They were hot names. But far from "can't miss". Lots of people had concerns

He wasn't from the region
His rising star was from only two good years
His defenses at Memphis were not good (even in their best years)
His recruiting had question marks for P5 level

Sure he was a hot name but as we have seen proven, the fit for VT was misjudged.

In response to this post by bigbadbird

Posted: 11/29/2021 at 12:21PM

Is there a earthshattering deal in the works like LR @OU? ** -- 4thosehokies 11/29/2021 11:47AM

No, and no matter who your favorite mercenary is -- OldRetiredHokie 11/29/2021 12:50PM

Fuente was a can't-miss big-splash hire- I will give Whit that -- bigbadbird 11/29/2021 11:50AM

They were hot names. But far from "can't miss". Lots of people had concerns -- HokieAl 11/29/2021 12:21PM

Yeah, particularly concerns around recruiting which was in fact reality. ** -- HoustonHokie 11/29/2021 12:43PM

Recruiting was the least of the eventual issues -- UberHOKIE 11/29/2021 1:13PM

Recruiting is crucial at that is opinion of UGA coach. ** -- BaldHokie 11/29/2021 2:32PM

Yep. he was a hot name, and it was seen as a good get, especially for VT -- PF 11/29/2021 12:27PM

It was a great move at the time -- Vienna_Hokie 11/29/2021 3:25PM

Read this from Memphis - he wasn't a fan of media/booster interaction there -- DaveVT 11/29/2021 12:01PM

Plenty of warning signs in that SI article. Babcock didn't do his homework. -- Flanker 11/29/2021 12:55PM

There are only a couple articles on him 2013 to 2015 -- DaveVT 11/29/2021 1:25PM

I don't think Fuente was can't miss or big splash -- 6thStreetHokie 11/29/2021 11:55AM

I thought Bud shb in charge and wondered why Tech hired a Memphis coach -- Flanker 11/29/2021 1:00PM

Bud was my first choice. He rated the shot. -- Maroon Baboon 11/29/2021 3:24PM

Fu and P J Fleck were at the top of nearly everyone’s list -- seekoHoG 11/29/2021 12:08PM

Fu also had "his" O-coordinator at Memphis. We got his bud, the 2nd choice ** -- EDGEMAN 11/29/2021 12:06PM

More important than most realize. ** -- Bburg Mac 11/29/2021 7:44PM

It was a status quo hire if anything. ** -- Maroon Baboon 11/29/2021 11:57AM

There's blueblood business. Then there's the rest of us. ** -- Maroon Baboon 11/29/2021 11:49AM

This We win on hard work, grit and developing talent. We're not inline -- UberHOKIE 11/29/2021 1:35PM

U R correct. Its kool-aid drinking to believe anything else. -- 4thosehokies 11/29/2021 12:04PM

We need an oil well or some fracking - all we gots is limestone ** -- bigbadbird 11/29/2021 11:51AM

The Blacksburg limestone will really get after ya' .....sniff ** -- 4thosehokies 11/29/2021 11:57AM

They were hot names. But far from "can't miss". Lots of people had concerns

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