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UberHOKIE
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Why hire a coach fired by a program with twice our resources?

It's like "He was a poor car salesman at one the biggest dealership on the East Coast let's hire him to rebuild our car lot now with all the new regulations he couldn't grasp at his last job" The logic in this board right now is wHOOish... Hire JMUs coach. Build in pay incentives and spend the crazy Franklin money on players. And don't give me the BS it's 2 different pots of gold. Donors are covering both
Posted: 11/16/2025 at 12:25 PM ET
(In response to this post by Hokiekid1)

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Have you guys discussed Jason Eck as a possibility? He's done an amazing
Hoo_ps • 11/16/25 11:42 AM ET
I wish I had the time to watch all kinds of games to find diamonds in the
Maroon Baboon • 11/16/25 12:57 PM ET
Most fans don't...which is why fan opinions about so many things are wrong**
marcbvtgm • 11/17/25 09:31 AM ET
We have our coach**
bburgnative • 11/16/25 12:28 PM ET
He is a rising star of sorts with his success with the Lobos and he's been
gobbler1955 • 11/16/25 12:03 PM ET
But, Hokies coach might be their 5th or 6th choice
capitals1 • 11/16/25 12:08 PM ET
Bro. We got our coach **
VaPoly07 • 11/16/25 01:24 PM ET
Yet you expect Franklin to come here?
UberHOKIE • 11/16/25 12:27 PM ET
VT has more money than USC with the new funding. **
GoldCoast • 11/16/25 12:39 PM ET
LMAO... You think they can't up there funding? And honestly
UberHOKIE • 11/16/25 10:23 PM ET
If he could get it done there he wouldn't be coming here
UberHOKIE • 11/17/25 06:42 PM ET
New funding includes tens of millions in donations
capitals1 • 11/16/25 12:42 PM ET
Why? We haven’t scratched the surface of what VT AD can be.
GoldCoast • 11/16/25 02:12 PM ET
And competing with SEC/B1G TV money in perpetuity is going to be a big
Maroon Baboon • 11/16/25 01:02 PM ET
What “lower half” P2 jobs would you materially favor over VT?
GoldCoast • 11/16/25 02:12 PM ET
No. Why would we hire a mid-west G6 guy? If VT hires a G6 coach, it
Hokiekid1 • 11/16/25 11:55 AM ET
Yes**
UberHOKIE • 11/16/25 12:28 PM ET
Why hire a coach fired by a program with twice our resources? ◄
UberHOKIE • 11/16/25 12:25 PM ET
Except he isn’t a poor salesman.
Pride_and_Joy • 11/16/25 02:06 PM ET
But he is a poor NIL salesman
UberHOKIE • 11/16/25 10:18 PM ET
What are you talking about?**
Pride_and_Joy • 11/16/25 11:12 PM ET
I keep hearing how much we are going to spend time get him
UberHOKIE • 11/18/25 12:49 AM ET
lol.
Pride_and_Joy • 11/18/25 09:38 AM ET
I'm not against hiring him
UberHOKIE • 11/18/25 12:49 PM ET
I like this analogy
CPVT3 • 11/16/25 04:29 PM ET
Hottest coach …Lane Kiffen …been fired 3 times fyi…**
jagerhokie • 11/16/25 01:57 PM ET
And??
UberHOKIE • 11/18/25 12:50 AM ET