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Google's top result was this: http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/16643

I don't follow PA wrestling since I stopped running the tabulations for the regional tournaments a few years ago (the step right before state competition), but the competition up here has always been some of the best in the nation. Huge get for the Hokies, at first glance.

Yeah! - I love when we get commits from athletes, but have no idea anything about who this is, as I just started to follow any wrestling on TKP last year. Love the sense of humor on the name, but any background? From where, what weight, rankings, etc?

If you're going so far as to say that not choosing a QB is an indication that Evans isn't that good or much better than Motley, which you did say, then yes, you are being pessimistic. You are refuting the exact point I made in saying that there is no way to fairly judge them based solely on Spring practice. I never said that anybody would come out and torch defenses from the start, though we should torch Liberty without question. What I'm saying though is that you are making predictions and setting expectations without any real information beyond speculation and historical anecdotes. There's reason to believe that this OL, while being with a new coach, can be one of the best we've had in a while. While we aren't deep, we have a trio of WRs who are more talented than what we had with Boykin and Coale. You can take every one of your knocks against them and flip it the other way. You can't be realistic though without reality and speculation is not reality. In the pre-season, you are either optimistic or pessimistic. Being realistic comes when you have actual evidence to support and you are either denying or accepting the truth of the situation.

Just so long as he gets useful backup reps. Don't have to keep [qb2] on the bench until the final whistle, either.

Yeah, I was looking for the old-school gobbler logo last night for a car and I kept seeing that stupid Foghorn Leghorn. That's gotta go. It's fine for the mascot, but we need to transition to a more sleek look until the Foghorn Leghorn is ironically back in style like Oregon's duck.....and like Oregon, use it sparingly.

By the way, if anyone knows where you can get the gobbler car decal, please let me know.

I don't see him playing 2 qb's. He choose Lynch, an underclassmen, and stuck with him the whole time to develop him. He seems like he is great at evaluating upside and willing to ride the consequences of short term struggles to get larger success down the road.

It will be Evans or someone younger. Motley will squarely be the back-up.

I'm so glad you're on top of it. I pondered putting a Macho Man addendum on my previous post but was hoping you'd come along to complete the package.

Okay, calm down. I'm not being pessimistic and saying this offense is going to suck because we don't have a QB. I'm being realistic. How many first year starting QBs come in and light the world on fire? It. Is. Rare. I don't want people to expect the second coming of Cam Newton and then be disappointed when that doesn't happen. You make valid points about the QBs not being fully evaluated through spring because they were just trying to learn the offense and the fall camp evaluation is more important. That kind of falls right in line with my theory that the coaches really don't have a QB1 in their minds yet.

But either way, I really don't think it is fair to expect our QB to come out and torch defenses right out of the gate. This offense isn't just new to them. It's new to all of the skill players and the O-line as well. This O-line is working with their 4th coach in 5 years. It's downright foolish to expect them not to make costly mistakes. When you do see a first year starting QB come in and play like a senior it's usually because he has a lot of help around him. We don't really have that at VT. I don't think it is pessimistic at all to expect rocky QB play. Especially since I think that the QB play, and play of the offense in general, will improve over the course of the year. With more reps in the system, more game experience and added familiarity with the players around each other this offense should look better and better each week. But it won't happen over night. It won't happen in the first half of the season. By 2017, I fully expect this offense to scare everyone on the schedule. This year is going to be sloppy, though.

Pshhhh, she can't own the juice like Savage.

Definitely differences in the way they play, I just don't think its enough to make UT worry. At least not compared to the moves Fuente pulled out for Ole Miss.

I agree with your overall premise, but:

Look at Memphis. They weren't very good for their first two years. It wasn't until YEAR 3 that they started playing good offensive football.

This is a bad comparison. When Fuente was hired there, he had something like 50 scholarship football players on the roster and those kids hadn't been winning games for years. He had to recruit, rebuild, and completely overhaul that program. He walked into VT with a full roster of some very high-quality kids. I agree that 2017 is when my expectations will rise, though. This year, offensive improvement is just a bonus.

Hermione roid rage...lookout, Draco.

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