Tim Settle "had a great weekend in Blacksburg"

The blue chip, Stonewall Jackson defensive tackle was in Blacksburg for an official visit last weekend.

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Man this guy would be a great get. Let's hope we see him in the O&M in the fall!

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Go Hokies

Another guy that would be great for us is Dalton. I see we picked up another crystal ball prediction. I like the way its going.

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I think we will get all of the top prospects on out board

Some people spend their entire life wondering if they made a difference, Marines don't have that problem

Joe, please delete my forum. Bad timing, story of my life. :-)

Saw him as I was walking down on the field before the game. I tried not to stare to figure out who all he was with, but he was taking a selfie with some other guys. Definitely a big dude. Glad to see he had a good time though.

Hooray for alumni day! And I agree, not a small man

HOKIE HOKIE HOKIE HI
'14 grad

NICE!!!

Would absolutely love to see him in maroon and orange. He would be a legendary player in this defense.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Increasing the size on the d-line will start with landing full-grown tackles coming out of high school. That will allow us to sign and keep bigger guys at end. Settle and Whitehead would help start this trend. Come on down, Tim!

Would be a huge get, thought we were out of the running for a long time but it seems like we may be getting ourselves back into the thick of it.

"And guess what, you've wandered into our school of tuna and we now have a taste of lion." -Allen Gamble, The Other Guys
@Doooougie07

I believe I read somewhere that he would make all his official visits before deciding, I know we usually make great impressions!

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Yesss nicely done Hokie hosts. I didn't think he'd be travelling so soon after the leg was busted up.

Manassas County Schools, rep. RMFW, Stroman. Settle...

I think you're confusing Sweat & Settle

Hopefully that's a lasting problem with our fanbase that we're just going to have to get used to.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Huh? I don't get it

Sweat is the one who hurt his knee recently. I don't recall hearing about any injuries to Settle.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Sh!t you're right! Thanks for the correction. I thought the confusion was about the Manassas County schools, I was like no, Settle definitely goes to Stonewall, just like RMFW and Stroman did...

I definitely mixed up Sweat and Settle

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This is what happens when you don't give the horse his oats!

"2+2?

THOMAS JEFFERSON SUCKA!"- UVA Grad I knew.

Five star get after it 100 percent Juice Key-Playing. MAN

I hated TJ when I was in high school. Loved it when we beat them.

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

Have you looked at "new math" that they are teaching kids now. It looks just like those problems.

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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*Prince William County

"Exit light..."

Fair enough, but PWC also includes Hylton, Woodbridge, etc, which I wasn't including because a certain someone from a certain PWC HS decided to not go to VT in favor of Alabama. SJSHS is a county school in Manassas.

Although I guess I didn't include OP, but I did specifically exclude Osbourn. To hell with the city schools!

Right, I'm just nitpicking. There's no such thing as Manassas County. Schools are either Manassas City or PWC, even if some of the PWC schools are in Manassas. OP is just on the border of Manassas City proper, but its address is Manassas.

I have never typed Manassas more times than in this post. It no longer looks like a word. Actually, it never did.

"Exit light..."

Right I suppose the caps threw it off. I should have said 'county schools in Manassas' as opposed to 'Manassas county schools', or, as incorrectly as it could have been put, 'Manassas County Schools'.

Sh!t I went to Sudley Elementary and Stonewall Middle, as soon as you said PWC I was, 'did I seriously mess that up?'

Josh Sweat is the #1 Overall Recruit that recently got his leg injured in a high school game, which effectively cancelled his official visit to the GT game the next day. Tim Settle is another D-Lineman that we are recruiting. Two different guys, but similar big body dudes and big recruits that we hope land in Blacksburg.

EDIT: Bah - Alum beat me. Leg for you!

I wouldn't refer to them as similar big body recruits. Whilst they are both big for H.S. seniors, they play different positions and have totally different body styles and skill sets.

Settle is 6'3" 320 and is a wrecking ball in the middle of the line.
Sweat is 6'5" 240 and is an elite edge rusher.

Wiley, Brown, Russell, Drakeford, Gray, Banks, Prioleau, Charleton, Midget, Bird, McCadam, Pile, Hall, Green, Fuller, Williams, Hamilton, Rouse, Flowers, Harris, Chancellor, Carmichael, Hosley, Fuller, Exum, Jarrett

... and both would look great in Orange and Maroon.

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VHokie

Hopefully he Settle's with VT....

Down vote? Jeez...tough crowd

I don't think people liked the way you used that apostrophe. People have strong opinions about those things.

well, I enjoyed the one-liner. upvote

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It was a great pun, don't Sweat the down votes 4VPISU

Yep - just gonna sit back and have a Brewer two or three.

Just make sure you don't drive your Ford after you're done

If you're gonna go out to the bar throw on some Kalvin Cline cologne

Make it a real party and put on some

to get everyone dancing.

"Exit light..."

Evan Watkins changed his "Crystal Ball" prediction to VT yesterday. So apparently our coaches feel he had a great visit as well.

If Tim keeps feeling great about Virginia Tech, he will soon Settle in Blacksburg with his speedy friend Greg Stroman.

Allen Ox

Stroman is really getting at it on punt returns. He had a great game against Western Michigan. Its like the PR teams of old. Glad to see that getting "Settled". He was dynamic Saturday. Let's have more of this!

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

I expect these types of settlements and skill development with these young guys as the season rolls on.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

Indeed!

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

Apparently people don't like when other commenters incorporate Tim Settle's last name in a saying around here.

Exit Light, Enter Night....Go Hokies

Alex Gourley (2016 OL) also visited this past weekend and according to 247 was"blown away" by the experience.

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VHokie

Did Tolliver make it back up this weekend?

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

No, but word is he's planning on coming up to the Burg again.

I had a dream the other night where I was talking about VT with a buddy and the dream mentioned Settle's commitment. So it's going to happen.

I feel better now, good dream. Could you dream ProudHokie a couple of mil? :-)

I wish that was how it worked. I'd be rich and surrounded by stunning women if that was the case but sadly I am still sitting in the office surrounded by
os

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

...but you do still have your stapler, so you've got that going for you.

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

Better to pay the price for a good stapler over a bad woman.

And the pocket protector....

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

And a paycheck. Hopefully the "glitch" in your case hasn't been discoverd.

Ok, a little OT but I can't not tell this.

When the movie came out Swingline did not make a red stapler.
They had so many requests they came up with a higher end stapler.
It was a limited run because they thought it was a fad and so the short run cost more to make. The red stapler cost twice as much as the same model in black.
Ended up getting all this from a bored guy on Swingline's corporate sales dept phone line one day.

Sales were so successful even at the higher price they had to include it permanently.

I went as the guy pictured above to a Halloween party and had to paint a black Swingline red.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

What kind of stapler emergency would be severe enough to convince a man to call the Swingline corporate line? Please share. They probably had to knock the dust off that phone to answer it.

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

I worked in a cubical.
That's all the emergency you need.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

Please see my avatar...

So what? You gonna set the building on fire now or something?

As an accountant, I live this wonderful dream. /s

@vtscottyb

Just found out a while back that that's the same guy who does Bill Dauterive's voice on King of the Hill. My mind is blown.

"I'll put a quote here to distract you from my inane comment."-Me

I had never put that together, but they're both Mike Judge projects, so it makes sense.

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

He was also Jimmy James (the man so nice, they named him twice) from one of the most under-rated sitcoms, Newsradio.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)

THIS IS A GREAT SHOW! THE EPISODE WHERE PHIL HARTMAN GETS A CANE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST 30 MIN OF TELEVISION OF ALL TIME!

Ummm... might be one of the best shows ever aired. There were more than a few episodes that had you absolutely rolling throughout. But since you referenced....

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Also, Jimmy James dropping "I've got so many lawyers calling me you'd think I have tobacco leaking out of my breast implants"

I never have these kind of reality-like dreams. Most of my dreams are fuzzy action sequences featuring tornadoes and oranges.

Leonard. Duh.

Many years ago I had a dream my college roommate got his girlfriend pregnant. 3 days after the dream roomie told me his girlfriend was pregnant in nearly the same way he told me in my dream. So there's at least some precedent. Sadly the dream of Kate Upton knocking on my door hasn't worked out.

Wait a minute. How many ways are there to get pregnant. I've only tried one.

"I'll put a quote here to distract you from my inane comment."-Me

Well, a turkey baster is another way.

That's gnarly.

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die!" "Geaux Hokies is pronounced GUUH-X" - Andrew Jackson, 1815

lol

Im guessing this is a good sign?

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

This is better

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

Oh please Oh please Oh please come here!!!

Keep calm, Gobble on

Hmm...hmmm blah, blah..."Tim Settle"
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A picture is worth a thousand words. A gif is worth a million.

Something, something, Jalen Dalton.

Any news on how basketball recruit Chris Clarke visit went this past weekend? He would be a great get.

No comment.

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die!" "Geaux Hokies is pronounced GUUH-X" - Andrew Jackson, 1815

Not looking good. Tennessee is appearing to gain a ton of momentum

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Yep, but I will never count Buzz out on any recruit he is targeting heavily.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

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"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

GIVE IT TO ME ROSCOE!

Definitely not a bad sign. I think one of the best things about his visit was his father having a great time too

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

The recruiting momentum really is shifting in our favor (at least for now) and I am not used to it. We could really close out this year to put us in line for legit depth on dline

The crazy thing is, yes, we're apparently primed to load up on DLine, but its not like the rest of our class is chopped liver. We've picked up some very good OL recruits, we have the #1 prep TE coming in, we have another good QB in the queue, we've got some high 3* CBs and S's, yet another Edmunds, and a very good RB, just to name a few. Overall, this is a very good class so far, and if we are able to pile on with these DLine guys, we have the makings to be the best all around VT squad ever assembled.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

QB is a '16 recruit. But I agree with what you are saying.

"Give me a fu¢king beer", Anonymous Genius

Why the down vote? For being factually correct?

"Give me a fu¢king beer", Anonymous Genius

Probably the word in your sigline which can trigger alerts on networks at work.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

The adjective or the noun...
It depends on the IT guys running it...

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

The verb. In that sentence it is intended as an adjective but, the HR department will see it as a verb.
It does not depend on the IT guys. It depends on the HR department that decides which words are not appropriate words to be using in Internet resources of which pr4n consumes too much of.

Bottom line, most large companies will have people flagged when that word continually appears on the web pages they visit.

I see you are a systems engineer, so you know. I was the Ops boss for the largest of these. It's simply not necessary when a scrambling of the letters will do just as well, in that case. Fracking, F0cking, frigging, effing, etc.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

Word. I "edited" my signature. Is this better?

"Give me a fu¢king beer", Anonymous Genius

What the h-e-double hockey sticks kinda character is that?

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die!" "Geaux Hokies is pronounced GUUH-X" - Andrew Jackson, 1815

A cent sign, you know <$1.00.

"Give me a fu¢king beer", Anonymous Genius

Ahh, makes cents now.

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die!" "Geaux Hokies is pronounced GUUH-X" - Andrew Jackson, 1815

ow. that was punfull.

There's always a lighthouse. There's always a man. There's always a city.

What can I say, I really treasure the opportunity.

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die!" "Geaux Hokies is pronounced GUUH-X" - Andrew Jackson, 1815

"Exit light..."

This comment string is absolutely ob-knox-ious.

(I'll shut up now.)

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die!" "Geaux Hokies is pronounced GUUH-X" - Andrew Jackson, 1815

I wanted to downvote this corny joke, but It looks like you set him up with your question. Sooooo.... Leg!

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

Outstanding. Thank you.

Edit: I wasn't the downvote BTW. and I see it's been upgraded.

This is going to be great for the ACC.

I'd quit if my HR dept was that ridiculous! :)

Beat WVU

Let's say you work for a bank, a legal firm, a temp agency, accounting firm, hospital, some place that specializes in consulting in HR issues. Or any large corp that has to maintain people with security clearances or has a tightwad legal department.

Let's say some guy won't take a red flag word out of his sigline so, every time you read a page in your favorite football blog that red flag word passes through the screening router several times.

Imagine the boss having to come down to find out what you are doing on company time with the F-bomb going by hundreds of times every break.

Do us a favor and have mercy on your fellow Hokie and just alter a character, eh?

This is going to be great for the ACC.

its dependent on Sweat (and maybe Tolliver). We have landed a handful of 4*'s before, 8 last year, with a legitimate chance at Edmunds, Fullwood, Reynolds, Settle, Dalton with an outside shot at Ricky Deberry.

If we get Sweat to go with six 4*'s, then it's our best class. I kinda doubt we get Tolliver and not Sweat, but its possible. Two 5*'s is not something we have ever done before.

Dalton is rated as a 5* by some recruitniks (247) too.

Could be an all-time epic defensive class if we land Settle, Dalton, Sweat, Gaines and Deberry. Right now it appears we have positive momentum for all of them. I don't know which ones are most, least likely. It you were to tell me that we only landed 3 out of the 5 in February I would still be ecstatic.

Plus, our DBs and LBs in this class are pretty fucking good too. I can't wait to see Bud unleash the hounds on some poor unsuspecting offense (especially LOLUVA).

"Give me a fu¢king beer", Anonymous Genius

I think if we get Sweat, more dominoes will fall into place for us with these other guys.

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

I'm so damn excited. But I've got to temper it. Anything can happen with 3 visits. I'm just glad he feels that strong about us.

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

"I'm so damn excited. But I've got to temper it."
Wise policy
wise policy
But today is like my Friday, and while I may not do my traditional Mexican sombrero dance gone wrong, I will have a nip (ok, another nip) of tequila and sway with Mrs. McGuirk in anticipation.
frank sombrero dancing

A picture is worth a thousand words. A gif is worth a million.

sway with Mrs. McGuirk in anticipation

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

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A picture is worth a thousand words. A gif is worth a million.

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love that movie....couldn't find just his response

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

Evan Watkins of 247 has said ...

Edit: Removed the quote to not violate any rules

We are on the brink of something very big!

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

And he is referring to the Thursday night game Miami game that Settle is attending

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

That's AWESOME! where did you see this?? I've tried looking for evan watkins' twitter and there have just been some references to him but I can't find a profile.

"Now Miami wants to talk about it." *Cue Enter Sandman*

I subscribed to 247 but not to VT Scoop since I would have to pay a little extra. I can't view the VIP information but some of the information is available. This was a part of Evan Watkins Blacksburg update.

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

Not to be all...

but if you're posting quoted material from pay sites, please take it down. Community Guidelines

"Exit light..."

I'm sorry. Completely forgot. Won't happen again.

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

"Exit light..."

I think this is the first time we've seen the moderator moderate!

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"Exit light..."

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If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

One of my favorite scenes in all of cinema history. Still lose it every time I watch that.

I hate getting my hope up even if he commits, because if Alabama comes in and offers at the last minute (like Kirven) he gone. That is my feeling

Settle has some outstanding offers, including Alabama.

GIVE IT TO ME ROSCOE!

Bama already offered.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

Still...it gets close to signing day and Bama didn't get the guy they wanted more than Tim, so they make a bigger push and he is off to Bama (like Kirven). I just have a sour taste in my mouth living in Alabama and following DL recruiting the past few years. I won't let my hopes get up that high anymore. That is just me though.

I seriously doubt that will happen with Tim if he does in fact commit to the good guys. Bama has been on him hard for a while but he just doesn't appear to be seriously interested. I see where you are coming from though.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

Thanks. It is frustrating being around that fan base. Also Derrick Nnadi picking FSU, I swore to myself that was the last DL recruit I was going to get excited about.

So how is Kirven doing at Alabama? And D Hand? Doesn't look like the last few we lost out from VA haven't ended up being impact players, right? Curtis Grant, Travis Hughes, Derrick Green .. Or are there others I am not remembering right now?

I look for all those that we lost to Bama, that I can think of, when I'm watching them. I believe I saw a r-fr center come in for them who they said was from Richmond. Forget his name though. He wasn't starting but came in for a few snaps when the center went out. I forget which week it was as well.

I always wonder how well Green would do outside of Michigan and that dumpster fire. He may be a great back but with the coaching and offense that they have up there he may not be able to show how good he is.

Although I am always jealous when they talk about Stephon Anthony at Clemson. He was a late pick to Clemson if I remember. Can't remember if we recruited Beasley as well or not.

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

That center is from Roanoke, Alabama.

Ah ok....that's righ tthey just said Roanoke so I think you know, virginia and all.

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

The mention of Stephone Anthony makes Bud Foster cringe. You can tell he's one that Bud really wanted.

Jonathan Allen is doing pretty well at Alabama. Eddie Goldman, though he's from DC, is making a name for himself at FSU.

I almost made a post a few weeks ago to this effect, but after doing some research I wasn't sure it was the correct conclusion.

- Kirven certainly appears to be buried on the depth chart at Bama, but that's understandable with A'Shawn Robinson at his position.
- D-Hand is a backup DE as a true freshman, which isn't something to take lightly considering the amount of talent they have (though yes, he would already be making an impact this year with VT).
- Jonathan Allen starts for Alabama at DE as a sophomore, as was pointed out above.
- Curtis Grant has never been the major impact player he was imagined to be, but he has started at Ohio State.
- Travis Hughes started last season at OLB for UNC. Obviously the defense he plays for isn't especially great and he probably hasn't lived up to expectations, but I wouldn't consider a multi-year starter a bust.
- Derrick Green was the starting RB at Michigan this season until breaking his collarbone.
- Stephone Anthony has been excellent and started lots of games for Clemson.
- Derrick Nnadi (who we really, really could have used this year) is already seeing the field at FSU and forced a key fumble against NC State the other week.

Joffrey, Cersei, Ilyn Payne, the Hound, Jeff Jagodzinski, Paul Johnson, Pat Narduzzi.

I am really bummed we didn't get Nnadi

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Yeah, me too. I don't think there was anything else we could do, but we really could have used that kid. After seeing the video of him forcing the fumble against Brissett all I could think was...

Damn damn daaaamn

Joffrey, Cersei, Ilyn Payne, the Hound, Jeff Jagodzinski, Paul Johnson, Pat Narduzzi.

This seems like pretty big news. I know the 247 Crystal Balls don't hold much weight, but makes me wonder why no one has flipped to VT.

Edit: After looking again, Evan put his CB to VT at the end of September.

GIVE IT TO ME ROSCOE!

Don't worry, if he does really plan on committing soon, they will change the CBs right before he hopefully does.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

This would be huge for the football program! I was assuming that if a run of 5 stars would start, Sweat would be the one to start it. If we can get Settle in, Sweat and others will probably follow suit. This has a chance at being a top 10 class. Definitely number 1 defensive class is the nation!

Yes,that's the Hokie Bird riding a camel. Why'd you ask?

Wow, and Tom Loy basically said the same thing on when Dalton visits next. Boy I hope they are right.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

I am sky high with all this new info! Now how do I calm down? :-)

"I am sky high with all this new info! Now how do I calm down? :-)"
Right there with ya, trying my best just to read along quietly...
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A picture is worth a thousand words. A gif is worth a million.

I'm sad I missed the original comment

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Yeah me too. There's no rules in recruiting just ask the $EC and O$u

Pour some Beer on it

Looks like it was a positive one though...

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Didn't see anything directly quoted, but from reading other free sites, I have been able to gather that he put down a very strong hint that VT was primed to get some very good news next Thursday leading up to the Miami game.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

That's great to hear! Not that this would be a bad thing... but the good news hopefully won't be limited to just #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING... The coaching staff could have keyed him in to this weeks ago, and now he's just messing with us...

Yes,that's the Hokie Bird riding a camel. Why'd you ask?

It was very encouraging for the good guys.

I'm interested to see who will be visiting for the Miami game. Thursday night games are obviously when Lane Stadium and the Hokie Community are at their prime, but I feel that it is pretty difficult for high schoolers to make it due to their schedules, especially having a football season of their own. That being said, I feel like any recruits that DO make it to the game have serious interest.

GIVE IT TO ME ROSCOE!

I'll be visiting for the Miami game if that counts

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

I've got a non-commitable offer with your name it!

Hyping up Hokie Nation one video at a time.

I imagine it looks something like this
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"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

Congrats on 2k legs!

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

Thank you sir

"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby

After losing out on Hand and Nnadi last year I try not to get my hopes too high but this was encouraging to see...

Virginia Tech University? Ugggghhhh

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

Technically it's an accurate abbreviation for VPISU, but I agree, it is not the ideal way to say it.

No, it's not. The University specifically states in its branding guidelines that "Virginia Tech University" should never be used.

"Exit light..."

The University specifically states in its branding guidelines that "Virginia Tech University" should never be used.*

* - Unless being used by 5-star recruiticorns (such as Josh Sweat) to come play for the Hokies. I'll definitely let that slide.

I wish we could get a recruit to say "I'm committing to THE Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!"

How about just saying ~~~~~~~~~ I am committed to Virginia TEch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

georgebd

I am committed to Virginia TEch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This would be how a Tight End commitment would look....

As long as Settle & Sweat put on the VT cap , does it really matter what name is used?

georgebd

Agree completely.

My last comment was a joke about people committing to VT as a tight end and the history of the TE rotation to another position...

TE or a ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~. Wide Out

georgebd

Holy shit this is awesome. But yeah the Hand, Nnadi, Korven, etc. just opens up old wounds. The life if a college Football fan, I love it. I can't wait to get out of work tomorrow and open a cold beer with my Hokie gear on.

Pour some Beer on it

Also college basketball fans. Case in point the video below.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

I just pray that Settle, Dalton, or Sweat doesn't pull something like this. I would be in the ER. I'm too damn attached to these recruits and I can't help it.

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

Hokie Fam, I apologize since this is not the forum for this question, but I don't have enough turkey legs to post (though I've posted before...I'm sure things changed) and needed a place for a quick answer.

What is the best Hokie bar to catch the game tomorrow in Arlington? My old go to's like Wilson Tavern and Bailey's are shut down. I know Arlington is Hokie central so there has to be a great spot.

I know Hard Times Cafe in Clarendon is where the VT alumni of DC are holding the watch party. It's a sweet spot. The Clarendon metro stop is right across from it also.

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

(Hint: Look at the upper right corner of your web browser when you're on thekeyplay.com. You may have to scroll to the top of the page.)

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good one dude.

Pour some Beer on it

You should probably try to get there before the FIRST DOWN happens. You always want to be at the Sports Bar & Grill for the First Down.

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

A-Town typically has a lot of recent Tech grads watching the game as well. Althought I watch in my home in solitude, my friends like to go there.

"Now Miami wants to talk about it." *Cue Enter Sandman*

First Down right next to the Ballston Metro is where people who read the website go. They also sponsor the website. It's a sports bar with a Blacksburg feel. Patronizing First Down helps The Key Play.

Tim Settle got a CB to Oklahoma State. Lets hope Beamer and Co. at least pull this recruiting class together or we're really screwed.

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

That was about 6 hours after he got another CB to Tech, but the point still stands. IF we can get a great recruiting class together (Settle, Sweat, 2 OL + 1 or 2 JUCO OLs, Alexander and Tolliver/Taylor to flip, etc.), then the next couple years could be special. The past two recruiting cycles have brought in talent. The past two seasons have gotten them experience (22 true freshmen have played the past two years. That's half the two-deep). Next year, if we finish strong on the recruiting trail, we'll have experienced talent supplemented by playmaking youth. That's how you set yourself up for some major success.

I don't know how you guys feel about it with the last two losing weeks I am SO ready for some good recruiting news.

Garrett Taylor just decommitted from Michigan. Visited VT on Thursday.

Edit: Already being discussed in another thread.

In Sam Rogers we trust.

Settle cancelled trip to WVU

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

Can't blame him. I'd cancel it too!

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

Smiling Mike

Didn't want to have batteries thrown at him?

"Our job as coaches is to influence young people's lives for the better in terms of fundamental skills, work ethic, and doing the right thing. Every now and again, a player actually has that effect on the coaching staff." Justin Fuente on Sam Rogers

He sounds like a smart guy.

Another good sign! Stars are aligning!

One of my good buddies who works with the team told me this week that Settle was going to cancel his two remaining visits, and commit to us...looking good so far!

That definitely would not suck.

I really hope your friend is right, but Settle just tweeted earlier today that he is still open to anyone that wants him. You would think that him cancelling visits the past two weeks would indicate that he has a school in mind, but if that's the case it seems kind of odd that he would explicitly state that his recruitment is still open. Maybe he's just trying to build up the anticipation before he breaks the big news for us.

Does this mean I can add him to my next roster on NCAA?

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Tim Settle is visiting University of Southern Cal on Nov 28. Beautiful weather, historic program, and California girls is quite the package. Gets me a little nervous

"Worst part of the game 'experience' for me was that for an entire quarter and the beginning part of halftime the VT fans were dominating the Shoe. Kudos to them. Made me sick." - Ohio State Fan

No bueno

"And guess what, you've wandered into our school of tuna and we now have a taste of lion." -Allen Gamble, The Other Guys
@Doooougie07

Ah, the good old University of Spoiled Children. If that's what he's into, well, good for him. Also, LA (and SoCal as a whole outside of San Diego) is pretty much crap. Considering how far it is from home, I wouldn't necessarily say USC is gonna be the front-runner.

I've been to the Collesium and that area is not pretty. The Rose Bowl on the other hand....

Oh yes. Been to the Rose Bowl a couple times. That's not a bad stadium right there.

I went to a Summer Architecture Camp between my junior and senior year of high school at USC (yeah, I know..). Here's a few things that happened while I was there unrelated to the Arch Camp:
- On drive from airport to campus, driver took wrong exit and got lost in side roads. Upon stopping at the 3rd red light we both looked to our right at the same exact time to see a guy getting mugged at gun point. Driver yells: HOLD ON! and guns it (pun intended)
- Upon arrival to campus, one of the minders tells me during the very brief orientation: "Here is a map of campus. There are a number of exits, but don't go out this one (east), this one (south), this one (southwest), this one (west)... and well, this one is OK (northwest) but probably best you just stay on campus" (no shit, see point #1)
- During 2nd week, there was a small earthquake that knocked over the dresser in my dorm room
- During the 3rd week, I was woken to a police helicopter hovering just outside my window spotlighting a car full of gangsters getting arrested on the road just off campus (again, point 1)
- Figuring out how to get on top of the tallest building on campus was extremely easy and for some reason was always unlocked on Tuesday and Thursday night.
- On second morning of second week, woke up early to go to a breakfast event thing for new USC students and at 6:40 am in the morning saw my first nude coed as she jogged by unassumingly with her walkman attached to a... I'm gonna say belt but there was nothing to hold up. Proceeded to wake up early for several more days to no avail.
- End of the 3rd week met Ben Seaver (actually the actor who played him, Jeremy Miller) at the on-campus Carls jr and afterwards played some beach volleyball with him. Good guy, but was clearly there to party. I think he dropped out.
- Found my way to the Coliseum to find gate open. Spent afternoon exploring its depth and only got kicked out after venturing out onto the 50 yard line for about 20 minutes.

so there were some good things and bad things

anyway, if I were Settle and had an invite to USC I would go if only to meet the cheerleaders. I don't think he will end up there though.

I went to a Summer Architecture Camp between my junior and senior year of high school at USC (yeah, I know..).

Sorry, I had to.

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

This one time at Architecture Camp....

haha, yes I know. But it was actually a great experience. They offered everyone that they invited to the camp admission to school and the arch program if you wanted to go. There were kids from all over the world too. India, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, Denmark, Italy and a few others, and all over USA. met some really cool people and saw a lot of great architecture and design.

All joking aside it sounds like it was a cool opportunity. Plus it was in SoCal which seems pretty awesome from an outside looking in perspective.

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

"...at 6:40 am in the morning saw my first nude coed as she jogged by..."

Friends...who among us, right here in the story, did not venture down this road?
song girls

A picture is worth a thousand words. A gif is worth a million.

I am currently at USC for law school.

While in one of the "tougher neighborhoods" of LA, it's not nearly as "tough" as some parts I've been in DC, Baltimore, or Atlanta. But, there have been some crimes in the neighborhood I live in, so it's not Blacksburg.

USC is definitely the school of celebrity kids. I saw Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy, Leela on Futurama) with her son buying books at the book store the first week of school. I'm sure there are many more celebrity undergrads.

USC is pretty good school. As an undergrad, it will be completely different from Blacksburg or virtually any rural ACC/SEC/B1G experience, but I'm sure he would enjoy the "privileged" flair in the diverse neighborhood setting.

Gotta figure out how to wear my VT gear and run into him by "accident" on his visit.

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Can't believe you didn't mention her absolute best role...Gemma on SOA....

February..'96...the steak: ribeye, the whiskey:Lagavulin 16, the lady next to me: a bit**.....

agreed.

I like comedy.

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SOA will get legged from me every time. Sidenote: I hope that bitch dies.

Is it just me or does Gemma Teller and Peg Bundy have about the same level of common sense? lol

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- On second morning of second week, woke up early to go to a breakfast event thing for new USC students and at 6:40 am in the morning saw my first nude coed as she jogged by unassumingly with her walkman attached to a... I'm gonna say belt but there was nothing to hold up. Proceeded to wake up early for several more days to no avail.

lost it on this last sentence...hahaha

Onward and upward

Disgusting city, 3000 miles away, far more lovely ladies in the 'Burg. (Good comm program though.) Pac-12 football quack.

"Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die!" "Geaux Hokies is pronounced GUUH-X" - Andrew Jackson, 1815

Settle has an OV scheduled for Washington State on Dec 5, we do not need to expect his decision for awhile.

And he now has figuratively and literally been all over the map.

He's announcing on Dec 20th or thereabouts.

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Ah, an early christmas gift

West Virginian by birth, Hokie by choice

I'm wondering if the fact that Dalton is announcing next Thursday is playing into his decision to really expand his visit schedule.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Settle also says on his site there is 45 days until he announces his choice. Must be waiting on Sweat. :-)