University South Carolina interim coach and AD deny report team has stopped recruiting

By: Hokie Fireman
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on November 14, 2015, 7:05 PM | 28 comments

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/article44923503.html

FoxSports' Alex Marvez reported South Carolina's assistant coaches were told to "stop pursuing commitments from high school players" in the aim of leaving them open for the next coaching staff. The report used anonymous sources and did not name who ordered the assistants to not take any pledges.

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Hokie Fireman's picture Hokie Fireman
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| 10 years 7 months #

Anyone have #sauces on how VT recruiting is going with coaches not knowing who will be the HC or any position/coordinator next year? Anyone know how this usually works at schools that fire their coach or coach announces he is leaving?

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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HammerTime's picture HammerTime
STOP.
| 10 years 7 months # ^

Only thing I've heard is that Whit has reached out. That's been reported by most of the beat guys, one of the recruits (can't remember who) openly talked about it.

There were some #sauces that said he had mentioned it would be an offensive-minded coach.

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The Transplant Hokie's picture The Transplant Hokie | 10 years 7 months # ^

Are you saying that Whit is actively recruiting or is just keeping tabs on these kids?

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brickhaus's picture brickhaus
VILLAGE IDIOT
| 10 years 7 months # ^

The way I read those reports, Whit wasn't recruiting, but simply reaching out to all our commits to reassure them that they're still wanted and not forgotten. He also reportedly told them that the new coach would be reaching out to them by mid-December or so, which implies that he has a plan to name the replacement in very early December.

“You got one guy going boom, one guy going whack, and one guy not getting in the endzone.”
― John Madden (describing VT's offense?)

vtfly's picture vtfly | 10 years 7 months # ^

Whit's going to hand the new HC a phone with all the commits numbers in it as soon as he steps down from the podium following the presser.

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Jander75's picture Jander75 | 10 years 7 months #

*usce

I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
“I served in the United States Navy"

Hokie Fireman's picture Hokie Fireman
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| 10 years 7 months # ^

Yes.

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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marcb2's picture marcb2 | 10 years 7 months # ^

Had me confused too. Only a small fraction of the country refers to South Carolina as USC. Most don't even know what USC-e means.

Chazz Michael Michaelzz's picture Chazz Michael Michaelzz
| 10 years 7 months # ^

It's funny that most USC students (including myself) and alumni refer to the school as "SC," but no media outlet refers to the schools as such. But I agree, I think 90% of the nation would hear the school USC and assume the it is the school in LA.

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marcb2's picture marcb2 | 10 years 7 months # ^

Va Tech...

The Transplant Hokie's picture The Transplant Hokie | 10 years 7 months # ^

I know for a while it was in the media reports given to national broadcasters that their three options when referring to the Virginia Tech football team was "VT", "Tech", and "Virginia Tech." Hearing Va Tech makes me sick.

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SCHokie2011's picture SCHokie2011 | 10 years 7 months # ^

It's funny growing up in SC I always referred to USCe as "Carolina" as many do here in SC but after graduating from Tech I moved down to Raleigh for a few years and everyone was always super confused about the things I was saying about Carolina when I referred to them by that name. Also it evidently offended them when I would refer to USC as Carolina as opposed to UNCheat.

Using /s is for cowards.

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 10 years 7 months # ^

Most places would use "Carolina" to mean UNC.

It makes sense that in South Carolina, and maybe some SEC territory, they'd see it differently.

Hokieflyguy's picture Hokieflyguy
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| 10 years 7 months # ^

Try living in Colorado for a few years and everyone says they went to UNC. I immediately start talking about basketball and football and they look at me very confused. They want to talk about pot and UNC, as in University of Northern Colorado.

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His decision was made after a phone call with longtime Virginia Tech assistant coach Bud Foster. All Foster told him was, "We win. They don't."

DCHokie44's picture DCHokie44 | 10 years 7 months # ^

Thought the same thing when I first moved to Fort Collins two years ago. I was driving up I-25 and saw a billboard in the distance for "UNC Football". All I could think initially was why in the hell North Carolina was advertising their football program this far West.

Now when I mention them to people I just say UNC-Greeley. UNC is reserved for the Heels in my mind.

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VThokies904's picture VThokies904 | 10 years 7 months # ^

#recruiting

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Citizen Pain's picture Citizen Pain | 10 years 7 months # ^

In Massachusetts it is common to say UMD when referring to UMass Dartmouth. This is still weird as hell for me even as a Massachusetts native. It might have made sense if it was the flagship UMass, but that isn't the case.

brockman_148's picture brockman_148
| 10 years 7 months # ^

University of Succotash and Crawdads in Louisiana- got it.

HomebrewHokie08's picture HomebrewHokie08
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| 10 years 7 months # ^

USC-e(ast) and USC-w(est)

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

Hokie_x3_Hi's picture Hokie_x3_Hi | 10 years 7 months # ^

bar1990's picture bar1990
ATLIEN
| 10 years 7 months # ^

USC-e(ast) and USC-w(est)

To me, there is one USC. There also happens to be a USCe. Just like UM and UMD.

bluehokie2006's picture bluehokie2006 | 10 years 7 months # ^

Michigan?

Miami?

Urban Meyer?

bar1990's picture bar1990
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| 10 years 7 months # ^

Michigan = UM
Miami = DaU
Urban Meyer = Urban

VPIhokieME's picture VPIhokieME
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| 10 years 7 months # ^

and how there's only one OSU

and then tOSU

Onward and upward

Hokie Fireman's picture Hokie Fireman
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| 10 years 7 months # ^

and then tOSU

anOSU

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 10 years 7 months # ^

OSU has been and always will be Oklahoma State University to me. the other can be aOSU.

historyhokie's picture historyhokie
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| 10 years 7 months #

Offensive line recruits Will Putnam and Pete Leota both had USCe and VT as their final two and went with the Gamecocks. Will be interesting to see if their recruitment opens back up, as well as JJ Givens (safety from Atlee HS).

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gjpvt09's picture gjpvt09 | 10 years 7 months # ^

This. Givens is a beast, hands down could play next fall. But, then again, wet need to know who our coaches are too.

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