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Yes. Whether I am off filming All My Circuits: The Movie (an interactive movie experience featuring special effects, fight scenes and tedious paperwork.), or Monique and I are bathing in champagne at our retreat house in The Poconos, I always entrust my security with ADT.
Hurry-up, no-huddle.
Also the sound made by every DT when facing a HUNH attack. See: FSU defensive line against Auburn late in the 4th quarter of the 2013 MNCG.
I almost exclusively use the "Tracker" button, takes you to threads that are active/have been updated recently.
Best of luck to you young man, sucks you could not stay as we are really thin at WR meow.
Welcome!
I just wanted to say hello to my Hokie family. I've been an active reader for quite awhile and finally decided to register to TKP.
Thanks Joe and the gang for an awesome site.
Real Name: Alex Koma
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Team Name from your 2014 TKP team (if applicable): Vick in a Box
If i remember correctly, Corey didn't actually play football at Kansas, he ran track. Then transferred to Tech and played football.
It's a much different situation. With Corey, we got an above-average yet inexperienced WR at a time when the cupboard was quite bare. With Stanford, we lost a proven above-average WR at a time when we have a few more guys to lean on.
Of course, Corey went on to the NFL and made an impact at a time when the Lion's receiving corp was reduced by injuries, including one game-winning TD grab.
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# | Hokies Ponder How to Best the Buckeyes Again, as Excitement Builds for "Most Anticipated Game Ever" almost missed this reply. I get more conversation here than on 11W....I suppose that's fair and has been pointed out before. So I guess we can say he was the third choice for Urban with a healthy Miller...I was more or less making a point about injuries.
That is exactly what I think will likely happen.
Unless there was a promise to give Lawson early playing time.
On short punts that are going to bounce, everyone on the sideline screams "PETER PETER PETER." Why? "Don't play with it."
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10 years 11 months
# | Hokies Ponder How to Best the Buckeyes Again, as Excitement Builds for "Most Anticipated Game Ever" A lot of the same caution has been thrown out to Buckeye fans too. I look forward to 9/7.
and- as good as Vick was, he wasn't playing ahead of a 5th year senior with the ability and respect of his teammates as Al Clark. The promise was more the reason that Beamer didn't burn the shirt after Clark started to get banged up and the Hokies had to use Nick Sorenson instead.
If he is the best QB, he should play. However, I have not seen anything on film that would indicate that he will be the best guy day 1. He has very good ability. However, when I watch him, I don't see sure-fire stardom. I see potential, and unless he is far and away the best guy, you let him learn. When you factor in the learning curve for the offense, I think it is really unfair for the kid to deal with people calling on him to be the new starter. I don't care what his age or physical maturity is... only once in a lifetime players are ready to step in and be a solid D1 QB on day 1 of their freshman year. The speed of the game is too much. Look at recent great college QBs.
Andrew Luck- redshirted
Michael Vick- redshirted
Tim Tebow- played as a goal-line/special package player
Peyton Manning- was 3rd string, forced into action after injuries to Jerry Colquitt and Todd Helton. Rotated with another freshman QB until improving at the end of the season.
Matt Leinart- Sat for two years
Jameis Winston-Redshirted
Johnny Manziel- Redshirted
Vince Young- Redshirted Year 1, 2nd String for half a season behind CHANCE MOCK year 2.
Marcus Mariotta- redshirted
RGIII- started most of the games freshman year and won Rookie Offensive Player of the year, but Baylor went 4-8
Cam Newton- package guy at Florida- transferred
I think we would all be thrilled if Lawson was anywhere close as productive of any of these great college players. Coming in and being great as a true freshman QB just doesn't happen.
HUHN?
As an engineer, I'm all about that hype train.
Wes Worsham. Owner of a fire protection company that I've had the good fortune to do business with, and I've had the opportunity to talk to Mr. Worsham. Super nice guy.
I'm bullish on Stanford. I really had high hopes for him here.
Its not about whether or not we can contain him. We can. Its about whether or not everyone else in the ACC can
Anyone who has looked at their schedule would agree.
They'll have a tough time winning the Coastal, let alone the conference. To win the conference, they'll probably have to go 6-2 vs (in order) @Duke, UNC, @Clemson, Pitt, FSU, VT, @Miami and then either FSU or Clemson again. And the conference schedule is bookended by @Notre Dame and Georgia. The only break they have after mid-Sept is Bye...and UVa between FSU and VT.
Not to mention they had a bunch of things fall their way last year and they are one injury - to a small QB who touches the ball a lot - away from disaster.
Remember kids, no one wants to touch a peter.