We've heard the stories about potential coaches when Pry was hired that weren't interested in coming here. College sports have changed drastically from when Whit was hired here in 2014. NIL, the transfer portal, TV contracts, schools paying players. As Chris Coleman has said this needs to be a deep clean. This all begins with a renewed financial commitment to football. The Hokies’ $122 million dollar budget ranks 14th in the ACC. From HokieSports.com - "Board of Visitors members J. Pearson and Ryan McCarthy have been charged by the rector, John Rocovich, to work with university leadership and AD Whit Babcock to develop a financial, organizational and leadership plan that will rapidly position the Virginia Tech football program to be competitive with the best in the ACC. That plan will be presented to the Board of Visitors later this month. The new framework for college sports will be fully established for next season, so this is the time to make a major move." This plan needs to be finalized in order to show perspective coaches our commitment to football success. We also need an AD who grasps the importance of football in the ever changing conference environment.... where the existence of the ACC in a decade isn't guaranteed. We also need an AD who understands paying players & the transfer portal & out of the box financial sources. Then with a new AD & coach we need to clean house with the Hokie Club & modernize it. I watched Coach Elko at Duke make the right coordinator hires, hit the transfer portal strategically & become competitive right out of the box. I watched Vandy build a program from scratch to look like world beaters in year 2. Obviously we can rebuild & do so quickly with the right plan, the right finances & fundraising, the right AD & the right coaching staff & players. ALL the pieces have to come together to get back to being relevant again.