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pfffftttt. This is america remember. College football is jussssst like the "real world", it's not special. If his demands don't work out for him at UF or another major school, he can go into the workforce, sign a 6 figure bonus on his first day with no experience, quit when he wants, get donations from the board of directors to give him more money, and get a free apartment and food. College football is not different than reality, remember. lol.

Good call, for some reason I thought Gilliam was the JUCO guy. Also, I didn't bother to look it up before posting, which is the kind of quality control you can expect from my posts.

Wonder what he is going to do when nobody agrees to his demands and he is stuck without a team, scholarship, or way to advance to the NFL?

Funny you should say that. When my son was at the AFA and played for the Falcon football team we went to the AF - Navy game in Colorado Springs. As you drive up to the AFA exit on I-25 you can see the stadium really clearly with the home stands facing the interstate. The Navy has done a few midnight pranks that week including building a 3-D submarine profile (out of a wood frame and black plastic tarps) in the center of the classes quad with 2-3 guys in the conning tower. Also, the home stands in the stadium has "AIR FORCE" painted across the seats. The Navy painted "CH" in front of it and it was visible for miles. Pretty hilarious.

What are you seeing that I am not? Serious question. Brent Pry had never been a head coach. Brent Pry was a DC for 5 years under Franklin. Brent Pry was not on the short list of "hot upcoming coaches" like Fuente was. He was very much under the radar. Pry was a great recruiter? maybe, but he had a Penn State polo on and an elite closer as a boss. I'm not seeing much besides the connection to VT. If there is nothing to that, why didn't Whit hire someone with Pry's exact resume not associated with VT? Or better yet someone that had been an HC before? I honestly think it was a huge, huge factor in the hire.

The Barstool Sports owner also committed $10M a year for Michigan to get a QB.

nobody is asking you to defend the results. but dont let the mediocre results change the way you evaluate the hire at the time it was made.

if pry is a bad hire it's because he loses too many one score games and cant manage a clock. not because his only qualification was apparently being part of the Blacksburg Old Boys Club. not only is that a sour grapes take, it's wrong and it's not rooted in reality

According to wiki, Pry was a co-DC from 2011-2016... from 2016 until he got the VT job, he was DC at a P4 school- 5 years. I said 4... my mistake.

Of course its hindsight. If you prefer foresight- what would the reaction on this board be if I told you- 3 years into Pry's tenure, we will be 6-6, lose to Rutgers twice, lose to Duke and sign classes in the 40's? zero people on here would defend that. None.

My first thought was how does google have a wife (let alone 4 exes?) and how can someone be a part owner of google's wife?

💯💯💯

When I look at the Fuente hire, it's clear that Whit had blindspots. He didn't realize how far behind our program infrastructure was, and because he didn't know that, he couldn't properly evaluate Fuente.

When I look at the Pry hire, I see the challenge of deciding trade offs with limited resources - Do you prioritize head coach experience or Power school experience? Do you prioritize development or recruiting?

hindsight narrative building.

"omg omg omg he GETS US" we all exclaimed in his first offseason here -- now because he hasn't been winning, it's the only qualification he had

The billionaire part owner of google's 5th wife is a Michigan alum

I had to read this 3 times before I figured it out. Part owner of google is a billionaire and his 5th wife is a Michigan alum.

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