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Edisto is very nice. Did u drive a bit north to Botany Bay? Worth it!
This Franklin guy is really something. who knew
I love James Franklin.
I think these kids will look at the folks who gave money to BLM and those folks saw no benefit, it was scammers at the top living the good life off of others money that was donated. The same could happen here in a different way. A kid listens to the NAACP and then commits to a school with not as good coaching and development and misses out on playing top talent and going to the NFL, not to mention the money he could make in college now as well. The kids will be making a major sacrifice to please folks who already have gotten theirs in life. For some folks on both sides of the political spectrum, it will never be enough until we are fully segregated 100% again unfortunately. I've seen enough on social media to make me want to get off of there. Rage bait is real and so are folks from other countries or working for other countries trying to split us down the middle internally based on any differences we have race, gender, age, income, height, weight, religion, politics... etc. All I know is this, the college football I loved in the late 90's-2010's is dead, peak social media from the late 90's, instant messenger with cringe-worthy screen names and original facebook and myspace were the best it ever was. Things always start good until toxic folks come in and ruin it. I feel for the younger generations that missed what I got to experience. Folks didn't always hate each other, and things weren't as corrupt as they are now. My advice to everyone is the same to myself, less technology and more touching grass, sand, or dirt. God bless all of you and Happy Memorial Day!
In my mind, the question is whether the pledge is a factor to consider. I doubt many blue-chip recruits will back out of their current commitment to one of the targeted schools if their commitment is strong. I further doubt a majority of players would reject a targeted school if it was the best opportunity for compensation. But in a competitive battle between an untargeted school and a targeted school in which the compensation and everything else is similar, will any recruits take this pledge into consideration?
VT (and other major nontargeted school) will be in some recruiting battles with the targeted schools. For example, a few of the top recruits from the state of VA are considering VT along with several targeted schools. I don't think recruits will overtly make a political statement, but perhaps they think about the targeted schools a little differently. And maybe (and perhaps more importantly) their parents who are more likely to be politically motivated take this NAACP pledge more seriously.
Ultimately, it is my opinion that it is unfair to place this burden on high school and collegiate recruits who either have never voted or barely eligible to vote, many of which are looking to escape poverty. But it also my opinion that if the sentiment of the Out of Bounds pledge is a factor of consideration for a recruit, VT is well positioned.
Why wish something on them that they'd enjoy?
Agree. NC State can eat a fat... dick
These were battles we lost in the past. Feels good to have order restored.
Everyone has a price. Even if an athlete were leaning toward following the NAACP guidelines, a school can throw enough money at them to sway their choice anyways. I do believe there will be some kids/families who follow the guideline and go to other state/schools than the ones listed, but they will be few and far between
Well, this means I can still keep on rooting for Tech.
Any difference made will be negligible. People are getting paid to play. They will go where they feel they can get the maximum return at a place that they are okay attending.
I don't think it would matter.
So good to hear from you. I've thought of you and your family often and hope you are all well.
As for the kayak, after watching a friend wrestle with the powers that are the arbiters of such matters while trying to register an old kayak without papers, I'll thank you but decline. Flyguy might take you up on it, though. /s
Now, were I not in the company of the boss on this trip, I'd stop by just to say howdy and share a bit of the bourbon with you, but alas.
nc state can get all the way rekt
NC State was pretty confident they had him.
That's a sheeps foot roller, you need a motor grader.
NC State was pretty confident they'd land him
Highlights of his feet
Can't wait
Another nice pickup for the class- I am very curious if he is going to get the "Franklin Bump" and go back to a composite 4 star.
Franklin is on a heater. I really hope I don't have to eat my sock because I said Franklin wouldn't finish with a top 15 class... we are at 14 right now....
He's got a good offensive lineman face and a face that will look great with the giant beard he'll have by the time he's ready to see the field.
Can't wait to have an offensive line that can actually flatten the competition again.
BOOM!!
Gimme dat USDA 4* beef...
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# | BoV to vote on June 1st regarding creation of Hokie Ventures LLC, a for profit arm within the Athletic Dept It also gives an ability for donors to now be investors. No idea if that's a plan, but calling it Hokie Ventures makes it seem like that's part of the plan.
This man knows!