Being average is the easiest thing to do in sports.
It's easier than being downright bad. To be bad requires some degree of specialized incompetence, rarely seen in a field like sports where individuals are highly motivated and trying as hard as possible to be successful.
Florida State, fresh off a 12-0 regular season and ACC title, is currently 1-9. A quarterback that underperformed, transfer players that didn't mesh well, and a string of awful luck created the perfect storm for a historically inept year. FSU is the first preseason top-10 team to lose nine games in the history of the AP Poll. Now that's hard.
And being great? Don't get me started. Greatness requires elite coaching, talent, resources, and luck.
Most coaches are average. Most people are average. It's inherent in the term: "of the usual or ordinary standard, level, or quantity", per dictionary.com. Average is the gravitational force of competition, pulling back on the extremes of excellence and incompetence.
And "average" perfectly describes Virginia Tech.
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