The backstory is that it’s a waste of time to worry about getting the press to love you. The press, even the local friendly press either wants a trip to a top tier bowl game so they can be there or they want to hang you out to dry.

Beat writers in theory are a programs friend. But reporters jobs are still to get scoops. The more controversial the scoop the better.

So I have zero expectations for love for Virginia tech from the Virginia media. I’m sure Fuente has been informed by the divide between tech and the Virginia papers.