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What's next, a hologram in your living room, or is that already being done?
Social media involvement and the graphics have been so much better over the last couple of years.
Do you see TJ Jackson making an impact within 2 years?
The school has put together some pretty cool media to go out over Twitter.
Welcome to the family Phil Patterson! #HokiesNSD16 https://t.co/hl3wgmAxOx— HokiesFB (@HokiesFB) February 3, 2016
I think it's ridiculous that your seat premium doesn't count towards your Hokie Club level.
Based on projections and/or who's already signed by the time you get to this, which group is the bigger haul for us: those already on campus early, or those who are just signing today?
Are they streaming the announcement for the kids down in Florida?
Saw where Patterson is in. What about these new receivers. They are tall in general. How do you see them in Fuente's system? That might touch on how well the QB's fit too.
EVERY team makes those against us...
All in a single sentence with two "buts" and an exclamation point...impressive!
I am in green football pjs driving Susie to work sans shower. I feel rough and unshowered.
Maybe it's because I didn't watch all of this one, but I would argue last year's game up there hurt worse. We were up 13 with the ball and 6 minutes to go IIRC, and lost in regulation. It was a much longer, slow motion trainwreck than the last minute and a half were last night. Of course if you factor in the OT last night, I guess they were about equal. And last year's win wouldn't have brought us to .500 in the ACC either. Bottom line - they both felt like a punch to the stomach.
Moore is the one player who can make an immediate impact. He has the size, really good feet, and great extension. The rest of this class are project guys who need to be developed.
Other than Moore, I am actually pretty comfortable with depth. Moore, Osterloh, and Plantin (I was very high on him last spring and have heard nothing but good things about his development) give them tackle depth. Osterloh (who I think may get a chance to challenge Conte under Fuente), Chung, Smith, and Pfaff are serviceable guys guard to guard. I'd like to see one guy step up at the guard spot, as Chung and Smith are centers first.
Another game lost in the last few minutes, when this team learns how to finish games they will be very hard to beat, the future looks bright.
Do you ever get that not so fresh feeling?
yes, BUT with the right coach. A single recruiting class does not make up a championship team, but PERENNIAL contenders are made up of highly rated recruits. The data shown in the past supports that.
It sucks, but the only way we achieve that is to overachieve with what we have long enough to become a top place for those blue chippers.
This one hurt. But wow those three pointers Syracuse made were ridiculous. You don't see many teams making those shots as consistently as it felt like they were, especially the one that was practically at half court. Onto the next game and hopefully they can pull off the win at home.
I don't know that there are many immediate contributors in the class. The Hokies have some OT depth with Nijman, McLaughlin, Moore, and Osterloh can swing outside if needed. I have heard a lot of buzz about DeAndre Plantin, who had the best feet of any lineman in last year's class. That will allow Hopple a year of development.
Hopple long term will likely move inside. He has some strength in his upper body and has good bend to get under defenders. However, he has a big red flag that long time readers know ALWAYS concerns me. At contact, he has a tendency for his feet to stop. He then plants and tries to bench press the defender into the ground. You can get away with it against immobile defenders. Against guys who can move, you need your feet to stay active in order to stay engaged with your block. His feet are pretty marginal anyway.
A comparison would be to TJ Jackson. Hopple will likely be more competitive in practice initially because of his strength, experience, and compete level. Jackson though, despite limited experience and technique, has tremendous feet. Long term, he can develop into a good player with serious strength and technique training. Hopple is a safer bet, but has a more limited upside. I expect he will move to guard after his redshirt year.
The stars mean 2 things: the probability of a kid translating to the college game and how quickly. Developmental players will be rated lower but could have as high of a ceiling as a highly rated player.
How do you think our O-Line will look with some of these new guys coming in compared to what it's been since 2011?
Man, I forgot they were playing until I saw it recording on my DVR last night. I'd figure I'd watch it later since my wife isn't to keen on us watching basketball once the kids are in bed. Anyhow, after reading this I'm glad I didn't. Ugh. I hate it for the team and it's got to be tough playing quick turnarounds. Has to be frustrating to Buzz as well not having as much time to fix things he needs to at certain parts in the season. Oh well, they are doing better than in the past but still a ton of room for improvement.
TJ Hopple is now official. He is an offensive tackle recruit from the 757.
First note- Zach Hoyt was listed on Fuente's big board as a signed player who is on campus already. Nine players including Hoyt in this class are already on campus working with the team (Jarod Evans, Eric Kumah, Divine Deablo, Demetri Moore, Josh Jackson, Sam Denmark, Jimmie Taylor, and Khalil Ladler.) I will take questions on them as well.
Happy to see some of the staff starting to use the Turkey emoji now if we could get that program wide. That chicken really annoys me for some reason.