Mainly the coach imo. I'll go with 70% - 20% - 10%.
Granted the money is needed, but I still give most credit to Franklin.
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Coach - $$ - School. 30% 70% 0% is my guess on what has ignited recruiting.
-- 40ozDistrict
Jun 08, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
40ozDistrict
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06/08/26 10:05 PM ET
There's lots of schools spending as much, or more, than VT is, even now
-- Synaesthesia
Jun 09, 2026 at 02:40 PM ET
Synaesthesia
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06/09/26 02:40 PM ET
Step one was to put us near the top of the ACC in spending
-- Marooned
Jun 09, 2026 at 11:22 PM ET
Marooned
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06/09/26 11:22 PM ET
We’re definitely experiencing a Franklin bounce
-- Zanderhokie
Jun 09, 2026 at 04:12 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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06/09/26 04:12 PM ET
Where are we approximately as a spender?
-- Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Jun 09, 2026 at 03:33 PM ET
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
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06/09/26 03:33 PM ET
As far as I can tell, USA Today hasn't published numbers since March 2024
-- Synaesthesia
Jun 09, 2026 at 03:55 PM ET
Synaesthesia
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06/09/26 03:55 PM ET
Mainly the coach imo. I'll go with 70% - 20% - 10%.
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-- santafe
Jun 09, 2026 at 02:34 PM ET
santafe
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06/09/26 02:34 PM ET
yah; gotta be a majority+++... a 3 win team is not much of a soliciting %.**
-- bourbonstreet
Jun 09, 2026 at 03:16 PM ET
bourbonstreet
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06/09/26 03:16 PM ET
He’s a great recruiter plus the funding only makes him more lethal now if
-- uvabasher
Jun 09, 2026 at 10:44 AM ET
uvabasher
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06/09/26 10:44 AM ET
He’s always been known as an elite recruiter. Hoping that will equal wins
-- Zanderhokie
Jun 09, 2026 at 04:15 PM ET
Zanderhokie
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06/09/26 04:15 PM ET
The money helps him close vs blue bloods **
-- uvabasher
Jun 09, 2026 at 10:44 AM ET
uvabasher
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06/09/26 10:44 AM ET
Our #1 priority may not be OSU/UGA’s #1 priorities, we are capable of
-- icelus
Jun 09, 2026 at 10:13 AM ET
icelus
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06/09/26 10:13 AM ET
Not sold on that. It depends on the recruit
-- TekkNerd
Jun 09, 2026 at 11:33 AM ET
TekkNerd
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06/09/26 11:33 AM ET
Don't forget to thank
-- Tidewater Hillbilly
Jun 09, 2026 at 07:42 AM ET
Tidewater Hillbilly
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06/09/26 07:42 AM ET
1% 1% 1%, and 97% PSU for being total idiots in letting go of CJF
-- Scream_On_D
Jun 09, 2026 at 05:36 AM ET
Scream_On_D
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06/09/26 05:36 AM ET
Their trash is our treasure **
-- Windows NT
Jun 09, 2026 at 04:47 PM ET
Windows NT
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06/09/26 04:47 PM ET
CJF 40%. Staff 30% Money 30%
-- VT ChemE 1986
Jun 08, 2026 at 10:56 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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06/08/26 10:56 PM ET
Yeah - VT is beating teams with similar warchests. Before we didn’t have..
-- GoldCoast
Jun 09, 2026 at 10:02 AM ET
GoldCoast
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06/09/26 10:02 AM ET