1) I’ll ask you what I asked the board. Are Brent Pry and the coaches pleasantly surprised by the talent level at Virginia Tech? Is it about where they expected it to be? Or is it below what they expected? Have you all heard anything about their thought? This can obviously be looked at by groupings as well and not the team as a whole. – 3DKeyShaker

Chris Coleman: I haven’t heard anything specifically. I suspect they have different thoughts about different positions, of course.

I’ve shared this before, but I’ll do it again and use it as a comparison. I remember after the 2016 season when I was told by a Virginia Tech staff member that Justin Fuente thought 25% of his roster that year was not ACC-caliber. I agreed then, and I still agree looking back nearly six years later.

Justin Fuente’s team was blessed with a lot of star power. They had a very good quarterback in Jerod Evans, three excellent receivers in Isaiah Ford, Cam Phillips and Bucky Hodges, a future All-Pro offensive guard in Wyatt Teller, a future NFL offensive tackle in Yosh Nijman, and Sam Rogers at H-back. Defensively, they had two future first round picks in the Edmunds brothers, Tim Settle at defensive tackle, a very good defensive end in Ken Ekanem, and three future NFL cornerbacks in Brandon Facyson, Greg Stroman and Adonis Alexander. They even had a future NFL starting kicker in Joey Slye. They were loaded in terms of star power.

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