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However, our on-field results have not met our standards. As head coach, it is my responsibility to make the necessary changes to restore this program to its rightful place among college football's best and deliver the success Hokie Nation deserves."
I don't know why, but that part just once again proves Pry knows how to talk the talk. This is a step forward in walking the walk, but he needs to bring seasoned guys onto his staff for his own sake.
Also, with Marve being the LB coach, and most seemingly unhappy with the LB play, that part really makes sense.
Scenario I would go crazy for:
Bud back with Torrian Gray as co-DC's (TG DC in waiting). Charlie Wiles back from State to work with JC on the defensive line. Then a couple other young up and coming recruiter types as well. (Bonus: Get Tapp back in the fold somehow maybe as associate head coach.)
Then more seriously, hire the best available OL coach around. Pay up for him. Don't waste time with Todd Washington or someone like that. Get the highest guy on the board and pay up
If we can wait until January 26th I can ask him when he come to watch his granddaughter play flag.
Well good goddamn
Steve Morrison at Bowling Green? Some Hokie connections there.
Stephen Belichick at Washington? I know.
Consider me surprised. I honestly didn't get the sense Pry was going to make any moves. Sounds like he must have been feeling some pressure behind the scenes, because this season was flat out unacceptable.
Applaud the moves but this is only really meaningful if we bring in better replacements.
Can Pry do that...his track record hasn't been stellar in hiring so far.
#2 if we bring in another DC, more changes could be abound. While I never will root against a Hokie, Prioleau being "reassigned" wouldn't surprise me at all. Cheetah is quite replacable as well IMHO
How can you look at this season and seriously think that Tyler Bowen isn't a bad OC? He is the reason we were in all of our games this year
I would love to be able to get Poindexter! I could care less about the UVA ties and he would also probably be good for recruiting as well!
Ryan Walters doesn't have a job yet. Let's make this happen.
Have heard some rumblings and got a text from a friend that Bud may be returning to the staff in some capacity. Don't know if that's DC or a Jerry Kill-type role, if true.
Wowzers.....something that I didn't have on my Bingo card today!
Maybe get Tom Coughlin to come be DC.
Seems to have Belichick's number.
"I'd crawl on my hands and knees to be the defensive line coach at Virginia Tech"
Because he wasn't that bad...scored enough points to win in most games minus Clemson
Veracity is a great word
The challenge with filling the DC is that Pry is going to run his defense, so you have to look at similar scheme folks.
Options:
1) Anthony Poindexter is the Co-DC at PSU and was the DB coach under Pry
2) Bud Foster (not going to happen but would love for him to take a Jerry Kill type role.)
3) Pry takes over calling the defense, which requires a senior advisor to oversee and self scout the offense
Other names?
I am willing to bet he is doing exactly what he wants to do and doesn't have aspirations to be DC.
Me too, but the performance of the OL was so inconsistent and was trending backwards. They couldn't bring him back. I have heard some rumblings that his removal may help them retain some OL but not sure the veracity of those rumors.
The OC is still around, how'd that happen?
Too bad Belichick was hired at UNC need be a great DC for us.
Humans got COVID and College Football got NIL. Ever since 2020 life has gone downhill!
Not sure Whit will pony up the money for French