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I just did a quick google search for pics and picked some of the better examples I came across.
Darn, scooped. Just posted this in a thread, sorry for that.
Don't jinx it bro!
After he does better this next season I agree. We need to see the results of the offseason first. Particularly in the form of a BCS appearance and at least an 11-12 win season.
Great pics for the uniform examples but you should have used one of Darren Evans trucking the Maryland guy in the 08 game, I loved Chris Fowlers reaction
And one back to you good sir! I must admit, I do love this site!
You should consider the A-10 a major conference. It's better than the Big East and AAC where there are a lot of commuter schools. The A-10 is on the rise while the other two seem to be trending down. May be harder to convince a coach to leave the A-10 than the AAC.
I gave you a couple legs...
yay for being civil! :D
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think around 600k.
Leg for fearless statement of opinion on a topic close to the hearts of many on here. I personally love #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING. To me, if we're playing at home at night, being in #AME is awesome. I do agree with you, in most other cases, that we should incorporate more Orange. I don't particularly care for it as a primary color but I would like to see it featured more as an accent. Ultimately, we don't make the decisions on that so discussing it is kind of moot. I don't know who decides what our uniforms will be each season but I'm hoping it changes. I've been less than pleased with a majority of our UNI combos over the last several seasons.
I completely understand, I know where y'all are coming from. I was probably one of the few who didn't smear Seth when we was fired and I know many, many people who did and still are smearing a guy who had a child graduate from the same university as us and another who was a student, cheerleader, and dating a baseball player at that same very school.
I like Maroon as the main color on on uniforms with orange and white included in the design. To jump to football on a track thread, like HoaT, I dislike the striped shoulder look. My favorite uniform style we've had were the 08-09 uniforms. They had enough orange on the all maroon to still be distinctly VT.
I didn't even hate the Orange uniforms in this iteration, because they still had a good balance of Maroon included.
My one complaint would be the typeface used for the numbering, the angles are too sharp. If they were to pull the numbering typeface from the 2004-2007 uniforms (My second favorite uniform style) and use it with the 08-09 uniforms, it would be a great look.
Still, and this isn't to discredit you or Ty, in cases like this it's probably better to err on the side of prudence. Rumors are hard not to share but if Andy Bitter or Aaron Mcfarling aren't reporting it we probably shouldn't be discussing it here. Just my $0.02. I appreciate your desire to share up-to-date info (I'm sure everyone here is appreciative of it) but I'm more interested in who WB decides to hire as a replacement than possible underlying reasons for JJ's firing. I especially don't think it's wise to post tweets that reflect negatively on JJ. He just lost his job today and I don't think he'd appreciate being smeared. I know I wouldn't.
So I only mildly skimmed the comments. How much did JJ make? I know you posted what you think would be realistic, but is that what you think we will pay?
Dave Smart
Whoever the person is i'd like a younger coach, similar in age to JJ if not younger. I'd like a coach who will grow into the position and possibly coach for decades to come
I agree. We simply don't have the cash right now to immediately do any sort of overhaul. If Whit sends a message with this hire that says, "I care about the future of this program," he can probably use it as leverage on the donor base and put a plan in place. It's like what he did at Cincy, if I'm remembering the details - he came up with a plan over several years for facility upgrades, fundraised like heck, and pulled it off. Transformations take time, and given the tight budget we have currently, it's going to take time. I don't doubt that he'll commit to changing things, but any plan is going to have to wait until the budget is in order, which may delay things going in motion for a couple years.
Sure thing. I did talk to someone this evening who is high up in the Hokie Club who I know for a fact has connections who did confirm some of the things he said.
I hope WB realizes that he needs to bring in a heck of a coach first (I'm pretty sure he does) but that's going to cost $$$. It's been noted on here several times that we'll be paying 3 salaries. I think he'll need to figure out a way to generate that money before he worries about facility upgrades. I'm not certain how the fundraising is going to take off but I'm hoping he's able to bring in lots of money and keep a steady stream of income; only time will tell. Sure, if he's able to bring in significant amounts of money we'll see some upgrades in the future, but I wouldn't expect any until SG and JJ are both fully paid.
I said it before, he came into a bad situation as head coach and was never given the support he needed. Thanks, JJ, wish you the best of luck. Hopefully, Whit can get our basketball program together.
#Hokies recruit T.J. Lang says he and the other 2 signees still want to come to VT as of now. He says current players not looking to leave— Mark Berman (@BermanRoanoke) March 17, 2014
This is the relevant question to ask, and I'm glad someone here asked it. He's the guy who basically made up Weaver saying Virginia Tech might have interest in the SEC: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/11/20/3673798/virginia-tec....
After searching Roanoke.com, I found just two articles with his name on the byline. One was titled "Raiders advance in field hockey" the other "HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP". He hasn't written a thing at Gobbler Country since November.
He might have spoken with someone in the athletic department, but he's the exact opposite of what I'd consider to be a reputable source. Please stop embedded his Tweets here.
So I know this has been tossed around, but I am going to bring it up again. It's very obvious after today that Whit will be dedicated in trying to build up a highly competitive basketball program. With that, we all know that something needs to be done with Cassell. I know we had a thread on this not too long ago, but do any of you think after today that this will show a fast commitment to do a major overhaul or is this still something way in the future? I know Whit said he likes the more traditional venue like what we have, but it needs some major upgrades. Still, unless we are selling seats and the demand gets higher then it probably won't happen.
I'm making the comparison because the coach has to bring all the intangibles but also production. There have been times where Werth was the best hitter on the team and when he's not injured he plays good defense. Add in the clutchness of his Game 4 walkoff homer, his individual on field value is high, especially since he's only expected to be the 3rd or 4th best player on the team. The coach has to bring that high level production and the intangibles that change the culture of VT Basketball both on and off the court.
Here is the full article.
http://www.roanoke.com/sports/columns_and_blogs/blogs/courtside/updated-...