revealed and reported.
Also among the candidates that had interest in the job then that we flat turned down was Mike Elko. Yes Mike Elko.
The only involvement Whit is having with the third coach is signing the contract put in front of him from the committee.
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN Agree. People usually winding down and retiring at 60 and I feel politicians just getting going at that age. Most are out of touch.
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NIL is certainly important but a 1 time injection of NIL funds doesn't equate to long term success. I think having the coaching base to raise the floor is probably more important for long term success. NIL injections for portal to kick start the process would certainly be beneficial but if we can develop a good base of kids I think we'll be in a better spot
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN Okay, no one over 60 can hold major political office because they won't have to live with the long-term consequences is the logic.
So, I'll counter with no one who does not pay net taxes into the system should not be allowed to vote because they do not live with the consequences of what they want government priorities to be. Seems only fair. And yes, old people and young people both want to spend other people's money, that is true. But if they do not have a net payment of taxes paid over benefits, they don't live with the consequences, so no voting for them, right?
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Unfortunately Tuten didn't get much play
Yeah I am not a fan. He hit the 3* lottery with his QB. Joseph has been a one man show this year and ODU has a semblance of a defense this season. Seems more flash than substance long term as coach.
...and allows Ballein to recommend and set up the Pry hire ...
This is the first I've heard of this. Is this true? Pry was Ballein's hire?
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN that's a really good point
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN kudos to your dad!
When I retired from the full time thing, I LLC'd myself so I could stay as attached as I wanted...wound up working about 30% of the time over the course of several years.
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# | Some say the sun shines brightest the day Pawl Finebaum gets removed from ESPN good friend kept making it to the final interview..."you are just what we are looking for"...and when they find out he is in his 50's, it's "oh...well we'll let you know"
I think the impact of aging on ability to lead/manage is an individual thing. I'm 70 and could easily direct a federal or state conservation agency....probably better now than when I was 50. But I also know 60 year olds that should have already packed it in
For me, no matter what I'm mentally/intellectually capable of doing, there is no denying I'm very much on the clock and there are too many other things that are way more important to me than being in public service full time.
I think for most folks in my bracket that stick with it, it's an ego/control thing. Or they view their job as who they are
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True, but did get key 1st down and then 2 plays later he made the key block on the blitzing linebacker on the TD pass.