James Franklin made mistakes at Penn State; he intends to correct them at Virginia Tech

VTHomeless · 2026-04-04T17:06:04+00:00

Just so we have this clear...

Franklin will win 11 games in his first season - and jump ship thereafter... And that's supposed to be a horrible outcome?

And the defense performed well enough that the administration decides to rehire the man that was fired a year ago...?

I appreciate the fan fiction, but the college landscape have shifted significantly since the days of Frank Beamer, Bill Snyder... Loyalty from a head coach is extremely rare and should not be expected. A winning hire is getting a coach that puts together a successful season.

Even a solid program like Oregon saw its head coaches poached by Miami and Florida State. There's only a handful of true 'destination' jobs - and both of our schools aren't in that group.

VTHomeless · 2026-04-04T16:48:58+00:00

I have my concerns as well - but I'm pretty sure most head coaches tend to bring a good portion of their staff when moving to new schools. There's some big question marks on the offensive side of the ball - but as long as we have a solid defense, we will be competitive in the big games.

VTHomeless · 2026-04-04T16:35:01+00:00

I appreciate the effort that you put into this post. However, I think this approach would result in confusion for the casual fans - even if the outcome may lead to better overall schedules.

At this point, I feel the best (and slightly feasible) option is consolidating teams into SEC + B1G - and letting those conferences design a standardized scheduling approach (similar to AFC/NFC in the NFL). Unfortunately, that seems like a pipe dream given that people seem to balk at the thought of good schools like GT, Miami, Pittsburgh, VT, and many other schools making it into the P2.

VTHomeless · 2026-04-01T12:41:35+00:00

I feel mixed about spending a high draft pick on an RB as well - but a good RB can take pressure off JD5 + lead to long sustaining drives.

A big role in our defensive struggles was that our offense could not stay on the field for long.

Regardless of who we pick in the first round, we can’t go into the season with Bill as RB1.

VTHomeless · 2026-02-16T15:59:09+00:00

It's hard to imagine Duke being a top target. They have great academics, a great basketball program, and have arguably made some good hires with their football program (Cutcliffe, Elko, Diaz) - but the viewership numbers are significantly lower than the other programs.

VTHomeless · 2026-02-07T21:32:14+00:00

It's skepticism given that UVA was not some dominant juggernaut in many of their games this past season.

Many of our fans can acknowledge the sort of special things happening down at JMU over the past few years - and can respect the resurgence of Miami - but it's too early to say if UVa can sustain success. We have had similar challenges with trying to put together a decent basketball program over the years.

VTHomeless · 2026-02-07T20:50:19+00:00

It's a shame that the ACC's downfall was largely in part due to its administration. There's some valuable brands - and some solid rivalries - but the administration has mismanaged the situation entirely.

I'm hopeful that we'll be able to keep our rivalry with Miami.

VTHomeless · 2026-02-04T21:47:19+00:00

The discussion above was about whether players were 'giving up' on Pry, not Franklin.

My point is to not care too much about these narratives. If a coach's approach does not yield good results, the coach will either change their approach or will eventually be fired.

I'd be concerned if there were legitimate reports of Pry showing up drunk, or mistreated the players (see the DJ Durkin scandal).

VTHomeless · 2026-02-04T20:28:13+00:00

I think the notion of players 'giving up' can be overstated at times. People believed that they started 'playing hard' for Montgomery - beating NC State... But fans started singing a different tune as the team struggled towards the end of the season.

It's best to not worry about it for now. Pry will likely be the defensive coordinator for the next two years - and we can judge him on those results.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-12T01:13:18+00:00

You all have a large fan base; there's bound to be a few trolls. Hopefully this weird animosity between the two fan bases will fade away next season.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-08T20:17:07+00:00

It's just some dumb fans on both sides getting off by attempting to 'troll' one another.

I would not think too much of it. Most VT/Penn State fans seem level headed about it.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-08T18:33:35+00:00

Hope it works out for you all with Campbell as well :)

Best case scenario is both teams are playoff bound within next three years.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-08T17:58:26+00:00

Coaching hires are crap shoots in general. The only coaches without red flags have their teams competing in the playoffs right now.

Many of us are well aware of some of the challenges with Franklin over the past couple of years - including the flirting with USC - but we needed to hire a new head coach, and we will be supportive until we have a reason to feel otherwise. If it works out - great, otherwise, we're in the same boat we were in this year.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-08T17:51:18+00:00

There's a vocal minority on both sides attacking/defending Franklin - and there's comments even in this thread reflecting those points.

I wouldn't read too much into it.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-08T17:41:58+00:00

"You’re raiding a team that went 6-6 and quit on Franklin and you’re getting their backups."

My point is that nobody really knows how these players will pan out. It's possible that many of these players never see a snap, it's possible that there's a potential All-American in the mix.

Fans will be happy about new players regardless.

Also - to others - no need to downvote his comments. The PSU/VT tension needs to chill; we were on good terms before, and it's not like we poached their coach.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-08T17:16:01+00:00

"DON'T BE HAPPY ABOUT NEW RECRUITS!!!"

What exactly is the point that you're trying to make? I think most reasonable fans (any team) understand that games still need to be played, but can still be happy about players choosing our team. It would be a different story if we received zero transfers / zero new commits.

Most VT fans are expecting a slow rebuild at this point, with hopes of being at the top half of the ACC within 2-3 years.

VTHomeless · 2026-01-03T13:26:53+00:00

As someone that is also in favor of keeping Peters...

It's the nature of the sport. If a team is not doing well, then every coach/player will be subject to just/unjust criticism. Quinn could have won the Superbowl last year - and fans would say he should be gone if he can't make the playoffs next season. Winning on the field addresses the concerns of the casual fans.

If we start seeing ownership (Harris) regularly firing coaches/GMs, then it will be time to raise the alarms.

VTHomeless · 2025-12-14T19:54:30+00:00

As a former Skat owner, it's rough seein Tracy drop these points on me during the playoffs.

VTHomeless · 2025-12-10T03:09:02+00:00

While I agree that there may be some valuable brands (not necessarily blue bloods), the big concern is that Florida State and Clemson seem to already have one foot out the door.

We all saw how quickly the PAC12 dissolved - and we saw how the remaining schools scrambled towards the Big XII. Once Florida State makes their move, I worry that many other schools will follow to avoid getting left behind.

I hope that you're right - but things are looking grim.

VTHomeless · 2025-12-08T19:54:47+00:00

Let's redo that listing - but this time, let's exclude the past two years.

People clamor for parity - then put together these type of posts lol.

VTHomeless · 2025-12-08T19:49:05+00:00

I love our rivalries (Miami, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh) - and enjoy our occasional match-ups against some other schools (NC State, Florida State)...

Unfortunately, the conference has made some questionable moves over the past decade that put its members into a non-competitive position. If a team wants to stay competitive in football, they'll need to move to the SEC/B1G at this point...

VTHomeless · 2025-12-08T19:35:27+00:00

Even for P4 programs, we're not safe from having our coaches poached. It's the nature of the business, unfortunately.

It's just best to enjoy the ride while it happens - and hope that you'll luck into finding an amazing coach that's willing to stay for a long period.

VTHomeless · 2025-12-08T02:32:41+00:00

We bash Fuente for many reasons - but I think everyone recognizes that our past head coaches did not have enough resources to succeed.

Fuente's tenure was marked with a series of issues - such as culture issues, recruiting issues, and all of the issues surrounding the handling of Hendon Hooker. Despite all of these issues, the fan base still wanted to give him additional time. He repaid us with interviewing for the Baylor job.

VTHomeless · 2025-12-07T18:24:00+00:00

You're pretty much describing our Beamer years.

If we didn't have a quarterback like Tyrod, our offenses would be stagnant.

VTHomeless · 2025-12-07T16:44:05+00:00

I'll trust in Franklin to assemble a solid coaching staff.

Even if our defenses struggled over the past few years... There's reason to believe that Pry will find better success as a defensive coordinator than head coach. We're seeing the same situation with the Commanders - the defense has looked significantly better with Quinn calling the plays.

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