Well, I can't be *that* magnanimous about it ....
He took Clara Strack with him. If he'd just left Clara Strack, I'd actually be okay with the whole thing. Kidding/not kidding. 😅
Here's the thing about Kenny Brooks and Buzz Williams ... they were accomplishing everything they needed to here, yet they still left.
Buzz's 2018-2019 team was good enough to win a national championship, if Justin Robinson hadn't gotten hurt (and *especially* if Chris Clarke hadn't gotten kicked off the team). Kenny went to a Final Four, and if he could just coach a lick in the fourth quarter, he would have made the championship game, and (I think) won the natty.
I think that's the biggest reason fans are upset with both. It wasn't like VT screwed up the situation with either coach. They were both doing very well here, and both had lifetime tenure, if they'd wanted it. But neither wanted it. That speaks to a "VT isn't good enough" mentality for both, and that, my friends, is what rubs so many Hokie fans the wrong way.
You can talk about money, resources, and other factors all you want, but I think that's the essence of it. It's the jilted lover syndrome. "I gave you everything I had, and you still walked out."
Thread Replies (34)
Canceling Our Subscription To This Anti-VT Rag Tomorrow!
-- vtchem75
Mar 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET
vtchem75
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03/16/25 11:30 AM ET
Digging up Bones,must have a lot of personal problems**
-- mrknowitall
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:23 AM ET
mrknowitall
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03/16/25 09:23 AM ET
Clickbait for RT Why did KB mention VT shirts in stands? Move on
-- Va AandM
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:12 AM ET
Va AandM
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03/16/25 09:12 AM ET
Thought it was a wonderful story!
-- 1977hokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 08:59 AM ET
1977hokie
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03/16/25 08:59 AM ET
Well, I can't be *that* magnanimous about it ....
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-- Will Stewart
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:56 AM ET
Will Stewart
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03/16/25 09:56 AM ET
still curious how J-rob made a difference
-- VermontDDS
Mar 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM ET
VermontDDS
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03/23/25 10:26 PM ET
I’m still salty about that Robinson injury.
-- WestEndHokie39
Mar 16, 2025 at 07:16 PM ET
WestEndHokie39
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03/16/25 07:16 PM ET
And it happened on a meaningless play in a blowout.**
-- Will Stewart
Mar 23, 2025 at 09:57 PM ET
Will Stewart
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03/23/25 09:57 PM ET
Yep. Given how this team did this year, if he stays with Amoore/Strack
-- VAHokie89
Mar 16, 2025 at 02:51 PM ET
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03/16/25 02:51 PM ET
My opinion was Kenny wanted to get out of rural america.
-- VermontDDS
Mar 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM ET
VermontDDS
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03/23/25 10:28 PM ET
It appeared that KB had checked out (& had his new gig lined up)well before
-- GoFightingGobblers
Mar 16, 2025 at 02:14 PM ET
GoFightingGobblers
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03/16/25 02:14 PM ET
That was spot on...still pisses me off 😡 **
-- TWHokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 01:55 PM ET
TWHokie
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03/16/25 01:55 PM ET
I guess I understand most of that,
-- 1977hokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM ET
1977hokie
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03/16/25 12:13 PM ET
well said. I agree completely. No need to play the jilted lover card.
-- techcabber
Mar 16, 2025 at 04:53 PM ET
techcabber
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03/16/25 04:53 PM ET
Many are only as good as our BOSS, Gallop says millions leave due to BOSS.
-- Stech
Mar 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM ET
Stech
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03/16/25 10:45 AM ET
I mean the thing that burns me is that this year's KY team would have been
-- UpstateSCHokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM ET
UpstateSCHokie
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03/16/25 10:13 AM ET
Wasn't too good. Got an offer he couldn't refuse.
-- TomTurkey
Mar 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM ET
TomTurkey
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03/16/25 11:18 AM ET
We would still have Clara, Georgia, and Hassett. Those 3 alone would have
-- UpstateSCHokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM ET
UpstateSCHokie
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03/16/25 11:34 AM ET
100%. The only real concern I would have with that is that CKB was
-- HokieFanDC
Mar 23, 2025 at 07:27 PM ET
HokieFanDC
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03/23/25 07:27 PM ET
Would have been good enough to win the ACC or 2nd to ND/NC State**
-- VAHokie89
Mar 16, 2025 at 02:52 PM ET
VAHokie89
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03/16/25 02:52 PM ET
couldn't agree more.excellent post**
-- mrknowitall
Mar 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM ET
mrknowitall
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03/16/25 10:07 AM ET
He got a 50% raise to go to Kentucky. I like our current coach more!
-- LG Hokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:08 AM ET
LG Hokie
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03/16/25 09:08 AM ET
kenny is a good recruiter but only has the capacity to coach two players **
-- mrknowitall
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:47 AM ET
mrknowitall
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03/16/25 09:47 AM ET
I lost faith in KB’s coaching ability after he could not figure a way to…
-- KiloZulu
Mar 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM ET
KiloZulu
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03/16/25 12:27 PM ET
Please, if he retired from here we'd have built a statue for him for a F4**
-- dbc05
Mar 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM ET
dbc05
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03/23/25 11:06 PM ET
Looks like it’s paying off for KY, as our investment will too**
-- 1977hokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:29 AM ET
1977hokie
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03/16/25 09:29 AM ET
Surprised he’s still employed. **
-- RJHokie
Mar 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM ET
RJHokie
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03/16/25 11:48 AM ET
Richard writing about Richard. **
-- SHPHOKIE
Mar 16, 2025 at 09:23 AM ET
SHPHOKIE
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03/16/25 09:23 AM ET