All the FB is #1 folks... please hear me out. When Whit was hired, Beamer (CFB) had all the power. Beamer had more pull than Weaver following the near-miss with UNC in 2000. From that point on, the AD couldn't really touch CFB or the FB program. The ESPN article describes VT FB in decline under Beamer - before Whit was hired. When Whit was hired, the VT way under CFB was old school and out-dated. CFB was at the tail end of his career and he likely wasn't pushing for SEC-style spending to update facilities and hire more staff (on that level). When Whit hired FU and retained Bud, everyone thought it would be a home-run. It's a knee-jerk response to want Whit fired for that hire. One other thing people may not consider is Whit's contract. Message board posters don't pay Whit's salary or bonuses. I'm guessing Whit's contract doesn't say "Make FB Great Again" and ignore everything else. If it does, then yes he has failed. But I'm guessing his contract, bonuses and job performance expectations include things like improving a nearly dead MBB program, improving Olympic sports success, donations, etc. All those things some message board posters say they don't care about... may be critical for Whit in his performance evaluation. Of course FB is also a big part of it. He made a perceived "home-run" hire (Fu) that didn't work out in part due to lack or funding and perhaps some remaining staff not ready for change. It's not like Whit "walked down the hall" with Fu. So now, Whit learns and hires Pry - a hire that does not "win the press conference"... but he sure does seem like a great fit. No doubt Whit's fate may be tied to Pry at this point. I don't see the evidence that Whit should be knee-jerk fired tomorrow. Let's let this all play out. I, for one, am hoing for the best.