It’s hard to not be a little bit shocked by Whit Babcock’s first hire at Virginia Tech.  He hired a big-time coach away from a big-time basketball school to coach at Virginia Tech, a school that has shortchanged basketball for the last three decades.

However, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised.  Babcock’s fundraising at Cincinnati was amazing, and he somehow lured Tommy Tuberville from Texas Tech for a $2.2 million salary.  With that information in mind, the Buzz Williams hire makes a lot more sense.  Welcome to the new age of Virginia Tech athletics.

Today we’ll focus on putting the Buzz Williams hire in perspective when compared to Tech’s past basketball hires, and his salary as compared to other coaches.

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