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Chris Coleman
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Yep, it will be gradual.

That's how it was last time. Whit brought some people with him, like Desiree, but it took a year or so for certain personnel from the old regime to cycle out. That's pretty typical.
Posted: 05/18/2026 at 09:09 AM ET
(In response to this post by HokieAl)

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Hokies get a commitment…
Rev.Zeke Vodka • 05/14/26 05:45 PM ET
VT Football gets a commitment….
GretnaHokie • 05/16/26 12:38 PM ET
Maybe not fair, but humorous. Got to admit. 😂**
HokieNL • 05/16/26 02:46 PM ET
That was funny, yes.**
Will StewartAdmin • 05/18/26 10:17 AM ET
We get it, you would see VT athletics burn just to get better basketball
HokieAl • 05/15/26 04:02 PM ET
Show me…
Rev.Zeke Vodka • 05/16/26 08:12 PM ET
Is that what happened to b-ball? Sorry, haven't kept up with it these days**
atlhokie1 • 06/27/26 06:37 PM ET
Yes. Whit allowed WHIT and PRY to be rewarded for their screwups - at the
TDVick • 05/20/26 03:19 PM ET
There is no integrity in our AthDept "empty suits." This regime is
saret • 05/16/26 10:57 PM ET
It will be interesting to see the management structure and
RJHokie • 05/16/26 11:16 PM ET
I would expect that the changes will be more extensive next spring/summer
HokieAl • 05/17/26 04:41 PM ET
Yep, it will be gradual. ◄
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 09:09 AM ET
Just curious, do any of the AD employees work on contracts? And if so,
atlhokie1 • 06/27/26 06:38 PM ET
Other than perhaps the top two (Wurthman and Danny White), probably not. **
RJHokie • 06/27/26 07:31 PM ET
Good points.
RJHokie • 05/17/26 05:57 PM ET
I respect that. Thank you for the thoughts
HokieAl • 05/16/26 10:41 PM ET
Genuinely...layoffs suck and Im sorry that happened to you
GCHokie34 • 05/17/26 11:46 AM ET
Thank you for the input
HokieAl • 05/17/26 02:56 PM ET
Generally a good post. Reminds me of an article I read in
saret • 05/17/26 04:00 PM ET
To answer your questions as they are...
GCHokie34 • 05/17/26 03:37 PM ET
We actually FOIAed his contract a couple of weeks back.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 09:02 AM ET
Honestly makes sense knowing the context around it...
GCHokie34 • 05/18/26 09:20 AM ET
Sometimes I wonder if Mike Young would still be coaching here if
YBYSAIAHokie • 05/17/26 04:27 PM ET
It took Greenberg nine years to get fired with 1 NCAAT.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 08:50 AM ET
They wouldn't fire him for a winning record...
GCHokie34 • 05/17/26 04:36 PM ET
GC, thanks for this post, and your candor. **
saret • 05/17/26 03:45 PM ET
Excellent post! Succinct, factual, and reasoned. **
saret • 05/17/26 12:03 PM ET
And completely myopic…
marcbvtgm • 05/17/26 12:33 PM ET
Do you believe the administration should promise x dollars, but then ...
Atlee Hokie • 06/27/26 08:33 PM ET
The issue with that is we have seen the result of diverting money from
hokiehill1117 • 05/19/26 08:30 AM ET
By that standard than our other sports should be poorly funded, too.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 08:56 AM ET
I could say the same thing about your position. Additionally, if I am
saret • 05/17/26 01:27 PM ET
I tend to be football centric. That said ...
Atlee Hokie • 06/27/26 08:47 PM ET
Thanks for the clarification. I understand and appreciate the
saret • 06/27/26 08:53 PM ET
I wonder if he would respond to broken promises, with something like...
HokieNL • 05/16/26 08:16 PM ET
Pete sees the light at the end of the tunnel and the purveyor is Franklin.
TomTurkey • 06/25/26 04:51 PM ET
Not pretending to speak for @GCHokie34 , but the corollary
saret • 05/15/26 05:55 PM ET
I believe the philosophy here is as follows:
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 12:31 PM ET
Or the best way to achieve it...
GCHokie34 • 05/16/26 09:56 PM ET
Oh, I agree with you re: the current policy. And, I agree with it to a
saret • 05/16/26 01:24 PM ET
Yep, one thing I've been arguing for is a hoops-specific fundraiser.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 09:25 AM ET
Scott is now in University Development.
RJHokie • 06/25/26 05:26 PM ET
I know @VTCHIP is unique, but couldn't basketball have had ...
Atlee Hokie • 05/18/26 09:53 AM ET
FWIW, they once had both for MBB.
I love VT! • 05/19/26 08:01 AM ET
Do you know why they went away?
Atlee Hokie • 05/19/26 09:29 AM ET
I've always been told it was the AthDept/HC that got rid/minimized those
saret • 05/19/26 12:17 PM ET
We can't get a real AD soon enough.**
Atlee Hokie • 05/19/26 12:48 PM ET
Well, it needs to be a full time paid position.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 10:14 AM ET
Yeah, I'm kinda resigned to the fact that the "football first" crowd
saret • 05/18/26 09:40 AM ET
I think "old school" will get his "pound of flesh" on the way out.
TomTurkey • 05/18/26 12:33 PM ET
I hope you're right. If he just told/confirmed the screwing he took,
saret • 05/18/26 12:51 PM ET
I think it'll be between him and them.
TomTurkey • 05/18/26 03:22 PM ET
Oh, I agree. That's just "old school" CMY. Two years ago,
saret • 05/19/26 12:14 PM ET
Teel shared that answer in the podcast. He spoke to CMY.
TomTurkey • 05/19/26 12:25 PM ET
I think people should......
2hhoop3 • 06/25/26 04:15 PM ET
IMO, Teel definitely is now an apologist for Whit.**
Atlee Hokie • 06/27/26 09:00 PM ET
Thanks. I didn't listen to the podcast.**
saret • 05/19/26 12:43 PM ET
It's about 2/3 through it though its worth a full listen **
TomTurkey • 05/19/26 12:53 PM ET
Agreed**
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 01:30 PM ET
Very familiar with the philosophy and the goal...
I love VT! • 05/16/26 12:54 PM ET
Relatively speaking...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 09:15 AM ET
If they didn't get it after playing in the National Championship...
GCHokie34 • 05/16/26 09:50 PM ET
Hence my (hard earned) skepticism. **
I love VT! • 05/17/26 09:29 AM ET
Probably 4-5 yrs
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 01:16 PM ET
Praying you are right about the timeframe...and still...
I love VT! • 05/16/26 01:42 PM ET
A ravenous predator is never sated.**
saret • 05/16/26 01:46 PM ET
Easy position to take when you ain't the sport getting crapped on!**
saret • 05/16/26 01:26 PM ET
It is what it is
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 01:29 PM ET
I understand your pragmatic thinking, just don't agree with the
saret • 05/16/26 01:37 PM ET
On a positive note, WB is soon history and hopefully, MBB can get a better
ancient alien 2018 • 05/15/26 10:36 PM ET
I agree with your hope.**
saret • 05/16/26 10:21 AM ET
Level set. You are talking success. I’m talking survival
HokieAl • 05/15/26 06:52 PM ET
All that you say about your support of MBB may be true, yet you
saret • 05/15/26 09:40 PM ET
Read it again. I am REVENUE biased
HokieAl • 05/15/26 10:08 PM ET
Let's see, your lede says, "...you would see VT athletics burn just to get
saret • 05/15/26 10:26 PM ET
So your last paragraph proves that you actually know that people who
I love VT! • 05/15/26 09:39 PM ET
Read my words literally, not some made up assertion
HokieAl • 05/15/26 10:15 PM ET
I HAVE read your posts. And, in general, I don't disagree with your
saret • 05/16/26 09:40 AM ET
Your actual words: "We get it, you would see VT Athletics burn just to get
I love VT! • 05/15/26 10:34 PM ET
Well said!**
saret • 05/15/26 09:42 PM ET
The money has always gone to football...
GCHokie34 • 05/15/26 04:47 PM ET
What % do you think MBB/WBB and all other sports should get?**
Atlee Hokie • 05/17/26 12:54 PM ET
How is making a 78 team MBB field that different from playing in a bowl?**
marcbvtgm • 05/17/26 12:42 PM ET
Because 78 basketball teams out of 361...
GCHokie34 • 05/17/26 12:56 PM ET
Nonsense. 2/3 of those programs aren't even competitive with the top 100.
marcbvtgm • 05/18/26 12:08 PM ET
VT isnt competing with 2/3 of the conferences for at-large bids...
GCHokie34 • 05/18/26 02:24 PM ET
Yet 8-10+ ACC teams will make the new BB field. 12 were bowl eligible.
marcbvtgm • 05/19/26 09:23 AM ET
You keep moving the goal posts...
GCHokie34 • 05/19/26 11:48 AM ET
This is utter and complete myopic nonsense.**
marcbvtgm • 06/25/26 03:32 PM ET
Lol...this might be the saddest post Ive ever seen on this site**
GCHokie34 • 06/25/26 11:23 PM ET
GC, good post. @marcbvtgm is just one of those football-centric
saret • 05/19/26 12:21 PM ET
I'm myopic? That's rich on a VT basketball board.**
marcbvtgm • 06/25/26 03:34 PM ET
Wow! Your response is a real blast from the past.
saret • 06/25/26 03:59 PM ET
GC, not that you need/want my opinion, but, imho,
saret • 05/17/26 01:30 PM ET
More than that, they should be exposed.**
Atlee Hokie • 05/17/26 01:58 PM ET
It doesn’t help the discussion when you are overly dramatic
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 12:39 PM ET
Does past incompetence mean the program is doomed forever?
saret • 05/16/26 01:35 PM ET
My hope is that we do for MBB what we have just done for FB
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 01:44 PM ET
So, we should just shut up and be patient?**
saret • 05/16/26 02:02 PM ET
I think we should all manage our mental health
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 02:32 PM ET
No mental health problem here (although my friends might
saret • 05/16/26 03:16 PM ET
I wonder if the powers that be read this board
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 03:28 PM ET
imo, they do not. They're hermetically sealed in Jamerson.
saret • 05/16/26 05:11 PM ET
But we are such a source of wisdom!**
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 09:56 PM ET
The real indictment is that they're are better ideas on here than come from
saret • 05/16/26 10:50 PM ET
This board would disappear if that happened 😊**
HokieNL • 05/16/26 02:44 PM ET
Ha ha ha…
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 03:29 PM ET
"Coterie Diaper Bowl" 😂😂😂**
HokieNL • 05/15/26 09:48 PM ET
"THE BENTLEY OF DIAPERS"!!!**
ancient alien 2018 • 05/15/26 10:33 PM ET
Bad football brings in between 4x-8x more revenue than basketball
HokieAl • 05/15/26 05:13 PM ET
I can see how hoops might have a ceiling. But football WOULD have had
TDVick • 05/20/26 03:41 PM ET
You just wrote "football should always get more investment because it
hokiehill1117 • 05/19/26 08:40 AM ET
Here's what the hoops folks are saying...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/16/26 11:03 AM ET
This is a politician’s short-term line of thinking.
marcbvtgm • 05/17/26 12:48 PM ET
Then they should have been up front with him about it.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 08:44 AM ET
Ok, but that's moving the goalposts quite a bit.**
marcbvtgm • 05/18/26 12:09 PM ET
Honestly with your coaches is a goal post that should never move.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 05/18/26 12:13 PM ET
Young is still at VT because MBB isn't getting more $$
marcbvtgm • 05/19/26 09:32 AM ET
You are unbelievable.**
saret • 05/19/26 12:23 PM ET
Do the people who are putting up the $ want their $ going to MBB?**
BROman Hokie • 05/16/26 06:06 PM ET
None of us will ever know, because they don't communicate
saret • 05/17/26 01:37 PM ET
Except the radical purists, nobody would lament a wrecking ball to Cassell.
Maroon Effect • 05/16/26 03:17 PM ET
You don't have to be a radical purist to recognize there will be things we
I love VT! • 05/16/26 04:16 PM ET
We also aren't even trying anymore to maximize what Cassell can bring in...
I love VT! • 05/16/26 01:18 PM ET
I remember attending concerts in Cassell
saret • 05/16/26 01:44 PM ET
We can barely hold a basketball game in Cassell these days...
I love VT! • 05/16/26 01:51 PM ET
You may be right about all that, but (And there's going to be more to come.
saret • 05/16/26 01:58 PM ET
There's evidence they are working on it...
I love VT! • 05/16/26 02:04 PM ET
I don't really disagree with what you're saying, and I agree that the
saret • 05/16/26 03:10 PM ET
I hesitated to even say anything because I know that unless you are
I love VT! • 05/16/26 03:57 PM ET
A broken clock is correct twice a day. The Franklin hire was/is
saret • 05/16/26 05:14 PM ET
Yes, but….
VT ChemE 1986 • 05/16/26 12:44 PM ET
In $$ amount how much is needed to get the MBB program on solid footing? In
40ozDistrict • 05/16/26 12:34 PM ET
Just FYI, concessions are outsourced to Aramark via contract.
saret • 05/16/26 01:48 PM ET
Remember where this thread started. Frustration about a football player NIL
HokieAl • 05/16/26 11:59 AM ET
So, so non-football fans should just accept it, admit defeat,
saret • 05/16/26 01:53 PM ET
Once again, lack of vision, lack of action, lack of leadership bites us
saret • 05/16/26 11:08 AM ET
I'll accept your figures, because they sound about right.
saret • 05/15/26 06:01 PM ET
lmao!!!! Dohhh!! 60,000 compared to 8000 4th grade math**
ancient alien 2018 • 05/15/26 05:42 PM ET
Not a single person is saying otherwise**
GCHokie34 • 05/15/26 05:38 PM ET
Rev, put down the vodka :)
Glen Allen Hokie • 05/15/26 01:22 PM ET
Stole all that money and all we get is a quarter back**
GCHokie34 • 05/15/26 09:12 AM ET
Maybe the plan is to generate so much $$ with football that MBB can be
40ozDistrict • 05/15/26 10:20 AM ET
Let me know when football says "yep. We have enough money now. We're good "
I love VT! • 05/15/26 09:43 PM ET
Let me know when football says that. I don't want to miss it.**
saret • 05/16/26 11:09 AM ET
Football's a bottomless pit. Florida's coach just said he needs $15 mil
Hokies81 • 05/15/26 11:06 AM ET
Something has got to give. **
40ozDistrict • 05/15/26 04:58 PM ET
I hope I live long enough to see college athletics burn down.**
Atlee Hokie • 05/15/26 12:09 PM ET
I keep wondering if collective bargaining will really help....
BleedinOandM • 05/15/26 11:59 AM ET
Well, one thing that could be done re: NIL is for
saret • 05/15/26 06:10 PM ET
Ain't a gonna be happenin' 😐**
HokieNL • 05/15/26 09:51 PM ET
Oh, I know that. Schools/AthDepts/Coaches want to be involved so they can
saret • 05/15/26 10:03 PM ET
That's a great point. GC's answer gives me hope, but it's the NCAA, so....
vtbball80 • 05/15/26 12:44 PM ET
If NFL needed to cover endorsements in its CBA...
GCHokie34 • 05/15/26 12:26 PM ET
This is really helpful. Thanks...glad you are on this board.**
BleedinOandM • 05/15/26 01:00 PM ET
Thanks for the insight. A CBA including NIL gives me hope, but.....
vtbball80 • 05/15/26 12:48 PM ET
A CBA would seemingly require involved parties have a mutual desire
saret • 05/17/26 12:10 PM ET
I bet it works out like that this time...
GCHokie34 • 05/15/26 10:23 AM ET
Dang, wish I had thought of that myself…
Rev.Zeke Vodka • 05/15/26 10:08 AM ET
Gotta have 5 expensive qbs and no basketball team
fakehokiestolenvalor • 05/15/26 01:15 AM ET
Our own Fab Five!!!**
Tuckahokie • 05/15/26 06:37 AM ET
Didn't know Peter Bourque was a hoops phenom too!!**
ancient alien 2018 • 05/14/26 10:41 PM ET
The next Charlie Ward?**
UpperQuad • 05/15/26 12:27 PM ET
That's a bit disappointing...
HokieJonez • 05/15/26 09:02 AM ET
Rev, being a tease. We can wait and hope for something special.**
KiloZulu • 05/14/26 05:49 PM ET
Peter Bourque is his name**
ancient alien 2018 • 05/14/26 11:00 PM ET