I'm on mobile and not good with it but the team photo was tweeted out HERE my immediate observation is Malachai Thomas in a boot on his left foot. Break it down more...
Your 2022 Virginia Tech Football Team.#ThisIsHome | #GroundUp pic.twitter.com/FGXsvBnNG3— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) August 21, 2022
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Believe #0 in the front row with boot is Payne, the Nebraska transfer that is out for the year.
There a lot more people in polos in the back than I would have thought
Agreed. I was curious so I did some quick Twitter research.
This was posted by CJF in 2018! Is the difference truly that staggering or are there support groups included in the CBP picture not included in the CJF picture?
There is that much difference. I think Pry has added a few like student managers that weren't in before but at least a row are added staff positions.
Fuente 39 non-jersey people
Pry 91
I might have lost count for Pry, its alot of people
Everyone involved with the football team was included, as it should be. Equipment managers, trainers, support staff etc. More of the culture change to make it more of a family than a business. The people behind the scenes are part of the team too and deserve recognition. Without them, nothing happens. More evidence that Pry gets "it"
Here's the embed fam
Thanks fam, adding it to the OP now
Coach Tyler Bowen is actually a giant.
Bowen is so big.
CTB is so big...when he goes to beach, he's the only one who gets a tan.
I can also add that he would likely agree with this assessment and feels big compared to most of the rest of the staff, as well as most people he comes across on a day-to-day basis.
Source - me, a person at the same height and roughly the same weight as Bowen (6'7, 290ish).
I love the subtle, maybe unintended, dig at CJF with "#GroundUp".
I'm an asshole though, so maybe I'm just reading it that way on purpose.....
Awesome pic.
Yeah, Malachi Thomas is definitely in a boot. They've been hiding him recently in some practices and fan or media days (I can't remember which) so people figured he was probably injured.
Also dang let's just make Coach Bowen's workout routine the regiment for our players too, because that dude is massive lol
There are two #24s on the team. Jaden Keller (R-Fr) and Thomas (So). I think Thomas is on right 4th row up and yea, there is a sight of a boot.
I see the boot on #24 also. Payne (#0) on front row also has noted as I noted above.
Yeah news about Payne came out awhile ago, but they've been very hush hush about Thomas.
Edit: Lmao, my brain read Holston. Carry on
I'm going to guess he's got a high ankle sprain. That's a pain in the ass to come back from as a soccer player, I can only imagine what it's like as a running back, and you can't cut.
I spent the last 15 minutes trying to figure out the order of players. I think it's seniority from front to back, then numerical order via jersey number left to right.
Bob Schick looks older than half the coaches.
Marve and Prioleau both look like they could suit up and be all ACC.
Bumrick looks like a 35 year old firefighter
#31 looks like he's only there because hes Tyler Childress roommate and Tyler convinced him to photo bomb the picture.
Lots of great looking dreads out there, but I'm gonna give the best dreads award to Xavier Chaplin, cause well I want to stay on that man's good side.
Is Luke Brussel still a WR? Cause he looks jacked for a reciever, way bigger than Gosnell
EDIT: The 2nd row bothers me, it has the same number of people as the first but they of set them so they really needed to line Galt over Pry and make it not look wierd.
Also after looking at this way to long, I'm now convinced that Bob Schick is Tyler Bowen from the future.
This is the type of analysis that keeps me here. Well done!
Bob Schick's age is somewhere in between a typical college player and a typical "young coach." It fits the mold that he shows up brand new but older than most and he goes by Bob. All business Bob.
Gunner looks like he's gonna be givens some people fits
Also, respect on the beard game for this squad, damn.
I think we all need to take a minute and appreciate the fact that this is where we are in the offseason...analyzing the team photo. That shit is hilarious in and of itself. But...even more than that, it's a Tyler Bowen-sized sign that...
...WE NEED SOME GODDAMN HOKIE FOOTBALL IN OUR LIVES!!!!
Tyler Bowen is so big. So fucking big.
Blumrick is morphing into Uncle Rico
via GIPHY
edit: I think Alum might have a higher quality version of this gif but it is the best looped gif I've seen in my life
Burgos is a beast on his own.... But putting him next to Turner-Bradshaw is legitimately funny
Arriving late as always but surprised that nobody pointed out the staff member having to lean way over just to get his face into the photo because Xavier Chaplin (#65) is SO big .
Link to the hi-res if you're squinting like me: CLICK HERE
Thanks for posting this, it helps for sure.
Jordan looks like some teammates dad snuck in the photo.
I'm so jealous of Pry's 5 star hair. My hair looks just like Jordan's. I am that dad who snuck into the photo.