Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
pic.twitter.com/oiMT7KwTud— Shawn Quinn (@CoachShawnQuinn) January 24, 2022
I assume the plan is to tie together the football event with the typical 4/16 events in some manner.
What are your thoughts?
Another NIL-focused company has emerged, this one centered on Morgantown, W.Va. Two prominent West Virginia alumni, former Mountaineers quarterback and athletic director Oliver Luck and Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick, are co-founders of Country Roads Trust, which will accept financial contributions from fans and connect in-state businesses with student-athletes for NIL opportunities. The company has created an athlete advisory team to provide guidance to the trust. Members of the advisory team include former WVU luminaries like Jerry West, Don Nehlen, Pat White, Darryl Talley and Mike Gansey.
I know that Hokie Nation is excited to hear more from Coach Pry and the rest of the staff, so I thought this would be a good thread topic to keep those appearances in media (print, audio, video) in one handy location.
We're already getting awesome Twitter engagement, but I wanted some of the longer form content to have a home and look forward to seeing & hearing more from the coaching staff!
I'm loving the tweets from him on the recruiting trail, but here's a couple that really stuck out to me - so happy to have him on board!
Hokie Nation help me wish Coach @jcprice59, a Happy Birthday. I made this Meme for him all by myself, so he better respond to us. #LGH pic.twitter.com/C38LNoqpNG— Derek Jones (@CoachdjCheetah) January 14, 2022
Per Niziolek
Virginia Tech set a budget of $5.5 million for the team's 10 on-field assistant coaches and used all but $225,000 of that according to salary figures provided to The Roanoke Times in response to a FOIA request.
Adding in Andy Bitter's Tweet so the numbers are more legible
https://hokiesports.com/watch/?Archive=19130&type=Archive
Pry's comments on:
- bringing together his new staff
- recruiting philosphies
- not throwing darts across the Mississippi
- breaking down Virginia into recruiting regions to fit staff relationships
- lots more
Discuss
We've added @Coach_Mines to our staff 👊— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) January 12, 2022
This rounds out the full staff for Coach Pry and adds more D1 experience and deep connections to central Virginia.
Huge news for the o-line.
Johnny Jordan granted a sixth-year, will return to Virginia Tech
Looks like Bama got a good overturn to start and Georgia is crumpling under the pressure out of the gate
CFP commissioners did vote - it was split - and then a report was submitted to CFP presidents. Bowlsby is very disappointed.— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) January 10, 2022
"Practically," Bowlsby says, expanding before the contract in 2024 or 2025 is not happening. It's on to 2026...— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) January 10, 2022
Got our guy ✊@TylerBowen joins as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) January 10, 2022
And the NFL Carousel is off and running
There were some small rumors that he might leave, but just dropped his return video on Twitter
👋🏾 let's end all the rumors 🤷🏾♂️ #Hokies pic.twitter.com/Ao7YmRnaMN— Armani Chatman (@iamarmani9) January 9, 2022
For your comparison and discussion. Blank cell means no info, so assumes no change.
Temple wide receiver Jaden Blue has committed to the Hokies.
https://twitter.com/jb5__/status/1479636937942216708?s=21
Blue had a 1000 yard plus season in 2019, but saw a drop of production in 2020 and 2021. He was one of the first reported Brent Pry transfer portal offers.
Former VT football player and Cleveland Browns right guard Wyatt Teller earned his 1st Pro Bowl award for the 2021 season, selected by the coaches, players, and fans . Teller was selected All Pro the previous year for the 2020 season, by members of the media.
The portal giveth, and the portal taketh away.
PRAISE PORTAL.
We will undoubtedly see some of our beloved Hokies entering their names into the transfer portal based on the changing coaching staff. Let's set that aside and focus on the players that Pry may focus on bringing to Blacksburg.
Based on the current roster situation, expect Coach Pry to be quite active in getting experienced players out of the transfer portal.
