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.
Thread Replies (21)
People are gonna be big mad about this, but let’s talk about Mike Young
-- Zanderhokie
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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01/07/26 10:05 PM ET
Mike Young is underperforming what I like to call the VT Average...
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-- MBHokie90
Jan 08, 2026 at 09:21 AM ET
MBHokie90
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01/08/26 09:21 AM ET
Factor how many of those 117 wins are early season gimmees.
-- apbaker73
Jan 07, 2026 at 11:36 PM ET
apbaker73
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01/07/26 11:36 PM ET
Young is a competent coach. Not a mastermind that some hype him up to be.
-- RoswellGAHokie
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:43 PM ET
RoswellGAHokie
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01/07/26 10:43 PM ET
This happens every year, and its equally as crazy as the first time**
-- GCHokie34
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:29 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/07/26 10:29 PM ET
I hear what you're saying but you know how this works. The argument that
-- MidloHokie
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:42 PM ET
MidloHokie
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01/07/26 10:42 PM ET
Why? He's underperformed 3 of the last 4 years, especially in conference.
-- GoldCoast
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:37 PM ET
GoldCoast
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01/07/26 10:37 PM ET
He has not underperformed this season...
-- GCHokie34
Jan 07, 2026 at 11:01 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/07/26 11:01 PM ET
It certainly is too early to say this year, but he's digging...
-- GoldCoast
Jan 08, 2026 at 08:50 AM ET
GoldCoast
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01/08/26 08:50 AM ET
He didn't underachieve when we won the ACC tournament**
-- VAHokie89
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:37 PM ET
VAHokie89
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01/07/26 10:37 PM ET
I wish
-- fakehokiestolenvalor
Jan 07, 2026 at 11:05 PM ET
fakehokiestolenvalor
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01/07/26 11:05 PM ET
True. But a valid response when people assert
-- VAHokie89
Jan 08, 2026 at 07:03 AM ET
VAHokie89
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01/08/26 07:03 AM ET
Now do every other coach in the history of VT basketball...
-- GCHokie34
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:28 PM ET
GCHokie34
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01/07/26 10:28 PM ET
Buzz Williams lifetime record .618, Greenberg .567, James Johnson .349
-- Zanderhokie
Jan 07, 2026 at 11:24 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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01/07/26 11:24 PM ET
How coaches did away from VT is irrelevant...
-- GCHokie34
Jan 08, 2026 at 09:00 AM ET
GCHokie34
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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
Jan 08, 2026 at 07:07 AM ET
millmtnhokie
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01/08/26 07:07 AM ET
Well, VT is ranked #14 job in ACC, CMY probably close to be there? He is
-- icelus
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:21 PM ET
icelus
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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
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:29 PM ET
GoldCoast
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01/07/26 10:29 PM ET
I have been behind CMY the whole time but if he does not make the tourney
-- VTMONEY94
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:14 PM ET
VTMONEY94
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01/07/26 10:14 PM ET
Time to move on. Keep riding the ACC tournament win
-- DCL
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:57 PM ET
DCL
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01/07/26 10:57 PM ET
Hate to tell you, but we aren’t making the tournament. **
-- extremehokie
Jan 07, 2026 at 10:25 PM ET
extremehokie
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01/07/26 10:25 PM ET