Justin Fuentes out at VT / Brent Pry in

[rrlbees]

 

[Stern]

 

[rrlbees]

 

[MSOrange]

This was inevitable, but I really thought he would be a good hire when they brought Fuentes in.

 

[David332]

Wow, they let him go without even having a replacement lined up? They didn’t even wait to see if they would make a bowl. College football and expectations are just different down south.

 

[JRHEETER]

Why would you not just finish out the season and save a couple million?

 

[sufandu]

Why would you not just finish out the season and save a couple million?

I suppose they want to get a jump on a search and not miss out on candidates that would maybe go elsewhere before that can offer. They probably have a booster that didn't care about the extra 2.5 million.

 

[Goin' Deep]

Why would you not just finish out the season and save a couple million?

good question...HUGE state school with deep pockets.
They make UVa. look like a high school.

 

[Bayside44]

They have some guys with serious money and a love for football.

Apparently part of it was Fuente not getting it with VA high school coaches. Of course that's the usual complaint so who knows...

 

[Chip]

Why would you not just finish out the season and save a couple million?

I'm sure they have a short list of candidates and don't want to get beat to the punch over $2.5M.

Might sound like a lot, but in Virginia Tech terms, that's a 5 dollar bill. Probably raised that money behind the scenes.

 

[Bayside44]

Since 2010 550 million in buyout / dead money paid to college coaches.

 

[Jack_Ball]

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Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2016–2021)
2016	Virginia Tech	10–4	6–2	1st (Coastal)	W Belk	16	16
2017	Virginia Tech	9–4	5–3	2nd (Coastal)	L Camping World	25	24
2018	Virginia Tech	6–7	4–4	T–3rd (Coastal)	L Military
2019	Virginia Tech	8–5	5–3	2nd (Coastal)	L Belk
2020	Virginia Tech	5–6	5–5	T–6th
2021	Virginia Tech	5–5Justin Fuente - Wikipedia

Expectations are pretty high there

 

[ForCuseSake]

Never be the guy to follow/replace the legend!

$2.5M is nothing when you're spending other people's money.

I hope they blow their next hire too.

 

[UpstateSM]

Since 2010 550 million in buyout / dead money paid to college coaches.

And people are still that mad players can post tweets for free smoothies now. Lol

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[Symphony Steve]

With 24 commits, I suspect that they've already identified his successor. Want him in place by Signing Day.

BTW, only one of those 24 commits has an SU offer: Braelin Moore, 6-3 290 IOL from Bethlehem Pa.

 

[Stern]

Why would you not just finish out the season and save a couple million?

Guessing they reached a settlement with him on the buy out

 

[Stern]

Wow, they let him go without even having a replacement lined up? They didn’t even wait to see if they would make a bowl. College football and expectations are just different down south.

These bigger football programs don't care about these lower-level bowls or view them in the same light as SU does.

It's a business at these larger football programs and if your not first your last is the mentality. And that isn't necessarily a wrong mentality to have because if you leave a bad coach in place for too long he can dig you a hole that is impossible to get out of.

 

[690West]

Never be the guy to follow/replace the legend!

So that’s why Marrone didn’t win 10 games!!

 

[Nick44]

Good measuring stick of our program versus a peer within the same conference. He was well over .500 and had significantly more wins and they removed immediately. Syracuse will likely bring back its current coach who could have 5 losing seasons in 6 years.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

I am surprised he didn't get a chance to coach vs Miami. If they won that game or UVA, I think he did enough to come back for one more year but with an 8-5 or bust expectation.

 

[David332]

These bigger football programs don't care about these lower-level bowls or view them in the same light as SU does.

It's a business at these larger football programs and if your not first your last is the mentality. And that isn't necessarily a wrong mentality to have because if you leave a bad coach in place for too long he can dig you a hole that is impossible to get out of.

I agree with some of that except the assertion that SU doesn’t care about lower level bowls, they do. In fact I would say that’s our goal every year. They also proudly display them in the Dome. As a Cuse fan I have no issue with this.

 

[ForCuseSake]

So that’s why Marrone didn’t win 10 games!!

Swap Gerg with Marrone and you got it.

(but I assume your point was dripping with sarcasm as Grob was legendarily awful)

 

[SuFTW]

Wow, they let him go without even having a replacement lined up? They didn’t even wait to see if they would make a bowl. College football and expectations are just different down south.

Announcing a permanent replacement immediately is not the norm when a coach is fired in season this time of year. They may have someone in mind but they almost certainly currently have a job elsewhere right now. Give it at least a few weeks depending on how the search and negotiations go.

 

[SuFTW]

Guessing they reached a settlement with him on the buy out

Why would Fuentes do that or his agent let him?