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Start the 4th 0/5 but get a couple free throws
Sounds like a solid winter plan.
I injured my hip at my daughter's wedding (loading trailer til 2 am drunk as heck - no the loading was not a clusterfark). Now recovered, though shoveling is testing that. Can't wait for a round.
Thanks for starting a new thread!
Fore!
Outscored by 1 in the 3rd
congrats!
I'm looking forward to being healed enough to play (leg and hip issues). Maybe in a couple of weeks?
Missed a beautiful fall of golf and fishing weather here in NEFL. At my age don't know how many more of those I get.
I think you're being a bit dramatic. Babcock has had his share of successes as AD. Unfortunately for us his shortcomings have mainly been around the football program. If you actually take a look around at other P4 programs, Tech has definitely avoided some of the most dysfunctional departments. Hopefully Franklin is as successful as we all think he can be and Whit can retire knowing he got the last one right.
Another game of letting an opponent hang around
If Wenzel could finish just a third of her layup attempts she would be a 20 point a game scorer
Start the 3rd quarter 0/6 with three missed layups
That was a Team Rory vs Team Sheffler challenge at some course with palm trees and lights that aired a few weeks ago on ESPN. That was one of the events - how quickly could the team play the hole. They also had a comp where they used every club in the bag to hit the green from like 175 yards. It was interesting but I don't know I would want to watch it every week.
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
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# | OT: Charles Bediako, Gets TRO against NCAA to play for Alabama Basketball Welp...he recused and apparently all the other Judges in Tuscaloosa are all Alabama graduates.
33-25 at halftime. Hokies led 29-15 at one point.
When your "rules" are made by and subject to the interpretation of ethically challenged judges, this is what you get.
TRO after TRO, we have moved farther and farther into absurdity and at every turn there has been a crowd there to shout "take that NCAA." And now we have reached the point where we have professionals being allowed to re-enter college sports and the same voices are saying "oh no, this is too far."
My only hope is that the Bediako situation (and also Mensah) finally lead to some meaningful change and oversight because turning College Sports into the Lord of the Flies has been (not surprisingly to those who thought this out from the start) completely idiotic.
Welp as soon as I hit submit they let a Pitt player go on an individual 8-0 run to cut the lead in half
I was pretty down on Babcock until I listened to the SOS interview with J. Pearson after the Franklin hire. Probably the single most insightful interview on the VT athletic department I have ever heard. He might not have played everything perfectly, but I really think Babcock was hamstrung by the BOV and funding challenges. If you haven't listened, do yourself a favor and do so now!
Slow start but 2nd quarter has been much better
I don't think there is any doubt that we out performed our funding level over the last 10+ years.
I agree with this.
Fu was a home run hire at the time. Everyone thought it was a great get. Fu's inability to separate his friendship from Corn is what eventually sunk him....that and some recruiting but I digress.
I agree that he was ready to fire Fu in 2020 and when he wasn't able to was put into a predicament. I think Fu saw we needed more money and that's why the flirting with Baylor thing occured.
After a lame duck year with Fu and no real momentum for the team or in fundraising we were stuck and Pry was our best option. That obviously didn't work out but I don't know who we thought we were bringing in.
Fast forward 4 years and James Franklin is the head coach. I think regardless Babcock is done after a few years wether Franklin is successful or not. He mentioned in his pitch for more money something about 5 years left. I think he was hinting at him retiring in 5 if he's not fired in 5.
If franklin is successful he can retire on a high note. If not, he's probably fired and can still go into retirement with a nice nest egg I'm sure.
The minimum size lots in my HOA are 5 acres. So not really urban or suburban. The number of cows, horses, sheep, goats, chickens, etc. actually outnumber the number of actual residents in our HOA.
Wait, do you know my dog?
Well, my take was my take as I read his defense of Bronco and I still retain the feeling. Now, was I a bit harsh in my opinion of his writing in general, I will defer to your opinion and thank you for your respect of mine. Should I have kept my take to myself? Probably, but his fawning over Bronco just annoyed me.
I will back down on this one, but I still didn't like his writing and I've read a lot of it over the years. Peace.
Having never lived the urban or even suburban life, I can't imagine HOAs as being a thing to consider. Yes, I get it in dense subdivisions to have some minimum standards and people shouldn't buy there if not prepared to follow the rules. I'd chafe as a younger person, but see it coming in my retirement community to come.
Bronco is also legitimately a good coach. He was able to win at UVA and has won a lot at a number of different stops. I was really happy he left UVA because that was a program that was actively improving to becoming a real threat to us.
I GOTTA BE ME!
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5 months 1 week
# | Batten Down the Hatches This Weekend, Hokie Nation. [Winter Weather Thread] Thanks for the reminder it's live links-now I've saved em to my faves so I can use every winter!
My dad once said "Do what you hate first thing in the morning to get it out of the way".
Then 3 months later he called me to say happy birthday at 6am....
The Maroon Door in the old Mike's spot is worth a visit if you're in town. Very good food, Local beers. Good TVs. Give them a decade and they will have built some of the Mikes nostalgia with the current students.