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Yeah, that shit needs to be fixed for real. People best NEED to recognize and pay some damn respect. Sounds like it wasn't that great (technically speaking) of a montage with 3 huge glaring mistakes (Trey Edmunds, bad clip on Kyshoen and missing a Fuller which is a Hokie cardinal sin).
Why the f-k can't NICE things happen to the Hokies that go to the NFL!? Seems/feels like it's almost ALWAYS bad things that happen (injuries, getting cut, not enough playing time, etc).
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10 years 2 months
# | Punter Brandon Nickle Picks the Hokies, Hoping for an Early Chance to Face His Hometown Team man, if we had a nickle for each 2016 walk on punter to announce since the spring game...
There were several former players on the sideline they didn't even show. Corey Fuller for sure. When I'm on laptop I'll start new thread about this but some former players feel like they are not welcomed back to VT.
Yeah, I also noticed Darryl Tapp. They put a shot of him in the crowd but no name or recognition at all. Not to start a complete tangent in this thread, but I think this aspect of the Spring Game has been severely mishandled. Will discuss it more in your new thread.
Yeah I loved the show when it was called "Cold Pizza". Tried to catch it any chance I could. Absolute joke now. Haven't watched in years.
I have heard radio interviews and read articles suggesting that a surprising number of professional football players have turned to marijuana for chronic pain management as an alternative to the legal prescription opioid painkillers that are now SOP.
politicians have always tried to legislate morality.
They put a shot of Kyshoen up on HokieVision during the game with his name to sort of introduce him/get some cheers from the crowd like they did with the others, but they did it at a really awkward time kind of in the middle of a play. Very few people were even paying attention and there were only a few quiet cheers and applause. I felt really bad for him since Ty Kam Logan and Andre Davis all got very strong recognition.
Side note: HokieVision also put up a shot of Trey Edmunds (without his name) in the crowd, to which there was absolute silence. Awkward.
Truly doesn't matter though, does it? There's just no excuse, or age limit, for rude behavior. Hope it didn't ruin your day, but I'm sure it couldn't have helped but color it somewhat.
Edit: Sorry, got a bit too political there.
My roommate stole a germster and we kept it in our room for sanitary purposes. This wasn't good when the RA came in to "randomly" check our room after a big pregame.
We were wrote up for 6 things that night and I ended up seeing the business end of D2 for a few days and some probation. Not too bad but it certainly helps being able to argue and game the VT judicial system
Poor guy, such a shitty situation. He looked like he was going to be an excellent flex DB and special teams player for the Skins. Sucks that he was only able to get one year of 5th round money from the NFL. Hope that injury money is big.
Good point. I'll fix it.
I am not suggesting that this necessarily applies to Gaines and Alexander, but to answer people who ask why professional football players risk their careers to smoke weed:
I have heard radio interviews and read articles suggesting that a surprising number of professional football players have turned to marijuana for chronic pain management as an alternative to the legal prescription opioid painkillers that are now SOP. With all of the minor and major injuries that players experience, they find weed to be more effective while also being less destructive to their bodies and far less prone to addiction issues. It is also claimed to be effective in managing the day to day soreness of their intense training and to keep up their appetites in the face of over-training. On top of that, some players use it to help come down from the "high" they experience on game day and/or after particularly intense practices so they can actually get the sleep that their bodies need. It can also help with "mood" issues that result from the use of certain illegal performance-enhancing drugs like most steroids.
Long story short, not all pro players smoke weed just to have fun.
PIE!
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10 years 2 months
# | Punter Brandon Nickle Picks the Hokies, Hoping for an Early Chance to Face His Hometown Team Ok, so you passed the exam to earn your official Hokie status.
As much as I would love Kendall to play for the Skins, it wouldn't make sense, as corner is now the least of their priorities.
I saw Kyshoen and his parents at Outback after the Spring Game. He did not look like he was enjoying himself. Maybe it had to do with his recovery,
+1 This
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10 years 2 months
# | Punter Brandon Nickle Picks the Hokies, Hoping for an Early Chance to Face His Hometown Team Here's hoping he wins the starting spot, but still doesn't punt against Tennessee.
Elite athletes are taught in high school what is good to be around and what isn't. Opinions on marijuana differ, and I'm not going to get into the politics of it, but the bottom line is that Alexander and Gaines knew better. They've known better since high school. The Hokie football fan in me wants these guys to get the deferred suspension thing that I have seen talked about on here, get community service hours and leave the rest up to Fuente. When I see this happen to other football teams, though, I want heavier punishment. I'm sure most of us are the same way. Whatever happens, I hope Gaines and Alexander are intelligent enough to realize they are not invincible and that if they want to live up to their potential, they should make better choices.
On the contrary, Washington needs all that it can get - especially from DBU.
I had a beer one time at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach with Van Pelt. Extremely cool guy to chat with, and definitely the only one on ESPN left that I will stop and watch.
It appears that someone is working to create the beginnings of perhaps a Football Alumni Association.