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Mike Young is underperforming what I like to call the VT Average...

I think the VT average for a coach is around a 57.5% winning percentage. Anything under that is underperforming. Anything above that is overperforming. This is proven by our last three longer-termed coaches: Seth Greenberg: 170-123 (58%) Buzz Williams: 100-69 (59.2%) Mike Young: 117-89 (56.7%) At some point, you have to look at this and understand this is probably who Virginia Tech is with the resources we devote to Men's Basketball. More resources would raise the floor and ceiling of the program. But, more resources likely aren't coming unless we can find sustained success in football under Franklin (joining a P2 conference would also help). Right now, Young is slightly underperforming the VT Average. There's still time for that to change this season. He's not in a fireable range yet and we've certainly seen VT teams struggle in January under him only to find their footing in February and March. But, it's beginning to slightly trend in the wrong direction.
Posted: 01/08/2026 at 09:21 AM ET
(In response to this post by Zanderhokie)

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People are gonna be big mad about this, but let’s talk about Mike Young
Zanderhokie 01/07/26 10:05 PM ET
Mike Young is underperforming what I like to call the VT Average...
MBHokie90 01/08/26 09:21 AM ET
Factor how many of those 117 wins are early season gimmees.
apbaker73 01/07/26 11:36 PM ET
Young is a competent coach. Not a mastermind that some hype him up to be.
RoswellGAHokie 01/07/26 10:43 PM ET
This happens every year, and its equally as crazy as the first time**
GCHokie34 01/07/26 10:29 PM ET
I hear what you're saying but you know how this works. The argument that
MidloHokie 01/07/26 10:42 PM ET
Why? He's underperformed 3 of the last 4 years, especially in conference.
GoldCoast 01/07/26 10:37 PM ET
He has not underperformed this season...
GCHokie34 01/07/26 11:01 PM ET
It certainly is too early to say this year, but he's digging...
GoldCoast 01/08/26 08:50 AM ET
Lifetime .560
extremehokie 01/07/26 10:23 PM ET
He didn't underachieve when we won the ACC tournament**
VAHokie89 01/07/26 10:37 PM ET
I wish
fakehokiestolenvalor 01/07/26 11:05 PM ET
True. But a valid response when people assert
VAHokie89 01/08/26 07:03 AM ET
Now do every other coach in the history of VT basketball...
GCHokie34 01/07/26 10:28 PM ET
Buzz Williams lifetime record .618, Greenberg .567, James Johnson .349
Zanderhokie 01/07/26 11:24 PM ET
How coaches did away from VT is irrelevant...
GCHokie34 01/08/26 09:00 AM ET
Moir’s teams would have went to 8-9 NCAA tournaments in the era of 64 teams
millmtnhokie 01/08/26 07:07 AM ET
Well, VT is ranked #14 job in ACC, CMY probably close to be there? He is
icelus 01/07/26 10:21 PM ET
Is that really it? Can't do any better b/c of a coaches poll? He has
GoldCoast 01/07/26 10:29 PM ET
I have been behind CMY the whole time but if he does not make the tourney
VTMONEY94 01/07/26 10:14 PM ET
Time to move on. Keep riding the ACC tournament win
DCL 01/07/26 10:57 PM ET
Hate to tell you, but we aren’t making the tournament. **
extremehokie 01/07/26 10:25 PM ET