Some of the nations top recruits to attend Virginia Tech VS Ohio State game. The list includes Five-star defensive end Josh Sweat of Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith (2015), Five-star cornerback Kevin Toliver II of Jacksonville (Fla.) Trinity Christian (2015), Five-star running back Jacques Patrick of Orlando (Fla.) Timber Creek, Four-star quarterback Torrance Gibson of Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage (2015), Three-star wide receiver Lawrence Cager of Towson (Md.) Calvert Hall (2015).
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2014/09/time_to_call_in_lebron_oh...
Its possible that Ohio State will have Lebron James on the sideline to attract recruits. Even though the Hokies will be away from home, VT may have to bring its own star power to attract recruits.
What famous VT alumni should the Hokies bring on the sideline to attract star recruits in Columbus?
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Bruce Smith
either him or Antonio Freeman, after those two the options start to dwindle in significant star power
Yeah I agree. Either that or everyone else who we could possibly bring is in the NFL with week 1 none of them will show up. Bruce needs to be there just for Josh Sweat
Recruits: "OH MY GOD, GUYS, IT'S BRUCE SMITH!! BRUCE?!? How does it feel to be a living legend?"
Bruce: "Go Hokies!"
Yes, I think Bruce is at every game anyways now that is his son is on the team
Hey he's always on the sidelines at home but we were talking about if we brought someone to anOSU. But welcome to TKP!
Titan Rocket
Hoda Kotb.
The cute girl that got Shai McKenzie to commit a year ago.
LOL, jinx!
My second favorite is Britney Spears.
Unfortunately, her and her Hokie bf broke up.
Welp, looks like her days of doing the Hokie Poke-y are over for now.
What kind of idiot dates the BRITNEY SPEARS and cheats on her? Really dude???
Who was better than Britney?? Come on, man!!!
Maybe she's Toxic?
She probably just drove him Crazy.
I bet after the break up she was all like Oops I Did It Again...
I imagine he was just tired of the Circus that surrounded her but in the end he was just a Womanizer.
Also, trying to think of appropriate ways to use "Slave For You" and "Hit Me Baby One More Time" isn't an easy task.
Maybe he was a freeloader and got tired of yelling "Work Bitch" at him.
Regardless I'm sure she will be Stronger for it.
edit: This post has been brought to you by my man card, which, as of now, has been revoked.
Whatever happened, he should feel Lucky for the time he was with her.
My man card is also forfeit. My wife loves Britney though, so I hear it all the time...reasonable excuse?
Nice way to work that in there. A no, it's not an excuse. You will deal with the man card-less shame like the rest of us.
Somehow I'm OK with that.
Sure it is, this is the final conversation:
Britney: I used to be a "Slave For You", but we're through. *slaps in face*
BF: "Hit Me Baby...One...More...Time..."
IMO if a kid is going to make his decision based on what superstar is being brought in for the game I don't want them. Its all about the Team and the school not a superstar. It's also funny because Lebron didn't even go to college but OSU is acting like he was their player. It all started when they had a jersey/locker for him during one of their games a few years ago. I think its pathetic/childish but it seems to work. Maybe they should invite the local tattoo artist as well so the recruits can pre-plan their free tattoos!
Go Hokies!
Fuck that. Who says it would be the only thing that matters to these kids? Anything goes and everything helps in recruiting. Are you saying that any kid who will get excited to see one of their heroes is not worthy of this school? Because that is BS.
No that wasn't my point.. Anything goes and helps but in this case I don't see the correlation with Lebron and Ohio State FOOTBALL? Do you?
My point is if they're going to commit to said school (OSU) because a living legend Lebron who didn't even go there/has 0 football relevance to OSU was brought in to sway a recruit then that't fine. Its actually pretty funny because Lebron has 0 to do with Ohio State, that's like Virginia Tech bringing in Russell Wilson because he grew up in Richmond and went to school in Virginia. (for highschool just like lebron went to St V St Mary)
I don't really care about the LeBron thing TBH. I just take issue with you saying that a recruit that could be influenced by the VT alums isn't good enough for this school. Having famous alumni here can show recruits that we too can produce players at the next level.
Exactly the key point there is Famous Alums, and I am all for that. 100% I would love for more alums to get involved and that is what I think Whit is going to try and attack.. Get the ex players more involved and around campus as much as possible.
I'm trying to figure out why his logo will be on the tOSU bball unis for the Puerto Rico Shootout. Seems like trying to latch onto something, instead of honoring the real tOSU alum.
I do. LeBron is an OSU fan (like pretty much all Ohio natives). LeBron would be a fan of me, if I played for OSU. I imagine many recruits would love for LeBron to be a fan of theirs.
Case in point:
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key Word again is Alumni- IDGAF if lebron is a Ohio State Fanboy he is not an alumni, I would bet he doesn't know more than 3-5 football players on the team. It just seems dumb that a superstar athlete like lebron would be able to sway a decision or have any impact at all. But the world we live in today is all about: Lebron, Michael Sam, Tebow, SEC and Bama.
Ok, the title is not an accurate representation of the written body, as indicated in a sarcastic statement below by RealDiehl. I'm using the author's purposivism when I make my comment, not his literal title.
And if you think LeBron on the sideline is dumb recruiting tactic, that doesn't matter. What matters is what recruits think. If you're actually a recruit, I'll rescind my statement, assuming your opinion as a recruit is concurrent with the opinion of the recruit body as a whole.
I don't think its a dumb recruiting tool, however if a recruit is already thinking of becoming a star and worried about oh is lebron going to see me then that's not the type of player I want. Its cool and all but it shouldn't be a huge deciding factor. The only reason it's a big deal is because espn is on lebrons dingdong.. oh lebron will be on the sidelines for the game.. If it were any other alumni/future player I can guarantee you that espn wouldn't give 1 single FK
I want someone like I Ford who came in quietly busted his ass and now is a top WR for us. I don't want a Blanding or Jamil kamara who is only worried about the individual stats/Check that might come in 4 years. lets hope these recruits see past the stardom/fake alumni athlete that lebron is for OSU.
Fair points, and I would agree that having LeBron on the sidelines is all about show with no substance. But being a successful recruiter is not 100% about substance. One thing we can all learn from Whit is the ability to sell your program or idea via marketing techniques. You gotta have substance and you want to find players with substance, but marketing to that player is extremely important. It's not a black and white proposition. Some recruits (maybe Blanding or Kamara for example) only care about show and not about the substance. Some recruits (maybe Andrew Ford) only care about the substance. Most recruits will fall somewhere in the grey area, looking for both substance and show. So, I leave you with this:
Getting MV7 to Columbus would be amazing, the media would love it too.
As soon as he retired from the game, we should do whatever we can to make sure he and Bruce Smith are staples on our sidelines at least to every home game. Those are 2 iconic NFL guys, and if recruits come in and see they'd be able to rub shoulders with 2 of the greats to ever play the game on a weekly basis, that would go a long, long way in our efforts.
I 100% agree. We will see how long it takes before he throws in the towel. I would burst with happiness if he ends up getting a super bowl ring even as a back up.
We are halfway there - Bruce IS on the sidelines every game!
That's great I didn't know LeBron was an Ohio State alum
he's not.. didn't know if your post was sarcastica or not???
Attn Joe: Petition to enable Comic Sans for sarcastica comments
That would be fabulous
Recruit: "Hey Lebron! I'm a huge fan of yours. So, what are some good points about OSU?"
Lebron: "Umm well I'm not sure. I didn't go to college. In fact I left the state of Ohio to take my talents to South Beach. I'm just here enjoying these sweet sideline tickets to watch the Hokies upset OSU."
While those athletes will be there, don't think they will say a single word to our coaching staff. OSU won't let them out of their sight to go get an autograph from anyone we could bring or to even smile at our coaching staff. The last thing they want to do is allow their official visit to have a Hokie push. The only thing we can do to help ourselves in recruiting them is win. Plain and simple. So in regards to which famous alumni we should have on our sideline, I'll go with Beamer and a big ole W.
DHall, Eddie royal, Ryan Williams David Wilson
I like the idea of David Wilson being around to try to convince these kids to get their degree and kind of be an example of no matter how great you are to always take advantage of that fall back plan. May not help recruiting, but I think it helps player development.
Homer Hickam
California Chrome running on a treadmill.
You're welcome, Whit.
Yes, I'll sign my LOI today, please!
I thought that would get you to poke your head out of the barn.
Of course it would, that comment was totally Leonard
I think Kam Chancellor has more sway as a member of the Legion of Boom than most of our alumn in the NFL right now. The Super Bowl ring bling should be able to be seen from the Ohio St sideline as well.
I'd look for him on the sideline for the Western Michigan game, as Seattle is on a bye that week. Do we have any big time recruits coming that weekend? (I think I read somewhere that this might be the Sweat visit)
I believe Sweat is visiting us for the GT game.
Wonder if they get him to CBus Saturday since Seattle lays tonight and will likely have some time off this weekend.
These kids are in Columbus to evaluate Ohio State, not to get in the middle of a dick-measuring contest with us and the Buckeyes.
Beat OSU in the 'shoe, that sends a louder message than Bruce, MV7 or any other famous VT alum.
That's what I was thinking. The recruits are visiting OSU, they will not be roaming our sidelines or sitting behind our bench.
You'd hope so, but it's an additive effect. Have Hall of Famers on the sideline, have great coaches and scheme, win in the shoe. It all adds up.
They better hope it is not a dick measuring contest, I hear their mascot is all nuts.
LOL..
exactly
I was thinking we could have Frank Beamer on the sideline for all the games...that should do the trick. (Class of 1969)
Since Frank WILL be there, David Wilson!
I guess we'd have to rule out just about everyone who is still in the NFL, right? That means no Flowers, Brown, Vick, Tyrod, etc?
I guess: Bruce Smith, Frank Beamer, David Wilson. Anyone with a Medal of Honor. Corps leaders.
Only issue with the CMoH: none of our 7 alumni are still alive.
Chad Morris.
I mean, he did send us Brewer.
Joe Lanza. Preferably drunk and live tweeting.
Without pants
Like this:
Kam Chancellor. Great Hokie and the Super Bowl ring won't hurt.
Frank Beamer
Is it too late to throw my name into the ring for consideration?
How bout
Why is it that a woman wearing the school colors seems so much hotter?
I think you answered your own question there.
I would say Bruce Smith at first, but he goes to a lot of the games now, even more with Alston being there. Personally I would say MV7. When some college football fan goes up to another and asks, "When I say Virginia Tech, who/what do you think of?"
I think 9 times out of 10, people would say Michael Vick. Now the "older" generation fans would probably argue and say Bruce Smith, I don't know exactly I'm only 24, but Michael Vick changed the whole way the QB is played nowadays. More kids/prospects will also be able to relate to and know MV7 imho.
Agreed. Vick and Kam Chancellor are IMO currently the two most famous Hokies in the NFL.
Chris Brown?
I assume this is what he wore for the orange effect game, right?
I lol'ed
Edited: Chris Brown batters women. He is not a good human and I do not like him.
I expected more comments like this. The great state of Virginia, gotta take the good with the bad.
Do they have to be famous to all of Hokie Nation or just here on TKP?
If not...ladies and gents, I give you petebuddywilson and his magical bag of goodies. Because you know the recruits love coupons to StopIn, Harvey's and N-telos.
'preciate the nomination, but I doubt they'd give me a sideline pass to bribe recruits.
We need to bring in this guy:
magicdork.com
With a name like that, he'd better do dork magic.
BOGO coupons for Hardees hash-rounds will at least get you a VT lean
Cager and Gibson will not be up at anOSU this weekend. Both are rescheduling their visits.
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football-recruiting/2014/09/396...
Im not sure what to make of that. Those two are close. With Moorehead as a recruiter, VT could do the impossible and get Cager to sign with Tech.
Why would Lebron be allowed on the sidelines? At no point in time did he have anything to do with Ohio State.
Its a good marketing move by OSU. Its also great for the game. Lebron is a very popular athlete and is free to support any team he wants. Recruits follow and listen sport celebrities. The Hokies will have to counteract and bring their own iconic figures.
Because they want him there. Same reason Da U used to have Luke on the sidelines in the late 80s. I always wondered if VA celebs had a college fb team they pulled for. We have a few from VA. 2 of the boggest hip hop/R&B guys are from VA.
eh, having rappers on the sideline there made sense, it fit their with the identity of the team... not so much at VT
To piggyback, I doubt Frank would have any of that. Just because anOSU supposedly is going to have LeBron on the sidelines (as much a good pr stunt for himself as anything) doesn't mean we have to join them. Look at the schools that have gone down this path; Miami, USC, now anOSU to name a few. I'm good doing what we've been doing and not following their lead.
According to Eleven Warriors.com, Hokie fans are having a meltdown over Lebron visiting...
Gobucks2204 14 hours ago
Virginia tech fans are having a meltdown over Lebron. They want Michael Vick on their sideline to counter him.
OSUBias5 hours ago
Even if he were there, not remotely close to "countering" LBJ. But I guess that's as close as they've got.
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2014/09/39780/meyer-sa...
Also talking about Josh Sweat visiting....
740Buckeye7402 Sep, 2014 @ 2:37 PM
We'll just be like
"Yo Sweat, meet 'Bron."
But, I'll quote HokieJoe on this one:
"Lebron wanting to rep his state and bring his home their first championship is an interesting dynamic for him talking to Josh Sweat at tOSU"
So, he can stand next to him for a single game as a high school senior, or follow his advice and rep his home state forever!
Where was this quote? I need to go upleg it as many times as I can. (once)
Twitter feed.
Oh. Harder to 'leg a tweet.
Thanks.
I'm going to leave this here:
I think im going to go share some information over there. see you guys in a bit
I had the same thought...I just tried to register on the site. It is "Pending Approval"
I had a few interesting things to say....
What about this gem of a quote/utterance/stutter/"wait, WTF did he just try to say?" outta Urban:
OMG, do you even English, Meyer? How awkwardly repetitive can one guy be?
anOSU fans are kind of acting like LOLUVA fans right now: they're focused on what they think we're worrying about, while we're focused on beating them....
don't act like VT's s--- don't stink, I've seen many of posts about what is going on over at the Sabre. Lean a little bit closer and you can see that roses smell like boo, boo, boo...
Buuuuuuuuuut, we have beat them for 10 straight years....
I look at it this way...
No one expects us to win. We are 11.5 point underdogs. They think we are going to be a pushover.
They have EVERYTHING to lose and we have NOTHING to lose. They are ranked, we are not.
They are in front of 104,000 fans on a nationally televised game at the Shoe. They have LeBron on the sidelines and a host of top level recruits.
The only proper way for this to end is for the Hokies to smack them in the mouth and stun the world....talk about a letdown. I would love to see Lebron's face when we beat them. What does he say to Josh Sweat after the Hokies kick their teeth in??
This is going to be a karmic victory for the Hokies....I FEEL it.
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Hopefully OSU is too wrapped up in recruit festivities that they've forgotten to practice and have a game plan this week.
Saw this over at eleven warriors...
(Author's note: Many videos and screen-caps are courtesy of our friends at Va Tech blog The Key Play. If you aren't familiar with their in-depth breakdowns, they're definitely worth a look before Saturday night. Their WORK ON TWITTER is also excellent, especially during the season.)
I guess they aren't so bad after all.
Good film study, and it's interesting to see an opponent breaking us down:
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2014/09/39739/film-stu...
love that the comment thread on that site was thoroughly "trolled" by a VT fan "Ben". A leg and a cheers to that guy, whoever he is.
great that OSU writer takes the time to do a detailed break down of the hokies. they are true college football fans over there. its gonna be a great game for the fans.
I liked what they had but I think they missed on one point:
You can make an argument for the Whip (especially if RVD is out) but Jarrett can cover like a glove.
/twitch
In all fairness,
Since LeBron isn't an OSU alum then we just need to find a celeb that's a VT fan. Anyone know if Pharrell has a team? He's a VB guy. Chris Brown? He is from VA. I read on TSL I believe I was that Robert Duvall is a VT guy. Not sure a young guy would care about him though. Mike Vick still has some star power, DLo as well but the NFL starts Sunday.
Only going off what I know from the 30 for 30 documentary "The U" wouldn't LeBron be classified as a booster which isn't supposed to have contact with recruits ala Uncle Luke?
Hope that's true about Duvall, because he's one of the best in the biz. Even better, my understanding is his property is pretty close to hooville.
I believe he used to have a place near Middleburg off 66. Probably 1 1/2 hours from CVille.
this is correct. Also understand Martin Lawrence either used to or still does have a home in that general area.
Dont forget VT will have on the sideline Super bowl winner, Ex-Colt pass-catcher, up and coming recruiter, wood-Chopper, Aaron Morehead.
I think we should have All Pro / Pro Bowl OT Duane Brown on our sidelines every opportunity that we can. He may not be as sexy as some other high profile skill position alums, but I bet he would make a huge impression on our o-line recruits.
you mean tight end recruits? ;)
Point taken. And of course you're right. Nevertheless, we need elite, successful OL reps from The League for the Hokies. And that's how Duane Brown ended up at least.
I typically try to avoid Bleacher Report during the football season (for numerous reasons) but managed to catch this article today: LeBron James' Role in Ohio State Football's Biggest Recruiting Weekend of 2014.
Before reading this I was perfectly content thinking that we could lose this game and still be alright. Now I'm really nervous about the game. The good news is that they have to come to Blacksburg next year, potentially with a healthy Miller, and play (hopefully) a night game in Lane. So while we could miss some recruits this year because of a loss we could potentially make up for it the next year. Hopefully the recruits that are considering us aren't going to let LeBron change their decision, but everyone gets star struck.
How has no one mentioned Vincent, Corey, Kyle, and OF COURSE Mama and Papa Fuller?
Oh my god I didn't even think about how much of an impact inviting the mama of all Hokies onto the sideline would have. I'm sure lots of guys would love the fact that we pay so much respect to the parents, especially the mothers, of our players.
As expected, Lebron James is on the sideline supporting Ohio State. I wonder who the Hokies bring.
How about we bring a win? Will that work?
It worked.
How about BuckeyeExtra's guest prognosticators (Roger was pretty close):
Kylene Barker McNeilly
MISS AMERICA, 1979
Virginia Tech graduate
Virginia Tech 21, Ohio State 19
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Roger Craig
2011 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner
Virginia Tech graduate
Virginia Tech 31, Ohio State 23
http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/09/05/gameday/game-...