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As much as it sucked watching us find new ways to lose, I actually quite enjoyed the game. At least this one was entertaining and Pop looked damn good operating the offense tonight despite his lack of experience - it might be fun just to watch him develop if he chooses to stay for next season.
I don't understand this logic - why are you taking out your frustrations with the team on a small business that is a completely separate organization?
You are not alone.
They flat out do not know how to win. Even with that absolute gift of a fumble at the end, I still knew they were going to find a way to lose. If a game is close in the 4th, every fan watching knows they're going to lose. And you have to think the coaches and players have it in the back of their minds too. That's learning how to lose.
Pry and Whit got some things to do....... or get rid of both of them.
this wasn't an in game coaching issue here and that's what pisses me off the most.
FIFY.
I don't see a path for OL development. We haven't see any LB development either. That's coaching.
Another very frustrating loss, but there were a handful of positives. Third string redshirt freshman QB looked for the most part prepared to play and offensive play calling wasn't overly conservative considering that situation. Tuten, Strong, and APR continue to put in good individual performances. The team did not give up despite critical injuries and about the worst possible start.
Very disappointed in how this season has turned out. I still see the makings of a team that could have performed much better than this, and just can't quite seem to put it together. I continue to think the best path forward would be to give Pry the chance to make staff changes, but that desperately needs to happen at the end of this season regardless of the outcome of the remaining game(s) to have any chance of maintaining a narrative of progress going into next season.
If no one is fired at the end of this season it's going to be increasingly difficult to have any confidence in Pry as coach or the AD as a whole.
Then cut as many non rev sports as it takes to be able to afford it.
And if that means we have to completely gut the athletic department of sports then so be it.
Or just throw in the towel and defund the athletic department completely and focus on us only from an academic standpoint.
If we don't have the money then cut everything that is a drain on funds until we can be financially solvent.
Can we also get rid of the number 25 jersey each week? I'm starting to think that's a curse!
I mean, I know what our record is. But somehow it feels like we've lost every game this year.
I think we've lost before when winning the turnover battle.
I canceled my key play membership tonight, that makes me extremely sad.
I lasted through a couple years of Fuente apathy, have been defending Pry for the most part thinking he could turn this around...this performance radicalized and sealed something for me. We just looked...like a dead program. I'm unwilling to spend money, even adjacently to VT sports. One bonus that kept me here was recruiting news, I no longer care. I used to look at it as an inevitable stream of hope, done with that.
I will still root for the Hokies, but I'm going back to my last 2 Fuente years attitude where I do not watch us play anymore...I'll catch (or not at this point) highlights. I will hike, walk my dog, or do something else...my wife and I will be happier for it.
I expect to be downvoted since this will inevitably feel knee jerk (it's sadly not), that's fine. I really do appreciate and love this community, you all kept me here longer than I otherwise would have been..........Knowing exactly how some of you will post after a particular play, win, or loss, before you post has given me a sense of community, even though I don't know any of you personally.
Go Hokies (always)!
I'm also not convinced at all that Whit is the problem. Everyone in or adjacent to the industry speaks highly of him. And I think defunding the basketball teams was the right move - just because it didn't work out doesn't mean it's the wrong move.
Unfortunately for him, his legacy will be the results of his coaching hires, not the fundraising strides he made.
He doesn't get a third chance to make a hire.
Then don't expect change. I'm telling you we don't have the money to do the things people want (we can't even NIL two programs).
It's arguably already too late for us to save the future of VT athletics given where we are right now and how soon the end game for college sports will occur.
Whit might be the absolute worst AD we could have hired at the time for what we needed. Which is insane to think given what it seemed like at the time.
It's already too late. We'd need $25-30MM to burn down and start over. We don't have that. Our best hope is to force change within the current system.
To be fair, i think Diaz is a good coach. He was completely handcuffed by Miami, given no resources, then as soon as the hospital sent COVID money to the athletic department, instead of taking the handcuffs off, they dumped him for Cristobal.
I think she is losing weight from being in the program already.
I'm glad I stopped watching after Duke went up 0-14. Ol' Scott Frost Jr somehow does it again.
So with that, maybe it's the Duke DC should be fired!!
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
I think it's past time that the fanbase at large starts raising a huge, relentless stink over the state of things. We tanked our athletics to cover NIL for this.
Firing Marve won't help.
Firing Bowen won't help.
Firing Pry won't help.
Whit needs to pack his shit, Ballein needs to be forced into early retirement, and Merryman needs to be gutted from top to bottom.
Enough pussyfooting around. It's time to let the past die.
We had some amazing years under Beamer. But the program needs to be stripped down to the bare metal, and if we ever want to be successful in football again - before it's too late and the game passes us by forever - we need athletics leadership that understands how to build and sustain a successful football program in the modern era.
There are so many circumstances (the Fuente-hole, injuries, etc) that would make these result seem reasonable and understandable.
But when you actually watch the game, and it's absolutely mind blowing.
How do you win the turnover battle 4-2 and lose the game?
The failed offensive line development, the failed LB fills, the repeated coverage busts, the procedural penalties... it all kills us over and over and over again.
This was supposed to be a promising season. Now I'm just looking forward to seeing what staff changes happen this offseason.
I spent the first 3 quarters of the game watching the Orlando Pride win the NWSL Championship! A much better way to spend the evening. I then watched us get close and blow it at the end. Again. I'm not even surprised anymore, which is the saddest part. If Marve is still employed tomorrow, what are we even doing!? 😡🤬😡🤬
I ain't donating until they show the donation will be put to good use. Right now I feel like lighting cash on fire would be a better use of that money
Title IX is gonna keep that from happening.