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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects 
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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects 
The coaches said repeatedly that McMillian wasn't playing as much earlier because he didn't have a full grasp on the position. If he was coming in to just do the same thing over and over, opposing coaches would immediately pick up on the fact that he wasn't in to block or catch a pass. It would negate his ability because the offense would be tipping their hand completely if he's a one-trick pony.
Isn't Hall still an active player?
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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects Too late!!! That has been going on for a few years!
The pace and number of film clips for the recruits this year could have intentionally been reduced because of some of the new staff. Most have only been around for 2 months at the most, and may not have a lot of the filler information usually used by the coaches talking about specific stories from an in-home visit with a kid, or their recruitment from start to finish. Aka the "I've been recruiting this kid since he was in 9th grade, back when I was there to see (Insert old VT recruit). I had to figure out who was the decision maker in the family, and at first I thought it was the mom, but then as the process went on..." (you get the point). This is what we had been used to especially with Stiney, who always could talk up a room.
Can confirm. A relevant example to us Hokies:
LeBron James spoke to Ohio State's football team before the Virginia Tech game. Must have been rousing. The Buckeyes lost 35-21 to the Hokies in the horseshoe. LeBron peaced out before the end of regulation, with Ohio State down just a touchdown.
Because walk-ons don't sign a LOI...
I agree that the QB development piece was an assumption and could really boil down to recruiting as well. However, I disagree that TM starting earlier in the season was a poor assumption. I grant you that "starting" may be a poor word choice in my part but certainly 15 carries a game was warranted. it was clear he was the only back with the speed and vision combination to anything on a sweep. I do fault the coaches for not recognizing and exploiting that aspect. Falls under playing to your strengths.
He apparently got a grill too.
Wow, no one knows anything about this kid and why he didn't sign. He was a two star I am pretty sure and we cant get a commitment from a two star kid with no offense???
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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects Let kids be kids. I vote no rankings until kids are at least in their junior years. I really dont want to see the day when fans start looking at where an 8th grader goes to high school because it will have an impact on his development and pipeline to their college.
Oh, for goodness' sake. Are we having linguistic debates about the proper usage of slang terms now? lol
Lucky for that guy, Wiggins comes from LA.
I agree there was no fire in this team after the Ohio State game until Frank announced he was going to retire. Leaving Motley on the ground at the end of the Pitt game, defense not getting amped up when they get a stop etc...
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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects Clemson is the leader there. a lot of hype around Clemson/FSU in VA for the top kids again this cycle.
I don't know what got me to thinking about it, but those of you who remember Crooked Road from Andy's blog might also remember that almost every issue we are gnashing our teeth about he called back then. From Jim Weaver's penny pinching hamstringing to our recruiting problems, Frank's waning influence, our S&C program, all of it. In incredibly annoying, bordering on repugnant fashion, no doubt, but the dude wasn't wrong about much, as it has played out. I had always had a lot of faith in our football culture and our S&C program, our recruiting getting us the guys we needed to keep it all going, but I'm seeing the cracks in the facade now. I don't want to shed my O&M glasses, but when I do, I'll have to admit that the cracks were bigger than I thought. Whit has started the reparations, and I trust him to get 'er did, so I'll hope to keep the faith thing going. Never one to want change for change's sake, I now see that change was necessary to move forward. And no, I don't miss Crooked Road, but I will give credit where it is due.
It's not so much the class ranking people are speaking towards but misses on the recruiting trail, you look back at the 2010-2011 classes and we had a real lack of talent on the offensive side of the ball. We signed one OL in 2011 for instance.
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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects Really it just seems like rankings are out there for kids so young I just assumed they were ranking freshmen now, thanks for the knowledge.
I have a lot of respect for Weaver and what he did to help build the program to what it is, and if Frank liked the guy, I like the guy.
But its really becoming apparent, especially lately, just how much he kneecapped our success by blockading much needed resources. Heck if you look at the hires Whit has made and the advancements of the staffs, in two years...lets just put it like this: a school as prominent as Virginia Tech should have never been so ill-equipped, ever.
French, for me the increase in number of true frosh that are playing is another point that reinforces your comments. I'm all for young guys playing if they are ready and beat out upper classmen, but how are these similarly rate upper classmen getting beating out by younger guys? They've been in the system for multiple years. Their raw talent measurables were comparable coming in. They should have a HUGE advantage.
...sounds like a jerk move.
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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects Alex this is some great work. You are really on top of things and being able to pull all of this together is truly impressive. Thanks!!
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# | Hokies Jump into 2017, 2018 Recruiting Classes with Hosting Weekend Heavy on Virginia Prospects His Twitter banner is now Maryland.
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# | Virginia Tech Confirms Torrian Gray Has Resigned, Expected to Take Same Position at Florida I think he probably was better than Shane, considering the contributions of Torrian's prospects. TG also had us in the running for numerous big name players, but couldn't close the deal for reasons that probably were not entirely his fault. I'm sure that FSU and Miami are going to have a lot of trouble now.
I don't know who to cast blame on that- those kids not putting in the work, poor culture cultivated by the team leaders and staff, or the scheme.
Mook's dad laid it out plain and simple after the Miami game. There was no student leadership on defense and the good freshmen players weren't in position to usurp leadership roles from upperclassmen. He also elaborated at length about how soft many of the supposed "dogs" had become.
You mean like Salem does with High School ball in VA?