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The timing of this really sucks. People would have been upset if he left right after the Fuente hire, but I think they would have handled it. The timing, being when it was , just leaves a sour taste.
People need to quit fu[k*ng crying and moaning. How have any other teams managed to field a good secondary without Torrian on their sideline??????? Oh, right, plenty of guys out there can coach it just as well.
I prob slept through that English class, but anyway figured I would try to vent frustrations creatively. I vow to learn to properly haiku this year, thanks for the heads up.
This is the reason I was really leery of the combined staffs. Should have blown up the whole thing with Fuente bringing all his own guys. Blending the new with the old seemed a recipe for disaster. Would not surprise me to see foster gone within a year.
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# | Report: Torrian Gray Expected to Be Florida's DBs Coach Near impossible situation to hit a home unless Whit brings in Charles Woodson or just something absolutely ridiculous like that
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# | Report: Torrian Gray Expected to Be Florida's DBs Coach *Fordham Law School
I was sentenced to 4 years in Florida. My experience was that most UF fans were over the top jerks about the Gators and had no clue about their team past the W-L record and who the head coach is. So when you said your friend didn't know about Torrian it met my expectations of a typical Gator fan.
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FIST FUCKIN ME...it's like when my parents told me Santa wasn't real.
Man...so we just trust in Whit to hit another home run?
-Watches video of someone using strength to open bottle
-Looks down at scrawny arms
-Sobs
I was planning on donating to the site but now it's just going to look like I'm donating for a bottle opener.
Its officially a sad day!!! As you all know, I have Torrian Gray listed as my favorite Hokie and for good reason. Before his junior year at VT he was an orientation counselor where I had a chance to meet him just prior to 1995. He was already a great leader then and I know he will be a D-Coordinator one day and then head coach.
I did see Dwight Vick's twitter urging on to bring in Loren johnson and I agree. He does have a good thing going as a head football coach in high school but I have memories of DBU back then when he would break up passes and make cat-like interceptions. He's been coaching since 2008 and knows the VA area, is from Florida and played under Foster. I hope we get him and I also heard Anthony Midget mentioned. Hope we get one of those guys.
thanks to jerseyhokie29's stellar post and insight on our signed wrestlers, i decided to post the videos i watched of our newest Hokies.
looks like we've got a great crop of kids coming in!
What a shitty day
I don't mind them really. He just hadn't heard the news yet. Came back later and said he loved the hire and can't wait to see how well he recruits south Florida.
Team Pie always wins.
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# | Report: Torrian Gray Expected to Be Florida's DBs Coach A new name for your consideration:
Loren Johnson knows Richmond and is a great leader of young men. We need to take a look at him.— Dwight Vick (@vick757) February 4, 2016
Loren Johnson played for Foster as a true freshman. Knows the system, just won a state championship, and is from Miami, Florida!— Dwight Vick (@vick757) February 4, 2016
Seeing a few people mentioning Johnson, but take that for what it's worth - Twitter discussion.
The pay cut is a red herring.
If you account for bonuses Gray would've had the chance to make more than under his old contract even with a lower base salary (lower by ~$10,000).
Going to UF is a good career move for Gray. He needs to get out and learn from some new coaches and different environments if he ever wants to become a DC or continue to develop.
Once the dust cloud settles I think more people will see it this way. It's hard for us Hokies to lose one of our own because it just never happens and now it's happening a lot. All will work out.
We've been so damn spoiled as fans of this program
Posted something similar in the other thread about this.
Whit & Fuente mainly
paycut was an issue while new boys got PAID for 1 good year at memphis-> disrespected basically
others interested and now you're willing to pay up-> more disrespect
I do believe the timing of this type of announcement from position coaches is fairly common. If he didn't already have a job offer in place right after Beamer left, the smart thing for him to do was sign back on until we had a better move in place. If you think about all this as a career and not coaching, none of it strikes me as odd.
You always make safe moves once you know you have a landing spot, and you never screw your past employer (if you can avoid it) because you never know what will happen in the future.
The timing with signing day sucks, but the student athletes are coming to VT to get an education, be a part of the university and football team, and play for the Hokies. Given Mook's text, I think we read way more into the impact of the timing than they do.
Your logic, I like it!
He is such a great guy. I really miss him wearing the VT uniform. I hated that he got traded from Baltimore, but I'm happy to see him as a starter. I'll always root for such a classy dude.
I was in a meeting at work when UF friend texted me saying "thanks for the DB Coach!" I was so shocked I didn't say anything. Boss asked me a direct question, to which I responded "Our DB coach just left for Florida." Boss told me to call him when I had real problems.
Interesting perspective. 99% of TKPers had Torrian tagged as our next DC.