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Who are the eyes? The BoD?
And in terms of advancing the football program, was it not set-up to take that step and the execution simply failed? Is that on Whit or Brent Pry? Or are we following the ol' "Buck Stops Here" with Whit on this?
If anything, (and I don't know most of this) I'd be more upset about corporate sponsors and the lack of meaningful football matchups that drive interest in the program coupled with raising NIL money. In football, the next home matchup I'm even mildly interested in for non-conference is Wisconsin in 2031 and I'm definitely not holding my breath for that. I also don't know how much sway Whit has on Pry's staff and moves he should be making. If Whit's job depends solely on football success, does he actually have a hand in that? I don't know all the little things that should be happening, like the plethora of jobs that SEC schools dole out now, or how our amenities stack up and if we are negligent in that aspect. If those are huge problems, they need to be pointed out.
Thread Replies (24)
Terrible article, it’s an OpEd with no opinion other than “bad man bad”
-- soflahokie
Mar 18, 2025 at 03:31 PM ET
soflahokie
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03/18/25 03:31 PM ET
So WB shouldn’t say “we were still ass, but not that bad”?
-- HokieAl
Mar 18, 2025 at 04:43 PM ET
HokieAl
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03/18/25 04:43 PM ET
I think when he was hired it was viewed as a good fit for the ACC as he fit
-- GreenvilleVT
Mar 18, 2025 at 01:53 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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03/18/25 01:53 PM ET
It's more simple than that. Lose games in sports that matter and anything
-- BG Hokie
Mar 19, 2025 at 08:11 AM ET
BG Hokie
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03/19/25 08:11 AM ET
When he was hired VT took its FB success for granted.**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Mar 18, 2025 at 04:36 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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03/18/25 04:36 PM ET
Emphasized Olympic Non-Revenue Sports. I love them, but not at the cost of
-- Stech
Mar 18, 2025 at 02:10 PM ET
Stech
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03/18/25 02:10 PM ET
We went to a bowl game in football so can’t see Whit being on any hot seat
-- sbarron
Mar 18, 2025 at 01:04 PM ET
sbarron
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03/18/25 01:04 PM ET
What's hilarious is using "went to a bowl game" as your standard.
-- Gobbler Guru
Mar 18, 2025 at 01:35 PM ET
Gobbler Guru
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03/18/25 01:35 PM ET
He's got a lot of important eyes on him right now.
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 18, 2025 at 01:09 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/18/25 01:09 PM ET
Things really came to a head this year...
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 18, 2025 at 02:35 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/18/25 02:35 PM ET
So was this a bad strategy by Whit or poor execution by Pry?**
-- vtbball80
Mar 18, 2025 at 09:07 PM ET
vtbball80
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03/18/25 09:07 PM ET
Football season is on Pry, who was hired by Whit.**
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 19, 2025 at 07:55 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/19/25 07:55 AM ET
Who are the eyes? The BoD?
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-- hoosnowahokie
Mar 18, 2025 at 04:34 PM ET
hoosnowahokie
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03/18/25 04:34 PM ET
And yet, WB is still here
-- VT ChemE 1986
Mar 18, 2025 at 04:12 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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03/18/25 04:12 PM ET
And a poorly led and mis-managed Hokie Club
-- hokie4ever
Mar 18, 2025 at 09:48 PM ET
hokie4ever
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03/18/25 09:48 PM ET
This will be the nail in the coffin. If you can’t raise money
-- AnotherTechW
Mar 19, 2025 at 08:16 AM ET
AnotherTechW
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03/19/25 08:16 AM ET
Hope so. Material change is needed in some capacity.
-- GoldCoast
Mar 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM ET
GoldCoast
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03/18/25 12:55 PM ET
Yeah i am at my whit’s end. **
-- GreenvilleVT
Mar 18, 2025 at 02:59 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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03/18/25 02:59 PM ET