Bud Foster retiring

[Kaplony]

Bud Foster to lead Lunch Pail Defense for one more season - Virginia Tech Athletics

Virginia Tech associate head coach/defensive coordinator Bud Foster and head coach Justin Fuente announced on Thursday that Foster plans to retire from coaching following the 2019 season. Upon the conclusion of the season Foster will continue to serve Virginia Tech Athletics in a new role reporting directly to Director of Athletics Whit Babcock similar to Frank Beamer, working as an ambassador for the program, in addition to focusing on special initiatives and other duties as assigned.

Foster currently serves as the nation's longest continuously tenured FBS assistant coach at the same school, having arrived in Blacksburg for Beamer's initial season as head coach in 1987.

 

[Chewbaccer]

It’ll be weird watching VT games without Bud Foster on the sidelines. Now that Beamer is gone, when I think about VT, Foster is who comes to mind.

Not many programs that I can name the DC immediately, but it takes me a second to remember the head coach’s name.

 

[wildturkey]

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

 

[NU_FTW]

It’ll be weird watching VT games without Bud Foster on the sidelines. Now that Beamer is gone, when I think about VT, Foster is who comes to mind.

Not many programs that I can name the DC immediately, but it takes me a second to remember the head coach’s name.

To be fair, if you had asked me who VT's coach was i would have answered Beamer

 

[amszete]

Inconsolable.

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

This news is starting to set in

 

[tnapucco]

I hear Mike Stoops is available.

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

I hear Mike Stoops is available.

So is Bob Stoops.

 

[tnapucco]

So is Bob Stoops.

No, he's coaching in the new XFL.

 

[Hitman Hart]

rip

 

[ckhokie]

basically like my GD dog just died.

 

[GoldRusher]

 

[Deep Creek]

I hear Mike Stoops is available.

 

[B_dub]

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Looks offish to me.

 

[amszete]

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Funny. But still surprised to see a UWv fan comment on the transfer portal. Do you still have safeties?

 

[Camfantasy]

Sad but we all knew it would happen soon. I thought it would be post 2020 season but recruiting is getting affected by him still being here. The shit show of a defense he fielded last year probably didn't help matters. I think he also got remarried and had a knee replacement in the off season so he's probably just tired of prolonging it and ready to turn the page.


Still sucks though. I would almost assuredly not be a VT fan right now had Bud not been Bud.

 

[GoldRusher]

Funny. But still surprised to see a UWv fan comment on the transfer portal. Do you still have safeties?

Nope, fresh out. Still cleaning up the mess that the RedBull hippie made.

I happy for Bud, he is gettin out before our boy Whit burns it all to the ground.

Poooor ol Turkey Tech, rats leavin the ship every day it seems.. I hurt for yall boys..

 

[ckhokie]

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Fucking take him.

 

[wildturkey]

Sad but we all knew it would happen soon. I thought it would be post 2020 season but recruiting is getting affected by him still being here. The shit show of a defense he fielded last year probably didn't help matters. I think he also got remarried and had a knee replacement in the off season so he's probably just tired of prolonging it and ready to turn the page.


Still sucks though. I would almost assuredly not be a VT fan right now had Bud not been Bud.

He did get remarried. It's been some drama about it in the New River Valley