COME ON, VIRGINIA TECH, HERE'S A GREAT COACH IN WAITING

A little on a LOT ...



Hey, Virginia Tech, here’s a suggestion for a football 

coach to replace BRENT PRY (0-3, fired). I know, I 

know it’s far out but how about Randolph-Macon’s

 PEDRO ARRUZA … who really cares about his 

players … and is a winner – unlike anyone since (or 

actually before) FRANK BEAMER?


On second thought, never mind. He wouldn’t be 

interested, would he?



The Hokies apparently are going all in to keep up with the 

current big 3 of the ACC: Florida State, Miami and 

Clemson. They hope to increase the athletic budget, now 

said to be $144M, to $229M, with football and basketball 

(men’s and women’s) biggest beneficiaries.


Plans include hiring a general manager for football. 

BRUCE ARIANS, anyone?


Now, all Tech has to do is convince its big spenders to 

spend even more … which may not be easy considering 

athletes can come and go with such regularity that there is 

no guarantee they will stick around long enough to get to 

know them. 


I know one high roller at another school who actually 

rejected the opportunity to increase his donation to 

football. What if that becomes a nation-wide epidemic?



*** “BERNIE! BERNIE! BERNIE!”


I can still hear the loving chant at the Spectrum for 

goaltender BERNIE PARENT, who backstopped the 

Philadelphia Flyers to back-to-back Stanley Cups (1974-

75) … when the Richmond Robins were their primary 

farm team and provided such players as DAVE 

SCHULTZ, BILL BARBER, DON SALESKI and

 RICK MACLEISH to the NHL team’s glory years that 

haven’t been duplicated since.


Parent died Saturday apparently of natural causes. He was 

80 years old.



*** The Atlantic Coast Conference fined Syracuse 

$25,000 and reprimanded the Orangemen for faking 

injuries in the fourth quarter of their 34-21 victory over 

17.5-point favorite Clemson Saturday. Tigers’ QB CALE 

KLUBNIK accused SU of the same no-no after the 

game.


*** After 11 years (244-123, six NCAA tournament 

appearances), Auburn basketball coach BRUCE PEARL

 announced his retirement Monday. One of college 

athletics’ truly shady characters, he previously indicated 

he might campaign for TOMMY TUBERVILLE’s U.S. 

Senate seat which became available when Tuberville, a 

former Auburn football coach, decided to run for 

governor of Alabama in 2026. However, Pearl now says

 he will serve as an ambassador for the school (whatever 

that means).


Son Steve signed a five-year contract to replace him.



*** RORY McELROY doesn’t like BRYSON 

DeCHAMBREAU … and doesn’t mind telling anyone 

who asks, In other words, things could/will get ugly 

during the Ryder Cup, scheduled to get under way Friday 

at Bethpage.


“To get attention, he will mention me or

 SCOTTIE[SCHEFFLER] or someone else … That’s 

the only way he gets attention,” McElroy was quoted as 

saying. “It might not involve me, but it’s inevitable 

something will happen in New York.”


Yesterday, the crew on The Golf Channel speculated an 

opening-round match, with McElroy and TOMMY 

FLEETWOOD facing JUSTIN THOMAS and 

DeChambreau.


“I’m not opposed to it from a from a game standpoint, but 

I might be more opposed to it from a personality 

standpoint,” said TGC’s JIM GALLAGHER JR.


Let the fireworks begin!


Until next time …



 

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