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He needs to make like a tree and get outta here
And he would have no trouble immediately getting another job
This is officially the worst signing day I have ever seen at Virginia Tech. WHAT THE FUCK! I'm giving TKP a break for a while shits to frustrating right now.
He just finished or is finishing law school. Doubtful.
If true, that is a really shady move by the Athletic Department. How many of the recruits were expecting Gray to be their coach this year?
I'm really disappointed.
Maybe we can get Vince Fuller to come back and we will then always have a Fuller?
Really hard to pull from the NFL. Kirk Callahan would be a good option even though Torrian is replacing him. He had great success at UCF.
Your right. I made the assumption that Fuente would have asked him to wait until signing day was over.
Risky move with the way the SEC turns over coaches, could be out of a job in 2 years if McElwain doesn't meet those lofty Florida standards
Why wouldn't we just pay Torrian? If it's about money this god awful. I guess he just wanted out, thinks he can do better elsewhere as far as advancing his career
i thought the same. Whit, Fuente, and Foster ain't no dummies! They knew what they were doing.
Not. Good.
Please elaborate on your last sentence. Because I am searching for anything positive to take from this news
Disappointed like most obviously, but I think Anthony Midget would be a great replacement. Former VT and NFL player, has defensive coordinator experience (at Georgia St), has P5 experience (at Penn St), and has NFL experience (currently with Houston). He's also from Florida and coached high school ball there before becoming a GA at VT so he could become lead recruiter down there hypothetically with his connections
Foster and Fuente have to know somebody, no worries. I'd rather him be at Florida than Miami. Overall Miami is the best team in Florida as far as overall record, then Florida, then FSU. At least he is in the SEC!
He didn't get fired. Maybe he asked TG to stay until signing day was over, but otherwise it was TGs decision.
I wonder if Whit knew before now since they had TG on the signing day show at 11.
Wow... what an awesome day this has been!
I wonder if gray is looking to become a DC down the line and is maybe using this as a stepping stone? Come back torrian! :(
Realize that it is possible that Gray didn't want it to go public until after the NLI's are in, and he informed VT and Florida of that. I'm not sure that McElwain or Fuente had much of a say when it was announcing TG's intentions, although anything is possible in this case.
Midget is in a similar role as TG was when he came on to VT, hopefully we pony up the cash
This was my first thought.
Shocked.
If you want to leave for more money after taking a pay cut, do what's best for you. I get that.
Don't wait until all the recruits have signed before you announce it.
Ugh
Pretty normal, Shane did it
This is particularly painful and worrisome because he's leaving for the same position elsewhere. I could have had an easier time with this news had he been hired away as DC. It's worrisome because VT is his Alma Mater and he's leaving anyway. That makes me wonder what the dynamic is with the new coaching staff.
I was thrilled we kept Foster because he's absolutely one of the best in the business, however, I felt from the start that we needed a clean sweep of the coaching staff in order to rebuild without having to cover a fissure in the foundation.
This move has me very concerned about the future of the program. If there is friction between the coaches we are going to have a bad time.