Tough talk from a kid that likely won't ever face the Hokies on the field. Hope he enjoys the game this year as much as he enjoyed the game last year.
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Tough talk from a kid that likely won't ever face the Hokies on the field. Hope he enjoys the game this year as much as he enjoyed the game last year.
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"entitled" - adjective: believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
Example: Allowing a school to squander finite resources, space, manpower, food on oneself when there is no intention to commit; and then attempting to criticize said school with an ironic misapplication of language.
Burrell is the definition of entitled. Glad he went to OSU but no reason to be derogatory toward a great school from your former home state that recruited you very hard. Hope he and his family stay in Ohio
Sorry we didn't have a victory golf clap while wearing ties and ascots and eating hossenfeffer.
right......
Hey Burrell....
They're celebrating in our stadium??!!
On another note (can't start a post yet) why haven't we offered Zach Adams? I thought we were his dream school, his offer list is impressive and of course we need O-lineman. I trust the coaches but this one is a head scratcher to me?
http://www.thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech-football-recruiting/2015/04/9089...
On another note (can't start a post yet) why haven't we offered Zach Adams? I thought we were his dream school, his offer list is impressive and of course we need O-lineman. I trust the coaches but this one is a head scratcher to me?
Welcome to TKP! Random thought, but what part of South Carolina do you live in? I glanced at your profile after noticing Palmetto and was in Hilton Head on vacation all last week and ran into a couple Hokie fans along the way. Ton of Buckeye fans that vacation down in HHI too, that's for sure.
Bitch, please. Entitled? Try upset of epic proportions. Tell me with a straight face you wouldn't get a little excited after something like that...
Virginia Tech won with class after upsetting the mighty buckeyes. It was hard to contain the emotion after silencing 108,000 entitled fans at the horseshoe who gave the hokies no chance.
I would love to see a match up between Burrell VS Settle . My money is on Settle.
Keyword sir, "Emotion." Given the fact we had two down seasons prior to that game, that win showed that we can still compete with schools that seem to always have it made.
Talk about "class?" Oh yea, ask Jim Tressel and Terrelle Pryor about some classy tattoos or cars...
Dont forget about Maurice Clarett...the definition of class
I'm no Buckeye fan, but the Clarett situation was unfortunate. Yeah, the guy acted like a thug once OSU basically kicked him to the curb, but it's not like he really did anything awful during his one year tenure at OSU. He actually speaks to kids all over the country now and seems to finally have his head on straight, but after watching the 30 for 30 on him I almost feel bad for the guy. The way Ohio State's AD at the time handled the situation was less than stellar to say the least.
The whole situation was bad, compounded by dumb decisions all around. It was really sad to see so much talent and potential get wasted by bad advice and decisions. I think people around him saw a gravy train and got into his head and it cost him in the end. He was getting advice from people who wanted what's best for them at the expense of what was good for him. Fortunately, he's turned his life around and is working to help others avoid the same mistakes.
While he was playing he was liked because of what he can do for people today, no he is earning respect for what he does that will pay forward forever. A big difference that many never quite understand.
I agree and this is the sequelae of inflating these kid's egos to the point of entitlement (see above.)
They become easy targets for the sycophants and it's the kids that lose out.
They make poor decisions at great risk, and the 'advisors' slink away.
Much respect to Clarett for growing.
Ouch
Interesting. I'm not sure how he thinks a team is supposed to act when they pull one of the greatest upsets in the school's history. I wouldn't say entitled, enthusiastic, perhaps. My takeaway is that he was already sold on OSU... but hey, just my thoughts.
To use the word a little differently, I'd say that by virtue of that win we were absolutely entitled to celebrate our victory. He is also entitled to his opinion, but we're certainly entitled to ours, right?
He wasn't coming to VT anyways.
It's a bold statement whether or not he was recruited by the Hokies. I imagine he'll be learning the art of media-speak once he gets on campus but he hasn't had that exposure yet.
This is the same school that trained Cardale 'We didn't come here to play school' Jones... I'm not banking on improvement.....
Welp. Guess we'll see how much he talks come labor day.
I don't usually dump on recruits and the reasoning they give for the choices they make.
In fact, I don't believe I ever have.
But...
As its already been said, how the hell was VT supposed to react after such a monumental win? I guarantee he'd be celebrating his butt off in the same situation. Given his comments, its clear he was never coming to tech and definitely sounds like he was butthurt after anOSU's loss
Hey Burrell
Locker door material right there
Mr. Burrell, the word entitled means "believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment." An example is when your starting quarterback believes he "doesn't have to play school" because he preparing for a national championship game.
Perfect. Preach!
OK, I feel compelled to defend 12 Gauge. He said that as a freshman after blowing a test he studied for and was frustrated. It was a stupid thing to say but if I had a nickle for every stupid thing I said in college I'd have recouped my tuition and then some. He didn't say that before the NC game but about 2 years prior and will never live it down.
Therein lies the rub. So much attention is paid to any comment and it gets broadcast everywhere lasts forever on the internet. At some point it would be nice if college kids could do or say something stupid and not have it follow them the rest of their lives.
I'm not defending Burrell's comments. You guys won and deserved to celebrate. I don't know what rubbed him the wrong way. College kids in general, and athletes in particular, need to realize what the say isn't private but broadcast for all the world to see. However, when every tweet or comment by a high school athlete becomes newsworthy I think we need to rethink what is really worth reporting.
this. this X 1000000000000
It's a little bothersome that these kinds of things get the coverage they get. There are so many other events in the world that deserve a lot more attention and yet here we are squabbling over a fragment of an interview with a teenager. It is silly.
I remember when that happened. He will probably always be connected to it. The media pumps these kids up and they speak before they think. Not saying Burrell is a bad kid by any stretch just saying I want to beat Buckeye ASS now! Let's go Hokies!
Great points all, but I would take it a step further and say that everyone rather than just College kids, in particular athletes need to realize what they say isn't private. How many "adults" post stupid stuff on the book of faces and tweeter etc. and end up in hot water and/or lose their jobs due to their own stupidity.
Especially when talking to a reporter. It's not like I pulled this off Twitter so imo it's definitely fair game.
this had me rolling
I'm with you, the fact that Burell's comment was reported rather than tweeted inclined me to post it. Tweets are too easy to be faked, heat of the moment, inside joke, etc. Plus at the end of the day it's all Internet smack talk and some people, including me, find it fun. Here's to a hard fought battle in Lane!
Somewhat related to your post, it's great to have you as part of the community here. Appreciate the Ohio State perspective.
Here here. I may not like some of what you say, but it is always respectful and you never react whenever someone says something inflammatory about aOSU. Thanks for being classy... but not in the sarcastic way :)
Agreed, the reporting on every little comment from these kids should not be news, but it does become news, why? These players need to realize that when they sign that LOI they now represent a team and a university. Whatever comments they make become comments by the team. Social media has created this sense that there is a barrier between a person and everyone that can access social media and when an inflammatory comment finds its way into the news cycle that security blanket suddenly has a lot of holes.
I think the nature of this comment really hits a touchy spot with us Hokies for several reasons. First the in-state recruiting struggles we have documented well. More importantly is that we consider our rival to be entitled and elitist and ourselves to be blue-collar and work for everything we have. Third it is really just plain delusional. Maybe the kid is taking some flak for signing with glitzy powerhouse rather than hometown underdog and is defending his decision. A few Fancy Gap Frank speak lessons would help (that Wake Forest sure is a good team and a great program...)
I can see how the comments rankled, especially since he is from Virginia. We react the same way, and view ourselves much like you do yourselves and TTUN as the elitists. For example, a TTUN signee, the #1 guy from Ohio, said there'd be "blood on field" after the game which really got under our skin. So far he hasn't won the game which we enjoy pointing out. I naturally hope we have better luck this year than last...
I agree with Joe Lanza's post above, really appreciate your perspective and input here on the site... Yeah, comments definitely can rankle, but they've always been part of the game of football...good motivation :) I'm just looking super forward to this game again with you guys (I was in the Shoe last fall) and really wish we'd play more often... like every few years...two very similar programs in that we both play tough, physical hard-nosed football...not a bunch of gimmicks. Thanks again for your posts!
I'm sorry, what'd he say now? entitled?
ENTITLED!?! HOW DARE HE?!?
seriously who gives an eff
Perfect GIFs = leg
possibly the most forgotten but one of the best Farley bits ever on SNL; leg...and man I miss that guy
" ..I said, did you know you were drinking decaffinated crystals coffee.."
Scoreboard.
See you in September.
Pretty ironic considering Urban Meyer intended it as a recruiting showcase-he wanted to use it to show recruits how big time celebrations are done at OSU.
Seems like OSU was the one acting entitled. They clearly thought there was no way they were going to lose.
Yes, clearly VT acted entitled because we didn't go by the script and let OSU beat us like everyone there thought they would.
I mean....the nerve!
Although on a side note I do feel bad for Sad Urban. The thought of him having to put on a smile and pretend to enjoy his multimillion dollar a year job coaching a game the day after. Thats rough stuff
I say again, maybe it's just me, but everyone involved with that program (fans & players included) are just so arrogant.
A good portion are.
Edit: I say this after living in Columbus and Dayton from 07-14.
Did you work in the City of Dayton FD? I grew up there and knew the Cheif and a Captain.
I'd honestly rather have another 7-6 season and beat them again this year, over having 10 wins, winning the ACC, and losing to an OSU.
Can't say I agree with you even in the slightest. OSU is defending national champs. If we lose to that and win an ACC Championship? I'll take that every day of the week
I feel that way now, but at the end of the season I'd rather VT be playing in Charlotte with 10 wins and the VT-OSU series tied.
Also, I live near Charlotte, so you know. More football!!!!
Yeah, I live in Charlotte and attended both the VT vs. FSU and VT vs. CU ACC Championship Games in Charlotte. If the Hokies are in the title game, then I am there!
I went to the FSU game (living in TN) but the next year I was in Florida. Now I'm back in God's country. It just now hit me that this awful skid we're on coincided with me living in Florida. I guess we're good from here on out.
Edit for more details:
2009: 10-3
2010: 11-3
May of 2011 I moved to Florida
2011: 11-3 The "Catch" vs Michigan
2012: 7-6
2013: 8-5
2014: 7-6
I am GUARANTEEING 10 wins this year.
That's good news, because we could use 10 wins this year.
I enjoy living in Charlotte and being in the middle of ACC territory. Plus I actually live closer to Blacksburg now than when I lived in northern Virginia.
If you live near 77 it's so easy so get right up there! I can be there inside of 2.5 hours from my place in Mooresville if traffic is smooth and Johnny Law isn't around.
In other news, the last section of 485 is now open!
Lol, I feel ya. But if we do lose to them, and still have a great year, that will work too.
General rule I've discovered from interacting with my share of Buckeyes, both locally and in Ohio: the alums aren't bad and in fact can be quite enjoyable to be around. The rest of Ohio, however, assdouche city. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I have yet to have a negative experience with an OSU fan who actually went to school there.
Leg for "assdouche city".
Especially bringing LeBron James....
I hope he gets to play at least one down so Dadi or Ekanem can destroy his soul.
Nah he's a guard. It'll just be Corey Marshall blowing past him leaving him grasping for air and trying not to fall over.
Matthew, VT is gonna take this right foot, and whop tOSU on that side of your face. ... There's not a damn thing you're gonna be able to do about it.
That, and...I got your entitlement swingin'.
Billy Jack! He was Chuck Norris before Chuck Norris was Chuck Norris... Leg to you sir for going old school proper!
he's really drinking the Buckeye kool-aid, and boy, does that kid dislike VT (I remember reading some negative stuff on him last year when we were recruiting him). He probably doesn't know who Bill Brill is, but an unhealthy obsession with VT probably isn't good for the soul...just ask old Bill how that worked out for him. Or Corwin Cutler's dad for that matter...too soon?
Wish the kid luck as he'll be watching the game on the TV most likely.
Hey, anyone remember the kid who decommitted from us last year and went to OSU? As a second-year player (r-freshman or sophomore) has he put himself in contention to play up there?
Brady Taylor OL, and no he hasn't.
He is just mad because this is what Bud Foster did to his Urban Meyer led offense last year
You've been nailing The Simpsons gifs and memes lately. I appreciate your work.
Ahem...scoreboard
I felt that before the game Ohio State was the team at risk of being entitled. It was more likely they felt they were entitled to that win considering they were the favorite.
I'll shift the focus a little bit here...
What an awful puff piece of the worst kind. The team you went to is a close-knit family? What recruit doesn't believe that- talk about cognitive biases. The team who "missed out" on you sucks and did something wrong? That's original. What a cluster of recruiting article and sportswriting cliches. It's like it was written for the high school paper. I guarantee this has already appeared on Eleven Warriors, allowing for fans to enjoy some warm and fuzzies about the "good guys."
To anOSU
A Batman attitude will do us Justice.
Every week there's some new trash talk from an OSU source. If they want a rivalry then lets get it on.
it would be a way cooler rivalry than any of the ones we have now...
This over ECU anytime...
A few things:
1. This guy doesn't really expound upon what he meant by that, or at least the article doesn't cover it.
2. No matter what, I know that VT didn't behave in an entitled manner. There was no entitlement on that team and certainly not in the fanbase. Not many folks gave VT a shot in that game and the team won hands down. There were no pure luck breaks. Our players just played a better game than OSU. To whoever posted the "it doesn't mean what you think it means" post.....I think you nailed it.
3. This was the best VT win I've ever watched on television. That's a humble brag about 2003 Miami, when I was at the game ;) Oh and I was also at the 2011 Sugar Bowl victory.
I LIE! 1995 Sugar Bowl was the best VT win I've ever watched on TV. My awesome GF bought me a good-as-new '95 Sugar Bowl victory shirt online last year for xmas. It's tight.
she get you the wrong size?
Yeah, and it's tight.
I was at that game and if I'd have bought a t shirt anytime in the next two weeks, it would now be too loose. It took at least that long for my chest to go back to it's normal size.
I guess he is entitled to his opinion.
Now I am ALWAYS going to read VTim's comments in Calculon's voice. Glass shattering big time
"Oh, Monique! Why did we wait so many years to bathe in champagne?"
VTimHokie85 is MV5's second biggest fan. proof:
I can't imagine he would have said any of this had they not won the National Championship
Wait how in any reality are we entitled compared to Ohio State?
You must have missed it. Once we beat aOSU we all gathered in a uniform line and walked to the locker room with our noses in the air and our middle fingers extended. They didn't show much of it on espn because Jameis Winston was ordering a pizza online at the time.
Douchebag. Why do you need to bring this up now? Are you trying to somehow justify your college choice? Does it matter? Move on.
Somehow all the guys who picked OSU over VT feel obliged to write a piece or feel obligated, to explain why they didn't pick VT. That's on you. If you're lame, and didn't fully consider your choices that's on you.
Offseason fluff piece is offseasonal.
Couldn't help myself
To echo everyone else's comments, what a heap of garbage. The only thing this "article" demonstrates is that Burrell was never truly considering VT. Personally, I hope this was only the first of many, many interviews with Matthew throughout his career discussing how awesome it is to be able to see how Ohio State reacts to losses.
MEH, just a kid trying to justify the loss in his mind
I'm guessing he probably felt very insecure and confused about his decision to leave his own state to go to a team that lost to an in-state team that recruited him when he was on a official visit to the buckeyes last year. Undoubtedly, he had already made up his mind by then, but it's good to know that we gave him some doubts about his decision.
Self-justification, or buyer's remorse?
some young adult says something stupid?! Shocker. in other news, grass is green.
Shoog nailed it above. Beyond that, meh, don't care.
I'd like to know what he was really thinking that night. He was probably wanting to be on the side celebrating at the time. A lot changed over the course of the season, and just talking stupidity now that he is on the Buckeyes. We owned that night and he knew it and still knows it.
Yawn.... this guys is irrelevant, who cares what he says. Make it bulletin material if you want, but this guy is a waste of space
I like how we all came together as one to slam this guy's opinion and the article
lol...callin' it how it is. I like it
Beard don't lie.
Soo.....I'm assuming he thought OSU felt entitled when they won the National Championship?? If he had a claim against entitled teams maybe when FSU walked off the field agianst Oregon or Alabama walked off after losing to OSU, then he can say those teams acted entitled when they lost. But did OSU act entitled when they beat either Oregon or Alabama??
VT Fencer and Shoog nailed it though.
Isn't this the same guy who said he was looking forward to seeing Ohio State's Offensive Line destroy us over the course of the game? Yeah, I really put a lot of stock into what he is saying.
Scoreboard, a-hole.
A few things I thought about after watching this video:
1) inside my brain immediately following: "Man I hope he plays this year and he lines up on Dadi's side. Wait, was he a tackle or a guard. Oh...it doesn't matter, it would be either Dadi, Luther, Corey, or Ken. We will probably find out who their 4th string QB is after that game."
2) I enjoyed how he talked about how we didn't show class, but doesn't realize what he is saying is showing less class. Maybe he chose the right team.
3) There's a nice turning point where he realizes that his comments might get back to us so he says "I mean they're cool. I like the coaches...umm Coach Foster." Clearly he is terrified of Bud Foster like the rest of us.
4) "But I mean they didn't give me anything" <--Pete Buddy Wilson, WTF?!? What do we pay you for?
5) On a serious note, if he was considering VT when he went to this game, then he would probably be a Hokie. He had his mind made up before that game and is just acting like any fan would after his favorite team lost a game they shouldn't have.
I guess the classy thing here is to just ignore him.
Everything being said - this guy's an 18 year old. We've all said stupid stuff as 18 year olds, so yes, it is fluff, and i'm willing to let it die and not sweat it.
....but we should put it up on our locker bulletin board.
I see what you did there
This actually just gave me an idea for the site if Joe is listening...
Maybe we could create an ongoing thread addition section modeled like an online metaphorical "Locker-room Bulletin Board, to act as a motivational space for us fans similar to the Hokies locker room. Editors would post things similar to Burrell's comments and articles written to motivate us as the fan base. It could include a collection of hype videos and articles both positive and negative Hokies where anyone looking for some lunch-pale motivation only need browse for a few moments. I don't think it should be public posting as this would be no different than any other thread but people could email editors if they found something that should go on the "wall".
I would position this on the website at the top TKP ribbon in between "Comments" and "Forum" and title it "Locker-Room".
Burrell should be worried about seeing the field at OSU and not rehashing anything from the VT-OSU game. Good luck to him.
Yea, you're right. So I'll edit and remove it.
There is no reason for this comment. I don't like what he said any more than the next guy, but he's a kid and he had a mic shoved in his face. It's not fair to berate him and tear him down for saying something that he might wish he could take back. I don't down vote comments very often, but this is an ugly and juvenile response and is not appreciated on TKP.
Edit. Thanks for editing. I retracted my DV.
EDIT: original comment has been edited, so here's a completely random gif
Agree - it's not neccessary at all.
Redacted.
This is why we can't have nice things.
A few things.
I don't think he knows what the word "entitled" means.
He was very pro- Ohio State before the game. His team got whipped on his official visit. He still likes his favorite team. Nothing to see here.
Just because he was from Virginia, doesn't mean he had any particular rooting interest for Virginia Tech - ever.
I know plenty of native Virginians that cant stand Virginia Tech (no, not wahoos - regular folk). They are just haters. The same reason some of us are haters to other programs/ pro sports, etc.
IF VT had lost in the horseshoe by 30 pts, he would have hated on VT for not showing any spirit, not playing competitively, Beamer's old, etc.
Beamer's not old though...he's gunna live forever.
I do like how that piece finishes with the fact that Ohio St. usually likes to have the recruits come into the locker room to celebrate after a home win.
They didn't invite them in after we beat them. OSU thought they had this game so in the bag (and I'm sure this kid did too, shoot we ruined part of the weekend he was probably most looking forward to) and it makes smacking them in the mouth that much sweeter.
I recall a tweet from Burrell, just prior to kick off that said "looking forward to watching the OSU OL dominate VT's DL" or to that effect.. And this was before he committed there. What a piece of work.
Come, now.
The Hokies broke the following streaks:
- a 25-game (regular season) winning streak by Ohio State.*
- three years of regular season wins under Urban Meyer.*
- a streak of home opener wins dating to 1978,*
- a streak of 64 straight regular season home games against unranked, non-conference opponents, dating to 1982.*
So did the Hokies celebrate then and on the way home? I think they probably did. Did they deserve to celebrate and was it appropriate? Yes.
Were they acting entitled? No. They were just celebrating a well-earned victory.
*streak data from Andy Bitter's writeup of the win
is this supposed to be regular season wins? Or 25 straight Home Game wins? I'm pretty sure OSU lost the 2013 OB to Clemson so they were definitely not on a 25-game winning streak
I think it was regular season games, they also lost to Michigan State in a B10 championship game a couple years back.
Regular season games. I updated the text to clarify.
From the Andy Bitter column:
"The Hokies handed Ohio State coach Urban Meyer his first regular-season loss in three years since he came back to Columbus, snapping a 25-game winning streak."
good stuff...I wasn't sure if it was Reg Season or Home Games or what.