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They are practicing winning close games for tourney time
I eagerly await the day we can get a 30 for 30 or something about that press conference in December 2020. Who calls in the national press just to say you're not firing the coach that everyone has expected to get fired for most of the season?
I fault Whit for not following thru on the initial staffing promises to Fu and roadblocking/hamstringing the hires, especially Odom, that Fu wanted to make.
I think you're confusing two different rumors/internet stories:
- After the 2019 season, Fuente had to replace foster and staff. He was given the same staff budget after foster as before foster. And Barry Odom was demanding more money than Foster. The cash wasn't there.
- I have read – and Whit alluded to this in one of his pressers announcing Pry – that the cash that was available to Pry that briefly gave us a top four ACC staff budget hypothetically could have been made available to Fuente ahead of the 2021, but Whit "didn't want to put good money after bad"
No real sources here, but this is just my recollection of the situations.
That's said, I do think one other very fair criticism of Whit is not being instructive enough about coordinator hires with previous coaches. Convincing foster to stay on staff with Fuente was an absolute coup. But allowing Pry to hire two first time coordinators as a first time head coach was absolutely nuts.
I'm hopeful we had to walk the desert to get to the promised land if Franklin works out. White biggest hamstring was budget. I credit him for being the squeaky wheel once the right folks got appointed to the board of visitors
In the past, I've heard multiple reporters (Godfrey, Feldman, Staples) describe Babcock as a "company man"
Since the Franklin hire, I've listened to interviews on different podcasts with I listen to interviews from Pearson, Bud, or Racovich. After each one, I kept thinking back to how those reporter say Whit is a company man.
Those guys could've thrown them under the bus. They could've made him scapegoat. But everyone shows to portray him - whether truly or falsely - as an integral part of the coach hiring process... that tells me that Witt is not the imbecile that the fan base has thought he was for the last half decade
He's not an innovator or an outside-the-box thinker or a creative; he's gonna work within the existing apparatus to get stuff done. But he's always going to be limited by the apparatus.
This issue is that Whit was brought in to improve fund raising, he did that at Cincy as assistant AD.
Coaching hires he whiffed on two big hires,but he nailed a number of the hires. He made 2 really good basketball hires. He made a great WBB hire and we shall see with his 2nd. We have had a lot of the best coaches at VT under him.
But with out the funds to field teams it doesn't matter how good your coaches are.
You can now. I think when it opened 20 years ago you had to stay on property. I think you get a discount if you do. We're playing April 30 to take advantage of the shoulder season rate $225. It goes up to $325 May 1st.
ESPN currently has us as the top of the Last 4 In category, as an 11 seed vs Arizona State, winner takes on Princeton.
Hokies now sitting on the double-bye, tied for 4th with UVA.
It's a win. Next up!
Same thing in my mind. Got nothing to do with the pets and livestock, again, in my mind. I live on 1/3 acre now, after living on 15+ for years, but I don't have to ask for permission to build a fence or fly a flag, or plant a tree or paint my house maroon and orange on that little parcel. I'm no libertarian, but some stuff I personally wouldn't abide.
Better finish to the game. Need to figure out how to put away the Boo Hoos early on Sunday and keep them put away.
Go Hokies!!
Fam...strong final 5 minutes
Very much Sopranos vibes
Man...does Pitt have a cloning system for coaches? The head coach is Nardouche in inside clothing
Up by 12 with 1 min left. We good.
I feel like the Pitt coach is going to take a tire iron to the refs' vehicles after the game.
Im remembering this!
Can u just play there for a day and not stay there. I've seen conflicting messaging. Thanks.
Fair!
Nelson sought out that 5th foul on Johnson. That was smart basketball
Sweet. Enjoy Primland. Stop and enjoy the view behind the first hole...its jaw-dropping. And get the pig candy at the bar when you are done!
Has all the markings of the Miami choke job
Another terrible shooting game keeping a bad team in it.
3/14 from 3
18/46 inside
6 point game now
Letting a bad team hang around is asking for trouble. Need to start making some shots and put this thing out of reach
Will add, that at $225 worth (imho) the round, but pushing the higher end...needs a gut check. Especially if local. Im funny about that...since I live near Ocean City and their courses. I will pay under $100 for a lot of courses. But when they push it towards $300 in the summer...not a shot. But thats my mileage, yours may vary.