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# | Bowling Green running back Terrion Stewart signs with Virginia Tech 
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Taking TDs away from them on interceptions really doesn't help. SEC bias is strong.
The other thing that it seems Pry/VT likes to do is have one big announcement for changes like this. They could be waiting to announce all the hires and shuffling at the same time, but again that seems unwise for portal reasons if the hires are going to be made a week or more apart due to postseason play.
Nice perspective. When you frame the complete picture, yeah I think you are right.
Great for fans also, not knowing who will be on the team.
Bowls need to go away, and just have playoffs.
Maybe schools that suck could portal their coach, and let them get picked up. Might as well, new teams every year
Damn, now Clemson going to get boatraced. Typical #goACC. We will be lucky to get the champion a playoff bid next year year.
Texas runs same run play with no resistance. Old school football, make them stop what they can't, then throw over the top
They will do this anyway. It is the P2 and the feeder minor leagues.
I tend to believe it's reason one. Dex or other surprise DC who is also in the playoffs.
If it's reason two and Pry is still making calls and lining up candidates, very disappointing. According to him he knew he would be making changes at least by midway through the season. He should have had his top group lined up and phone calls made the day after the UVA game if not feelers put out sooner. If he's just now doing interviews or vetting, then I have a hard time believing he was set on making changes for a while now. I'm more inclined to believe he was being honest when he initially said he wanted to hold the staff together, and then some big donors/Whit told him you either make changes or you're looking for a new job next year.
There are two potential reasons why a hire has not been announced:
- The hire is actively coaching and must finish their current job/season (playoff, bowl, or NFL)
- The hire has not been identified and Pry is still interviewing.
I suppose it's possible that Pry wants to use the bowl game as an audition for someone internal but I think that's unlikely and unwise.
If Clemson doesn't at least keep this game close all they are going to pump is auto bids for sec and b10
Dear football gods, please let klempson get throttled!
Yeah it really angers me. SMU had a shit day and got blown out - that happens. Their QB crumbled under the cold and the environment and his OL did him no favors. That stuff happens. But they were absolutely more deserving than some 3 loss SEC team IMO. Don't care that it just means more" or whatever in the SEC.
I hate that the networks start these narratives because you're right - at the end of the day this is all about $$$ and nothing more. They want to contrive these big time matchups for ratings and think big brand teams will bring in more eyeballs and give them a higher chance of a really close game. But sometimes teams just have a bad day and get blown out. I remember just a few years ago a heavyweight national title game between Bama and Ohio State, and Bama blew the doors off OSU. Was OSU not deserving? Clemson blew the doors off Bama in the title game in 2018, I guess Bama wasn't deserving then either.
Just put the teams in there and let it play out. I just hate the networks always scheming for more $ and ratings.
That's been my thought as well. I don't think it's as big a deal for S&C, but if you are going to do internal hires for DC and/or OL, why wait?
If it would be Quinn (and/or Ferguson for S&C), is there a reason they wouldn't have already announced that?
If the bowl game would be Quinn's audition, it seems like it would be that much longer before we could really make a big dick move and start courting a DC that's in the playoffs (or other bowl, but hopefully one that's good enough to make the playoffs).
But that's really their angle. Its not about competition...its about eliminating it.
If we've learned anything from the first few games of the CFP, its that there aren't really 12 teams with any legitimate shot at winning the Championship (or even advancing for that matter) so arguing over the last 2-3 teams in is really a waste of energy.
But the perception of having more "deserving" teams is valuable to Conferences in terms of prestige and the almighty TV $$$ which has really become the only thing that actually matters from a macro perspective.
Give me Quinn over shoop. I know shoop is mediocre. At least I can get excited about Quinn's unknown upside.
That would indeed be a big dick swing. I'm starting to feel like Collins or Shoop would be a medium dick, semi-flaccid swing. An internal hire like Quinn would be a tiny pee pee shake.
Dex/other big dick swing or bust for me at this point.
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# | Hokie Hoops Central: Virginia Tech (5-6) at St Joes (7-4) 12pm CBSSN Not into basketball at all, but must say, it was an experience to sit with you feet on the court floor itself.
Lol yup
At this rate, we will see 6 SEC schools in the College Football Playoff next year.— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 21, 2024
Prepare for the SEC/B1G both "deserve" 4 Autobids argument...
The thing that drives me insane about this argument from the SEC/big 10 that's just redundant – if you're so good, and so confident in yourself, then you don't need bids - you'll get them every year.
It's such a dabo move.
If we're going for a big dick swing, we should go for Tim Banks at Tennessee, who is was Pry's co-DC at PSU in 2016.
Why would he leave PSU to have the same position at VT? One is in the playoff with NFL talent and the other may have its HC fired for mediocrity in a year.
He's probably eyeing a HC position next if he's looking to jump.
Great DC, but we probably don't have the cash to hire him away from Penn State. The lure with Poindexter is that it would be a promotion and pay raise for him that Penn State wouldn't be able to match. Plus Dex has VA ties unlike Allen. Finally although Allen has done a good job as DC, Dex is one of the main guys bringing in all the talent for him. Allen not a recruiter.
Three-tun?