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Will this new financial support system incorporate PayPal? As in, am I going to have to do any work to switch over, or will my current monthly donation count?
This day has sucked. Poor recruiting class, average signing day and this. Terrible timing.
He was thinking of Latrell Williams. He clearly didn't know what he was talking, like I assumed when I saw his post.
Yeah I think we're all going to need one with the way this day has gone.
Yes, yes, we can keep the FUller count of we bring Vincent back!
He is very very immature. He was there my last year or two working for the team. He would scream like he was a playing and it was so over the fucking top. All the vet coaches came down from the press box after a game and were complaining about how he was crying after a Macho made an interception. He was just not a mature person when he first started coaching at VT and I could never see him being a D-Coordinator.
Best news I've heard all day.
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That may not be a bad idea. I don't know what his coaching credentials are, but he played in the system, had a long NFL career and has that SB ring to show off when he sits in a recruits living room.
DRIVES THE FURY ROAD
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# | Report: Torrian Gray Expected to Be Florida's DBs Coach Edit: I'm removing my comment as the first part of it came off kind of dickish. Sorry about that. It's just been a bad 24 hours in Hokieville and I'm pretty frustrated, but that doesn't give me a reason to be snippy here on the boards. We're all Hokies, after all.
very disappointed in:
1) The timing of this release on National Signing Day
2) That he was even given a pay cut to start with.
3) That he felt the need to take a lateral move away from his alma mater.
Positive:
1) Bud found and developed Torrain.
2) Vincent Fuller, Anthony Midget, Eddie Whitely are all potential replacements.
DRIVES THE FURY ROAD
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# | Report: Torrian Gray Expected to Be Florida's DBs Coach The hoops game last night made me want to drink a carbomb from the Liverkill. Signing day made me feel like I need a Rail. Now I feel like I need to wake up in Radford three days from now without any memory of the last 24 hours.
I see what you're going for but that's definitely not a haiku
I could cuss George Patton under a table right now. This appears to be the first screw up from Whit and JF, I pray there aren't any more.
Wish TG the best and hope he's back on our sidelines one day.
I still just question if they knew he was leaving. Let's let the smoke clear before we call out the staff for their behavior.
Basketball punched me in the face, then the recruiting class socked me in the gut, this one definitely hit me below the belt. What a shitty 24 hours.
I would be Uber pissed if I was a commit to a secondary position at Tech right now. Dirty dirty move by this new staff. I don't care if it's the norm, not right to treat people that way. I am not proud of my university right now and that's the worst feeling of all.
I would like to know what happened (who knows how much information besides hearsay will become available), but until I do, I don't know how to process this.
I hope all of the posters here calling for Whit and Fuente to be canned realize that this day has been coming and building for many years. The subpar recruiting results and general stagnant nature of the Program have been built up thru years of complacency and neglect of certain aspects of the Program. We're talking 7-10 years--well before WB and JF were even in the picture. Of the people that are to blame, Fuente and Whit probably bear the least.
While I tend to agree that cutting Gray's salary even slightly probably wasn't a wise move, I think there is more going on here than we know (and possibly more than we will ever know). The timing of this clearly says that this was not a spur of the moment decision. Going back to the Miami game I believe when Foster essentially said he didn't expect Stroman to play; then he started and performed poorly. Apparently this decision was made by TG without even a notice to BF--that is not appropriate and suggests discord between the two. Also, TG is usually one of our best recruiters (and the only one on D-side that has been consistently pulling his weight) and his effort and results this year did not seem the same.
Then there's the issue with Galen Scott, who was brought in, placed on the Defensive Staff without a real position to coach. All these things suggest to me that it was known for some time that TG was unhappy and/or actively searching for other jobs.
Not going to lie, Tyrod seems like a cool guy to just hang out with.
You'd be surprised by all the advances in medical science these days.... ;)
Besides, if all else fails, garden hose and soap does the trick all the time! :)
Maybe they knew he was going to be leaving and gave the paycut for future leveraging.
"Well the last guy made 260,000..."
Shane Beamer did...
That's a good point. I think it's possible that Torrian was shopping around and this opportunity fell into his lap. Its a business move and I can understand it. Especially considering he's heading back to his home state.
Overall record vs each other Miami holds a lead over FSU and UF in both of the series. As of lately they are behind, but I admit I cannot stand any of the 3 schools now. I never minded UF until now though, Miami being in the coastal I hate the most hence my picture being the ibis being arrested and I hate FSU almost as bad because I live in VA Beach and they seem to always get the top ranked player out here.
I personally had never heard of a coach leaving on signing day, but I've only really paid close attention to our program.
Torrian leaving on NSD after kids signed looks really bad... not sure what to say here. Geez.. what a bait and switch.
One thing nagging about Torrian and all of Franks assistants..
1) Torrian appears to lack any ambition. He has the skills, record etc to be a DC but yet he just took a "rental" DB position at UF where we dont know if McElwain has legs long term. SEC hires folks w 50% less resume than he has for DC.. happens all the time.
2) Many of Frank's folks seem to have no ambition whatsoever