Quarterback Hendon Hooker reported a Virginia Tech offer via Twitter. The 2017, 6-4, 190 Dudley HS (Greensboro, NC) product is rated a 3-star prospect by the 247Sports Composite.
Again humbled & blessed to say that I have received an offer from VA Tech #GoHokies! pic.twitter.com/ZwuHYCfDR7— Hendon Hooker (@HenBoss2) March 1, 2016
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Size, speed, arm strength, nice touch on the deep ball. May have to watch a Dudley game this fall. Was he at one of the junior camps?
Damn we are going for some tall glasses of water! 6-4 as a junior! I like the type of kids we have been recruiting lately.
Agreed, I wonder if theyre looking for that size or if its something else theyre looking at, I know Cornelsen and Fuente said the biggest thing they saw in Paxton Lynch was his quick release, and when they saw him in person they were shocked he didnt have big time offers, they said his arm in person had them salivating, or maybe these kids have some intangibles we dont get to see, but also happen to just by circumstance be 6'3+.
I guess well see here as QB recruiting continues.
It will be interesting to see how many they bring in this class, I'd imagine 1 maybe 2?
Three comments and no one has mentioned his last name?
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Recruiting Hookers now huh? What are we, the Louisville Basketball team?
First you spend $84 on quality ass, then you start recruiting Hookers. Feeling like Louisville up in here.
I thought it was about a QB named Hendon
Pimpin aint easy!!!!
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Yay he referenced us without the University at the end!
He's a done deal then!! Put it in the books YAAA!
First "quality ass" and now Hookers. What is this site coming too....
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It's all about playing your cards right
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Apparently I missed this "quality ass" joke. que?
See Joe's comment in the thread on the Coaching Clinics CJF & Co put on.
Spoiler Alert: it is an adverb, not a noun.
Oh the fun Laazer would have!!!
"Hooker taking a shoot down the feild!!"
"Hooker's really doing his job well. Just taking what the defense gives him"
"Hooker pounds it in! The Hokies just can't seem to stop scoring with Hooker out there!"
Hooker has been going deep all day long! Taking full advantage of the weak side defense and getting plenty of protection on each drive!
With him under center I could definitely see a resurgence of the "Stick it in" cheer.
hmm... not quite right. How about:
Hooker has taken a pounding all night, but nothing can stop Hooker from scoring!"
Until adjustments are made, I expect nothing different than Hooker ramming the hole over and over again. Taking full advantage of his opponent's interior defense.
Great penetration by Hooker.
Hooker...
"of"
"Hooker lives off of all the corner routes! Every time Hooker's man gets down, Hooker picks him up and they keep the drive alive."
Hooker did it Mikey! Hooker did it!
Hooker going deep again and again.
Miami has also offered without even seeing gametape
That's because they have the tapes all stored in their indoor facility.
That Hooker is showing amazing ball control in this half, expect some serious penetration next half.
Sooo, who's taking care of step 1 in Hooker 101...hookers get paid, usually up front.
He was planning on announcing in a couple of weeks. NC State was thought to be ahead, but they had a QB commit over the weekend. I think ND is where he'll end up. VT might be a little late to the party
This thread at 11am:
This thread now:
I'm late to the party and, as usual, the blow is nowhere to be found.
Look Krak_t. Bloe is just below!
Well played sir.
This is dangerously close to two jokes already made, but here goes:
Coach Fuente offered 2017 WR Malcolm Bloe in an attempt to appeal to recruits already committed to Miami. As he put it "We can offer everything Miami can, and more, without the NCAA investigations"
Thank you for wasting 10 minutes of my time as I tried to find information on Malcolm Bloe... Could you imagine, "Hooker drops back to throw it deep to a wide open Bloe...Bloe halls in the pass from Hooker for a touchdown...That pass was on Bloe quicker than a Hooker's nostrils."
This gives me an inordinate amount of pleasure.
As it should. Well played. Quick side story, but as a result of that time spent trying to find info on "Malcolm Bloe", google led me to LB JaWand Blue, one time late signing day flip to Miami. I had forgotten about him and his story, apparently a few years ago he admitted to sexually assaulting a 17 yr old girl along with another UM Linebacker at the time. Couldn't be more glad that low life didn't come to VT.
My kind of thread!
Nice, coming to help us win another Bass Fishing title no doubt...
I see what you did there.
Great thread!!! So many William Shatner jokes in one place. I have to admit that I didn't get most of them.....
And you, I also see what you did there.
I'm Hooked !
Where did we find that Hooker?
Really hoping Faniel commits, if we get Hooker too, that's a hell of a pair
Faniel pushed back his 3/17 announcement
It feels like the unicorn that lives in your closet that you can't look at directly or it goes away.......
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...........................................................................................but am I starting to feel a little recruiting momentum?
All the crystal balls are Hooker to VT today. Feeling okay with Hunter, at least 50/50 on Laborn and Crosby, feel like we might be in okay shape with Jordan Williams and Tajh Capehart.
Yeah holy crap a ton of crystal balls today. It was 60-40 VT a couple hours ago, now it's 80% VT....... Unreal.
This kid is Notre Dame's top QB target and we really might be about to snag him.... Let's gooo
a couple of them are Irish Insiders which is Fuentastic
NC State has a QB commit in Matt McKay and Notre Dame has 4-star Avery Davis visiting this weekend. ND told Hooker it's between the 2 and it's on a "first come, first serve" basis. Hooker plans to visit NC State this weekend and will be back at VT for a Spring Practice next Thursday and hopes to make a decision shortly after.
Yea with that many CB's it makes me wonder if we wont be hearing something soon.
I'm feeling pretty decent about Hunter too. His desire to represent his hometown and follow in the footsteps of guys like Kam makes me pretty hopeful.
I'm really not too hopeful with Laborn though. I really think the only chance we have of beating out FSU is if he is turned off by the large amount of competition he'll have in his own recruiting class there, although as it has been mentioned I don't expect a blue chipper like Laborn to be too scared. My hope though is FSU's RB stable combined with the fact that we didn't recruit a RB in the last class could be enough to give us some momentum. Besides the closest guy on our roster age wise is DMac who is a pretty similar size/style of back.
On Crosby I just don't feel like I have heard enough from him to really get a good grasp so who knows.
Apparently he's very aware of the depth chart situation at FSU and it's a bit of a sticking point for him. If their #1 RB target commits before Laborn then that could help tremendously.
Good thing signing day isn't for awhile...if Laborn commits and Swift commits we can still flip him before the big day.
Don't expect swift to commit before Laborn either I'm sure FSU will pull all the stops to make sure that doesn't happen.
Shush. You shush your mouth right now.
(But also, yes that is momentum I feel it too it feels good so good why does it always feel so good)
Announcing this week.
Holy crap. I just realized we're at 100% of all crystal balls.
moth:flame::emotions:crystal balls
Yea, I do NOT feel good about that, just because now if he goes elsewhere, it looks like a major failure on our part, when it could have just been groupthink among the pundits.
Hooker is poised to decide this week and Virginia Tech is in his top group.
He used the turkey emoji instead of the chicken!!
And he just used a blue circle for Pitt, like an afterthought. Not even close to the right blue. Are there no Panther emoji's? It's like he said, "Alright Pitt, I'll include you, but I'm not wasting time finding an appropriate emoji."
This is mid-season quality Reading Too Much Into It.
"Not even close to the right blue." Masterful.
Also, fuck Pitt.
They can eat shitt!
NC A&T?? because??
Probably trying to show respect to the local school, which is not completely uncommon for recruits to include the local small school in their final lists of choices.
Because that where his dad played QB and is in the HOF. Never forget from where you come. All about respect for the school.
I expected answers like these, curious about the specifics, thank you!
It'd be nice to get a Hooker and NOT get in trouble. Looking at your Louisville and Miami.
GONNA be a great GET!
Now we just need to find a recruit with the last name Fountain, and we could unveil the Boats n Hoes Offense.
Like how our head coach's last name means fountain in Spanish?
You guys are on a roll. Thanks (laughing uncontrollably). Please carry on.
Boats n Hoes
Offenseand Special teams we've got the SantamariaI can't wait for this kid to escort our offense to new heights.
Now I can't decide whether to make a Ford pun or another Hooker one.
"The term is companion"
"I always get those mixed up"
any excuse to post this:
Something something Probe
explorer? I don't even know her...yet
These puns are starting to make me feel like going out and getting a bottle of Thunderbird.
Thunderbird, hoe!
Its gonna be a BEAUTIFUL DAY in the neighborhood.
This is a great post to see to start the day!
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Can someone please get this man a complementary key chain?
This excerpt from a 247 bolt leads me to believe there are some strong #sauces here, and I like it.
It would be great if the Hokies could score a Hooker today!
I mean... If you can't score with a Hooker...
You're broke?
It's Official!
Almost TIME...... Sauces say!!!! BOOM
He is in. WELCOME HENDON HOOKER
Nice, this seemed to be the QB that Fuente honed in on. Probably the only one for the year.
ITS VTTTTTTTTTTT
ITS VTTTTTTTTTTT
Kinda off topic, but can someone post that gif and Seth Allen dancing? I think it's a gif of the bench