Not sold on that. It depends on the recruit
We have several that blue blood schools really wanted. Guys like Bourque, Karhoff, and Bryce Woods come to mind. Did we pay them a lot? Probably. I am just not buying that Franklin is paying significantly more than market value for his recruits.
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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%.
-- 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
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-- 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