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Bud's system makes the corners
Really? Corner seems to be the only position we consistently have success putting players in the NFL.
That's all of college football though. The coaches have the power, money, and freedom and the kids get free tshirts, gatorades and an education.
So looking quickly, i have individual posts for Degen (#98) Moore (#63) and Prata. Norstrem and allen both committed as sophomores so im not sure i created posts for them.
When you discuss wrestling,you need to look at the current juniors as the senior replacements are often on campus and redshirting. Current Junior status hokies are Dance (125), Mastriani (149) and Walz (HWT). We already have andrew dunn in the system to replace walz, and he's an absolute stud. With that in mind and in 10 seconds the others are:
Dance Replacements:
Prata - Natural 125 lber, who seems to be a late bloomer, having a stellar tournament at junior nationals. Wrestles at St. Chris's, and its always important to have VA products (both to own our state, and that tuition costs so much less so partial scholarships go farther)
Norstrem - Younger brother of Kevin Norstrem, and our current best recruit. Wrestles at the meat grinder of 126lbs in HS and is ranked 3rd in that class. Has just about every accolade you can think of, and is being invited to national all star showcases, similar to All-American bowls for HS football.
Mastriani Replacement:
Degen - Really unusual situation, a montana product who followed new coach mike zadick here. He's 6'3" but wrestles at 145 lbs in HS, so no one knows if he'll maintain that weight or end up somewhere higher. Very hard to gauge true talent as HS competition in Montana isnt the highest quality, but he scored a major win in Iowa's "Night of Conflict" this summer. Was a very big deal. Could be a real diamond in the rough, and probably has a high ceiling with proper coaching.
Moore - Wrestler from the #3 HS in the country, super solid stud im very very pumped about. Wrestles with a very good technical background. Dont want to hype him up too much, but he could be very very special.
General Depth:
TJ allen - 182 Lb wrestler from Hanover Va. Very good in state pickup to add depth to our squad. Again in state wrestlers are a very good thing. Also, the upper weights are so tough to recruit because football sucks so many athletes away.
I think the foundation was showing some cracks before Fuente got to town and there is no guarantee that Torian would be staying even with Beamer here. Fuente has already proven he can rebuild/build a top 25 program at Memphis, a career killer by Bud's standards. He had them playing better and more exciting football than us these past two years. I'm confident Fuente will be able to get us back to winning championships and I feel like he's the right guy to fix the cracks and build on top of what is here.
It is unheard of that a Coach would leave after young high school men had signed to play for them presumably for the next 3-5 years
This is sarcasm right? It happens all the time
I have heard others say this as well. Would love to know why just out of curiosity.
All this being said, looks like the Curse of the DBU Shirts has run its full course...
Hahhahahahaahhahahaaaaa
(laugh morphs to sobbing)
Kinda doubt it. Saw on a Florida board that it was rumored to have something to do with him not recruiting well and on field coaching issues. McElwain wanted a more experienced guy. Probably had Torrian locked up weeks ago.
I feel like that is just as feasible as any other eventuality mentioned in this thread.
In what ways? If you wouldn't mind sharing...
For all we know Coach Gray wanted to leave and was only staying for Coach Beamer's sake. Maybe the $15,000 pay cut hurt so badly he just had to go ... or maybe it had nothing to do with it. Maybe they asked him how he felt about the pay and he said "don't worry about it, I'm leaving soon anyway."
Not really it actually has happened quite often. AnOSU had a big issue with it last year.
Bud's system makes the corners. We will be fine. The guy is a freaking head case from my experience with him.
We are approaching levels where I'm about to start advocating for a temporary suspension of this threads comments. Does this news suck incredibly hard? Yes. Is this all Fuente's fault and we are heading towards an unmitigated disaster? No.
Come on y'all.
That would be the ultimate recruiting specialist hire
Maybe we're doing a swap :D
Kirk Callahan. He was there one year. Forced out two weeks ago. I can't find any rationalization from them.
I saw a Haiku on the Pie post and thought I'd try my hand at one here:
Fifty Shades of Torrian Gray
All of them going away
Gives me all the sads
On a serious note I don't post here much, but I would just like to say that no matter how much this sucks I still think theres a lot of positive energy in the program. So let's hope this is a one step backwards two steps forward type deal.
That's a really classy move by Mook. Makes sense considering his upbringing. Really great people with good heads on their shoulders. Proud to call that family Hokies.
I legitimately want Babcock and Fuente to address what has happened and how it occurred. It is unheard of that a Coach would leave after young high school men had signed to play for them presumably for the next 3-5 years. They MUST make it clear that all members of the Tech Football team are in great hands, and that they will do their BEST, as is their duty, to find a coach that can get the best out of them as a player and more importantly, as a person.
Whit, we need you to make some magic happen and find us a guy that a) can recruit b) is down-to-earth just as TG was 3) has a proven track record of on-field success and d) has the backs 100% of every player on the team, specifically the DBs that signed today.
A voice of reason to calm the chicken littles. Good on ya, Mook.
There is more to this than we will probably ever know but I wonder how much of this was just Torrian wanting to be back in Florida? I know everyone wants to point the finger at someone but maybe it's no ones fault. Whit is a super smart dude and I would be surprised if this hasn't been in the works for a while now. Just curious to see what everyone else thinks.
Who was UF's DB's coach last season? I find it hard to believe that they would have pushed someone out because of the talent and production that they had last year.
lack of recruiting skills