Justin Fuente out at VaTech. Lost fo jobs open, lots of guys with “P5” experience available.

Napier may be gone now if he gets a call from Tech. Could also see Virginia Tech as the perfect fit for Scott Satterfield, but Louisville would lose their collective mind if he even spoke with them and didn't get the job.

According to FootballScoop, their "entertainment purposes only" prediction that is Nuclear Winter suggests Chadwell goes to VT. Since they opted to pay $10 million for his buyout now instead of $7.5 million in a few weeks, that list of candidates has to be very short. Leads me to believe they already know who they want.

(11-16-2021 08:26 AM)stingingeagle Wrote:  According to FootballScoop, their "entertainment purposes only" prediction that is Nuclear Winter suggests Chadwell goes to VT. Since they opted to pay $10 million for his buyout now instead of $7.5 million in a few weeks, that list of candidates has to be very short. Leads me to believe they already know who they want.

Chadwell, over Napier? I'm sorry, but the foundation of that program was built by Moglia. Perhaps Chadwell brings a swag, and Grayson McCall, but that's not a play for long-term success at a time where the gap between everyone else and Virginia Tech continues to widen.

I'm reaching out to both Satterfield and Napier. Satterfield because he has had success at a remote program tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains and he has found success in the ACC relatively quickly when compared to the dumpster fire that program was, and considering they were still effectively transitioning from Big East to ACC against some true, but down, blue blood programs.

I'm reaching out to Napier because he's turned Louisiana into a Mini-Alabama and if they give him the right organizational layout, he can do the same at Virginia Tech. He has the blueprint and just needs buy in from whomever hires him.

Chadwell has a multiple offense that works at this level, and may work in in ACC, but I doubt it works with the level of athlete he's going to be recruiting against Clemson. Clemson will be back once they get QB1 figured out, most guys on offense are underclassmen and they are still sitting at 6-3 so they promise to he really, really good again. The only guys who can get Virginia Tech to that level that I can see are Shane Beamer, Billy Napier, and maybe Scott Satterfield.

(11-16-2021 08:54 AM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(11-16-2021 08:26 AM)stingingeagle Wrote:  According to FootballScoop, their "entertainment purposes only" prediction that is Nuclear Winter suggests Chadwell goes to VT. Since they opted to pay $10 million for his buyout now instead of $7.5 million in a few weeks, that list of candidates has to be very short. Leads me to believe they already know who they want.

Chadwell, over Napier? I'm sorry, but the foundation of that program was built by Moglia. Perhaps Chadwell brings a swag, and Grayson McCall, but that's not a play for long-term success at a time where the gap between everyone else and Virginia Tech continues to widen.

I'm reaching out to both Satterfield and Napier. Satterfield because he has had success at a remote program tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains and he has found success in the ACC relatively quickly when compared to the dumpster fire that program was, and considering they were still effectively transitioning from Big East to ACC against some true, but down, blue blood programs.

I'm reaching out to Napier because he's turned Louisiana into a Mini-Alabama and if they give him the right organizational layout, he can do the same at Virginia Tech. He has the blueprint and just needs buy in from whomever hires him.

Chadwell has a multiple offense that works at this level, and may work in in ACC, but I doubt it works with the level of athlete he's going to be recruiting against Clemson. Clemson will be back once they get QB1 figured out, most guys on offense are underclassmen and they are still sitting at 6-3 so they promise to he really, really good again. The only guys who can get Virginia Tech to that level that I can see are Shane Beamer, Billy Napier, and maybe Scott Satterfield.

I would go with Satterfield as well, honestly. Napier has stayed at ULL for long enough that it's difficult to say what teams would interest him at this point.

Chadwell's offense would well in the ACC for a time at least, considering ACC as a whole is a dumpster fire at the moment. I don't see them going back to middle of the road for the next few years.

VT is a plum job, one of the best game day environments in the country, and a fanbase second to none. Napier makes sense, but you have to start and wonder what is he waiting for? Maybe he found his dream job in UL, don’t know. Satt could happen but he better be careful after the SC debacle, and he hasn’t exactly killed it at Louisville, in a profession where what have you done for me lately stands for so much, not sure Satt is a hot coaching commodity anymore, not sure how much enthusiasm the VT fanbase would have if the administration hired him.

(11-16-2021 09:17 AM)moehler Wrote:  VT is a plum job, one of the best game day environments in the country, and a fanbase second to none. Napier makes sense, but you have to start and wonder what is he waiting for? Maybe he found his dream job in UL, don’t know. Satt could happen but he better be careful after the SC debacle, and he hasn’t exactly killed it at Louisville, in a profession where what have you done for me lately stands for so much, not sure Satt is a hot coaching commodity anymore, not sure how much enthusiasm the VT fanbase would have if the administration hired him.

That's a good point. Chadwell and Napier bring that swag factor that would get not only fans excited but probably recruits. Fuente was supposed to be that factor, but he wasn't. Satterfield would be reliable and a solid get if you can't get Napier. Speaking of which, the timing is interesting - Fuente fired just in time for ULL to be in VA for their upcoming game against Liberty.

This is a job Napier could take

My guesses as to VT's next HC would be Hugh Freeze or Shane Beamer.

(11-16-2021 10:36 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  My guesses as to VT's next HC would be Hugh Freeze or Shane Beamer.

Forgot about Freeze, would think it would seen as a positive hire by the base. Beamer from SC to VT, hummm could see it, but I could also see him staying in Columbia

After striking out with a G5 hire (Fuente), will VT go the same route again? I think that's a legitimate question.

(11-16-2021 11:17 AM)moehler Wrote:  

(11-16-2021 10:36 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  My guesses as to VT's next HC would be Hugh Freeze or Shane Beamer.

Forgot about Freeze, would think it would seen as a positive hire by the base. Beamer from SC to VT, hummm could see it, but I could also see him staying in Columbia

(11-16-2021 12:14 PM)AimHigher Wrote:  Personally, I wouldn't take a step back for the VT job.
But.... Base salaries VT 4.25 mil vs. USC 2.75 mil. A lot easier to win an ACC title than SEC. VT Football alumni love him and $$$ booster connections love the name, Beamer.

A lot of guys on the VA Tech boards want Coach Huff. A lot of them wanted him when they hired Justin Fuente. I don't see Coach Huff as a 10 year HC at Marshall but I don't see him leaving after year one either. He was the top assistant coach in 2019 and 2020 but he doesn't have that Hugh Freeze or Gus Malzahn vibe just yet.

Plus Blacksburg VA is like Clemson SC. they are both in the middle of nowhere. And even in a P5 conference can't be the easiest place to recruit to (Pre Sweeny). Most 17-18 year olds buy with their eyes and there is nothing to do at either place but to go to school and play football. A lot of kids are looking for more than that as a college experience.

The Malzahn vibe wore off real quick down there at UCF. They already want him fired.

I'd love to see Freeze return to Ole Miss if Kiffin left at the end of the year

Oddsmakers have the following:

Chadwell +400
Napier +500
Elko +600
Clawson +700
Others
Freeze +1500

(11-16-2021 02:09 PM)iStoopify Wrote:  Oddsmakers have the following:

Chadwell +400
Napier +500
Elko +600
Clawson +700
Others
Freeze +1500

After CFP expansion, Coastal and Louisiana could have better odds at a playoff spot than Virginia Tech most years.. but that's another story. The ACC runs through Clemson and won't be a multi bid league routinely. Money vs Stabilty and Everything else though.

(11-16-2021 02:21 PM)TealNation Wrote:  

(11-16-2021 02:09 PM)iStoopify Wrote:  Oddsmakers have the following:

Chadwell +400
Napier +500
Elko +600
Clawson +700
Others
Freeze +1500

After CFP expansion, Coastal and Louisiana could have better odds at a playoff spot than Virginia Tech most years.. but that's another story. The ACC runs through Clemson and won't be a multi bid league routinely. Money vs Stabilty and Everything else though.

You’re a goober

(11-16-2021 09:17 AM)moehler Wrote:  VT is a plum job, one of the best game day environments in the country, and a fanbase second to none. Napier makes sense, but you have to start and wonder what is he waiting for? Maybe he found his dream job in UL, don’t know. Satt could happen but he better be careful after the SC debacle, and he hasn’t exactly killed it at Louisville, in a profession where what have you done for me lately stands for so much, not sure Satt is a hot coaching commodity anymore, not sure how much enthusiasm the VT fanbase would have if the administration hired him.

Louisville was a dumpster fire, literally. It was like the scene from "Wolf of Wall Street" when the offices are raided and everyone is shredding and burning everything. It was very, very bad. I'd say he has done surprisingly well, given he has had to remake the entire roster to suit what they want to do.

Whether they would be excited for him doesn't matter. He spent a ton of time in the same exact type of situation that Virginia Tech is in. Secluded mountain school with a massive fan base that is crazy for their program. They have to find a cultural fit for the area like they had in Beamer.

The best hire they could make, in my opinion, would be Shane Beamer. I highly doubt that's going to happen though.

(11-16-2021 01:08 PM)stingingeagle Wrote:  The Malzahn vibe wore off real quick down there at UCF. They already want him fired.

I'd love to see Freeze return to Ole Miss if Kiffin left at the end of the year

Yeah but before they were head coaches anywhere it was seen they both had a rocket strapped to their backs to a P5 conference school. I don't think coach Huff ever had that hype to him.

The UCF fan base will have to come back down to earth. Their not the type of program thats going win 10-11 games per year.

(11-16-2021 02:21 PM)TealNation Wrote:  

(11-16-2021 02:09 PM)iStoopify Wrote:  Oddsmakers have the following:

Chadwell +400
Napier +500
Elko +600
Clawson +700
Others
Freeze +1500

After CFP expansion, Coastal and Louisiana could have better odds at a playoff spot than Virginia Tech most years.. but that's another story. The ACC runs through Clemson and won't be a multi bid league routinely. Money vs Stabilty and Everything else though.

Virginia Tech is as stable a job as you can get, should you have success. Fuente wasn't the guy to get them back there. They are going to have to reclaim their ground in Hampton Roads and begin to win 8+ games routinely again. To me, that screams Napier.