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While I really love the sound of that, unfortunately it will not happen. Marshall (CUSA) is not in the same conference as ECU (AAC).

This doesn't seem uncommon when a player has to go to a prep school because of academics.

One of the things I've liked about the VT program is that we encourage these young men academically. I realize we lose some recruits through both the clearinghouse and the VT admissions process, but I will chose academic integrity over athletics every time. When these student-athletes leave with a degree from Virginia Tech after 3-4 years, I want it to mean something to them, as well as their future employers.

I hope these young men find a successful path.

Good for him, hope he kicks some serious ass and destroys ECUs soul in conference play

So...he's not coming back then?

Best of luck at Marshall. He'll always be a Hokie to me.

When did we get Matthews?? Edit: saw the hypothetical. Yes, that would be a good trade for us

Guys, at virginia tech we always did things the right way under beamer. First we take prime talent from a poor JUCO school, And now were talking about STEALING (recruits). I just don't like the way things are changing under this new "fuente" fella. I think were losing our moral core.

Edit: extreme sarcasm

So we get Matthews (previous FSU commit) and Noles get Arnold. I think we came out on the good end of that deal, if it goes down that way.

Not sure if the comment was supposed to be in sarcastica or not, but honestly, we were getting dusted in recruiting because we didn't keep up. We're not stealing anyone. These are recruits and until they are signed, they can be recruited. Beamer & Co. also "stole" Dwayne Lawson and Isaiah Ford, but no one complained about their recruitment when they picked the good guys. Beamer's rule was to back off if the kid asked to stop being contacted. The JUCO thing is pretty new, but that's largely due to academic hurdles of getting into an ACC school and VT's own standards. Pursuing a JUCO kid can be a risky proposition depending on a lot of complex academic requirements. Beamer & Co. probably didn't feel it was worth the effort to jump through the hoops. But a kid that has finished a JUCO degree and wants to transfer is fair game and something that a lot of schools do. As long as Evans meets the requirements to enroll in VT, good for him and welcome.

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