Emmanuel Belmar stepping away due to injury

By: rottingmind13
on August 12, 2021, 2:07 PM | 26 comments
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VTbandit's picture VTbandit
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| 4 years 10 months #

"Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe.” -Einstein

Succinct's picture Succinct | 4 years 10 months # ^

When I head the news this is the exact gif I thought of. ^^^

krak_t's picture krak_t | 4 years 10 months #

Damn. I hate that for him.

gobble gobble chumps's picture gobble gobble chumps
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| 4 years 10 months #

you beat me to it. this really sucks for him and for the team

"Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." - TheFifthFuller

senjohnblutarsky's picture senjohnblutarsky | 4 years 10 months #

Glad he's doing what's right for his health.
With regard to depth, it is what it is. We have bodies, we just don't have a lot of proven bodies. Now is the time for someone to prove out.

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
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| 4 years 10 months #

Good decision for Belmar, don't mess with your mentals.

Would be a great time for Garbutt to step up.

rottingmind13's picture rottingmind13
| 4 years 10 months # ^

Well good news there

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
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| 4 years 10 months # ^

VPIhokieME's picture VPIhokieME
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| 4 years 10 months # ^

via GIPHY^^this, right here, is an underrated comment

Onward and upward

RealDiehl's picture RealDiehl | 4 years 10 months #

Def gonna need a freshman to step up in PT

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 4 years 10 months #

Sad to see him go, but he obvious weighed his options and after such a hard recovery last year I can't blame him.

Best of luck to him in the future.

jack14vt's picture jack14vt | 4 years 10 months #

Anything in the portal worthy of a scholly? What's the latest someone could get in erolled?

Chris's picture Chris
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| 4 years 10 months # ^

I wouldn't be against us snagging a portal DE or JUCO at this point, even on super short notice. I'm sure we had some guys we were monitoring knowing that this could be the case involving Belmar's potential medical retirement.

dcwilson40's picture dcwilson40 | 4 years 10 months #

Tough blow. He was a legit player and a veteran. Now you need True Freshman to contribute because the kids that had time in the program hit the portal. Razor thin there.

Rockypere77's picture Rockypere77 | 4 years 10 months #

I believe Belmar put in a solid 5 years with us including is True Freshman year, I do recall he switched from LB to D-End. I wish him the best of luck, I enjoyed watching him play.

Having seen the other Thread, Can we get Keli Lawson at D-End?

How about Connor Blumrick? The portal seems empty, do we have any undersized OTs that can fill? Drake Delulis?

Man I was still on offense on my "who next at {position} threads"...I might have to switch to D-End

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marcb2's picture marcb2 | 4 years 10 months # ^

Have you seen Keli Lawson? Zero chance he's playing DE in 2021 (or probably any year).

abarri9's picture abarri9
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| 4 years 10 months #

Bummed, but hope he is ok. Head injuries are not something to roll the dice on and keep playing.

ThePailHolder's picture ThePailHolder
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| 4 years 10 months #

Take care of yourself Belmar. Thank you for pouring your heart into Hokie Football.

I told him I’d crawl on my hands and knees to be the DL coach at Virginia Tech. Now, all of a sudden, I’m sitting in this chair and I told him I’d still crawl on my hands and knees to work here. I just want to be here.
JC Price

HorseOnATreadmill's picture HorseOnATreadmill
| 4 years 10 months # ^

That ball came out loose!
Is it over?
A scrum for the ball and if Virginia Tech has it they win....

EMMANUEL BELMAR HAS IT!

And the Hokies survive another scare from the [redacted]!

What a win in overtime, and it's 15 IN A ROW!

VAtoSCHokie's picture VAtoSCHokie
| 4 years 10 months #

MiklsanVT93's picture MiklsanVT93
| 4 years 10 months #

I don't know if DE depth is dire enough to change up schemes, but I swear I saw some DTs playing outside in spring practice pictures. Any chance to flex to a 3-4 with LBs playing stand up DE-like positions? Are those changes so counter to the Teerlinck D-line scheme that they are out of the question?

vtcivengr's picture vtcivengr | 4 years 10 months #

Always felt like you were getting everything he had to offer on the field. I hate this for him but am not surprised by the news. I was not expecting major contributions from a guy that still hadn't been cleared for a head injury in August. I really hope he uses his opportunity to jump into coaching or any other career path he prefers.

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - K

HorseOnATreadmill's picture HorseOnATreadmill
| 4 years 10 months #

KingJames's picture KingJames
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| 4 years 10 months #

He is a hokie legend for that fumble recovery. If the head injury is that bad, I'm glad he is stepping away in hopes that he'll always remember why he is a legend.

HokieHighVPI03's picture HokieHighVPI03 | 4 years 10 months #

Damn...just sucks all around😔. Glad he did the right thing for his health and future. Honestly that's all that really matters and he was a true hokie and always will be. That being said we were thin and just got skinnier with depth....maybe someone steps up and surprises us all? Either way he did what was right and wish belmar the best👊🏻👊🏻

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