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12 years 5 months
# | Bitter blog - NFL Network's Mike Mayock calls Hokies CB Kyle Fuller a 'first-round talent' I can only hope he doesn't.
But honestly, I'd be surprised if the Cowboys do, they just used a high pick on a DB recently
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12 years 5 months
# | Bitter blog - NFL Network's Mike Mayock calls Hokies CB Kyle Fuller a 'first-round talent' I sincerly hope he and Exum do well in the NFL. Kyle for sure has the skill to, Exum may. However, I'm not certain either of them can stay healthy through an NFL season. That being said, I would go crazy if satan Jerry Jones is smart enough to pick up Fuller early,
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I liked the first half. We could have done without multiple episodes focusing on the governor but either way I enjoyed the first half. The whole getting sick from the pigs thing was another great element to the human aspect of TWD (so many people that won't watch it, won't watch because they're "not into zombies" but I try to tell them it's so much more about the human aspect than the walkers). I like the second half so far, how they're going into individual stories without even touching on the fact that Michone found Rick/Carl from the previous episode. But I thought it was cheesy to act like Rick was dead, cmooon man we know better.
Clemson 2006 was awesome. Definitely one of the loudest games in Lane I ever attended. The intensity from the fans was epic that night. I spent the entire game running up and down our row (and later our whole section) with a friend of mine, getting people to make more noise. During a time out, people started to quiet down, and I will never forget running up and down the stairs screaming "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THEY'RE PLOTTING AGAINST US! NO MERCY!" Then I got everyone to jump up and down during an entire media time out, just to encourage chaos. It was awesome.
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12 years 5 months
# | Bitter blog - NFL Network's Mike Mayock calls Hokies CB Kyle Fuller a 'first-round talent' Shhhhhhhhhhh
He needs to drop to the second round so the Panthers can get their WR in the first and then steal him in the second and then cruise to the Super Bowl next January.
That game was 2 years in the making. We were still peeved about the Wilford drop in the 2001 game, and Miami absolutely ran up the score on us in 2002. Miami came in with National Title aspirations, and we beat the piss out of them. Brock Berlin had the absolute worst game of his career, and we exposed why he would never amount to anything in the NFL. It was every bit the defensive beat down that this year's Super Bowl ended up being.
The only other game I'd put up there...
Clemson came in Top 10, and we were unranked. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY expected us to stand a chance in the game, and Brandon Ore went into beast mode and ran them right out of the building. It was a loss that put Clemson in their place for the next 5 seasons until Bowden was fired and Dabo turned it around.
I know everyone wanted Nnadi, but man, Sobczak looks on film to play with a higher motor, relentless and for all appearances runs better... like a 290 lb Dadi Nicholas.
Wondering (not that it makes any difference) is his heritage Pacific Islander?
Possibly DB because Torrian is in on his recruitment, but Bud is responsible for NoVA so that's why he's the recruiter.
Cassell will need to be either completely overhauled or we'll need a brand new arena within the next 20 years, which means we're probably 10 years away from seriously beginning to make a fundraising push to get the funding to do it. With Babcock coming in, I have no doubt we'll be able to do it, and do it rather easily. Yes, I know basketball is secondary to football at Tech, but in terms of keeping respect among the other Athletic Directors and Presidents as well as Commissioner withing the ACC, you MUST keep your basketball program and facilities up to the standards the rest of the conference has set. That is not an exaggeration, this is something that MUST be done. Our practice facility is awesome, and a massive upgrade over what we already have, but it only brought us up to the ACC standards. Cassell right now, sad to say, is not up to the ACC standards from the venues I have visited (Smith Center, PNC Arena, Cameron, Littlejohn, and the Greensboro Coliseum) since we have been in the conference, and the gap is only widening.
Ideally, I'd love to rebuild a new arena where Cassell is now, but that might not be financially better off than just starting from scratch in the parking lot adjacent to it. It needs to be a multi-purpose venue with the option to expand for the future should we deem it necessary. 8,000-10,000 capacity, with the first 5 rows ringing the court lowered from the bowl to allow students to stand all game without impeding the vision of the donors. Have suites ringing the top of the bowl for the high profile donors. Allow the student risers to be removed to accommodate hockey, with the assumption we could expand into that varsity sport within the next 20-30 years. Also have it configurable to allow for concerts to attract students from not only Tech, but also Radford, Roanoke, etc (which alone could necessitate an arena of 10k). And more importantly, make the thing look GOOD. Hokie Stone exterior. I repeat, Hokie freakin Stone exterior. Bugs me to no end that Cassell is a concrete structure with no HokieStone on the exterior. It needs to be fixed!
It almost seemed like a Money Ball-type philosophy. We force the opponent to take low-percentage shots and don't give them the opportunity to take a lot of them. However, statistics mean nothing to the individual and UVA managed to make huge 3's right at the end.
True, and I'm not real comfortable with the idea of perfectly good pie being wasted in the dungeons. As they say here in France, "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" (Let them eat cake).
247Sports has him as a higher end three star running back/safety. 4.45 40 yard dash, 33 inch vertical, and 4.3 shuttle run time according to his HUDL page. Seems quite a few schools are recruiting him for the defensive side of the ball more so than as a running back. I think we may be in that list of looking at him for the safety position since it lists Torrian and Bud as the coaches recruiting him for Tech. He has offers from both South Carolina, Florida and Florida State so we have some stiff competition for this kid.
Even pie can't save uva fans.
Remember, if the ears touch it's a NCAA violation.
Or a personal space violation.
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12 years 5 months
# | Bitter blog - NFL Network's Mike Mayock calls Hokies CB Kyle Fuller a 'first-round talent' Timely use of this GIF always gets a turkey leg from me. Never gets old.
Once they reach the dungeon, do they go through another challenge table of cake or pie?
This was the first thing that came to my mind. I was there for the Corey Moore game and several of the others mentioned in this thread but the Corso lightning strike will always be a favorite of mine.
Have an Indiana Jones-type challenge with a bunch of chalices filled with either wine or bourbon. If they choose the wine, escort them to the dungeons.
To even discuss replacing Cassell, basketball will need to start bringing in some serious revenue. A change of the pricing models for tickets, a change in the approach of the program to get fans excited, and a more competitive team are all a part of that. I agree with several of the posters here, that until the capacity is the issue, than its not an issue. (A side note to that, if they were to dual purpose the Arena, as UVA, George Mason and several other area schools do with bringing in concerts and other big shows to boost revenue than I would be more willing to listen) Right now the building is used about 70 days a year between basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and other special events. Find a way to boost that to 120 a year, than a new arena might be in order.
That said, there are quite a few aspects that could receive major renovations without replacing the building that could drastically improve a game day experience. I haven't seen it done if it is, but Phone orders for concessions, better seats at least in the lower areas, complete overhaul of the entrances and outside ring. Even the restrooms could use some modernization.
"The Sobczak is a little place where... we can sack together-er-er.... Sobczak and Maddy..(Sobczak baby!)."
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12 years 5 months
# | Bitter blog - NFL Network's Mike Mayock calls Hokies CB Kyle Fuller a 'first-round talent' The Panthers need more Fullers though.
#TeamWithMostFullersWins
some good thoughts here. I like the idea of reducing capacity and installing better seats and more revenue producing boxes.
I like the fundamentals of Cassell, it's unique. Steep sides, can really feel intimidating when we don't suck and when fans come to the games. I would like to focus on that, making it as intimidating of a place to play as we can, which requires moving the students closer and more visible.
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12 years 5 months
# | Bitter blog - NFL Network's Mike Mayock calls Hokies CB Kyle Fuller a 'first-round talent' I have seen this GIF waay too many times...yet somehow I always have to watch it a few more times.
The best thing for me about that Maryland game was walking into the stadium and passing a Maryland fan. He began screaming "Hell in a shell, Baby!" I loved it. The second best thing was watching the game form one of the suites, the first and only time I've done that at Lane.
He had plenty of arm strength. His decision making left a lot to be desired, and combined with the weak OL he played behind, it was a recipe for disaster. When he had time to throw, and he wasn't touched, he could dink and dunk down the field, but he didn't have a good pocket presence, and it killed us. Even with all the OL issues, his internal clock was always a half second too slow, and it caused more stalled drives and turnovers than there should have been. The meltdown in the CFA bowl wasn't completely his fault, but he had a lot to do with it.