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If this were all taking place a year ago, is it possible that VT would have

had a shot at Ryan Odom or am I naive in thinking that? Not to say he would succeed here in the same way he has started at UVA, but I don't feel like that would have been an unrealistic hire.
Posted: 02/19/2026 at 11:21 AM ET
(In response to this post by Chris Coleman)

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For all saying Tech will never compete in basketball .
RiverVT • 02/19/26 08:08 AM ET
I would have zero issue with the Men's Hoops equivalent of Coach Duffy if
Tuckahokie • 02/19/26 11:25 AM ET
If his budget were top 4 in the ACC like Coach Duffy, he probably
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:30 PM ET
Should he have that choice? **
Jethro Tull • 02/19/26 02:19 PM ET
You wouldn't be able to attract a "Coach Duffy"
Jwunderdog • 02/19/26 11:49 AM ET
Until coach duffy wins one ncaa game for the ladies then I’ll hold
GreenvilleVT • 02/19/26 04:49 PM ET
If MBB had a top 1/4 ACC budget, I'd wager you could attract at least
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:42 PM ET
Yep and a year removed from Final 4
hokiepro • 02/19/26 11:53 AM ET
i feel like the athletic dept got a wake up call about football
VermontDDS • 02/19/26 09:46 AM ET
Beamer & staff had the highest payroll in the country for a brief time
LonghornHokie • 02/19/26 02:33 PM ET
No one is jumping at the chance...
GCHokie34 • 02/19/26 10:31 AM ET
we're not getting to 20 wins unless you count the NIT**
lazarus1 • 02/19/26 04:36 PM ET
Cool story, bro...that definitely changes things **
GCHokie34 • 02/19/26 05:42 PM ET
you brought up the twenty wins**
lazarus1 • 02/19/26 09:25 PM ET
Theres an equal chance of VT getting to 20 wins...
GCHokie34 • 02/19/26 09:30 PM ET
My concern is that he retires not that he will get fired.
AnotherTechW • 02/19/26 12:56 PM ET
JJ still on the football staff?**
atlhokie1 • 02/19/26 04:49 PM ET
lol - run it back ! **
AnotherTechW • 02/19/26 10:33 PM ET
or both. agree 100%**
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:01 PM ET
I have a question. IF/WHEN CMY departs, could a school like Iowa State be
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 12:43 PM ET
Iowa St has done a great job of keeping and developing players and not
Jwunderdog • 02/19/26 01:57 PM ET
Of course...
GCHokie34 • 02/19/26 12:52 PM ET
A peer in rural, not in hoops history. That factors in and does mattter.
Hokies23 • 02/20/26 09:19 AM ET
ISU may be a peer but Ames isn't IMO - 20K more people than the Burg.
AnotherTechW • 02/19/26 01:30 PM ET
Are you really going to a school to spend time traveling to any of those..
GoldCoast • 02/19/26 05:07 PM ET
Football players seem ok with Blacksburg, now. Hmm...
40ozDistrict • 02/19/26 02:42 PM ET
its 40 minutes from Kansas City and closer if you live in the Suburbs. **
Jwunderdog • 02/19/26 02:47 PM ET
Sorry, don't see many differences. Oh and I know most folks LOL
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:35 PM ET
Thanks. Good information. I for one hope CMY decides he still has the
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:00 PM ET
Hope CMY stays to see if the new emphasis on football raises all the
laphroaig • 02/19/26 01:14 PM ET
Agree!!**
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:15 PM ET
Been hearing WBs days are numbered for a number of days now. So yes
uber hokie • 02/19/26 12:30 PM ET
JW is from a different era, WB is behind the current one..time to move on.
GoldCoast • 02/19/26 05:20 PM ET
Now is not the time to change horses.
VT ChemE 1986 • 02/19/26 11:33 AM ET
It’s 💯 the time to change horses. **
st_andrew • 02/19/26 01:27 PM ET
~20 wins?
fakehokiestolenvalor • 02/19/26 11:33 AM ET
I think we hire a new coach and he hires Mike Young back as his
jagerhokie • 02/19/26 11:22 AM ET
Unheard of. Never happen. Oh wait. **
uber hokie • 02/19/26 08:55 PM ET
I agree 100%...
NativeBurger • 02/19/26 11:14 AM ET
Until program funding moves up from 14th, where it was last season. All
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:06 PM ET
Why do we just accept mediocrity?
Woody • 02/19/26 11:55 AM ET
Fund the program are the key stumbling blocks currently.**
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:03 PM ET
We aren't. We have chosen excellence in football. We need to prove
VT ChemE 1986 • 02/19/26 12:46 PM ET
Need a new AD first to fully realize what MBB can do. **
GoldCoast • 02/19/26 12:45 PM ET
You had me at "Need a new AD"**
laphroaig • 02/19/26 01:16 PM ET
The biggest worry if Young retires...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 11:04 AM ET
This seems like fearmongering
st_andrew • 02/19/26 01:21 PM ET
Replacing CMY would give you just what you described. Replacing him before
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:27 PM ET
Nah. MYs time is done. The rest is just playing out the string.
st_andrew • 02/19/26 01:28 PM ET
Yeah, that's fair. And I agree we should be able to fund both.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 01:25 PM ET
Whit giving a press conference?
RJHokie • 02/20/26 09:38 AM ET
You may not be able to answer this ? Do you, at this time, expect
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:12 PM ET
I wouldn't venture a guess.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 01:13 PM ET
Understand totally. Hope he does.**
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:16 PM ET
it probably isnt as important now but how does a coach with 1 year left
JACHokies • 02/19/26 12:41 PM ET
If this were all taking place a year ago, is it possible that VT would have ◄
hokiehill1117 • 02/19/26 11:21 AM ET
Would have required 12+M new found money to:
VT757to276 • 02/19/26 12:10 PM ET
No, we would have gone head-to-head with UVA last year.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 11:35 AM ET
I don't think there is anymore sitting around ...LOL. I think it is all
VTScoop • 02/19/26 11:16 AM ET
Correct, and Im not sure there is a good time until a new AD is in place**
GCHokie34 • 02/19/26 11:06 AM ET
For 40 years, all VT hoops coaches except Buzz were hired on the cheap.
Gobbler Guru • 02/19/26 10:28 AM ET
Feels that way. Fball was the result of "activist" investors/fans. AD is..
GoldCoast • 02/19/26 10:23 AM ET
WB isn't a "vision" guy**
VT ChemE 1986 • 02/19/26 12:47 PM ET
Football was the result .....
2hhoop3 • 02/19/26 10:27 AM ET
If you think back to the introductory PC...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 09:54 AM ET
Ballein is/was part........
2hhoop3 • 02/19/26 10:08 AM ET
I thought Buzz recommended MY replace him - that we'd be fools not to do so**
HokieHill • 02/19/26 09:57 AM ET
I have never heard that.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 09:58 AM ET
I've always wondered about this
HokieSA • 02/20/26 05:53 PM ET
I remember when he said it.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/20/26 05:55 PM ET
As soon as Hokies fans collectively CARE about MBB to invest
hokiepro • 02/19/26 08:57 AM ET
Basketball does have the Front Court group that invests pretty heavily in
VTScoop • 02/19/26 11:12 AM ET
Why can’t our Athletic Department get out of its own way?
AnotherTechW • 02/21/26 07:12 AM ET
Good points. And, like you, I've had empty seats around me,...for years.
saret • 02/19/26 11:29 AM ET
Your last paragraph is why I disagree with your "it's up to us" statement.
I love VT! • 02/19/26 11:23 AM ET
Understand...I should have expanded on the "up to us." I was specifically
VTScoop • 02/19/26 11:51 AM ET
Scoop, there are some "devils in the details." Seat premiums
saret • 02/19/26 12:21 PM ET
They would essentially go to improve the operating budget. Since we lack
VTScoop • 02/19/26 12:57 PM ET
So, essentially the MBB seat premiums would be in addition
saret • 02/19/26 01:07 PM ET
And to think some folks, including Sands believe Whit & Co. are good ....
Atlee Hokie • 02/19/26 02:23 PM ET
I do not believe many,......
2hhoop3 • 02/19/26 02:36 PM ET
How were we able to fix the Ballein problem in football and not in
Femoyer Hokie • 02/19/26 11:23 AM ET
Here is how I will try to answer your questions....as to question one, that
VTScoop • 02/19/26 11:29 AM ET
Imagine if Elko and Odom had been hired instead of Pry and Young.
Gobbler Guru • 02/19/26 05:39 PM ET
Do Elko and Odom have SWVA accents? **
King of Hokies • 02/20/26 02:51 AM ET
I know exactly what you are saying and how to interpret that last paragraph
NokieHokie • 02/19/26 11:16 AM ET
Rivers post is spot on....
Woody • 02/19/26 09:56 AM ET
Yeah, I was going to mention that. It's like that every year.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 09:31 AM ET
Engagement is needed to drive giving.
Femoyer Hokie • 02/19/26 10:45 AM ET
Agree, I wish the local community (and students) would support the team in
LakeMontHokie • 02/19/26 12:59 PM ET
That's the norm for a "system" coach. I kind of understand
saret • 02/19/26 01:30 PM ET
I disagree with “entertaining”; CMY teams when they’re clicking are fun
hokiepro • 02/19/26 11:52 AM ET
Tipoff time for MBB is known in advance.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/19/26 10:49 AM ET
This is partially (perhaps mostly) the fault of VT, however...
LegalHokie • 02/19/26 09:57 AM ET
We need a "Danny White, AD (Univ of TN)" who elevates the entire Ath Dept
91HokieBob • 02/19/26 11:37 AM ET
i think VT needs to build relationship with fans instead of fliers
VermontDDS • 02/19/26 10:11 AM ET
When regular ways of fundraising are lacking in success, FIND MORE WAYS!
laphroaig • 02/19/26 12:30 PM ET
MBB used to have all of that. **
I love VT! • 02/19/26 11:27 AM ET
Not disagreeing with what you're saying, but there are
saret • 02/19/26 10:55 AM ET
There's one word for creating limitations on oneself - idiotic**
laphroaig • 02/19/26 12:33 PM ET
I agree. That being said, the next original thought Whit and his Minions
saret • 02/19/26 12:40 PM ET
Offered $400 for softball seats, they turned me down because they
laphroaig • 02/19/26 01:06 PM ET
With regards to the AD and softball, momma Gump described those tools
ancient alien 2018 • 02/19/26 01:14 PM ET
To answer your question,....Whit and his Minions.**
saret • 02/19/26 01:08 PM ET
The biggest problem with this is our Nike contract. Nike only makes so much
LegalHokie • 02/19/26 10:37 AM ET
here a secret ... not everything is Nike authentic
VermontDDS • 02/19/26 12:51 PM ET
Yep, even the football jerseys in late 90’s / early 2000’s for throwback
Hokies23 • 02/20/26 10:21 AM ET
Funny story along these lines...
LegalHokie • 02/19/26 01:12 PM ET
I did not know that. And, Nike is OK with that?
saret • 02/19/26 01:04 PM ET
truth is VT needs a swosh on apparel
VermontDDS • 02/19/26 06:23 PM ET
you don't need to sell a ton
VermontDDS • 02/19/26 12:49 PM ET
Agreed. My point is there are contractual limitations to do
saret • 02/19/26 11:13 AM ET
Absolutely. Even the "authentic" gear you see isn't always authentic.**
LegalHokie • 02/19/26 11:59 AM ET
Thanks for responding.**
saret • 02/19/26 12:22 PM ET