He was a JUCO, not a grad transfer, as I recall. So, as long as he has his degree, the grad transfer option should still be on the table. I hate to see him go, but best of luck to him if it's true.
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But for real, wish him the best (if this is legit). Definitely has the skills to contribute somewhere and makes sense given the backlog of incoming QB talent.
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While I completely understand your concern (I do not want him there either.... to scary) I hope that VT goes against the grain and does not have any restrictions to where he can go.
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Lots of people believe this came into play when former 4* Jerrodd Williams (from Daniel HS, 5 minutes from downtown Clemson) transferred to Clemson as a walk-on before the 2011 season and their absolutely awful defense (that gave up 70 to the cousins and got blown out by Mike Glennon's NC State) played lights out against us... twice. I don't really know if it's true, but I've seen lots of people suggest they knew exactly what we were doing on every play.
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I had never seen a name attached to this theory but it looks like Williams was a defensive player, so why would he know exactly what the VT offense was doing? His football IQ would have to be incredibly high as 18-19 year old to learn the entire offense inside and out while not even playing on offense and communicate it to Clemson's coaching staff. It seems infinitely more likely that our coaching staff had deficiencies that Clemson's coaches figured out anyway.
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I'm not a conspiracy theorist, and I don't necessarily think that's what happened, but there is absolutely a potential advantage to be gained from having someone who practiced with the opposing team, now on your team. Team's don't block transfers to teams they are going to be playing soon "just because."
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Meh. I understand why someone might think that but honestly it doesn't make much sense in this situation. One of the common complaints fans had about the offense for years was that the "multiple" offense was too complicated and we tried to do a little of everything instead of master a few plays. So now the theory is that a freshman defensive back figured out the overly complicated offense and divulged all the secrets to Clemson? The alternative is that he passed along a playbook, which seems more probable but would be a really bad look for Clemson if it got out. Regardless the staff knew he transferred to Clemson before the season. Not to mention we played Clemson in the regular season and got to see how they defended against us the first time around. Then we came out and looked just as inept the second time around. How many excuses need to be made for this theory to hold water?
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I'm not making excuses I'm pointing out a possible example that some people believe to be true. I don't particularly think it's true, and I know enough Clemson players from that team that I could find out for sure if I cared enough to ask, but I don't, so I haven't.
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I understand and that's why my question was phrased rhetorically rather than directing it toward you. As I said, I had never seen Jerrodd Williams' name come up as part of this theory so it was interesting to me; however I just find this aspect of the theory to be too flawed to add up to anything meaningful. Jason's comment about Danny Pearman strikes me as a far more realistic possibility.
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actually knowing the plays, exactly who's gonna run what, the calls, etc.
I see your point but still disagree. As an example, at the end of a year (or near the end of a year) there's really no hiding anything at that point, right? People know what you're going to be doing and running.
Similarly, if a player transferred to another school (say, GT), it's not going to matter if they know what personnel is lining up for what since they don't know the play.
I agree is a risk that play-call signals could be transferred but I'm sure teams change that frequently anyways so that no one coordinator can create a database of plays over years to know what calls leads to what plays. As this is happening before the year even starts there's ample time to change what was going to be naturally changed anyways.
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That's a more valid excuse than saying he knows our playbook and will doom us back to the days of 200 yards of total offense a game. All because he "knows our playbook".
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I've always believed this particular conspiracy theory. Both of those games, if I remember correctly, (and frankly I should re-run the numbers, but this is what I remember) were several standard deviations below both 1) our average offensive production and 2) their average defensive production. Our offense did not suck at all that year, other than those two games. Odds of that having been chance are very low. It seems much more likely to me that they figured something out, honestly or otherwise. I guess it also could have been an exceptionally bad matchup, but that would be by far the most prominent example of matchup related performance that I have ever seen, and I have never seen a good explanation of why that would have been the case.
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Your point about the matchup performance is something I have always thought of with that season. By all objective measures, other than Clemson winning the ACCCG, our 2011 season was better than theirs. Our only two losses were to ranked Clemson teams and our third loss was to a ranked Michigan team, and was arguably illegitimate because, as we all know, Danny caught that ball. They had more losses, more bad losses, and their season ended in a 70-33 blowout, one of the worst in BCS bowl history and their program's history. Obviously though, somehow they were just a really bad matchup for us for various reasons. I was a freshman at Clemson that year and almost every Clemson fan friend I had thought 1) That we were going to blow them out in the ACCCG as our season had been trending up and they had been skidding to the finish line, and 2) that overall our season was actually better and that we ended up with a better BCS bowl game. Which brings up another funny point. Two of our other best seasons (rankings wise) were actually seasons where we didn't win the ACC, 2005 and 2009 when we finished in the top 10. If Danny's catch had been made accurately, there could have been three seasons where we failed to win the ACC but finished top 10. Nothing significant there, just something I always found interesting about our 8 year 10+ win streak run.
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. Which brings up another funny point. Two of our other best seasons (rankings wise) were actually seasons where we didn't win the ACC, 2005 and 2009 when we finished in the top 10.
That 2009 team had vastly improved over the 2008 team. It was pretty disappointing to see them perform so much better, but finish the season with less hardware. That's just college football I guess.
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Idk, offensive players move all the time in the NFL and its not a noticeable advantage. If our playbook and calls are that stagnant, PJ already has them.
I'd rather not have a school restrict a college kids options, especially if it's in the kids best interest.
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I agree. but from what ive heard we asked him to change positions and he declined which is why he is moving. this isn't pop warner buddy, you cant go to a new park every year because some coach told you he'll play you at QB. I like AJ a lot hes a GREAT kid. but at some point hes got to be realistic with himself. if hes only playing football because he loves football and wants to be a QB hes graduated. go play arena ball or Canada and make some money. its pretty obvious he doesn't have an NFL future at the QB position now being on his 4th transfer and not winning the starting job anywhere.
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He's not getting drafted or gonna play pro ball anywhere, so why not go somewhere and play the position he likes and - for better or worse has trained for - for a season?
Who cares if it's his 4th school? He's git his degree, no?
The bitterness about this puzzles me.
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its not bitterness. like I said before I like AJ a lot, hes exciting with the ball in his hands, hes always smiling and loving the game, and hes an awesome young man the times ive talked to him. hes already got a degree. but I think AJ CAN play semi professional football at a high level and honestly think if he wanted to he could make a roster in the NFL if he switched positions a lot like joe webb has hung around in the NFL for so long. AJ is a freak of an athlete even more so with the ball in his hands. my statement wasn't out of bitterness it was more out of AJ doing what at this point is more than likely whats best for AJ. and me as an outsider looking in giving my opinion on that. im sure you said (like pretty much 99% of us did) that Jerod Evans should have stayed in school and not entered the draft but the only one who is bitter is this guy.
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I really, really, really wanted to see him play more this season. Obviously, if he could've made an impact, the coaches would have played him, but when he was on the field in garbage time I really loved what I saw from him.
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Maybe I'm misremembering, but didn't folks go nuts earlier in the season when he was used in an obvious short yardage situation deep in the red zone and it got blown up? Vs GT maybe?
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It was GT and that whole play and decision to go for it was possibly the worst coaching blunder by this staff. Not kicking the field goal there (which led to us leaving more points on the field with 2pt attempts) is the reason we had to score a TD to win as opposed to a field goal on the last drive. Truly baffling.
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That was a 4th and 2, early in the second quarter only trailing by 4 . Unless you have no faith in your kicker, that situation should've been an easy decision to kick.
In the bowl game, we had 1st and goal at the 1. When you've got a backup QB who's averaging almost 7 ypc on the year (relatively small sample size, though), with his size and strength, letting him try to punch it in seems like a good gamble.
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Fair enough, but Bush could just as easily fumbled it or lost yardage (see GT).
The problem vs Okla St was physical execution. It's not a game of perfect and players make physical mistakes. Every team f's up at some point from the 2 yrd line. VT just happened to do it vs OK St.
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A fair point, but I think the QB sneak is less prone to a fumble than the play that was called. On a QB keeper, you only have one ball exchange, the snap. A handoff or pitch to the RB includes an extra exchange, giving you one extra opportunity for a snafu.
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Counterpoint: If you're going to use your QB as a battering ram, would you rather use the better passer, or the better runner, who also has an extra 3 inches and 10 lbs on his frame?
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Counterpoint: If JJ held on to the ball he walks in the endzone. Peoples was robbed of a touchdown and he really wanted to punch it in. Probably a case of him holding on a little too tight and JJ seeing a wide open walk to the endzone and not following through on the mesh. It was a fumble. We ran that same play at least 20 times that game and we got pissed on at the worst possible time. FML. No need to over-analyze the playcall, as it was a clear execution failure of one of our routine, bread and butter plays.
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I could have clarified that I didn't hate the call. I do like qb sneaks though and if I run it I would use the qb in the game already. I would also have a dive and a play action play to run under center so as not to always telegraph the play. But yeah, it was an easy td with the play called and hindsight is 20/20.
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Seems like the coaches may have considered it to be People's fault, since he pretty much didn't play the rest of the game. (Didn't help his chances when McClease started lighting it up either)
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Rewatching the play it seems like Peoples tries to make a cut at the mesh point because he see's he's about to get hit. Unfortunately the cut to avoid the hit moved the point and the ball got knocked out by his hip.
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I agree with your point, the QB sneak is not only less likely to produce a fumble, it is usually a successful play that doesn't produce injury to the QB, if the distance needed is short and the play executed decently. I just don't get the reluctance to use it by our guys, and my wife complains about it constantly, so by that metric alone, we should use it more, I say. I mean, my wife knows everything, man. Everything.
Add in the fact that it takes more time for the ball to get back even to the line of scrimmage, and for the DBs and LBs to see that it is obviously a run up the middle and to crash into the crush.
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I would love to see him come to Marshall. He probably has a chance to start right away given that Chase Litton just bolted for the NFL, and the coaches are looking for a grad transfer quarterback anyway. He would make three former Hokies in the last three seasons to go from Blacksburg to Huntington if the rumors about Tavante Beckett are true.
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theres some guy in hokies forum on facebook claiming that Hendon hooker will be announcing his transfer today or tomorrow. I think its complete BS but he "claims" to have inside information. hes got a lot of people on their convinced its happening. im not one of them. I think hes just a troll. with that being said has anyone else heard anything about this? I really really hope its not true. I don't see a lot of reasons why it would be but stranger things have happened.
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fixed. 2 hookers is way to many for a football team, ones got to go! im with you hopefully Herndon is the one who leaves, haven't heard much about him anyways don't think it would be a big loss.
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After QP committed, I thought it was a possiblility that one of JJ/Hooker/QP transfers depending on how future QB battles play out. But for Hooker to be transferring right now, before an open competition in the spring would be shocking to me to say the least.
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I know the kid wants to play college QB, but at this point in his career, I don't see how this is good for him.
This will be his 4th different school. Those aren't good odds for winning the starting job. Plus, how does all of this transferring contribute to his education? I'm not upset he's leaving, but for his own good, and his future, it seems that staying and getting a degree would be the priority at this stage.
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If he is indeed transferring, (has anyone seen confirmation of this yet?) then he already has his degree, or will have it before the transfer. 2018 is his last season of eligibility and he'll have to sit out a year due to tranfer rules unless he already graduated.
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Right, sounds like things worked out great for this kid, if he will indeed graduate. He came to VT to compete for the job, lost the competition but is going to get an undergraduate degree from a great university and take a year of eligibility onward, to continue his education at the school of his choosing.
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I'll be honest - this had me stumped. It wasn't until I was leaving Hokiesports.com checking the online roster that I realized this was a pun. *Face Palm*
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I would only see Hooked tranferring after another year. This spring and fall he will get his chance . If he gave Jackson a run for his money this past year I don't see why he can't win the job . Jackson has his limitations. QP will not beat out Jackson or Hooker as a true freshman .
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How do transfer students get their degree in a year? I always thought degrees required at least 2 years of in major credits that had to be earned at the university
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If I'm reading it right you only need 27 hours at Tech if you transfer in for your end of graduation requirements. Of last 45 credits 27 must fronm Tech.
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Well, Bush came in at winter break, right? So that's 3 skemesters lus two summer sessions. Not that hard to get 27 Tech credits in that time. Hell, even 45 wouldn't be that big of a stretch (12 per sememster, 9 across two summer sessions)
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If I were him, I'd transfer to a decent BCS school with a QB opening, somewhere where he'd practically be guaranteed the starting position. But still, it is tough to come in and start immediately if there are incumbents that already know the offense. Plus, the school knows they will only get one year out of him. Almost as tough as trying to sell a single game ticket. Like Dirty Harry once said, "A man has got to know his limitations", so hopefully AJ will be smart with the school he chooses if he wants to be the starting QB for his final year of eligibility.
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In all seriousness, thanks for the news. It just came off a little like this.
In actual seriousness, AJ was a grad transfer, right? So can a grad transfer with eligibility left grad transfer again?
Right! I didn't hear it from Cornelsen first hand, so I wanted to clarify.
I think he was just a regular transfer. Two years at Nebraska, then a year at an Iowa JUCO
He was a JUCO, not a grad transfer, as I recall. So, as long as he has his degree, the grad transfer option should still be on the table. I hate to see him go, but best of luck to him if it's true.
How does this impact Lawson? /s
But for real, wish him the best (if this is legit). Definitely has the skills to contribute somewhere and makes sense given the backlog of incoming QB talent.
Can't blame the kid for wanting a shot as the starter for his last year of eligibility. Best of luck to him.
Best of luck to AJ!
Can we block him from going to GT?
While I completely understand your concern (I do not want him there either.... to scary) I hope that VT goes against the grain and does not have any restrictions to where he can go.
Negative. He knows the playbook. He has no business going to anyone we play next season.
So? Anyone who's watched us play the last two years or Fuente at Memphis knows our playbook. Doesn't mean they can stop it.
There's a big damn difference between film study and actually knowing the plays, exactly who's gonna run what, the calls, etc.
Edit. Elaborated a little better.
Lots of people believe this came into play when former 4* Jerrodd Williams (from Daniel HS, 5 minutes from downtown Clemson) transferred to Clemson as a walk-on before the 2011 season and their absolutely awful defense (that gave up 70 to the cousins and got blown out by Mike Glennon's NC State) played lights out against us... twice. I don't really know if it's true, but I've seen lots of people suggest they knew exactly what we were doing on every play.
I think that's just people using a poor excuse to why we lost to Clemson.
I had never seen a name attached to this theory but it looks like Williams was a defensive player, so why would he know exactly what the VT offense was doing? His football IQ would have to be incredibly high as 18-19 year old to learn the entire offense inside and out while not even playing on offense and communicate it to Clemson's coaching staff. It seems infinitely more likely that our coaching staff had deficiencies that Clemson's coaches figured out anyway.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, and I don't necessarily think that's what happened, but there is absolutely a potential advantage to be gained from having someone who practiced with the opposing team, now on your team. Team's don't block transfers to teams they are going to be playing soon "just because."
Meh. I understand why someone might think that but honestly it doesn't make much sense in this situation. One of the common complaints fans had about the offense for years was that the "multiple" offense was too complicated and we tried to do a little of everything instead of master a few plays. So now the theory is that a freshman defensive back figured out the overly complicated offense and divulged all the secrets to Clemson? The alternative is that he passed along a playbook, which seems more probable but would be a really bad look for Clemson if it got out. Regardless the staff knew he transferred to Clemson before the season. Not to mention we played Clemson in the regular season and got to see how they defended against us the first time around. Then we came out and looked just as inept the second time around. How many excuses need to be made for this theory to hold water?
I'm not making excuses I'm pointing out a possible example that some people believe to be true. I don't particularly think it's true, and I know enough Clemson players from that team that I could find out for sure if I cared enough to ask, but I don't, so I haven't.
I understand and that's why my question was phrased rhetorically rather than directing it toward you. As I said, I had never seen Jerrodd Williams' name come up as part of this theory so it was interesting to me; however I just find this aspect of the theory to be too flawed to add up to anything meaningful. Jason's comment about Danny Pearman strikes me as a far more realistic possibility.
Not Jerrodd. Danny Pearman hurt us more.
Coincidentally, I saw his name somewhere yesterday and I knew for sure it looked super familiar.
He didn't play well with the other Coaches on the team at the time.
I see your point but still disagree. As an example, at the end of a year (or near the end of a year) there's really no hiding anything at that point, right? People know what you're going to be doing and running.
Similarly, if a player transferred to another school (say, GT), it's not going to matter if they know what personnel is lining up for what since they don't know the play.
I agree is a risk that play-call signals could be transferred but I'm sure teams change that frequently anyways so that no one coordinator can create a database of plays over years to know what calls leads to what plays. As this is happening before the year even starts there's ample time to change what was going to be naturally changed anyways.
I don't want him going to GT bc i don't want to see him running that offense. How's that?
That's a more valid excuse than saying he knows our playbook and will doom us back to the days of 200 yards of total offense a game. All because he "knows our playbook".
I've always believed this particular conspiracy theory. Both of those games, if I remember correctly, (and frankly I should re-run the numbers, but this is what I remember) were several standard deviations below both 1) our average offensive production and 2) their average defensive production. Our offense did not suck at all that year, other than those two games. Odds of that having been chance are very low. It seems much more likely to me that they figured something out, honestly or otherwise. I guess it also could have been an exceptionally bad matchup, but that would be by far the most prominent example of matchup related performance that I have ever seen, and I have never seen a good explanation of why that would have been the case.
Your point about the matchup performance is something I have always thought of with that season. By all objective measures, other than Clemson winning the ACCCG, our 2011 season was better than theirs. Our only two losses were to ranked Clemson teams and our third loss was to a ranked Michigan team, and was arguably illegitimate because, as we all know, Danny caught that ball. They had more losses, more bad losses, and their season ended in a 70-33 blowout, one of the worst in BCS bowl history and their program's history. Obviously though, somehow they were just a really bad matchup for us for various reasons. I was a freshman at Clemson that year and almost every Clemson fan friend I had thought 1) That we were going to blow them out in the ACCCG as our season had been trending up and they had been skidding to the finish line, and 2) that overall our season was actually better and that we ended up with a better BCS bowl game. Which brings up another funny point. Two of our other best seasons (rankings wise) were actually seasons where we didn't win the ACC, 2005 and 2009 when we finished in the top 10. If Danny's catch had been made accurately, there could have been three seasons where we failed to win the ACC but finished top 10. Nothing significant there, just something I always found interesting about our 8 year 10+ win streak run.
That 2009 team had vastly improved over the 2008 team. It was pretty disappointing to see them perform so much better, but finish the season with less hardware. That's just college football I guess.
Idk, offensive players move all the time in the NFL and its not a noticeable advantage. If our playbook and calls are that stagnant, PJ already has them.
I'd rather not have a school restrict a college kids options, especially if it's in the kids best interest.
I thought the ACC restricted this from happening, requiring a 2 year sitting period.
Best of luck to him, not too surprising given the other QBs on the roster
if this is true. I feel really bad for him and I think he should just declare for the draft as an athlete. 4 transfers in 4 years. ekkkk.
He should change positions and find field time there in college. Spend a year as a WR and prove you can play. Obviously QB isn't his route to the NFL
I agree. but from what ive heard we asked him to change positions and he declined which is why he is moving. this isn't pop warner buddy, you cant go to a new park every year because some coach told you he'll play you at QB. I like AJ a lot hes a GREAT kid. but at some point hes got to be realistic with himself. if hes only playing football because he loves football and wants to be a QB hes graduated. go play arena ball or Canada and make some money. its pretty obvious he doesn't have an NFL future at the QB position now being on his 4th transfer and not winning the starting job anywhere.
He's not getting drafted or gonna play pro ball anywhere, so why not go somewhere and play the position he likes and - for better or worse has trained for - for a season?
Who cares if it's his 4th school? He's git his degree, no?
The bitterness about this puzzles me.
its not bitterness. like I said before I like AJ a lot, hes exciting with the ball in his hands, hes always smiling and loving the game, and hes an awesome young man the times ive talked to him. hes already got a degree. but I think AJ CAN play semi professional football at a high level and honestly think if he wanted to he could make a roster in the NFL if he switched positions a lot like joe webb has hung around in the NFL for so long. AJ is a freak of an athlete even more so with the ball in his hands. my statement wasn't out of bitterness it was more out of AJ doing what at this point is more than likely whats best for AJ. and me as an outsider looking in giving my opinion on that. im sure you said (like pretty much 99% of us did) that Jerod Evans should have stayed in school and not entered the draft but the only one who is bitter is this guy.
Lost our Bush, but thankfully we still have our Hooker.
One Hooker in hand is worth more than two in the Bush?
What good is a Hooker with no Bush?
You prefer a Hooker with Bush?
What good is a Hooker without a Pimp
Then it would be hard out here for a Pimp
obligatory "looks like the numbers are working out"
May be my favorite TKPism, and it's the TRUTH dammit!
If this is true, it makes sense. With Willis and Hooker being eligible next year, he would have likely been 4th string unless he switched positions.
Helluva athlete, hopefully he goes somewhere where he can start.
FTFY
I really, really, really wanted to see him play more this season. Obviously, if he could've made an impact, the coaches would have played him, but when he was on the field in garbage time I really loved what I saw from him.
First and goal in the bowl game, perhaps? I know I'm still angry that we didn't let him in for that situation.
Maybe I'm misremembering, but didn't folks go nuts earlier in the season when he was used in an obvious short yardage situation deep in the red zone and it got blown up? Vs GT maybe?
It was GT and that whole play and decision to go for it was possibly the worst coaching blunder by this staff. Not kicking the field goal there (which led to us leaving more points on the field with 2pt attempts) is the reason we had to score a TD to win as opposed to a field goal on the last drive. Truly baffling.
That was a 4th and 2, early in the second quarter only trailing by 4 . Unless you have no faith in your kicker, that situation should've been an easy decision to kick.
In the bowl game, we had 1st and goal at the 1. When you've got a backup QB who's averaging almost 7 ypc on the year (relatively small sample size, though), with his size and strength, letting him try to punch it in seems like a good gamble.
Fair enough, but Bush could just as easily fumbled it or lost yardage (see GT).
The problem vs Okla St was physical execution. It's not a game of perfect and players make physical mistakes. Every team f's up at some point from the 2 yrd line. VT just happened to do it vs OK St.
A fair point, but I think the QB sneak is less prone to a fumble than the play that was called. On a QB keeper, you only have one ball exchange, the snap. A handoff or pitch to the RB includes an extra exchange, giving you one extra opportunity for a snafu.
I agree but I would have used the qb in the game, not pull a cold one off the sideline.
Counterpoint: If you're going to use your QB as a battering ram, would you rather use the better passer, or the better runner, who also has an extra 3 inches and 10 lbs on his frame?
Counterpoint: If JJ held on to the ball he walks in the endzone. Peoples was robbed of a touchdown and he really wanted to punch it in. Probably a case of him holding on a little too tight and JJ seeing a wide open walk to the endzone and not following through on the mesh. It was a fumble. We ran that same play at least 20 times that game and we got pissed on at the worst possible time. FML. No need to over-analyze the playcall, as it was a clear execution failure of one of our routine, bread and butter plays.
I could have clarified that I didn't hate the call. I do like qb sneaks though and if I run it I would use the qb in the game already. I would also have a dive and a play action play to run under center so as not to always telegraph the play. But yeah, it was an easy td with the play called and hindsight is 20/20.
Seems like the coaches may have considered it to be People's fault, since he pretty much didn't play the rest of the game. (Didn't help his chances when McClease started lighting it up either)
Rewatching the play it seems like Peoples tries to make a cut at the mesh point because he see's he's about to get hit. Unfortunately the cut to avoid the hit moved the point and the ball got knocked out by his hip.
I'd rather keep the starter out there, regardless of who it is
I agree with your point, the QB sneak is not only less likely to produce a fumble, it is usually a successful play that doesn't produce injury to the QB, if the distance needed is short and the play executed decently. I just don't get the reluctance to use it by our guys, and my wife complains about it constantly, so by that metric alone, we should use it more, I say. I mean, my wife knows everything, man. Everything.
Add in the fact that it takes more time for the ball to get back even to the line of scrimmage, and for the DBs and LBs to see that it is obviously a run up the middle and to crash into the crush.
Here's a man actively avoiding the Lorena Bobbitt treatment.
Weren't they on the 2 yrd line? That's a long QB sneak...
logan Thomas 7ft6 > josh Jackson 5ft9
Bro, you could have gone with the like 12 yard QB sneak TD against GT in Atlanta 2011.
Damn I always thought he looked really good whenever he came in for Jackson. He should go start at a G5 school and do big things, maybe South Florida.
Hmmm, well okay then. Best of luck, AJ!
Damnit. Bye bye bush.
Well there goes the first one. Good luck AJ!
"We have no bush!"
I would love to see him come to Marshall. He probably has a chance to start right away given that Chase Litton just bolted for the NFL, and the coaches are looking for a grad transfer quarterback anyway. He would make three former Hokies in the last three seasons to go from Blacksburg to Huntington if the rumors about Tavante Beckett are true.
I prefer my Hooker's to be Bush-less so I am ok with this. Good luck wherever you end up kid!
theres some guy in hokies forum on facebook claiming that Hendon hooker will be announcing his transfer today or tomorrow. I think its complete BS but he "claims" to have inside information. hes got a lot of people on their convinced its happening. im not one of them. I think hes just a troll. with that being said has anyone else heard anything about this? I really really hope its not true. I don't see a lot of reasons why it would be but stranger things have happened.
Hopefully, this individual is wrong. And if/when he is, you can respond with:
But Hendon Hooker is staying, right?!.......Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight?!?
fixed. 2 hookers is way to many for a football team, ones got to go! im with you hopefully Herndon is the one who leaves, haven't heard much about him anyways don't think it would be a big loss.
Miami football and Nevin Shapiro would definitely disagree with you.
That would be a dark turn of events
Hopefully this is a bogus rumor. But I did wonder last year if he would switch to WR when Jackson was playing so well early in the season.
After QP committed, I thought it was a possiblility that one of JJ/Hooker/QP transfers depending on how future QB battles play out. But for Hooker to be transferring right now, before an open competition in the spring would be shocking to me to say the least.
I know the kid wants to play college QB, but at this point in his career, I don't see how this is good for him.
This will be his 4th different school. Those aren't good odds for winning the starting job. Plus, how does all of this transferring contribute to his education? I'm not upset he's leaving, but for his own good, and his future, it seems that staying and getting a degree would be the priority at this stage.
If he is indeed transferring, (has anyone seen confirmation of this yet?) then he already has his degree, or will have it before the transfer. 2018 is his last season of eligibility and he'll have to sit out a year due to tranfer rules unless he already graduated.
Right, sounds like things worked out great for this kid, if he will indeed graduate. He came to VT to compete for the job, lost the competition but is going to get an undergraduate degree from a great university and take a year of eligibility onward, to continue his education at the school of his choosing.
Bush has been trimmed from the roster.
I'll be honest - this had me stumped. It wasn't until I was leaving Hokiesports.com checking the online roster that I realized this was a pun. *Face Palm*
I would only see Hooked tranferring after another year. This spring and fall he will get his chance . If he gave Jackson a run for his money this past year I don't see why he can't win the job . Jackson has his limitations. QP will not beat out Jackson or Hooker as a true freshman .
I feel bushwhacked by this decision
Best of luck to him. Glad to hear he got his degree.
How do transfer students get their degree in a year? I always thought degrees required at least 2 years of in major credits that had to be earned at the university
If I'm reading it right you only need 27 hours at Tech if you transfer in for your end of graduation requirements. Of last 45 credits 27 must fronm Tech.
Well, Bush came in at winter break, right? So that's 3 skemesters lus two summer sessions. Not that hard to get 27 Tech credits in that time. Hell, even 45 wouldn't be that big of a stretch (12 per sememster, 9 across two summer sessions)
If I were him, I'd transfer to a decent BCS school with a QB opening, somewhere where he'd practically be guaranteed the starting position. But still, it is tough to come in and start immediately if there are incumbents that already know the offense. Plus, the school knows they will only get one year out of him. Almost as tough as trying to sell a single game ticket. Like Dirty Harry once said, "A man has got to know his limitations", so hopefully AJ will be smart with the school he chooses if he wants to be the starting QB for his final year of eligibility.