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# | Report: WVU Cornerbacks Coach Brian Mitchell is Leaving WVU to Join Staff at Virginia Tech 
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# | Report: WVU Cornerbacks Coach Brian Mitchell is Leaving WVU to Join Staff at Virginia Tech 
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# | Report: WVU Cornerbacks Coach Brian Mitchell is Leaving WVU to Join Staff at Virginia Tech Uhhh, do we really, actually WANT this??
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# | Report: WVU Cornerbacks Coach Brian Mitchell is Leaving WVU to Join Staff at Virginia Tech Suck it, cousins.
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# | Report: WVU Cornerbacks Coach Brian Mitchell is Leaving WVU to Join Staff at Virginia Tech Just came to ask about this rumor. So who had this guy on their radar?
I think the objection is because he IS a WVU guy, rather than WAS a WVU guy. In big-boy college sports, it seems that most coaches have worked at a ton of places, so you can't just ignore someone because he happened to work for your rival at some time in the past. If he's currently working there, I can understand where such a decision would be unpalatable to some fans. In my opinion, I'm all for poaching a coach from a rival if that rival is better than us at what he does/coaches. You win twice: getting a good hire and weakening the other team. I'm not sure that applies here. Sure WVU's defense was quite good last year, but it was an unusually good year for them and an unusually weak one for us.
I agree with your #5 if you are a team that has some really BIG bigs in your lineup. Miami has that, Louisville has that.
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# | Virginia Tech Announces Four-Game Football Series Against Maryland Duke is the stanford of the east in terms of prestige, Johns Hopkins in terms similar academic goals. STFU UVA
Or, you know, Whit Babcock?
Experience:
1995-05 - BYU
2006-09 - Texas Tech
2010-12 - East Carolina
2013-present - West Virginia
In 2014, WVU's defense was No. 9 in third down defense, No. 12 in fourth-down defense and No. 15 in highest percentage of opponent three downs and out and No. 28 in passing efficiency defense
Good, a chance to even as well as take control of the overall series.
Yeah, not PT but ball. Allen and LeDay were brought in to be the upperclassmen shade for the younger players, but we are seeing and will see more of the freshman stepping into that light.
We are blessed and cursed with Seth Allen. When he's awful, as he was last night, we have no chance of winning a game. He just takes up too much of the offense for us to overcome his bad nights. When he's on, he draws enough attention that it makes everyone else better. But maybe a strong PG hand like Robinson is growing into can help mitigate that ebb and flow some.
It's a good game, we have done poorly in Maryland since they left the ACC having more exposure is a good thing for us
Why is that? Because he was a WVU guy?
I saw that about West as well, like anyone who has ever coached at a rival can't coach here. I don't get that. Didn't seem to matter to Jim Cavanaugh or Seth Greenberg, both former UVA assistant coaches.
To build off of 2. - Allen and LeDay have become predictable in going at the basket hard. Teams are crowding the charge line early, and getting them in foul trouble. LeDay gets cold from the three when he has to sit, and Allen gets to anxious, and can be counted on to rush his play and turn it over a few times when coming off the bench when we are behind. When they get in foul trouble early it affects the rest of their game when they get back in, and really hurts us.
I would add a #5. Take it to Blackshear when attacking the D. He is not strong enough to hold his position yet, and gives up fouls or lay-ups. We give too many open 3 looks when we help him out. Announcers even noticed it this game. Would have been great to have the depth to redshirt him this year, but he learning to hard way this year.
Why do you find it hard to believe? How few of those teams do true home and home series outside instate rivalries ? UF hasn't left the state in years for an OOC game, as for games with anOSU, PSU and Mich they are already on the schedule?
The said, merry-go-round is more attributed to the win now or get out mentality, especially at larger programs. Coaches now are barely given the chance for a class to get all the way through before they're shown the door. If a program is trending upwards, then the carousel slows dramatically. Yea, you'll have some leave for here or there, but if a program is stable from the top for an extended period, it's hardly a continuous shuffle. Jones has been at Duke since '08 and was a major part of their upward swing. Considering they've been to 4 straight bowl games.
I wouldn't say that's his ONLY weakness. Every year his team's seem to under achieve with as much talent is on them he should be a championship contender every other year. Instead they always end the season with 5 or 6 really head scratching losses.
I think he's a great recruiter and developer of talent and yesterday didn't do anything to sway me any other way. You have mason plumlee with 4 fouls on the court with something like 13 minutes left and no backup option on the bench for duke.
What do you do? Attack from 3?! Which is hands down your teams weakness! No drive into the paint with your discernable size advantage and force fouls. Plumlee is eventually going to give up fouls and then you own the inside.
I'm so glad I'm not a unc fan that game would have driven me INSANE
I think a lot of it came from Trey Edmunds when he got here. He was recruited as a RB/LB and had the skill sets to play both. He stuck with RB here but anytime there was a question of depth at LB or his spot on the depth chart at RB, it quickly turned to could he play LB for us.
If Marshawn is in the 240, 250 range. I say beef him up even more and we have a true FB for those short yardage situations. If that is his only chance to see the field, it would be worth it.
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# | Virginia Tech Announces Four-Game Football Series Against Maryland UMD (and their fans) price the tickets at ridiculous levels when the hokies come to town. Their fans suck, and barring a major culture change, their football team will remain to be terrible. I find it hard to believe that we can't arrange a better matchup regionally such as:
UGA, USCe, Michigan State, Northwestern, UF, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, more games with OSU/UMich/PSU. How about Nebraska? I liked their fans.
I'll disagree with the recruiting aspect here. UNC's recruiting has fallen off over the last 5-6 yrs from what is once was. Are they still bringing in solid classes, yes. But ain't NOBODY, 'crootin like UK, other than Duke. MSU, UCLA, KU, Arizona to name a few, all recruit along the caliber of UNC as of late.
Per Rivals:
2012: UNC: 1- 5*, 2-4*/ Duke: 1-4*, 1-5*/ UK: 3-5*, 1-4* - UK #1 class, UNC #9, Duke unranked.
2013: UNC: 1-5*, 2-4*/Duke: 2-4*, 1-5*/ UK: 6-5*, (Yes 6-5*), 2-3* UK #1 class, Duke #5, UNC #13
2014: UNC: 2-5*, 1-4*/Duke: 3-5*, 1-4*/UK 3-5*, 1-4* - Duke #1 class, UK, #2 class, UNC #6
2015: UNC 1-3*, 1-4*/Duke: 4-5*, 1-3*/ UK: 3-5*, 4-4* - UK #1 class, Duke #2 class, UNC unranked (out of top 30)
Totals
UNC: 1- 3*, 8- 4*, 3- 5* = Avg. 4*
Duke: 1- 3*, 4- 4*, 9- 5* = Avg. 4.57*
UK: 2- 3*, 6- 4*, 15- 5*= Avg. 4.56*
Not to even mention the commits for '16...Duke and UK will easily be #1-2 again...
There have been hints/rumors that WVU Cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell interviewed for the job yesterday
I wasn't saying that Seth is necessarily PG but that when he's on the floor with Robinson he commands the ball a little too much and takes it away from J-Rob.
Agreed, Marshall is a good comparison. I'm not sure Allen is blocking Robinson. They really don't play Allen at the point that often. Buzz really seems to have decentralized the PG position this year, we often play 3G's and any of them bring it up. Seems like when Robinson is in the game, he's the PG but when he's not in the game, it could be Allen, Wilson, Hudson or even Bibbs at times.
Robinson has a lot of moving parts in his jump shot. His lower half isn't streamlined and it seems to take a lot of effort/time to get the shot off. He's got a nice stroke, but it's just a wonky form at this time.
I think you are right. He looked like he got flustered early and it affected his entire match.
This is going to be a little out there but having a brother who went to UNC from 2010-2013, Justin Robinson reminds me of a very raw Kendall Marshall. Not the best at scoring and at times looks like he doesn't want to. Makes some phenomenal no-look thread-the-needle passes but certainly has his fair share of turnovers. The way he commands the floor and looks to push with passes rather than dribbling is probably the biggest parallel for me. I really think that Robinson's junior year (after Seth leaves) and he can average 32ish minutes a night he will be an outstanding point guard. I'm talking 8+assists a game.
Plus they both wear No. 5
Bud and Fuente do. So I do as well.