Despite a strong final push from the Hokies, both LB Dominique Ross and DE Tomon Fox signed with the Tar Heels.
Dominique Ross, LB from Jacksonville, Fla. just joined the Tar Heel family! #TarHeelBred pic.twitter.com/44EawJVzSP— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) February 3, 2016
Tomon Fox makes it official. He's a Tar Heel! #TarHeelBred pic.twitter.com/dDVC5cHTrQ— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) February 3, 2016
VaTech made #UNC sweat a little for Tomon Fox and Dom Ross, but they are signed. Good morning news for Heels.— InsideCarolina (@InsideCarolina) February 3, 2016
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Shit....
Tomon Man!
F&$@!
Mannnnnn............ Well that's rough.
BAILEY IS THE BIGGEST TROLL OF ALL TIME
Edit: Why?????? Lol jeez
I actually believe he wanted to go to VT even as late as yesterday. I don't think he had decided as of last night. In the end, he acquiesced to mom and bro. Blood runs strong and you gotta respect that.
He didn't look all that happy in the photos I saw of him this morning. I don't think ISU was HIS first choice......
They were told their diplomas had already been printed so they wouldn't have to worry about that.
Tommen is an unfit king bred from incest! Wait.. what? Tomon? We're not talking Game of Thrones still? Shit.
There, there. It will be OK. I made you some pigeon pie.
More LB & DE misses.
To say I'm not thrilled would be putting it mildly.
Even with the defensive continuity I'm willing to give the coaching staff a pass on this year. I also wouldn't call it a miss just because we didn't flip a commit.
They did flip a guy and still waiting on Carter.
I meant these two guys, I probably should have been more specific.
Actually I'm thrilled we're in a position to flip anyone. Obviously I expect more out of next year's class, but I'm willing to be patient given our turnover.
I feel the same way about recruiting. I do, however, expect good things this year given our current squad. If we don't improve to at least 7-5 in the regular season with at least one win over a Top 25-ish team, I'll be disappointed. There's really no reason that we shouldn't be able to pull out that many wins with Ford and our stable of running backs.
Look at it this way, 2 months of Coach Fuentes and Co out recruiting and they almost pulled guys away from committed schools they pledged. Besides not getting these two I see good things down the road. UNC just made the ACC Championship and we are struggling and we still almost pulled them away. I really like to see what this staff can do with a full year of recruiting/coaching! Good things to come!
Except these guys are defensive players and our defensive coaching staff remained largely intact, especially for the major pieces.
They probably pronounce that last tweet, "Vah-Tech".
Assholes. Nobody gets a ride on my M1 tank during the zombie apocalypse when I pass through Chapel Hill. NOBODY!
Can I be the gunner on your zombie apocalypse tank?
Do you say "Vah - Tech"?
If the answer is "no", then welcome aboard. Gunner is all yours.
The real question is, how did you get a North Korean tank in North Carolina?
North Karolina is Best Karolina.
Just made my day. Can guarantee a laugh out of my dad by quoting this.
Screw unc cheat , wish NCAA had the guts to do the right thing and throw the book at those morons.
I don't understand why UNC hasn't been slammed to the mat by the NCAA.
Is it because it wouldn't be fair to the student-athletes who had nothing to do with the fake diplomas?
The NCAA is a joke.
Anybody else just waiting for the next violation to come from UNC?
Do you think it will matter or do anything? The harshest punishments an NCAA football team has received in recent history had NOTHING to do with academic or recruiting violations or scandals. I don't think the NCAA has done anything major for those types of violations since SMU.
They haven't been slammed because UNC is pretty adept at kicking the can down the road. There are set time limits for deliveries and responses but if UNC reports another violation the clock gets reset. Expect one more violation report which will put the response past March Madness.
As an example, I wouldn't be surprised if UNC reports that some football and women's basketball athletes were improperly diagnosed with ADHD/LD. This allowed them to substitute different required classes, allowed no time limit tests along with other extra academic help. Also the medical staff could then prescribe ritalin and adderall which the NCAA considers as performance enhancing drugs and are banned unless given a medical exemption.
According to UNC emails, in 2006/2007 61% of all the incoming freshman football and women's basketball athletes were diagnosed as ADHD/LD!