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"We are prepared, within reason, to invest for a favorable return. Sometimes you have to spend to acquire talent in this profession and we're prepared to do so if it's the right person and right fit... We must be aggressive if this opportunity presents itself."
While I agree that gaining a foothold in the DC Metro area is imperative for the next coach, I think its importance in the context of a coaching candidate is significantly less than your Oak Hill note. Love it or hate it, basketball recruiting is much more of a national practice than it is in football because of AAU. Though JJ was a known opponent of the extensive influence AAU programs and coaches have on players, he still recognized that great players can be recruited across the nation. During the last two years, JJ brought in players from Florida, Ohio, Alabama (2014), Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Germany (2013).
While the AAU circuit is a dirty, dirty system, it is an extremely important element to basketball recruiting. As a counter to your first point, I would like to see the next coach:
- Understand the balance between AAU and prep recruiting, and how to succeed with both systems;
- Be a charming yet honest person that can bring in players from across the nation; and
- Have the ability to identify and promote an identity for the Virginia Tech Mens Basketball program, which is the key selling point to any prospects family.
In addition to your points, I would add that I would love to see a coach that is engaging and affable, but brings a blue-collar approach to the program. In order to justify the dollars at stake, the coach needs to be able to appeal to alumni and fans, the media, and most importantly the past, current and future players. Brian wrote a great piece about what can be done to improve the environment surrounding the program, but most (if not all) of these elements rest on Whits shoulders. The character aspects, though identified by Whit during the hiring process, must be conveyed by the next head coach. The rest will (hopefully) fall in place.
yes, lots of us care
this is all so sneaky...
"EXCELLENT!"....
Thank you! This was killing me not being able to find it.
I keep having this scene run through my head
OOHHHHH he meant with the turkey leg votes...
...sorry.
While I was very impressed with how Whit handled himself yesterday, and I'm excited about the future, a small part of me is thinking, "Boy, it's sad that a title that refers to the AD 'having a plan' is a good hook and enough of a surprise to get me to read this."
And praise be to the Helix Fossil.
This is from Twitch Plays Pokemon for anyone unclear. Got thousands of people to play the same game.
Put him in! He'll kick the piss out of it!
Perspective. The QB is closer to the camera and thus appears taller. They did this for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. We're using this to cause dismay among our opponents.
Did I let the secret out? Whoops!
Umm...that was awesome...I'm confident that I'm up to about a 2 now!
This is how I imagine your class would be like:
🥁STICK IT IN🥁
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# | Bitter blog - NFL hopefuls to work out today for scouts at Hokies' Pro Day Well, the first thing an NFL team will have to do is work on that throwing motion.
I had always heard offensive line was a very cerebral position in football. Thanks to French, now I know why!
Even French is talking basketball now??
Hey, he could wind up kicking for a team one day. Just ask this guy.
No worries...as you can see from the above posts, you will have plenty of time to NOT go out the rest of your life. Enjoy the bars, doing whatever the eff you want, and good times while you are in this slim window.
There's this bitch named responsibility and she'll hit you like a ton of bricks before you know it.
Edit: That sounded way worse than I meant it...having kids is awesome, but it's much better if you've had some fun before and are ready for it...
I would give him a long shot at best. He's a headcase with an average leg, exactly the opposite of what you want in an NFL kicker.
and here's to hoping he/we stick it in!!!
Well the QB looks much taller than the receiver in the masterpiece...so I would say...Bucky Hodges is throwing to him?
Turkey leg for the concern, but really, my friends who keep telling me I need a girl in my life clearly don't understand my relationship with college football. I do manage to leave my apartment every now and again though, don't worry.
Here's hoping he puts it all together and stays for more than a year ...
Couldn't do it. I still took them out in the first round.
I haven't seen an announcement of additional staff in the AD's department that came with Whit. When he says "We," is he referring to any new staff members with more hoops experience than....say....John Ballein or Sharon McCloskey? I don't see anyone I'm not familiar with on their website except Tim East, but he may have been here before....