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Not to knock his skills because he sure looks the part but those were some of the worst defenses I have ever seen.
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Long time lurker but finally found a post that I can chime in on. I live in Broadway and with the Shenandoah being a half hour boat tow away I fish it pretty regularly. The better stretches of the river have no bank fishing. Egypt bend has a boat ramp and small dock only and Dam Acres has been closed by the property owners due to a holes dumping trash. With that being said the cabins are on shallow areas with a bit more current. As a tournament fishermen I would suggest a medium rod that has some backbone like a st Croix or a shimano crucial and a mid range shimano reel around $100. Unlike the other poster's I would go with 10lb line as the river is rocky and you won't lose as much gear. Senko's in black/blue flake with gamakatsu weedless finesse hooks work great as does smaller white spinnerbaits. The smallmouth were nearly wiped out the other year but seem to be trying a combat and there is a ton of largemouth. Water is not as cold as many think with it in the 60s and this coming week is full moon so the fish will be in full spawn. There are a few guides that can take you out in a boat at Egypt bend and give you a chance at the better sized fish.
Additionally, Lattimore's involvement in the foundation could be used to skirt rules about contacting recruits, dead periods, etc. "I wasn't there as a rep of SC, I was there because of my organization."
I think the problem comes with "I give you money, and by the way, my employer is ________ team."
FTFY: Hi, I'm Marcus, I help kids with injuries run camps, speak to recruits, and my organization gives them money, and I would simultaneously like to work for a college football program...whoa, whoa, you can't do that.
That sounds about right to me.
Read comments here first, thought they made sense.
Then read the article, thought "when you put it that way..."
Hi, I'm Frank, I played in a bowl game.
Hi, I'm Aaron, I played in the Super Bowl.
Hi, I'm Marcus, I help kids with injuries...whoa, whoa, you can't do that.
Spot on here as I fish this area a lot... If you can get some hellgrammites or crawdads, you will get a ton of action. If you stay there and fish till sunset you should have a bit of luck on a chartreuse (yellow) broken back rapala (I caught my biggest small mouth on the North Fork on one of those).
Again, an interesting thought. I have certainly burned more than my share of bridges, but it is the ones strenghthened and left unburned that have kept me from being alone in my journey.
this one is easy; a person who runs a program that recruits beyond the scope of what the schools are allowed to do cannot be hired by the school
You called? I will not go into my usual epic tome when fishing is mentioned, French covered my thoughts, in general. I will offer this advice, however. Don't go over 8lb test line unless you are after the aforementioned catfish, when 10lb test would be more useful. Most reels come with an extra spool, and if so, do one with 8 and one with 10. While I used flourocarbon line a lot, I also liked Bass Pro Excel in green or clear, which is just Berkley XL, but much cheaper. I like French's rod suggestions, too. Ultralight stuff is ok for making little fish seem big, but not nearly as useful in practical day to day fishing. Get a decent smallmouth on a decent medium rod and you'll not be disappointed in the fight. You want a rod with the ass to cast a decent lure and strength to set the hook. Smallmouth have hard mouths and need a good set. This time of year, be prepared for some possible big largemouth. We once got a 9 1/2 lb momma on a float trip near Luray in either late March or early April. Yes, there was a significant fish kill and another one or two since, but there are still plenty of fish in the 'Doah. Also, as noted above, the water will still be cold, and the best chance of catching cold water fish is in the eddies and current breaks where the fish are staging for the coming spawn. Fish small tubes, I like Mizmo Teaser tubes on a quarter oz. jig head with a weed guard if you can find them. Fish only the deadest water you can find, fish the bottom and retrieve with short hops and hesitations. Yeah, you'll lose some tubes, but far and away, that'll be your best option, especially for bigger fish. Senkos will work, as will suspending jerk baits, but for a "one lure" approach, you can't beat the tube in the spring. Trust me on this, I have caught and been in the boat with more citation smallmouth than I can come close to remembering, and tubes accounted for more of them this time of year than any other single bait since we stopped using jig and pig and switched to the tube. As for colors, pumpkinseed and brownish colors, with flakes, are best for clear water, but if we get some rain and the river colors up, you'll do much better with darker colors, black, black and blue, etc. Don't hesitate to fish even if the water is colored up, just stay in the eddies. Also, catfish bite well in colored water if you are going to try for them. I like the chicken liver approach, that'll usually work for ole whiskers. Another colored water bait is the venerable spinner bait, half oz size in chartreuse and white, with or without a grub trailer can produce if the water is warm enough for them to chase. Usually top water stuff is out this time of year. They just aren't looking up for their meal just yet. But, don't get me started...
Edit: Never content with my discourse, I'd like to say the green pumpkin, not just pumpkinseed, is the choice of colors on the tubes and Senkos (or Yum Dingers, or Bass Pro Stick O) sinking worms that work best for me. Greenish or brownish should be the emphasis for clear and clear-ish water.
Yeah. I don't understand the Internet outrage on this one. Seems an obvious conflict.
Man I'm sitting here in VA beach with a group of friends who don't understand how much it means to be a hokie trying to keep my composure
Heard with Perd?
Who started cutting onions in my house right now...neVer forgeT
Absolutely. From the SB Nation article Fireman linked, this stands out (emphasis mine):
And while the Marcus Lattimore Foundation is mostly interested in preventing and helping athletes cope with injuries, it does seem to provide financial support to potential recruits, so it's not hard to see how that could credibly create the "unfair recruiting advantage" the NCAA is against, even if Lattimore were not putting on camps.
Handing money to recruits, even though the intent is benevolent, is a 100% indisputable conflict of interest. What people have to keep in mind is that COI is a very broad term, including any perception of undue influence. If Lattimore's name is on the foundation and/or he runs it, or any associated camps, while trying to be employed by SC, this is a no-brainer.
Come on.
You can't run a foundation that speaks to players and runs camps and be on a football staff.
It's a clear conflict of interest.
But does Lattimore get paid for his other speaking engagements at other universities?
I understand this. If he gave up his foundation role I'm sure he would be allowed to be hired. But for him to keep that role AND be hired by a FBS P5 program as his first job reeks of problems and I understand why the NCAA said no.
Edit: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/4/15/11441884/marcus-latti...
^^^^^ This. He doesn't want to be a coach and he wants to keep his foundation, which includes considerable contact with potential recruits. This isn't just a matter of "you can't hire an alum", it's "the alum doesn't want to abide by the rules that apply to everyone hired by the school, regarding contact with potential recruits"
Beautiful. I can't help but cry every year. I love all of you men and women of Hokie Nation.
I was in Germany that day. It might as well have been Pluto, because that's how far away I felt as I spent all day frantically trying to check in with everyone I knew on campus that day. Longest day ever.
Welp, I'm crying now. And the article is beautifully written, Joey.
I saw that also, I also saw one on another persons memorial another game day. It's amazing that some person does this for every birthday.
The last time I was in Blacksburg was Labor Day, for the Ohio State game. I had bought a ticket as a birthday present for myself (my birthday is September 7th), and made a rushed, and stressful trip to get there before the game after attending a wedding the day before. The day after the game, I was obviously a little deflated after the loss, alone, and on some level feeling sorry for myself for having a birthday pass with so little to celebrate. I spent some time walking around campus and stopped by the memorial. I think this would've struck me as powerful on any day, but in the context of the aforementioned thoughts and emotions I was experiencing, it shook me to my core. And it's just an awesome gesture and instantly made me proud to be a Hokie. Never Forget.
My wife and I met on April 16, 2000. When we decided to get married in 2007, we wanted to do so on our anniversary. We decided to be married in St Lucia and when we asked for that date, it wasn't available at the resort. The closest date we could get was April 7th. We had just returned to the 757 when the event took place. Her daughter was here getting her Masters and her son-in-law was working at the CRC (both had graduated from VT). The following year we relocated here as she took a position in University Relations. We today are happy that the kids were safe that day & we are happy that our anniversary is not tied to that date. But somehow we can't escape the sadness of it each year because we were and are still indirectly a part of it. neVer forgeT.