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TekkNerd
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What I don't get, is it's not like they hired a coach that can contend...

Personally I like Matt Campbell, but let's not pretend he would be on the short list for any P2 school that is looking to win a national title. I just really don't see how he is an upgrade over Franklin in any way.
Posted: 07/17/2026 at 11:38 AM ET
(In response to this post by bigbadbird)

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Woah, Nelly. I guess bringing the ink to VT is always a good thing, or so
Coach McGuirk • 07/16/26 07:01 PM ET
VT for 15 years usually loses both the off-season and “on”-season. This is
hokienole • 07/20/26 12:25 PM ET
Disrespect for Virginia Tech is business as usual for the ACC
jdkhokie • 07/19/26 01:24 PM ET
Certain ACC schools still rue the day in 2004, when we started kicking butt**
HokieNL • 07/19/26 02:32 PM ET
Penn State fans are the ultimate in unearned entitlement
Happy Dog • 07/18/26 07:42 AM ET
I am thinking about asking a Penn State friend if he wants to see the Penn
83hokieee • 07/19/26 09:30 AM ET
It's not a rotting program
VaTechHokiesACC • 07/19/26 08:26 AM ET
I’m not a PSU fan or Alum - but…
VT-ACC • 07/18/26 11:28 AM ET
Well, to a point I agree but
Riverguy • 07/19/26 08:07 AM ET
If a pedo Coach that shower wrestles with youth campers doesn't kill your
hok1eboy • 07/18/26 10:31 PM ET
Looking back, I can't believe how long that was allowed to go on...
HokieNL • 07/19/26 02:36 PM ET
Anyone thinking during coach search PSU would skip a beat was delusional. **
marcbvtgm • 07/18/26 03:18 PM ET
Is Matt Campbell really a home run hire?
VaTechHokiesACC • 07/19/26 08:25 AM ET
Maybe I'll be shown wrong, but... I just don't think he is
Riverguy • 07/19/26 03:26 PM ET
He’s making us sound relevant again before even playing a game
hokiepro • 07/18/26 06:19 AM ET
02:45 into the clip**
MikeVT85 • 07/17/26 09:00 PM ET
That's it, a partial, out of context, quote?
TomTurkey • 07/17/26 06:55 PM ET
The PSU angst is real. They’re trying so hard to defend their knee jerk
hokiepro • 07/19/26 07:06 AM ET
The level of vitriol is truly irrational...
Techsupport • 07/17/26 11:31 AM ET
They heard that and did not bother to listen to the rest of the press
Hokie_Forester • 07/17/26 11:20 AM ET
I think your last sentence NAILED it...
Techsupport • 07/17/26 11:38 AM ET
I think they are equating it to Texas' annual claim to the mythical...
Culpeper Hokie • 07/17/26 11:12 AM ET
I feel like everyone is taking that comment out of context or simply not
hokiehill1117 • 07/17/26 10:29 AM ET
Buzz? I cringe every time that moron Seth Greenberg is given air time.
Riverguy • 07/19/26 08:11 AM ET
It was clear to me he was comparing the current team to last year. He said
Nocorras • 07/17/26 03:58 PM ET
🙋 He's happy with the progress - nothing more, nothing less, nothing else **
TomTurkey • 07/17/26 06:50 PM ET
Those "fans" are like folks that clip one verse from the bible and ignore
VTBoar • 07/17/26 09:11 AM ET
There is a strange quirk about people who fire a coach and then follow him
74hokie • 07/16/26 08:08 PM ET
Well...some of them are claiming they are just trying to warn us....
TekkNerd • 07/17/26 06:08 AM ET
How many 10 win seasons here does CJF get w/o a national championship
Hoakie82 • 07/17/26 12:10 PM ET
I will give him as many 10-win seasons as he wants. They are hard to do**
VictoryTurkey • 07/18/26 02:35 PM ET
If you want to die on the hill that Stinespring was the right guy for the
Tombo • 07/17/26 06:53 PM ET
We all have opinions. It’s always been my opinion that Stiney was one of
Hoakie82 • 07/17/26 08:25 PM ET
You can keep him on staff without giving him the reigns to the O. Not
Tombo • 07/18/26 01:24 PM ET
Maybe but Beamer didn’t really know how Stiney would handle a demotion? Do
Hoakie82 • 07/19/26 05:33 AM ET
It took a brave human to take that job after everything that went on
bigbadbird • 07/17/26 08:05 AM ET
What I don't get, is it's not like they hired a coach that can contend... ◄
TekkNerd • 07/17/26 11:38 AM ET
He wasn't on PSUs shortlist, and he wouldn't have been on ours either...
Techsupport • 07/17/26 11:54 AM ET
I recall Andy Bitter saying Matt Campbell would be the first person he’d go
Sloth • 07/18/26 09:22 AM ET
I seem to recall Campbell may have turned us down before we hired Pry.
Hokester • 07/18/26 03:44 PM ET
Andy was the only one saying that.
Hokie4Heisman • 07/18/26 09:33 AM ET
Hey, some of us just want to be a part of Buzz Williams' life.
KCHokie2 • 07/16/26 10:41 PM ET
Not to excuse it but his departure was different. He fired us and left**
Jmac610 • 07/17/26 12:22 PM ET
Yep. The ol' Buzzard flew away. Marching to his own drummers' beat.**
HokieNL • 07/17/26 12:31 PM ET
yepa, marched to VTfor 5 years, then marched to Texas A&M for 5 years
VaTechie • 07/17/26 11:18 PM ET
He's a really good coach... but, if you hire him, just remember...
HokieNL • 07/18/26 08:21 AM ET
LOL**
Riverguy • 07/16/26 10:55 PM ET
This is the haters from Penn State
1947Sunbowl • 07/16/26 07:27 PM ET
Let’s play em!!!**
Stech • 07/16/26 08:56 PM ET