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But he has UVA germs all over him...
+1 I like this idea.
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# | Report: Torrian Gray Expected to Be Florida's DBs Coach 
Eddie Whitley is one of the first guys I thought of when news broke:
@coach_ksherman @togray14 I told you guys one day I will be coaching against you! Hahaha #FirstStep #NFLNCAASummit pic.twitter.com/yEq5msRmzt— Eddie Whitley (@EddieWhitley37) February 20, 2015
Sorry, but if true this is a bullshit move by Torrian. He just spent how long getting this class to sign with us with the understanding he'd be their coach, and the second pen hits paper and those kids are locked in with no ability to change their mind he bolts to another school?
If this is true any respect I had for the man is gone. And if this move was agreed upon in advance by any of the coaches who are staying here, I lost respect for them as well.
Mook speaks.
Big time move!! No doubt TGray will have Gainesville secondary rocking!! We will be straight, DBlock will always remember its roots— Mook Reynolds (@m_reyn6) February 4, 2016
I crawl out of my work imposed hole to find an average signing day and now this....I'm crawling back into my hole now.
The internal dynamics prior to the coaching change leaked out publicly a few times, the ECU game being one of them, the running back by commitee comment from Beamer. Its what happens when you're stubborn amd don't want to try new things. We need to come to terms with it, and find the best replacement moving forward.
Well Fuck.
A little bit. Gray was one of "us" and the new coaches still need to earn that place.
It's irrational, I know, but if I'm being honest emotionally, that's how I feel.
(I realize that I didn't feel that way about Cornell).
by an upstart head coach who's claim to fame is winning games at Memphis
He's just DB coach. It'll be ok. I'll take the HC who can bring our program to the modern game. That Memphis team last year would have wiped the floor with us
I think I'm gonna need something stronger... bring on the Bourbon
I'm in the same boat as you. I got home from work hoping to see some good news (or at the very least, no bad news). Not really an ideal way to unwind.
I need a beer....
Bring in Anthony Midget!
thanks for providing this silver lining to an otherwise underperforming/upsetting day
p.s.--do you know enough about these new recruits to give us an idea how good they are? any review would be greatly appreciated...
When the staff was filled out, it sure seemed like practically everybody (not including old staff) received raises from what they were paid last year. I really think that Fuente could have given Bud's guys a raise while still being able to pay his guys more than what they had at Memphis. Last year, we almost lost Bud to A&M, and while we didn't end up offering as much (because we couldn't), Bud sure did appreciate the fact that we showed that we valued him by offering him as much as we could. I wish we could have done the same for Torrian and Charley. On a related note, this is still shocking considering Torrian seemed genuinely happy to remain in Blacksburg in his interview with Jon Laaser.
...and the fans didn't expect for the program to under achieve for the last 3 years, but that happened too. People are acting like the world is ending because a position coach moved on. Bud found Gray why is is beyond reason that he could find the next one too?
I think for a lot of Hokie fans this is even harder because we are not used to Coaches leaving that often.
Pretty sure Whit, Bud and Justin didn't just wake up stupid this morning. There is much more to this story than we will ever know. I doubt it was over the "paycut" thing. I would bet this has been in the works for a while.
I also think there was a riff between Torian and Bud. Remember Bud's comments after ECU when we was surprised about Strohman starting (and he kinda threw Torian under the bus)?
Let's hire a fucking real recruiter to close out these guys, and it'll be okay.
when i read this, i instantly thought of Troy Pride
Well ya know, i dont think the fans expected to lose TG, a Hokie grad, to Florida on NSD day.
Now thay i think of it.. i saw a post/comment a few days back saying a recruit was only interested in VT if Torrian Gray was there. I did not take that to mean there was a chance he was leaving.
ditto...I get that he was underpaid (criminally, some may say) but 6 figures in Blacksburg is more than enough. VT is his alma mater and he's not leaving for a promotion, technically. I'm not sure what to think of this but it raises some concerns IMO
For sure we will move on. I think most people on here realize that but it still sucks losing a lifelong Hokie like this. Wish nothing but the best for Torrian and am still looking forward to the future of this program. Turnover was to be expected but Hokie fans just aren't accustomed to it.
I haven't seen wher Chip West has been picked up yet. The optimistic side of me hopes maybe the reason he hasn't landed somewhere is because we planned for this moment.
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.