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I used Brownell moreso b/c of the program comparison VT to Clemson

And maybe it's not a fair one..but J Weaver used to say we compared most favorably to Clemson from an athletics standpoint and I tended to get his point. I do get your point on Brownell 16 years in now, and 4 full recruiting cycles. So MY is halfway there presumably. What did Brownell figure out after those first 7 years that they started to really have consistency? Clemson obviously stuck with him. (tic) One NCAA tournament in 7 years?! Well that sounds almost VT-like (tic). It reminds me of the debate on Coach Pry. It was said well Dabo didn't win his first 4-5 years either, THEN he caught fire on recruiting and it all started to come together. If you or others think MY continues to be the right coach at the right time for VT, I get that. But an argument can be made well we've got money to spend now. I just feel like programs like Vandy, as long as they keep Byington (given what he's showing he can do at a high level), have a better chance to be in the NCAAs most years going forward. Willard at Nova - I don't know that he can win a natty there, but I like his track record to at least have them back in the tournament year in year out. Buzz will have Maryland back in the NCAAs a couple years in a row then he'll leave for elsewhere of course. I hope MY can catch fire next 5 years and cement his legacy, it's just the history of doing so isn't there.
Posted: 02/10/2026 at 12:36 PM ET
(In response to this post by GCHokie34)

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The notion that we could get a better basketball coach is ludicrous
Squatro • 02/08/26 01:12 PM ET
There are no more corners to cut. **
st_andrew • 02/09/26 02:19 PM ET
no longer true in the age of NIL
lazarus1 • 02/09/26 11:42 AM ET
How you spend your dollars is important too.
NC Hoke • 02/09/26 01:07 PM ET
Lol. We just had one**
King of Hokies • 02/09/26 10:40 AM ET
VT historical commitment to basketball is arguably the worse in the ACC
Vippie1 • 02/09/26 09:53 AM ET
Historical commitment doesn't mean that much. What is it today & tomorrow?**
marcbvtgm • 02/09/26 03:31 PM ET
it's up to the coach to sell a vision of the program
lazarus1 • 02/09/26 11:43 AM ET
Well that aint happening with either this coach or this AD
Vippie1 • 02/09/26 11:49 AM ET
Who knows, CMY may call it quits and move on...similar to TBennett.**
SCHokie80 • 02/09/26 05:26 AM ET
With one less Natty
Vippie1 • 02/09/26 09:45 AM ET
VT needs a coach that makes his players practice free throws. TIC**
MP4VT2004 • 02/08/26 07:50 PM ET
He might make them practice them. Free throws are weird things. If you
nkhooch • 02/08/26 11:26 PM ET
I was being sarcastic.**
MP4VT2004 • 02/09/26 01:31 AM ET
I see. Wasn't familiar with TIC. Get it now.**
nkhooch • 02/09/26 01:34 AM ET
Or at least shows them an instructional video on doing so.
KCHokie2 • 02/08/26 10:31 PM ET
Football seems to be doing alright all of a sudden. Hmm.....**
40ozDistrict • 02/08/26 06:48 PM ET
Yeah, I guess we won’t be dropping down a level now.
GoldCoast • 02/08/26 08:11 PM ET
I mean, Franklin is undefeated at VT, but let's not celebrate anything yet.**
MP4VT2004 • 02/08/26 08:35 PM ET
I'm willing to be patient.
KCHokie2 • 02/08/26 10:22 PM ET
Should be over by half-time
TomTurkey • 02/09/26 10:13 AM ET
Very fair. **
GoldCoast • 02/08/26 08:39 PM ET
We can celebrate the talent he's brought to the program. Good start.**
40ozDistrict • 02/08/26 08:39 PM ET
i know, right**
Windows NT • 02/08/26 07:05 PM ET
The thing is...
GCHokie34 • 02/08/26 04:50 PM ET
a new coach would be more likely to lose ground then gain ground without
Vippie1 • 02/09/26 02:36 PM ET
I think youre spot on about now vs 10-20 years ago...
GCHokie34 • 02/09/26 06:10 PM ET
The Orioles are my team
Vippie1 • 02/09/26 07:05 PM ET
You may not like comparisons I dunno but is MY a better coach than Brownell
HokieSA • 02/09/26 01:13 PM ET
Brownell went to 1 NCAAT in his first 7 years at Clemson...
GCHokie34 • 02/09/26 05:55 PM ET
I used Brownell moreso b/c of the program comparison VT to Clemson ◄
HokieSA • 02/10/26 12:36 PM ET
Getting players, no matter how you rationalize it, the past decade has...
GoldCoast • 02/08/26 08:29 PM ET
And the Super Bowl is 3 field goals away from being 0-0**
GCHokie34 • 02/08/26 08:41 PM ET
to say that we can't do better then MY's tenure is ludicrous
VermontDDS • 02/08/26 08:08 PM ET
Thanks, but none of that matters. There is new paradigm. $$$$, lots of $$$$
hok1eboy • 02/08/26 08:04 PM ET
CMY is a really good coach, NOT a magician…
Shbolf • 02/08/26 07:44 PM ET
VT wouldn't have got Franklin had it not greatly increased it's budget.
hokeyhokie • 02/08/26 07:17 PM ET
No. Blacksburg. **
GoldCoast • 02/08/26 08:13 PM ET
absolutely**
40ozDistrict • 02/08/26 07:52 PM ET
the same**
Windows NT • 02/08/26 07:29 PM ET
You want to get this board to think more AND be thoughtful? ^^Read this^^**
PhotoHokieNC • 02/08/26 05:46 PM ET
so basically you're saying we should be happy
lazarus1 • 02/08/26 05:38 PM ET
You're welcome to feel however you'd like...
GCHokie34 • 02/08/26 05:48 PM ET
I'm not looking at a carousel of coaches..
lazarus1 • 02/08/26 11:41 PM ET
Great post and points. VT is just a unique situation**
DCL • 02/08/26 05:31 PM ET
Suppose every coach in America had exactly the same players
Squatro • 02/08/26 04:32 PM ET
Most of the posters don't ( and most of us can't and don't) know how much
ancient alien 2018 • 02/08/26 07:26 PM ET
Such a tired excuse. Sorry
extremehokie • 02/08/26 04:24 PM ET
Maybe we should cut all basketball funding
RiverVT • 02/08/26 04:16 PM ET
I think we could but it would take A LOT, so I predict we won’t until MY
Maroon Effect • 02/08/26 03:12 PM ET
The notion that we couldn't get a better basketball coach is ludicrous ...
hok1eboy • 02/08/26 02:59 PM ET
Is Charlottesville much better
VT757to276 • 02/08/26 02:47 PM ET
Have they won a Natty? Have we?**
Lancelot Link • 02/08/26 10:40 PM ET
yes...yes....and yes**
NativeBurger • 02/08/26 04:05 PM ET
Also has an airport, albeit a small one
Squatro • 02/08/26 03:14 PM ET
Yes. Closer to DC and Richmond. More racially diverse than Blacksburg**
UpperQuad • 02/08/26 03:12 PM ET
Someone call Arkansas and tell them they can't have a basketball team.**
hok1eboy • 02/08/26 07:55 PM ET
and clemson.. population 19k**
Windows NT • 02/08/26 08:15 PM ET
and Fayetteville, AR may be the least "diverse" place on earth...but also
hok1eboy • 02/08/26 08:35 PM ET
More racially diverse, or a larger percentage of African Americans? The
HokieEngineer • 02/08/26 04:11 PM ET
Are there even corners to cut anymore?**
turkeywinghokie • 02/08/26 02:18 PM ET
That’s a good point
Squatro • 02/08/26 03:09 PM ET
i don't buy the Blacksburg is a much tougher place to recruit...**
Windows NT • 02/08/26 01:44 PM ET
I don’t get it either. By that logic, Iowa State should never have a good
Zanderhokie • 02/09/26 12:31 PM ET
Iowa State sponsors the bare minimum in sports.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/09/26 01:17 PM ET
They wear the minimum pieces of flair? :)**
NokieHokie • 02/09/26 01:22 PM ET
agreed**
Windows NT • 02/09/26 12:36 PM ET
I don't either . It's all about get me to the nba **
RiverVT • 02/08/26 04:04 PM ET
Then you’re not capable of putting yourself in the shoes
Squatro • 02/08/26 01:46 PM ET
Trouble is blacksburg city, not embracing on development
1947Sunbowl • 02/08/26 03:07 PM ET
Totally agree with your point, except that
Squatro • 02/08/26 03:12 PM ET
if they wont VT can with the chicken hill enetertainment district
1947Sunbowl • 02/08/26 04:30 PM ET
Right now there isn't enough people to fill up what we have.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/09/26 01:25 PM ET
Crazy to think students don’t need some spending money. I paid for both
GBOHokie • 02/09/26 10:33 PM ET
VT WILL do what is best for VT**
1947Sunbowl • 02/08/26 04:31 PM ET
Blacksburg has a large bunch of locals that want a return to the 1970s
UpperQuad • 02/08/26 03:26 PM ET
I think a more accurate depiction......
2hhoop3 • 02/08/26 03:32 PM ET
Interesting point...shame it's not fact based.
hok1eboy • 02/08/26 02:05 PM ET
right. GMU, GWU, a bunch in phily... you been to lubbock? dallas?**
Windows NT • 02/08/26 01:51 PM ET
This makes no sense - all way bigger towns/cities then podunk burg
AnotherTechW • 02/08/26 02:08 PM ET
Folks State College and blacksburg same size and Stae college has not prob
1947Sunbowl • 02/08/26 04:34 PM ET
If I knew one, I'd hire a cryptologist to decipher this post. **
ancient alien 2018 • 02/09/26 06:52 PM ET
Number one, I can't understand a word you typed, or your point at all.
Will StewartAdmin • 02/09/26 10:02 AM ET
Mercury gonna mercury **
Brewing_Hokie • 02/09/26 07:53 PM ET
He probably had too many shots of liquor just before making the post.**
RJHokie • 02/09/26 07:24 PM ET
Lol.**
Nortazhokie • 02/09/26 10:03 AM ET
Point is it's the $... And coach/program. Not location **
Windows NT • 02/08/26 02:39 PM ET
Absolutely those are the top two factors
Squatro • 02/08/26 03:08 PM ET
Didn’t say it’s impossible to recruit in Blacksburg
Squatro • 02/08/26 02:06 PM ET
was Buzz and good coach or recruiter?
VermontDDS • 02/08/26 01:41 PM ET
An excellent coach and recruiter
Squatro • 02/08/26 01:45 PM ET
Wait...there are rules...are you sure.**
hok1eboy • 02/08/26 03:00 PM ET