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That'll teach you.
Just kidding, it probably won't teach any of us anything.
I had a package last week that supposedly hadn't shipped yet arrive at my house. Either someone screwed up or I'm trapped in some sort of spacetime anomaly.
If I'm from the future, then I should let you know they still haven't announced our new DC yet.
It's because I had hope, isn't it?
I'm....tired.
I've got two Fedex packages apparently sitting about fifteen minutes from me, and they've been there since last Wednesday. I'm about to drive to the warehouse and start digging through piles of stuff.
I don't think Davi ever sees the field
Of course not, but would it surprise you?
Foster is back baby!!! Jk but I wouldn't be surprised if he is talked into a more substantial roll to be an interim DC this season.
Generally higher pay means higher quality. But when comparing a pair or even a small number of coaches to each other, it may or may not be the case.
Was Crooks performing to the level of pay he was receiving? A strong argument could be made that he was not given that he was fired. If that's the case, then paying a comparable amount for a coach who is performing to that level would be an upgrade.
If WVU's OL's have been better performers and their former coach is willing to coach for us for less or the same amount of money, then it is likely an upgrade.
You just described the last 12 years of VT football
bubble guts in the middle of a norovirus outbreak
That'll go over about as well as the bubble guts in the middle of a norovirus outbreak
That is going to be a hard sell to the fan base. Waiting over a month just to promote from within will not go over well.
Lets "Big Dog" Clemson and offer Allen more? /s (sort of)
Exactly... find a guy that can actually improve our defense, get critical stops, get the LBs in the right place, call the defense better after the other team adjusts at half... find him- and then pay him.
Don't be embarrased brother- do you, feel better and whatever makes you feel good.
You shouldn't be embarrassed - you have to do what's best for your health.
I don't love that everyone is migrating towards a product that's expensive and that they can't stop using without reversing the effects, but it gets results.
You have to do what works for you.
That won't keep the dogs off Pry and Whit- which is what part of this is about- make no mistake. Coming off this dissapointing year- something had to be done- like firing Marve.
Good Post. I respect your opinion. I am a bit pessimistic regarding VT right now, yes. NIL is one aspect, but each and every passing decision simply tells me we are what we are and won't try to get better outside of hoping. In terms of your point "VT is as simple as throwing money at it"- It might just be that simple. Clemson was in the playoff and wasn't happy with their defense, so they just paid a better guy a lot of money. We are in the same conference as clemson, so we should be trying to beat them, correct? Just one of many examples. Moore may in fact improve the OL. But given his salary is less than the guy we just fired, I have my doubts.
Should have had more than a handshake deal. Should have been inked. Which I'm still hoping it was.
The cheapest option is just to promote Quinn, so that's probably what we'll do. Hell, at least he has DC experience.
Does his resume justify doing that? Right now it seems like what makes him the top candidate is being Pry's buddy. Not saying he couldn't work out but he doesn't have the body of work to justify throwing top money for imo. We could find a guy cheaper with more experience
Here's our Temu Poindexter. SDSU DC Brian Bergstrom.
- #1 scoring defense in FCS
- Head coaching experience at Winona State
- Graduate of Gustavas Aldophus
(this is a joke, I just googled #1 FCS scoring defense)
We can't outbid PSU.
, but Bmore is not a great city for biking and mountain biking terrifies me)
Washington Blvd is nice for a leisurely stroll
Should have had a handshake deal in place weeks ago and only be waiting to announce. If it's not a done deal yet then we aren't getting him.
DC, I respect your football knowledge, your sometimes keen observations, and your love for VT. But holy crap man; you think of yourself as a realist but you're actually a Debbie-downer that can't stop beating the same dead horses!
You regularly state how rare and magical it is for everything to come together to produce a successful FB program at a non-Blue Blood college, yet at the same time you project that fixing VT is as simple as throwing money at it (that we don't have). If simply throwing money fixed everything, everybody would do it, even if they had to take out huge loans.
What did you expect? Magic fairy dust to fall on Pry for sudden rise and success by the 3rd season? Sure, it happens at non-BB schools, but it's relatively rare. Weren't you in the "it'll probably take 5" crowd, adding "especially from the hole Fuente left us in, and with inexperienced coordinators"?
But bitching about the past is irrelevant – it's done and can't be changed. Of course we should learn from it, but change your broken record man! We heard you already.
The change in NIL and portal rules probably nixed most chances for three years-to-success.... and the timing couldn't have been worse for VT. But
I think we have to focus on the trends for Pry, and we have lots of positives there (restored culture, restored recruiting ties, still getting recruits, increasing talent ratings, willingness to improve staff, good groundwork and early results for NIL money, etc.) The W-L didn't improve last year, but the closeness of games and play quality did. The slope in improvement isn't as steep as we wanted, but it is upward!
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