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Some people get riled up when he is criticized, but I don't see why.

There is no there, there, if you know what I mean. Any red flag during his tenure gets downplayed or explained away as part of the plan, or he inherited Fuente's mess. Personally I don't think Pry will be our head coach two years from now, and when he leaves I can see people saying Fuente messed up things so badly he couldn't fix them, or NIL made it too difficult for him to succeed. IMO he is simply a below average HC, and not even close to the defensive expert we assumed he was. I wouldn't even want him as VT's DC or our LB coach. An average D1 HC would have gotten more out of his teams here than he has. The whole thing is bizarre to me, it's like people like him so much they are focused on that instead of the actual results. We are expected to finish near the bottom of the ACC for a reason. It's because the teams ahead of us are better, with better coaching, and apparently quite a few of our fans are okay with that so long as the coach is really likable.
Posted: 08/09/2025 at 07:12 AM ET
(In response to this post by MKD)

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Brent Pry "culture" at VT
MKD 08/08/25 06:02 PM ET
I think it’s a combo of August revisionist history & irrational exhuberance**
marcbvtgm 08/10/25 06:47 PM ET
VT can have an ideal culture, but today $$$ wins
WestyHokie 08/09/25 08:43 PM ET
Which is why spending ore is just wasted resources
AirborneHokie96 08/10/25 02:35 PM ET
Last 5 minutes
Battlesuggs 08/09/25 09:36 AM ET
Pry, I believe, is a rah-rah, positive attitude, salesman type. That
BEST2VT 08/09/25 08:08 AM ET
Festus has had a rough time filling in for the Marshall. Still time though **
Techdady 08/09/25 02:28 PM ET
If we could combine the best aspects of Pry with the best of Fu we would
Tuckahokie 08/09/25 08:30 AM ET
exactly, any talk of Pry leaving has to be coupled with the potential
VTCALS72 08/09/25 09:10 AM ET
And coaching college football with current environment
BEST2VT 08/09/25 08:37 AM ET
...Dollars and Sense?**
likehokies 08/09/25 10:51 AM ET
College sports...(especially revenue sports in Div 1) are basically ruined**
Tuckahokie 08/09/25 08:41 AM ET
Agree … I can still enjoy watching college football and
BEST2VT 08/09/25 08:53 AM ET
Culture = 6/6. We should be 8-4 or better. CBP won't get us there.**
George Baylor 08/09/25 07:43 AM ET
So the floor for a coach is a constant +2 over your culture and asset base?
VTCALS72 08/09/25 09:13 AM ET
Some people get riled up when he is criticized, but I don't see why.
TekkNerd 08/09/25 07:12 AM ET
Don’t understand why people like him
deathrow821 08/10/25 12:53 PM ET
Well, people have a right to their opinion just like you do as that’s why
SCHokie1103 08/09/25 05:21 PM ET
An average coach would have chosen experienced coordinators.**
likehokies 08/09/25 10:58 AM ET
This is actually the biggest mistake he made, being a first time HC, he
Scream_On_D 08/09/25 11:11 AM ET
I do that when the criticisms act like VT is a plum job that the next
VTCALS72 08/09/25 09:23 AM ET
I don't agree that there aren't better HCs that would be interested in VT
TekkNerd 08/09/25 12:47 PM ET
The results have shown up on the field.. this is the issue with fans
soflahokie 08/09/25 01:25 AM ET
It feels to me we are more like at the win few stage than the win small
BEST2VT 08/09/25 08:33 AM ET
name drop me; pluuuuze! who said: 'he's a great culture coach?'
bourbonstreet 08/08/25 06:33 PM ET
Club Culture**
ancient alien 2018 08/09/25 12:50 AM ET
Either we establish our running game, or we'll reestablish our crying game.
KCHokie2 08/09/25 05:39 AM ET
bourbonstreet, enclosed is a link**
saret 08/08/25 08:25 PM ET
...Eye don't read it that way... you do? **
bourbonstreet 08/08/25 08:30 PM ET
Coupled with his history of defending CBP et al, yeah!**
saret 08/08/25 08:31 PM ET
Not much about changing the culture at VT more about fitting in the VT
VTCALS72 08/08/25 06:27 PM ET
Personally I like cultures that win.**
UpstateSCHokie 08/08/25 06:08 PM ET
Agreed. Some cultures just aren't made to last.
KCHokie2 08/08/25 08:37 PM ET
Pry is a bit of a Karma Chameleon **
jecvtmgr 08/08/25 10:37 PM ET
I’ll tumble for you!**
OrlandoHokie 08/08/25 09:26 PM ET
'snap'**
bourbonstreet 08/08/25 09:34 PM ET