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bc4abc's picture bc4abc | 10 years 8 months # | Fuente: impact on recruiting

I have to believe if u are a offensive recruit. Va tech has to be looking pretty sweet right now......

VTBoomer77's picture VTBoomer77 | 10 years 8 months # | Fuente/Foster Confirmation?

Moto is seldom in the right position, often over-runs his gap, is slow to make a decision and doesn't have a nose for the ball. He's small by D1 standards and the real problem is there is no one capable of taking his position right now. The freshman backer Lydon isn't ready yet or he'd be starting. Bud does a fantastic job with the personnel he's had, but he's missed on recruiting LBs the last 4 years. That's the biggest difference maker.

Hokie1289's picture Hokie1289 | 10 years 8 months # | Fuente/Foster Confirmation?

Do a Twitter search for hillcresthokie. He's a well connected booster. Back in October, he tweeted that there is a Gary Patterson connection in the house. Aka fuente.

My take is that whit and Frank decided to do this well before it was announced, and whit was bringing in candidates all year. I've heard that fuente was on campus the week before the ole miss win

wisec4g's picture wisec4g | 10 years 8 months # | Who cried at the end of game?

I just leaped around with joy, to be honest. Early in the month, Beamer's press conference announcement definitely made the eyes misty, however.

HokieJeep's picture HokieJeep | 10 years 8 months # | Who cried at the end of game?

I was actually chopping up garlic for a pasta salad at the time, so I was a bit teary eyed without actually crying over the victory. :)

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| 10 years 8 months # | BUZZKETBALL CENTRAL: Virginia Tech Hokies (3-2) vs UAB Blazers (3-2) 430PM CBS Sports

Can we get all the games this way? I don't miss the inane comments from the broadcast crew. And I really like that we don't have to follow the player who just made a routine layup down the court while the offense tries to bring the ball up against the press. And I really, really do not miss the floor angle shot from the baseline when you are trying to see through the forwards to see what the guards are doing with the ball at the top of the key.

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| 10 years 8 months # | Let's Talk Bowl Games

Basically (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) ND is out of the playoff picture and can be taken by another NY6 bowl (entirely possible). If Clemson beats UNC, they go to the CFP and probably UNC to NY6, which gives us a clean path to Belk. If UNC beats Clemson, all hell breaks loose. Hopefully at least one of either UNC or Clemson goes to NY6, because if not, then Clemson (12-1), UNC (12-1), FSU (10-2), Pitt (8-4), and Miami (8-4) are in front of us and that fills all 5 of the tier one bowls since by selection rule our 6-6 record can only jump a 7-5 team, not anyone 8-4 or better.

And our butts end up in Shreveport or something.

Belk Bowl reps are probably crossing their fingers for a Clemson win, because inviting VT is easy money. Will sell out in a heartbeat. Could you imagine the draw of a VT-Auburn Belk Bowl?

vtcivengr's picture vtcivengr | 10 years 8 months # | Reports: Hokies Set to Name Justin Fuente as Next Head Coach, Retain DC Bud Foster

How sure are we that it's not the offensive coordinators packages and play calling that caused the rotation? I still think that they were trying to hide glaring weaknesses without completely tipping their hat to the play. It didn't work great, but let's for arguments sake say there were justifiable reasons mcmillian wasn't the feature back, which back between Edmunds Rogers and Coleman are you going to feed as the feature back? Splitting time and not getting into a groove is an excuse made up by running backs that aren't producing.

hokiefan89's picture hokiefan89
| 10 years 8 months # | Fuente: impact on recruiting

Next year Devon Hunter, Khalan Laborn, Eric Crosby, Tajh Capehart, Darnell Ewell, Tyjuan Garbutt, Luiji Vilain, Yetur Matos, Breyon Gaddy those are all names that will tell us if our recruiting has improved or not along with flipping Dylan Rivers.

cds7c's picture cds7c | 10 years 8 months # | Fuente: impact on recruiting

Yeah. Basically our defense will be staying the same and we will be scoring 10 more points a game. That's a basic formula for success.

The big concern for 2016 is QB development. That's Fuente's specialty but it's our biggest weakness next year. I wouldn't mind a graduate transfer.

HorseOnATreadmill's picture HorseOnATreadmill
| 10 years 8 months # | Fuente: impact on recruiting

The PSU folks love his recruiting, but the team is still suffering from the fact that they can't replace their entire sanction-induced roster in one class (lots of their most experienced players are walk-on-caliber guys who have now seen three different coaching staffs).

Hack was never well suited to running the Franklin offense, so expect the next signal caller to be better suited to delivering on what Franklin wants to do on offense, but given how bad the offense, particularly the line, has been (see the above parenthetic regarding walk-ons), they're finally going to be hitting the rebuilding ground in earnest next season.

But they have a lot of catching up to do. With Mich St and OSU being very good, and Harbaugh bringing Michigan back, as well as all the momentum those three schools have, it'll be rolling a boulder uphill for Franklin the next few years. If Franklin were to go, I'm not exactly sure what PSU would expect out of the next head coach, given the circumstances.

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