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Thanks for the interview, Andy

True. But the NCAA doesn't say they are meaningless either. This way, if they say only an LOI can be given to a school by a recruit, any verbal is rendered moot until they give their LOI. Besides if a kid now gives his verbal commitment to a school and says he will sign, then that same kid can just go ahead and give his LOI when he would "normally" give a verbal.

Right...i was thinking the same thing. If we can get Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifinakis and Ed Helms. (and the other guy)
then we are in pretty good shape...what a coup!

Cocaine and strippers....oh wait, bad news...they decided to commit to the Hurricanes.

hahaha agreed about the girls. My god. But if anyone is having Full Metal Jacket fantasies they better leave them at home. They have massive requirements here... lol

I actually majored in Political Science with a minor in Arabic (I thought I was going to become a diplomat or something... lol) I came here then forgot all of the Arabic but since then picked up Mandarin really well (can read, write, and speak) and I know a little Cantonese.

I've never been to any of the cities you've mentioned. I'd say for the company I'm working for now I'm basically a consultant -- how to treat western customers -- how to design and word their website... and basically just instilling the western way of thinking so they can market their products there more effectively.

I'm sure for architecture and landscape there are so many opportunities here... even if the economy is slowly cooling off the amount of change and growth here is still nothing I've ever seen anywhere else in the world. This is the place to be for now... It's exciting.

Last November, I took my girlfriend to Paris and we decided to go to Normandy for the day. Our tour went to two of the D-Day landing beaches and ended up at the American Cemetery. Right before our bus left, we went to the welcome center and watched a quick video. The video said that of the 9,387 headstones at the American Cemetery, 3 were Medal of Honor recipients. The three headstones flashed across the screen and I immediately recognized one of the names. I ran to the front desk and asked where Jimmie Monteith's headstone was located. As she looked it up, I told her that I went to the same university as him. She looked up at me and said in a very thick French accent: "Virginia Tech?" I was amazed that she knew that off the top of her head, but she informed me that Jimmie Monteith's headstone was one of the main stops on the tour, and that it was located at the opposite end of the cemetery. I told my girlfriend not to let the bus leave and I ran clear across the cemetery in the rain. I took a couple of pictures and immediately broke down and cried. I've never been more proud to be a Hokie.

Here is my "deal" on RVD that plays to the "is the whip position dead" and "RVD to backer" discussion that keeps floating around. RVD is a TERRIFIC cover guy. In the 2012 Spring Game, Foster rotated RVD and JGW. When JGW was in the game, he was blitzing regardless of the offensive formation. When RVD was in the game, he would slide out and guard the slot receiver man on man. We noted this closely, and there was only one play where he was beaten (a post corner by Corey Fuller that Logan never looked at.) Regardless of RVD's size, if he is healthy, I think he stays on the field and plays coverage unlike the other whips since Cody Grimm left.

Now, if they develop a 3rd corner who can play the slot? Well, I could see the possibility of some movement by RVD, but the backer position is so vastly different than whip that finding the right fit would be a big challenge. I think it would be more likely that Bonner cover the slot with RVD moving to free safety vs spread teams than RVD moving to backer and a guy like Williams or Clarke (or whoever wins that job) coming out. Remember, whip is a safety, regardless of what they call it.

Wait...this isn't what this thread was about?

Fisher is 6'2 210 and growing. Jack Tyler was 6'1 230. Fisher is much more stoutly built than 205lb Devin Vandyke, who dominated the 2013 Spring Game at the mike position with his speed and anticipation.

Again, by all accounts he was great at safety in camp season. But without that film, I can only tell you what I know he will be good at, and that is tackling in small space.

Letter from Coach Wiles to Mook Reynolds

#VT pic.twitter.com/omExyUIrdd— Mook Reynolds (@m_reyn6) March 10, 2014

Lots of Hokies in HK actually. I used to know a guy that flew for Cathay that was a Hokie. I guess he is still there but lost touch with them. They do game nights during the season though, or at least used to.

I'm in Shanghai. I've lived a few places though: Nanjing, ChongQing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Been in China for 13 years now. I'm in the design (architecture, landscape, etc) field. What about you? Titles can never truly say what you do here.

The common questions never ever stop though. Ever. But they're bearable when asked by one of the half billion girls here.

And to continue the Chinese theme here:

- I was in Starbucks after witnessing LSU get owned by Bama in the title game -- I went up to some Americans wearing LSU gear and said "Roll tide!" lol
- I was in the subway sporting my Tyrod Taylor jersey and some guy comes up to me and says "Fuck the hokies, tigers own you!" (This time a Clemson fan)
- Best moment was when I was wearing a VT hoody in Hong Kong and I ran into about four people in one day saying Go Hokies! or saying nice hoody.... then my Chinese friends accompanying me asked where they could buy the hoody I was wearing because apparently it was so cool ^_^ hahahaha