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HokiePokie95 OP
Nov 17, 2025 at 07:09 AM ET
Will we have a new HC today or will the Franklin Chronicles continue?
Chesney I think is a great B option Mullen is as well IMO

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kinghokie
8mo
Chesney should be option A
When you can buy players with NIL you need a gameday coach not a used car salesman
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Hokie Addict
8mo
It's a perception thing
Franklin brings instant "big boy club" vibes. Chesney (my 2nd choice) might get us there, but it will be a minimum of a year before that perception starts to form. We probably have 3 years to position ourselves in the realignment world and really need to start now. Chesney might turn out to have a higher ceiling 2-3 years from now, but that may be too late. The risk of him failing to make us relevant is much higher than Franklin. That's a risk we need to try and minimize right now.
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OrlandoHokie
8mo
I would love it if our coach at VT left us for a better gig
Would be a lot better than what we have now.
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HokiePokie95 OP
8mo
I'm with you and flip back and forth between the 2 for different positives
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marcbvtgm
8mo
Franklin pluses are fool's gold. Look great until you scratch the surface.
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MrFantastic!
8mo
Sumrall higher
hokie77 hokie77
8mo
If we wait past this week, he's probably already lined up for another job.
Tuckahokie Tuckahokie
8mo
A King named James wrote a Bible faster
YardBird YardBird
8mo
We're dealing with the Ric James version from the Dollar Store here
and that's all you need to know.
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Hokie Addict
8mo
Ain't nothing Dollar Store about this, haha
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section11hokie
8mo
Super freak?
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NoHuddle
8mo
Lost in Translation.
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likehokies
8mo
Penn State needs a coach. What if THEY hire Franklin?
Heads will explode from Virginia to Pennsylvania.
hokiepro hokiepro
8mo
Officially we should about noon-1
Closed door BoV session 11:45 re: personnel matter We the public may not hear until afternoon If it’s signed sealed delivered expect Tuesday presser The timing makes perfect sense now that we’re not bowl eligible plus there’s a chance for a big official visit weekend vs Miami
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Scott821
8mo
Just in time for Pat McAfee to break the news on his show?
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ginnyhokie1
8mo
Sounds like the right timing to me followed by
showing up at the men’s basketball game Wednesday.
1977hokie 1977hokie
8mo
Makes too much sense
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Tailgate Guru
8mo
If there is no news today, you have to start wondering
From a timing standpoint, if Franklin wants the job it is to everyone’s advantage that he be in place this week before the last home game. There is no reason why the fine points of a deal could not be worked out by now. So if Franklin is not announced today, it would very much look like Tech is his fall back option.
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Hokieguy1
8mo
This is going to be brutal for the fan base if he isn't our next HC
I don't think he's going anywhere else coaching at the rate other HCs are being retained though. ** Edited by Hokieguy1 at 11/17/2025, 8:09:15 AM
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marcbvtgm
8mo
Not for all of the fan base.
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George Baylor
8mo
Not sure you're correct. JF won't get 4/5 stars as he did for N. Lions.
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NoHuddle
8mo
Even if he does, would VT have enough $$$$$$ to keep them?
High school recruiting is not nearly as important in the NIL era.
VTHokie2000 VTHokie2000
8mo
You probably could make a case that the NIL Era is influencing schools to
do the opposite of what NFL do to build a successful franchise. What I mean is if a school wants to build a "successful franchise" in this era, then they probably should be willing to trade away all their draft picks (assuming there was a college draft) for "proven" players in the portal instead of relying heavily on HS recruiting (aka the college draft). Whereas the successful NFL teams seem to rely more on the NFL Draft (aka HS recruiting) and less on free agency (aka the portal).
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NoHuddle
8mo
Portal killed Fuente’s chance at VT.
VTHokie2000 VTHokie2000
8mo
Ballein may have played a bigger role though