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I have had no problem with TB up until all of this...

Everything he said and did today flies in the face of what I know about him, working directly with people who were also assistants under him. I've always been complimentary of him. And if he had said "hey, I've been doing this a long time and I'm tired" and left it at that then there would be no qualms with what he has done (other than recruiting a bunch of kids under the pretense he would coach them, then bolting 2 weeks before the season) I think he's super intelligent, knows how to run a program efficiently and was nice and caring to all his assistants and players... ...and he can still be wrong about what he perceives as a problem worth quitting over If it's about players making money, he made way more than any of them If it's about players moving around without consequence, he moved around with the best of em when he saw a better opportunity If it's about not being able to plan for each season because of changing rules, then he just left his team without a plan 2 weeks before the season Whatever reason he wants to blame "the game today" for he is complicit in
Posted: 10/18/2024 at 08:42 PM ET
(In response to this post by RCush13)

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Coach Bennett
hokiehowl 10/18/24 11:41 AM ET
By all means...
GCHokie34 10/18/24 02:16 PM ET
You are so off base with this comment.
RCush13 10/18/24 07:59 PM ET
This is a helluva stance to take then
GCHokie34 10/18/24 08:02 PM ET
He said the changes have just drained him.
RCush13 10/18/24 08:19 PM ET
WRT there being "no break in the cycle," how is that any different than
VTHokie2000 10/19/24 09:57 AM ET
do you have a crush on Bennett?
Scream_On_D 10/19/24 12:29 AM ET
I can assure you you don't need to explain the coaching schedule...
GCHokie34 10/18/24 08:24 PM ET
Why do you have such an axe to grind with Bennett?
RCush13 10/18/24 08:35 PM ET
I have had no problem with TB up until all of this...
GCHokie34 10/18/24 08:42 PM ET
He’s had 2 head coaching jobs in his career.
RCush13 10/18/24 09:04 PM ET
When TB took the UVA job, it was his 4th school/team in 11 years
GCHokie34 10/18/24 09:08 PM ET
You are trying to count his player/coach role in New Zealand pro ball?
RCush13 10/18/24 09:18 PM ET
That is jumping at every opportunity to advance his career
GCHokie34 10/18/24 09:28 PM ET
Disagree
crazylane 10/18/24 06:37 PM ET
For the 100th time...no one is stopping contracts
GCHokie34 10/18/24 06:43 PM ET
It's frigging chaos
crazylane 10/18/24 07:04 PM ET
It was chaos for athletes prior to OTT...
GCHokie34 10/18/24 07:08 PM ET
Here we go with society in general
crazylane 10/18/24 07:23 PM ET
THIS^
Scream_On_D 10/18/24 04:45 PM ET
Says more about you than Bennett.**
crazylane 10/18/24 06:39 PM ET
? no idea what this means, but I'm glad the Hoo quitter & cry baby is gone
Scream_On_D 10/19/24 12:37 AM ET
Furthest thing from the truth.
wahoo2023 10/18/24 05:00 PM ET
wrong, it's the absolute truth...
Scream_On_D 10/19/24 12:49 AM ET
Well said
crazylane 10/18/24 06:42 PM ET
If Bennett believes the system needs restrictions/guardrails places on the
VTHokie2000 10/18/24 06:24 PM ET
Of course he doesnt...
GCHokie34 10/18/24 06:46 PM ET
GC werent you a D1 assistant
wahoo2023 10/18/24 11:39 PM ET
It figures a Hoo would applaud someone quitting for being hurt and drained!
Scream_On_D 10/19/24 01:04 AM ET
Didn't he decline a pay raise?
KCHokie2 10/18/24 08:48 PM ET
As a whole, I like TB...
GCHokie34 10/18/24 08:52 PM ET
If they focus solely on the student-athlete side of the problem and not the
VTHokie2000 10/18/24 06:50 PM ET
we all know your prospective...**
NativeBurger 10/18/24 04:14 PM ET
But do you know his perspective??**
ancient alien 2018 10/18/24 06:52 PM ET
That’s completely off what he said.
wahoo2023 10/18/24 03:01 PM ET
But he's not advocating for guard rails on coach's salaries, thus 2-faced!
Scream_On_D 10/19/24 01:11 AM ET
it all starts with the schools giving up part of the actual pie. Hopefully
reestuart 10/18/24 03:24 PM ET
But graduation[sic] forces mandatory turnover. Quick fuse for roster...
TomTurkey 10/18/24 02:49 PM ET
Thanks for these notes...
mateo 10/18/24 11:53 AM ET
*Hand up***
TomTurkey 10/18/24 01:59 PM ET
It just finished at 11:36. He said when it’s time you know it’s time
hokiehowl 10/18/24 11:42 AM ET
He was super humble. Basically it was a man saying your heart has to be 100
hokiehowl 10/18/24 11:42 AM ET
I think he has such high standards for himself, and in the current climate
hokiehowl 10/18/24 11:43 AM ET