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# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class Needs to improve his route running.
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# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class they scored 30+ a game with a bunch of walk-on's. So, yes.
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class Looking at where those guys committed to, I'm not surprised. The next couple of years will prove your take right or wrong, but you do have a point.
I dunno about discussing linguistics but I actually enjoy editing. I lived with VT Engineers Junior-Senior year and did a ton of editing for their papers.
They're brilliant guys: one works for Tesla building their battery factories, another earthquake-proofs buildings in San Francisco, the third works at the Lake Anna nuclear power plant and the last guy is a Nuke engineer for the Navy (about to head to Pearl Harbor, poor guy) -- but man did they need help writing.
I took the beer brewing class with one of them and he legit dropped the class because he didn't want to write a 10 page single spaced essay.
Yeah but can she recruit? All her best talent was developed in-house.
Interesting, if thats true - huge win, taking away LOLuva's recruiting coordinator in 757 and picking up a quality coach.
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class Either way, that's photoshop is glorious.
I think this is a great suggestion. After all, she did literally produce 4 (3 of them corners) of the best athletes VT has had for football.
My understanding is that Hall is very similar, i.e. his on-field persona does not reflect his real-life personality. I think that's not uncommon among DBs.
Did anyone suggest Mama Fuller?
I suggest Mama Fuller.
I think the part that makes it plausible for a VT alum to fill the vacancy is that they would feel a emotional attachment to VT, not the other way around. The fact that people that played under Foster have a working knowledge of what he likes to do, added to the fact that we don't have a blank check to write for the hire and it's really anyones guess at this point
I've spent most of my 15 years in the corporate world trying to stamp out the use of "ask" as a noun, e.g. "what's their ask for this?". Makes me want to commit brutal murder every time some asshat says it in a meeting. If I was CEO I'd make it an act resulting in immediate termination and a security escort off the premises.
That being said, I've never had anyone ask me to "inbox" something to them. I know I've never heard it because I'm not in jail for murder.
Just a request for those of us who don't know the wrestlers by name: would you mind listing the first names as well if you're going to reference wrestlers by them? For example, it's hard at first to know who you're referring to when you say "Sal will be licking his lips..." I infer it's the wrestler, as opposed to the coach or someone else.
Great writeup. Thanks a ton!
Word is Chip West was on campus today for an interview
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class Are Vick, Tyrod, Dhall, and Kam going to be helping with the coaches clinic, or are we just using their pictures because they're from the 757?
It's always entertaining watching one of the great message board rituals in action...which former players/local legends will be suggested as the perfect fit for the [fill in the blank] opening?
Fuente has no particular emotional attachment to former VT players and former VT players have no particular emotional attachment to Fuente. The old bridge is gone.
It could be a former player/local legend, but odds are it's someone like a Stacey Searels who brings a lengthy resume with a number of stints at successful programs. Foster has shown his ability to adapt and I don't think he necessarily has to have someone with an intimate knowledge of his system. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if he sees this opening as an opportunity for a fresh set of eyes.
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class The offer was at DB, and Fuente went after other DB too, Durr was recruited by Scott
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class I'm more concerned that this is a wasted class for Fuentes offense. Not because of ratings or anything but because of skill set. There is a specific mold of WR that Fuente has gravitated to in his career. The guys we have coming in were not picked out by Fuente, but kept on by him, presumably not to ruin relationships around the state. You'll notice that almost all the guys that Fuente offered once he got here were sub 6' receivers (who we didn't get any of) and those are the guys that have put up the best numbers for him over the years. We are bringing in a handful of 6'2" and up receivers that likely don't do exactly what Fuente needs.
On the flip side that's why I'm so psyched for Evans. He was a guy that Fuente picked out for his offense
List of WR offered after Fuentes arrival
Kyle Mayberry, 5'11"
Velus Jones Jr 5'11"
Dre Massey 6'
Cedric Wilson 6'3"
Latrell Williams 5'11"
Nate Johnson 5'11"
TaDarryl Marshall 6'
To be clear, I'm not saying he flat out doesn't want the guys we have coming in, but the clearly DID want some small slot receivers and signed none.
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class On a serious note here, we can't praise the man for bringing recruits from his old school's targets, and then slam him for letting Shane do the same.
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class Played both and I doubt Fuente would be going after DBs for Fosters system
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class Still weighing his options per other thread. Signing day is just the first day to sign.
How bout this poll that came out last week?
http://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2016-01-21/college-wrestling-...
It was: "George, his wife's in a coma."
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10 years 5 months
# | Justin Fuente's Recruiting Prowess Shouldn't Be Judged Solely On His First Class Mayberry was a DB
Yes, and has revitalized his career with a move to safety.