Illinois Hokie's Recent Comments
I consider JJ in that same "if he doesn't start, he'll redshirt" boat.
The only way it gets messy is if Motley wins the starting job. Settling on a backup will be a nightmare for Fuente. Who loses a year of eligibility to ride the bench and be an emergency option?
Big fan of the way Buzz is handling this. Obvious improvements are happening, strides are being made, but Buzz is very grounded in his outlook and straightforward in his communication. We aren't there yet. I loved the quote that we might not win another one. First of all, it's true, but secondly, it throws the gauntlet down for all the players to prove him wrong. Always praise the good, never accept it as good enough. Great coaching.
I really expect whoever fails to win to starting job to redshirt. It's the smart play with Motley having so much live game experience and seemingly being better suited to Fuente's scheme.
The thing about winning conference games is you automatically push your opponents further down the conference standings...
*monoteching
I think Bud is 6'0". Looks like he's leaning in a little.
Hands down the most exciting January for recruiting since I started giving a shit about recruiting.
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10 years 5 months
# | What returning offensive ball handlers have the most to gain and most to lose under Fuente? Should it happen? That's debatable.
Does it happen? Unquestionably.
I think Virginia Tech is in a better position now, no doubt.
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10 years 5 months
# | What returning offensive ball handlers have the most to gain and most to lose under Fuente? And that's what I'm talking about. In the course of one season, he's gone from being "the guy" to having just as good a shot as anyone.
Kid's not doomed by any stretch, but by framing the question as who has the most to lose on the offense, I can't think of anyone else who was a shoe-in to start at a skill spot who now will have to put in some work to see the field.
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10 years 5 months
# | What returning offensive ball handlers have the most to gain and most to lose under Fuente? Most to lose? I'll go with Dwayne Lawson. When he committed, he was Lefty's heir apparent. Now if Evans starts for two years and Fuente finds his own QB of the future, DLaw might never see the field. And that's not even taking into consideration that Josh Jackson might just straight up beat Lawson out after having two years in the program.
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10 years 5 months
# | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-5, 1-2) at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-6, 2-1) 9 PM RSN/ESPN3 3-1 in the ACC, and the tight games are starting to go our way.
I was able to confirm it because that's what the bottle of stuff I shook on the fries said.
Pal Barger's daughter ran the location I got my first job at. That family is not averse to hard work. He literally built that company from nothing, and it's consistently one of the highest rated fast food chains in America. And I'll say this: I hear a lot of horror stories about people who work at a fast food restaurants saying they'll never eat there again after they work there. I would eat off the floor of a Pal's. The cleaning schedule is hospital-level.
One reason Pal's hamburgers are so damn good is that, while they don't cook to order a la Five Guys or Smashburger, they transfer the hamburger patties straight from the grill to a vat of au jus that's kept at 190 degrees. Then they assemble the burgers as they're ordered. So the hamburger meat picks up all the flavor of the au jus.
PS, that fry seasoning is just straight Lawry's. What makes the fries so good is that they're fried in vegetable shortening.
I'm uncertain whether or not it remains true, but when Cattails was first built, it was the only PGA-rated course in the Tri-Cities area. I learned this while working for a temp agency the summer after my freshman year at VT, laying sod for the golf course and nearly dying of heat stroke.
Do they still have the giant Indian with the loincloth that flies up in the slightest breeze? I always imagined him throwing down with the giant evil Pal's statue on Lynn Garden Drive for unquestioned supremacy of the Tri-Cities area.
And I have a six pack of Crystal Pepsi in my fridge right now. It really is the 90s all over again.
This guy.
I like this guy.
Step 1: Make the drive to Kingsport. (~25 mins)
Step 2: Eat at the Purple Cow.
A Bit of Fry and Laurie always always always gets a leg.
I'm not sure how strong the dividing lines are between Wiles and Scott. I highly doubt we'll have DTs over in one corner of the Beamer Barn with Scott and DEs over in the other corner with Wiles.
But I will say, I think Wiles' mold for what he wants in a DE is much more specific and unique than what he looks for in DTs. Twitch is the holy grail of a Charley Wiles DE, and he can coach the hell out of the position. I think Dadi played one year of organized football before coming to VT, or something like that. I definitely want to keep him coaching that position.
I've enjoyed reading fernley's and Illinois' back and forth dialogue on this topic.
Part of that is because fernley is straight up just simply the tits. I agree with 95% of what he says, and get really excited when I don't, because I know an awesome, respectful conversation is about to ensue.
So you accuse our coach of cronyism, then when you get called out on it, you accuse me of twisting your words because you're claiming it's a widespread practice in college football.
My gut instinct on this is that they're making room for Jaquan Bailey.