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When you put it like that, it sounds possible.
No, not really.
Sounds like it was Knowles. But the OSU championship run really ramped up his value. He was probably ready to get out of there after the toxic situation from the Michigan loss.
It really feels slimey to me that Pry was seriously interested in Knowles and courting him all the way up to the championship, then his dear old friend James swoops in and pays top dollar to hire him away. Fair or not, I'm starting to hold Pry's association with Franklin against him. I dislike Franklin that much.
If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.
AND he didn't say which championship game. Although it does imply CFP championship. Definitely was not Golden, he was already going to the Bengals after they beat PSU.
It's possible, there are a lot of good exceptions there. But most people are coordinators before HC. If Dex has been passed over three times now for PSU's job that certainly strikes me as odd.
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# | VT Officially announces Sam Siefkes as Defensive Coordinator This is pretty much what DC has been saying on here for what feels like the last several years.
Maybe it's time to go the Ole Miss route and cheat as much as you can because sanctions won't hurt you more than you gained from just winning. But it also helps to be supported by a conference like the SEC. Tobacco Road would try to ditch us on the side of the road.
Ah so maybe we were the one that big dogged Knowles. A potential NFL DC is better than a National Champion CFB DC, right?
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# | VT Officially announces Sam Siefkes as Defensive Coordinator True, and one of those was the greatest DC in VT history, and one of the best college football as ever seen.
Yeah the market for a DC went crazy this offseason and salary expectations doubled overnight which the changes throughout college football.
He didn't say it was Golden or Knowles.
I really hope you are wrong.
I'm not sure who was leading brent to believe that we had a realistic shot at Golden or Knowles. Again, our program just feels out of touch with nobody in that building giving them a reality check
Has to be Tapp.
Fun fact pointed out in message boards:
VT now has six DC hires in a row that did not have p5 DC experience prior to coaching VT
Now more than ever college football is a business. Losing 6, 7 games a year is very bad for business. You want to be able to afford Saban? Win championships. You will never get there losing to Vandy. Nice personable coach or not. If Pry wins 4 games next year he will be fired.
This is why I am high on Pry. He seems egoless and has a good ability to self evaluate. He also communicates well. Also, he apparently has the ability to shed what is wrong and try to fix.
All these guys saying he has a year to prove he's right or he's gone... I think that is wrong. I know 3 years is a long time to wait but, we see Bowen improve, the lower coaches need the time to learn. If they don't, they are gone.
Pry can identify problems, set a plan for improvement, articulate that plan and execute it. Adjust. That is what we can hope for and realistically expect.
We will never be able to hire a Saban or a Foster, in their prime, we are going to have to be a team that finds a Saban or Faster and give them some time to come up to speed. If they can't then we try again.
This is the realities. I'm ok with that.
I would believe a positions coach.
In my will ferrell/anchorman voice... I don't believe you....
This all may explain the safety transfers. We seemed to get some pretty good quality transfers for a team that cancelled 3 coaches. There was some hints given to guys to get the commits, without passing out names.
I am encouraged. New D&C,new Oline Coach, New DC. I'm looking forward to tailgating the Spring game and evaluating what's going on.
Listening to the Pryssr now. The way Pry is talking, it sounds like Siefkes will bring his scheme to Blacksburg. Credit Pry for not letting ego get in the way and being willing to move away from "his" signature scheme if he thinks it will help us win.
EDIT: Pry also mentioned how impressed he was with how the Cardinals handle "situational football" and how that has been a weakness for us. Appreciate the candor there.
EDIT2: Bitter asked a good question about our safety recruiting in the portal, wondering if Pry was anticipating the Siefkes hire with those personnel moves. Pry mentioned that he's been interested in incorporating more 3-high safety looks for several years now. Was planning to start moving in that direction even independent of the Siefkes hire. Definitely makes the Siefkes hire seem more intentional WRT scheme and Pry's overall vision.
Pry on the length of the DC hiring process: "To be honest, we had a candidate coaching in the championship game." #Hokies— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) January 28, 2025
it's the Hokie way
I mean, Bud Foster's only experience was as a LB coach at Murray State before becoming our LB coach, before becoming our DC.