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He was a good technical coach. It was well documented by TSL, both
subscriber articles and the podcasts that when Fuente focused in on one area of the team, that area got better. Based on recollection, there was a particular year where, one of his last, where the scout team defense wasn't giving the offense good looks. He got heavily involved with the scout team defense and they immediately got better.
He was a good technical X's and O's coach. With more time to prepare, he was often good in openers. His people skills fell off a cliff at VT. No doubt about it. After his best assistants moved on, his next assistant coaching hires failed but make no mistake he was a good X's and O's coach and the teams generally had better offensive schemes compared to the new staff.
Couple Pry's personality and strengths with people and take Fuente's X's and O's / game planning acumen and you'd have a really good coach. As we have it now, we probably have two post Beamer coaching failures.
Thread Replies (25)
Disappointing season. I like Pry but......
-- CyberHokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 09:02 AM ET
CyberHokie
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12/02/24 09:02 AM ET
I doubt anyone would’ve cared about Fuentes “culture fit” if we won more.**
-- Hoakie82
Dec 02, 2024 at 04:32 PM ET
Hoakie82
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12/02/24 04:32 PM ET
What I'm saying is he failed because he wasn't a good culture fit.**
-- CyberHokie
Dec 03, 2024 at 01:35 PM ET
CyberHokie
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12/03/24 01:35 PM ET
I know what you’re saying & maybe you’re right. I’m just saying nobody
-- Hoakie82
Dec 03, 2024 at 04:00 PM ET
Hoakie82
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12/03/24 04:00 PM ET
I’m old enough to remember Fuente was a culture fit until he wasn’t.**
-- marcbvtgm
Dec 03, 2024 at 09:56 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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12/03/24 09:56 AM ET
Yep! Fans were saying we couldn’t have asked for a better transition after
-- Hoakie82
Dec 03, 2024 at 03:39 PM ET
Hoakie82
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12/03/24 03:39 PM ET
Fuente is/was a better pure HC. Pry is a better culture fit but lacks the
-- Irish Hokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 11:15 AM ET
Irish Hokie
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12/02/24 11:15 AM ET
Fuente did not have a single positive trait
-- Gman12
Dec 02, 2024 at 01:09 PM ET
Gman12
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12/02/24 01:09 PM ET
That's certainly the hyperbole of a jaded and biased fan. **
-- BG Hokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 03:34 PM ET
BG Hokie
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12/02/24 03:34 PM ET
Name one redeeming quality he had
-- Gman12
Dec 02, 2024 at 04:00 PM ET
Gman12
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12/02/24 04:00 PM ET
He was a good technical coach. It was well documented by TSL, both
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-- BG Hokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 04:35 PM ET
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12/02/24 04:35 PM ET
agreed. would be nice to have a combo version of Fuente/Pry**
-- kingofcassell
Dec 02, 2024 at 12:40 PM ET
kingofcassell
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12/02/24 12:40 PM ET
Yeah, I think the one thing both may be missing were consistently good
-- BG Hokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 03:36 PM ET
BG Hokie
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12/02/24 03:36 PM ET
The question is, is Pry on the precipice of CFB-like step up or is this it?**
-- WestyHokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 11:09 AM ET
WestyHokie
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12/02/24 11:09 AM ET
We are not significantly better than UVA...heck Elliott has wins over 2
-- Tuckahokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 09:56 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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12/02/24 09:56 AM ET
umm...not sure if serious, but...
-- JoesterVT
Dec 02, 2024 at 10:20 AM ET
JoesterVT
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12/02/24 10:20 AM ET
But we were both 5-6 going into this game**
-- Tuckahokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 12:19 PM ET
Tuckahokie
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12/02/24 12:19 PM ET
So? We beat the brakes off em with our 3 string QB**
-- JoesterVT
Dec 02, 2024 at 12:29 PM ET
JoesterVT
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12/02/24 12:29 PM ET
I agree, But when you have a team on the ropes you gotta put them away.
-- CyberHokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 10:12 AM ET
CyberHokie
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12/02/24 10:12 AM ET
“…let a 24 point lead…”? Last I checked, VA has scholarships too**
-- ombandit
Dec 02, 2024 at 09:10 AM ET
ombandit
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12/02/24 09:10 AM ET
It has been a bit of a trend though, to play worse in the 2nd half on D
-- CyberHokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 09:45 AM ET
CyberHokie
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12/02/24 09:45 AM ET
I’d say Pry has improved program.
-- Pride_and_Joy
Dec 02, 2024 at 11:48 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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12/02/24 11:48 AM ET
Lack of Adjustments at HT
-- ForgeHokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 09:54 AM ET
ForgeHokie
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12/02/24 09:54 AM ET
To me Saturday was a good example.....
-- CyberHokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 10:10 AM ET
CyberHokie
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12/02/24 10:10 AM ET
Not sure it was as much we adjusted as uva went away from it**
-- Happy Dog
Dec 02, 2024 at 12:27 PM ET
Happy Dog
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12/02/24 12:27 PM ET
True. Once time started getting tight & we answered their scores then....
-- CyberHokie
Dec 02, 2024 at 02:07 PM ET
CyberHokie
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12/02/24 02:07 PM ET