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Even as a die-hard hoo basher, I really don't see how anyone could put Rutgers ahead of UVa, or anyone else on that list except maybe North Texas. I'm really curious as to what their reasoning for placing them at 4th was.
Hey, I said it first in the other thread!
Drink.
But do it responsibly.
If he's not fully healthy by the deadline to declare for the draft, I'd say it's probably a little better than 50/50 that he stays around another year. I think the injury concerns may make some NFL teams leery of investing a high round draft pick on him. It's not like he's in a Michael Vick situation, where he has to get that payday immediately to lift his family out of poverty, or has a child to provide for like Darren Evans. I hear that his parents are pretty adamant about getting a degree, and that could sway his decision. An extra year of getting healthy and learning under Torrian Gray can only help his draft stock (barring futher injuries).
If he's 100% healthy and ready to go before decision time arrives, I think it's highly unlikely that he stays. A good combine performance and a clean bill of health should push him back up into the mid-first round of the Draft, which is an awfully hard opportunity to pass up.
ECU might have just outed itself as the single worst job available in college football.
They may have to fight that out with UVA
From yesterdays top 5 current openings. 
UNC got their notice of allegations this past summer. The NCAA Committee of Infractions hasn't met yet for UNC punishment.
If you want some fun reading, go to https://twitter.com/BlueDevilicious. Some Dukies have received over 21,000 emails from UNC through Freedom of Information Act request. They're going through them and posting nice tidbits
example:
UNC players told that taking adderall would help with practice? One player had health problems. pic.twitter.com/PVthp8Wkg0— BlueDevilicious (@BlueDevilicious) November 30, 2015
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10 years 7 months
# | Fuente Kicks Off Recruiting Effort with Outreach to 2016/2017 Commits and Recruits Christian Beyer
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10 years 7 months
# | Fuente Kicks Off Recruiting Effort with Outreach to 2016/2017 Commits and Recruits Like our walk-on basketball player who went to UNC for Med school? Can't think of his name....
I completely agree with point #5! And i dont believe ive read that yet elsewhere. Good post!
This could be good news - as in maybe we will finally win a game vs. ECU. /s
I mean - we've won before, but they always play us close.
Seriously though - what is ECU thinking?!?
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# | Fuente Kicks Off Recruiting Effort with Outreach to 2016/2017 Commits and Recruits can't stop watching the neck rolls
(And this is not a knock on Angie Harmon. More like showing that even attractive people have bad angles sometime)
Ruffin McNeil is a heck of a good coach and an even better guy. We had a lot of ECU fans and students in my section when they came to town last year and all of them loved the guy almost as much we love Frank here. This is truly a baffling move, unless they've already got a better coach lined up and waiting.
I'm actually a little worried that UVa might go after him. They could certainly do a lot worse.
I don't know. I'm a big fan of the Dread Pirate Leach, but his personality is a tad unorthodox for a college football coach. I'd assume that there are probably at least a handful of administrators and boosters who wouldn't shed a tear about his departure. I certainly don't think they'd fire him any time soon, but I don't see them extending him or offering him a raise to stay. If not for the fact that we play ECU every year, I'd actually really like to see him end up at ECU. He's an entertaining guy and I think he could do very good things at a school like that.
Well, hopefully this means our annual matchup wont be as scary and heartbreaking as usual.
This is so stupid. Who the hell wants this job now?
Tears are nature's lubricant
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# | Fuente Kicks Off Recruiting Effort with Outreach to 2016/2017 Commits and Recruits I also have aaron rogers. Actually just picked him up.
yea, it's a stretch, but wouldn't it be cool if CJF had a huge crowd on hand?
Got my dreams going up on a Friday...
SET THE TONE!
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10 years 7 months
# | Brad Cornelsen and Vance Vice Will Reportedly Join Justin Fuente's Staff All credit to @ministerofd. He might be a Tennessee alum, but he can photoshop some funny stuff.
if Chuck Norris approves, I approve. And....
A down year where his starting quarterback got injured a week a before the season started, as well.
I would add another that is a bit more ephemeral than yours: Fuente is a really good cultural fit. For those of us who have been too involved in the coaching carousel this year, it's easy to analyze a coaches background, stats, offenses, recruiting, etc. But what Whit has to do is meet them and understand their personality and how it would fit in Blacksburg.
Fuente seems to be a great fit. He's confident but not brash at all. He's very humble and deferential to Beamer, but I don't sense any concern that "he's the one following a legend." He's family oriented, a country boy and won't be underwhelmed with what Blacksburg has to sell. He's no nonsense and focused but innovative.
A comparison might be Seth Greenberg, who I liked a lot but always seemed to be a fish out of water. I sensed some frustration on what he was selling to recruits at times. He had run ins with the administration. He was rumored to lack respect and deference to other sports and their coaches. Seth did a great job here but he was never a good fit.
Fuente immediately feels like one of us.
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# | Fuente Kicks Off Recruiting Effort with Outreach to 2016/2017 Commits and Recruits May my ass be lit of fire by a water hose before I ever call their campus "grounds"
who is this girl on CFB, I was working from home yesterday and noticed her for the first time, seems like she lacks knowledge, just didn't really contribute anything important.