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# | Tyjuan Garbutt, Virginia Tech's Top Rated Commitment, Backs off Verbal 
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# | Tyjuan Garbutt, Virginia Tech's Top Rated Commitment, Backs off Verbal No way to sugarcoat this. This is bad, and while you can explain and attribute a bit of the underwhelming recruiting class last year to the new coaching hires, at this point you should be seeing some efforts in recruiting start to pay off with the new coaches and it just isn't happening, and in fact now we just lost the one key building block we did have. Yes, we can say let's wait to see how the team performs on the field this year and see if that plays if recruiting wise, but that puts a ton of pressure to play at a high level right now, and that's a very, very tall order for a roster thin on depth with holes at a couple key positions like DE.
Is it the end of the world? No, but it puts a ton of weight on results this season, which isn't exactly an ideal situation for a brand new coaching staff trying to replace a legend. I have faith they can do it, but if things don't go perfectly, you have to wonder if we haven't set ourselves up for this thing to blow up in our faces.
Instead of simply giving your entire Memphis staff pay raises, we could have gone after some more established assistants. We had the money and name to do that. We paid Shibest big bucks for ??? and very likely lost T Gray because of it. Galen Scott is paid for ??? What does he even coach, at first it was LBs then DEs now safeties?
You're right in that Fuente obviously values his system and loyalty above making hard decisions and going for people outside the circle. Time will tell if that strategy pays off. I don't doubt the coaching ability one bit, but we're not walkin' in Memphis anymore.
What "big guns" we're coming to Tech to work under the Fuente system for the current VT pay?
This is a fuck.
Recruiting support staff - check. But what about our coaches? The ones who are actually coaching these guys in the meeting rooms and on the field. We have 0 proven recruiters onboard at this time, coupled with a head coach who has stated he trusts his evaluations and system over all else, and who has openly lamented the current state of recruiting antics nationally. We can add all the support staff in the world, but I'm somewhat concerned about the staff themselves.
As I mentioned earlier, top recruits want to play with other top recruits. It's like the NBA - star players don't want to fly solo on a small team when they can play with the who's who of the NBA and contend for titles. VT is not cool right now with nationally sought after recruits. I'm sure everyone in state has a soft spot for the home team, but their peers are flocking elsewhere right now. This coaching staff doesn't seem to be able to change that perception at the moment. Will winning change the view? Perhaps, but elite recruits weren't beating down the doors even in our ACC heyday.
No one should be learning on the job at this level. Especially when replacing a coach like FB at a program like VT in the ACC. As I have said, im stoked about a sheer caliber of coach like Fuente being the face of our program. But when you whiff on the opportunity to bring more big guns on staff to a power 5 job and hire a bunch of unknowns to help you, I really question the commitment to building our recruiting profile beyond the "diamond in the rough" tier.
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Question for the board, though I think I have my answer.
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This is the hardest part to swallow, right? Because we've lost commits before, and we'll lose them again. But IMO conciliatory statements like the above seem to hurt more than help.
If Tyjuan decides to stay with the good guys, then wonderful. If not, I look forward to beating him.
There needs to be an early signing period to help offset this.
Chicken vs. egg argument, I believe.
According to this thread, Dabo had the policy in place, in some form or fashion, before one could consider him "winning."
If so, I would like to apologize on behalf of all the other 33 year old TKPers.
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Honestly, it sounds like this kid just wants to take all his officials and have some fun. I read the point that he may be swayed to Pitt, or he could be swayed to any other school. But that's up to Fuente to close and ensure he arrives in Blacksburg.
Until there is an early signing period, or open signing rules, that has equality for both schools and recruits this is always going to happen. Because recruits are kids. And even though he said all the right words he is still a kid and has every right to back off a non-binding commitment that will shape his entire future for whatever reason he wants to. Why get butthurt over it? And why get so worried about the program that is in its first summer, before its first season and actual game? Rome was not built in a day. Even in the modern era of college football.
Fuente needs to focus on spreading his message, closing on the best class he can and then win. And make some splashes in his first season. open some eyes. And when he does that, and VT is back in the annual hunt, then and only then..... this shit will still happen. Because its recruiting and they are kids.
The cupboards were left bare and the shelves need to be restocked. It ain't happening in one recruiting cycle, especially during the summer of the first season.
So in the immortal and indistinguishable words of Mr Freeze: