All Hokie, All the Time. Period. Presented by

Virginia Tech Wrestling Board

Joined: 01/01/2005 Posts: 23381
Likes: 6319

10000+ Posts

Board Member 15+ Years

5000 Likes

1000 Likes

250 Likes

What's this?

The $225,000/yr included the $75,000 retention bonus but there's no mention

If the bonus was annual. If ISU is paying him $300,000 guaranteed for 7 years that's a 100% raise over his base salary or 33% raise over his salary including bonus (which may not be annual). Plus, who knows if there's a performance or retention bonus at ISU.
I don't fault Dresser for taking the job & any Hokie who does needs to take their blinders off. There are other good places in the country & Dresser does have ties to that school/state.
I also don't fault Whit Babcock for his departure. He's got his job to do as well. VT doesn't have the resources to keep up with all the other schools in all the other sports. I just hope we can keep the wrestling program progressing. I really think VT has a chance to displace some of the other wrestling powerhouses & become a perennial national contender. Not everyone wants to wrestle in the middle of a cornfield. Go Hokies!

(In response to this post by Will Stewart)

Posted: 02/21/2017 at 3:50PM

+0

PREV NEXT REPLY

Insert a Link

Enter the title of the link here:

Enter the full web address of the link here -- include the "http://" part:

Current Thread:

Thoughts on Dresser's departure. -- hokiepokie 02/20/2017 7:37PM

We live in a free agent world. Dresser would have been fired -- OBX 02/21/2017 12:26AM

Correct, it's as simple as that. ** -- NokieHokie 02/21/2017 12:28AM

He's the like the 55yo guy who finally hit it big and divorced his wife -- Technocrat 02/20/2017 9:44PM

I don't think that is a very good comparison. Iowa is a wrestling mecca -- GreenvilleVT 02/21/2017 3:33PM

Meh, and if he had a losing record it would be like get outta here... -- `lag 02/20/2017 8:39PM

That's correct. If he had not done his job the university -- hokiepokie 02/20/2017 8:50PM

Where's the down vote button? -- VT_Consul 02/20/2017 8:13PM

If You are obliged to pass judgment on my syntax perhaps -- hokiepokie 02/20/2017 8:19PM

You got me, chief. I added an "e" to judgment. -- VT_Consul 02/21/2017 09:31AM

I don't blame KD for leaving. -- Ykeraser 02/20/2017 7:57PM

That is really unfair. -- Hokie Flyer 02/20/2017 7:44PM

Dresser was highest paid wrestling coach in the ACC. -- Will Stewart

02/20/2017 8:04PM

The $225,000/yr included the $75,000 retention bonus but there's no mention -- Hoakie82 02/21/2017 3:50PM

Forgot to mention.... -- Will Stewart

02/20/2017 8:05PM

That is a fair statement, but... -- Hokie Flyer 02/20/2017 10:23PM

I have not followed VT wrestling closely at all... -- MP4VT2004 02/20/2017 11:32PM

So do you think the timing of Coach Dresser's departure to accommodate -- hokiepokie 02/20/2017 8:04PM

The rarity of an open iowa job was their trump card and they used that -- Jerseyhokie29 02/20/2017 8:13PM

Thank you Jersey. I understand both Coach Dresser's -- hokiepokie 02/20/2017 8:32PM

Re: The rarity of an open iowa job was their trump card and they used that -- ghc4VT 02/20/2017 8:30PM

For the good of the sport in general I'd like to see VT & ACC get stronger. -- Hoakie82 02/21/2017 4:08PM