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What conclusion do you make that MY and Buzz basically have the same

winning percentage? I think that it is an amazing testament to MY's coaching ability. Both he and Buzz inherited gutted teams their first year. In any sport, football or basketball, it seems that some coaches are either good at recruiting OR coaching and have a shortcoming on one of those dimensions and you have to pick a poison. In my opinion, Buzz has the cache to walk into living rooms and land recruits quite a bit better then MY can. He seems very tight with Jimmy Butler. Whether MY is a better coach than Buzz is up for debate, but when you figure in the lack of drama and other factors, MY is about as good a hire as we are ever going to find.
Posted: 06/08/2024 at 01:15 PM ET
(In response to this post by Zanderhokie)

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Random fact: no VT basketball coach has won 60% or more career games since
Zanderhokie • 05/28/24 12:23 PM ET
What conclusion do you make that MY and Buzz basically have the same ◄
TDVick • 06/08/24 01:15 PM ET
They’re both good coaches, decent winning percentages at Virginia Tech
Zanderhokie • 06/09/24 08:53 AM ET
My point is 1) who is the best we can get and 2) who will stay around
TDVick • 06/09/24 09:18 AM ET
Random fact #2: the last VT coach with a winning conference record is
Zanderhokie • 05/30/24 08:54 PM ET
All that cheating for 8 more wins...**
GCHokie34 • 05/30/24 01:41 PM ET
And drama. **
VT One • 05/30/24 03:10 PM ET
The funny thing is if MY goes 8-3 to start non-conf next season...
GCHokie34 • 05/30/24 07:44 PM ET
Mike Young is quite a treasure when you lay out these points. I just hope
TDVick • 06/08/24 01:20 PM ET
Is that speculation or factual?**
Blueboy • 06/02/24 10:23 AM ET
Buzz was 100-69...MY is 92-66
GCHokie34 • 06/02/24 01:37 PM ET
I’m thinking that wasn’t the part of your post that he’s asking about. **
Jackie VT • 06/02/24 02:59 PM ET
I'm aware...just not feeding the troll**
GCHokie34 • 06/02/24 04:50 PM ET
Looks like you shot your mouth off and instead of backing it up with
SHPHOKIE • 06/03/24 09:14 AM ET
Lol what**
GCHokie34 • 06/03/24 09:25 AM ET
He is not smart enough to figure that out. **
Blueboy • 06/02/24 03:47 PM ET
Are you...
2hhoop3 • 06/02/24 04:58 PM ET
You cannot be discounting the sweet 16, can you? Oh yeah, don't
King of Hokies • 06/01/24 07:17 PM ET
Not at all...they account for exactly 2 of Buzz's 100 wins**
GCHokie34 • 06/01/24 11:23 PM ET
And if MY went 2-0 against St Louis and Liberty to get a Sweet 16
hokieZ71 • 06/02/24 07:05 PM ET
I’m against people diminishing Sweet 16 appearances and….
Jackie VT • 06/02/24 08:26 PM ET
"Lightning in a bottle"**
GCHokie34 • 06/02/24 07:47 PM ET
Yeah, because all wins are the same**
King of Hokies • 06/02/24 07:02 PM ET
What are you even talking about at this point?
GCHokie34 • 06/02/24 07:48 PM ET
And if a frog had wings
Hokie101 • 06/01/24 02:34 PM ET
You're suggesting 8-3 is out of the question?**
GCHokie34 • 06/01/24 03:22 PM ET
LOL**
Midwestguy • 05/31/24 03:36 PM ET
I’m not predicting anything about the coming season. But I will remind
VT One • 05/30/24 09:22 PM ET
Not taking sides
atlhokie1 • 06/03/24 03:29 PM ET
In expanded 64 team fields Moir may have went to 8 tournaments and made
millmtnhokie • 05/29/24 03:48 PM ET
Maybe an unpopular opinion
Vippie1 • 05/30/24 03:53 PM ET
Moir strength was recruiting. He brought in some talent. Like all coaches
uber hokie • 06/02/24 08:30 AM ET
Don’t expect anyone to know but I wonder how strength of schedule compared?**
Hoakie82 • 05/29/24 01:44 PM ET
And they forced Devoe out. Sharp admins...**
UTPr0sim • 05/29/24 09:00 AM ET
I think they were mad because he publicly went after the OSU job.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/29/24 09:59 AM ET
You are correct. There may have been other underlying reasons, but that was
santafe • 05/30/24 08:00 AM ET
navigation?Was my understanding. Devoe was told to sign a contract "now"**
eokhokie • 05/29/24 08:49 PM ET
That's the way I remember it.
YBYSAIAHokie • 05/29/24 12:11 PM ET
Yep, my recollection. My years 70-75.
TomTurkey • 05/29/24 11:55 AM ET
Moseley told Devoe not to interview for the job.
RJHokie • 05/29/24 12:12 PM ET
He played on the 1962 team with John Havlicek, John Lucas and Bobby Knight.**
Femoyer Hokie • 05/29/24 01:44 PM ET
That would be "Jerry" Lucas, not John.**
MidloHokie • 05/29/24 10:25 PM ET
LOL. My bad.**
Femoyer Hokie • 06/01/24 03:39 PM ET
Wow, what a lineup!**
EDGEMAN • 05/29/24 04:27 PM ET
Wyoming, then Tennessee, and later Navy.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/29/24 12:29 PM ET
Wasn't he an assistant under Bobby Knight?**
TomTurkey • 05/29/24 12:47 PM ET
Yes**
MidloHokie • 05/29/24 10:56 PM ET
At Tennessee where he got ***** slapped in the locker room by Kevin Nash.
vatechcowpatty • 05/29/24 12:44 PM ET
Nash also dangled Vanilla Ice off a balcony for the royalties to Ninja Rap.
KCHokie2 • 05/30/24 10:42 PM ET
Lol, forgot about that.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/29/24 05:46 PM ET
Nash (briefly) tells the story here ...**
Will StewartAdmin • 05/30/24 09:51 AM ET
Francis lost some weight**
atlhokie1 • 06/03/24 03:34 PM ET
That was the rationalization at the time. **
VT One • 05/29/24 10:53 AM ET
all coaches records link
ZBeliever • 05/28/24 05:23 PM ET
Here's how you post a link on our boards ...**
Will StewartAdmin • 05/30/24 09:52 AM ET
Greatest winning % all-time, any VT basketball coach ever: Harlan Sanborn
Zanderhokie • 05/29/24 11:10 AM ET
Maybe there is a Branch Bocock descendant that is
RJHokie • 05/29/24 11:19 AM ET
How's our cloning research going?**
Truthahn • 05/30/24 12:44 PM ET
VT basketball was strong back then, also a random fact.
NC Hoke • 05/28/24 05:14 PM ET
Right, Howie Shannon. He actually taught my "Psychology of Coaching" class
MidloHokie • 05/29/24 11:00 PM ET
I had Howie Shannon teach my Golf Gym class. Craig Lieder was in the class.
YBYSAIAHokie • 06/02/24 07:39 PM ET
Do you know why Shannon retired? Seems like he was winning enough. How old
vtox1 • 06/01/24 11:49 AM ET
He had a quite promiscuous daughter from what I heard……
RJHokie • 06/01/24 11:52 AM ET
Had absolutely nothing to do with it. Remember, it was the 70's :)**
MidloHokie • 06/01/24 03:11 PM ET
Yeah, morality was at an all time low then - right? 😁
RJHokie • 06/01/24 03:27 PM ET
He did have some issues. Think ….
MidloHokie • 06/02/24 12:32 PM ET
Jimmy also had a “wandering eye”, particularly when it came to
RJHokie • 06/02/24 12:36 PM ET
That something else......
2hhoop3 • 06/01/24 05:31 PM ET
I believe Paul Gunsten held the director of physical education or director
RJHokie • 06/01/24 05:43 PM ET
Gunsten may have retired.......
2hhoop3 • 06/01/24 05:59 PM ET
Paul Gunsten was IM Director through my graduation ('74). I officiated . .
MidloHokie • 06/02/24 07:47 PM ET
Well there are going to be worse winning percentages playing an ACC
VT One • 05/28/24 03:56 PM ET
If you look at career........
2hhoop3 • 05/28/24 12:54 PM ET
At this point I think you have to start to name Bennett
RCush13 • 05/29/24 07:37 AM ET
I did say......
2hhoop3 • 05/29/24 10:26 AM ET
Charlie had a FAR easier schedule year in and year out
Vippie1 • 05/28/24 12:35 PM ET
The Metro was decent in those days. VT played some decent ooc games too.
Hokie`79 • 05/28/24 09:33 PM ET
Those Metro Conference games vs Louisville and Memphis State were wars
Zanderhokie • 05/29/24 10:50 AM ET
I belive Charlie’s teams would have been very competitive in the ACC
NC Hoke • 05/28/24 05:21 PM ET
Moir had some good teams.......
2hhoop3 • 05/28/24 05:34 PM ET