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Good points

Fuente ran everybody off partly because he thought being a hard-nosed drill sergeant was the way to go. He also lacked people skills and I'm basing this mainly off the Don V Fridays podcast interviews with former players. Cam Goode was the 2018 DT signee who was kicked off the team after a few weeks for being too fat and he ended playing DT at UCF and Michigan. It may be true that VA analyis may not apply to every state or every recruit BUT I'm confident that attrition rates will be similar in other states. I've done an unposted analysis of every Virginia Tech class from 2012 - 2018 to determine which recruits contributed at VIRGINIA TECH without considering whether they contributed at subsequent schools. My analysis found that 53% of the 30 four star recruits contributed at Virginia Tech compared to 49% of the 130 three star recruits. My opinion is that a high three star would be as likely to contribute as a four star but one can never account for off-field incidents, injuries or academic issues.
Posted: 05/27/2026 at 07:02 AM ET
(In response to this post by TekkNerd)

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Flanker 05/26/26 07:25 PM ET
Fire flew from Bud's eyes one time
Riverguy 05/27/26 07:02 PM ET
Bud would know what to look for when watching film.
Flanker 05/27/26 09:49 PM ET
Without controlling for competition I don’t think you can draw conclusions
soflahokie 05/27/26 02:35 PM ET
I disagree and I use your argument against you.
Flanker 05/27/26 04:44 PM ET
I enjoy reading these,so please consider this constructive push back
Seikoh_04 05/27/26 10:12 AM ET
Feedback and pushback is welcome
Flanker 05/27/26 11:13 AM ET
Fuente's 2018 and 2019 class looked really good on paper.
TekkNerd 05/27/26 06:13 AM ET
Good points
Flanker 05/27/26 07:02 AM ET
Sigh...Cam Goode
TekkNerd 05/27/26 08:04 AM ET
My memory was he was trying to lead a mutiny against S&C
Seikoh_04 05/27/26 09:21 AM ET
Well...I wasn't a fan of Hilgart either.
TekkNerd 05/27/26 09:26 AM ET
I will never know, but it is his job to push players to the brink
Seikoh_04 05/27/26 09:42 AM ET