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CMY was not making much money until he joined VT a few years ago, he was

basically making engineer level salary at Wofford. I am sure he is in good position financially now, but would a normal engineer walk away from a $3MM/yr salary job voluntarily? Of course, most people would want to stick to that job as long as they can. Tony Bennett made much more money and had a much more succesful career than that of CMY before he retired, even so, walking away like that is still rare.
Posted: 04/01/2026 at 05:08 PM ET
(In response to this post by MarionHokie82)

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CMY and Tony Bennett are similar in that they both run systems that require
MarionHokie82 • 04/01/26 04:41 PM ET
Mike Young would be one of the greatest high school basketball coaches ever
Zanderhokie • 04/02/26 03:00 PM ET
Exactly. I’ve said this before as well and after this past season I’m
SCHokie1103 • 04/02/26 08:31 AM ET
Maybe there is an under the table understanding about the year after
HokieNL • 04/02/26 06:58 PM ET
Somehow Matt Painter is making it work**
WildTurkE • 04/01/26 06:13 PM ET
Sure, it can work, in that situation.
Gobbler Guru • 04/02/26 10:32 AM ET
You hit it right on the head!**
MarionHokie82 • 04/02/26 09:48 PM ET
Painter keeps a lot of kids 4 years. It can be done **
millmtnhokie • 04/01/26 07:17 PM ET
Staggering amounts of NIL cash, plus great coaching chops, at both
ancient alien 2018 • 04/01/26 10:20 PM ET
If they have to be like #4 or #45 this year then I don't want them.
LonghornHokie • 04/01/26 09:26 PM ET
Big 10 money helps**
Moseley Hokie • 04/01/26 07:36 PM ET
It's a chicken-egg thing. Painter is an established coach who wins.
reestuart • 04/02/26 08:41 AM ET
VT has more now with the increase. They are simply better run.
GoldCoast • 04/01/26 10:18 PM ET
Maybe so but is that because of the $$$ that allow not only the purchase
VTCALS72 • 04/02/26 07:41 AM ET
I'm w/ you, but my point is the MBB funding issues are due more to our..
GoldCoast • 04/02/26 08:02 AM ET
Fully agree with new real leadership at the place real change in direction
VTCALS72 • 04/02/26 08:11 AM ET
^^^THIS^^^**
hok1eboy • 04/01/26 10:10 PM ET
CMY was not making much money until he joined VT a few years ago, he was ◄
icelus • 04/01/26 05:08 PM ET
His wife was a partner at PWC. She was making the big $$$**
UpperQuad • 04/01/26 11:12 PM ET
It might be questionable......
2hhoop3 • 04/02/26 03:19 PM ET
Good point. Real life stuff matters at the personal level. I'd work a ****
40ozDistrict • 04/01/26 10:12 PM ET
But do we really want to pay a guy who’s mainly in it for the money?
Zanderhokie • 04/02/26 03:05 PM ET
I mean, this would be extremely not smart for MY to abide by and it…
GoldCoast • 04/01/26 05:02 PM ET
MY could probably be successful in this era of college athletics at the DII
VTHokie2000 • 04/01/26 04:49 PM ET
Your exactly right. Definitely more stable rosters there.**
MarionHokie82 • 04/01/26 05:02 PM ET
Is that true? Everyone is poaching from everyone. We are looking at
hokiehill1117 • 04/02/26 11:45 AM ET
I get the prestige of being a DI coach. However, sometimes the juice is
VTHokie2000 • 04/01/26 07:13 PM ET
Money money money.....Money**
40ozDistrict • 04/01/26 10:13 PM ET
It would bring a tear to Gordon Gecko's eye.**
VTHokie2000 • 04/02/26 12:02 AM ET
"Greed, is good! Greed works!"**
HokieNL • 04/02/26 12:26 AM ET