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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.
Posted: 03/18/2025 at 04:34 PM ET
(In response to this post by Chris Coleman)

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Good post
RiverVT 03/18/25 12:29 PM ET
Terrible article, it’s an OpEd with no opinion other than “bad man bad”
soflahokie 03/18/25 03:31 PM ET
So WB shouldn’t say “we were still ass, but not that bad”?
HokieAl 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 03/18/25 01:53 PM ET
It's more simple than that. Lose games in sports that matter and anything
BG Hokie 03/19/25 08:11 AM ET
When he was hired VT took its FB success for granted.**
VT ChemE 1986 03/18/25 04:36 PM ET
Emphasized Olympic Non-Revenue Sports. I love them, but not at the cost of
Stech 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 03/18/25 01:04 PM ET
And lost**
TomTurkey 03/18/25 02:38 PM ET
What's hilarious is using "went to a bowl game" as your standard.
Gobbler Guru 03/18/25 01:35 PM ET
He's got a lot of important eyes on him right now.
Chris ColemanAdmin 03/18/25 01:09 PM ET
The real question is .......
2hhoop3 03/18/25 01:42 PM ET
Things really came to a head this year...
Chris ColemanAdmin 03/18/25 02:35 PM ET
So was this a bad strategy by Whit or poor execution by Pry?**
vtbball80 03/18/25 09:07 PM ET
Football season is on Pry, who was hired by Whit.**
Chris ColemanAdmin 03/19/25 07:55 AM ET
BOTH were Failures**
U2Hokie 03/18/25 09:30 PM ET
Who are the eyes? The BoD?
hoosnowahokie 03/18/25 04:34 PM ET
And yet, WB is still here
VT ChemE 1986 03/18/25 04:12 PM ET
Thanks for the reply CC.....
2hhoop3 03/18/25 03:08 PM ET
And a poorly led and mis-managed Hokie Club
hokie4ever 03/18/25 09:48 PM ET
This will be the nail in the coffin. If you can’t raise money
AnotherTechW 03/19/25 08:16 AM ET
BINGO!**
NokieHokie 03/18/25 03:13 PM ET
Yep, I agree.**
Chris ColemanAdmin 03/18/25 03:10 PM ET
Hope so. Material change is needed in some capacity.
GoldCoast 03/18/25 12:55 PM ET
Yeah i am at my whit’s end. **
GreenvilleVT 03/18/25 02:59 PM ET