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I'm certainly optimistic in the long term...
No question. And I'm excited about 2026 because I think we will be a competitive football team. However, Franklin has traditionally not been one to consistently punch above his weight class. His skill set is gathering talent and letting his staff go to work. It's served him quite well over the years. I'm not being disparaging in any way, I'm simply highlighting the type of coach Franklin is.. He isn't the Curt Cignetti type who will beat teams with superior talent on a consistent basis (but that's a skill reserved for a select few... Beamer included).
All that being said, I would expect 6 to 8 wins this season with the talent we have and the schedule ahead (it does get challenging in November). However, if he can get the players and coaches working in a cohesive way early, we could really make some noise late in the season.
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This will make you feel happy …
-- HokieHort88
Feb 18, 2026 at 06:11 PM ET
HokieHort88
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02/18/26 06:11 PM ET
Indeed it does, but I’ve been happy ever since he took a recruiting class
-- SCHokie1103
Feb 19, 2026 at 02:11 PM ET
SCHokie1103
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02/19/26 02:11 PM ET
Hope he is correct, for the $$$ to CJF & The NIL players**
-- George Baylor
Feb 19, 2026 at 09:15 AM ET
George Baylor
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02/19/26 09:15 AM ET
this may also improve our outlook on the coming season
-- lazarus1
Feb 18, 2026 at 09:50 PM ET
lazarus1
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02/18/26 09:50 PM ET
Or it may not. This stuff is really just meaningless clickbait**
-- marcbvtgm
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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02/19/26 11:52 AM ET
Agreed. There’s reason to be optimistic but we’ve been optimistic almost
-- Hoakie82
Feb 20, 2026 at 01:55 AM ET
Hoakie82
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02/20/26 01:55 AM ET
That’s politely put premature
-- Hokiefied
Feb 19, 2026 at 07:32 AM ET
Hokiefied
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02/19/26 07:32 AM ET
Good article overall but some of these predictions,
-- HokieFlyFisher
Feb 19, 2026 at 07:18 AM ET
HokieFlyFisher
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02/19/26 07:18 AM ET
Thanks, been very happy for quite a while after Franklin's hire, I don't
-- OlderHokie
Feb 18, 2026 at 09:46 PM ET
OlderHokie
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02/18/26 09:46 PM ET
I'm certainly optimistic in the long term...
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-- BuffaloTraceHokie
Feb 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM ET
BuffaloTraceHokie
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02/19/26 12:54 PM ET
The top talent level isn't up so much as there is more of it.
-- marcbvtgm
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:55 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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02/19/26 11:55 AM ET
The player talent level has risen significantly
-- TekkNerd
Feb 19, 2026 at 08:33 AM ET
TekkNerd
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02/19/26 08:33 AM ET
Investment and vision vrry impactful**
-- RiverVT
Feb 19, 2026 at 08:09 AM ET
RiverVT
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02/19/26 08:09 AM ET
here is the clickable link. **
-- VaTechie
Feb 18, 2026 at 09:29 PM ET
VaTechie
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02/18/26 09:29 PM ET
but when i say the exact same things to my dog, she just stares at me.**
-- squarerootofone
Feb 19, 2026 at 08:27 AM ET
squarerootofone
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02/19/26 08:27 AM ET
I updated his post to make it clickable, thanks.**
-- Will Stewart
Feb 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM ET
Will Stewart
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02/18/26 10:38 PM ET
Thx for sharing, I feel better already.**
-- seacain
Feb 18, 2026 at 09:12 PM ET
seacain
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02/18/26 09:12 PM ET