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your pic isn't showing up for me (probably my computer being crappy), but you get an upvote anyways because i see the title of it is "drooling" and that fits well with this situation.
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" I get what you are saying and in the end I guess it is what you see of yourself when looking in the mirror. I know inside when I do something wrong, even if it is technically ok to do. Following the spirit of the law/rule is as, or more, important then following the letter of the law/rule.
I, personally, would have a hard time with VT bending the rules just because the penalty if we got caught would be minimal.
When I was reading about y'all blasting the walking dead I was getting excited, but then upon further reading I'm like awww. Sad.
In general, maybe football isn't the right sport for folks with that condition.
I have no doubt he'll get a shot, and your #source could very well be much more reliable/well-informed than my #source. However, I'd still be fairly surprised (although still rather pleased) if Motley won the job. Besides, my gut tells me you don't go out and grab 2-3 QBs if you're confident in the r-Fr currently on the roster.
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" 
Yeah, name your kid 'Morehead,' high school will be a breeze for that kid...
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" cam newton promotes them all the time down around charlotte. couldnt hurt though with t-mobile being involved with them. maybe we'll have our own little pipeline in a few years.
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" Totally false strawman. No evidence UVA is cheating here. No evidence that VT needs to cheat to compete. We just have to hire someone who is respectful to coaches that recruits have chosen to play for in 7v7. The fact that this is so hard for all of you to understand shows what Frank B homers you are. Don't insult your customer!!!! How hard is it for you to understand that????
Beyond that, there is no bright line between what is allowable and not allowable by the NCAA.
There is no evidence that the thoroughbreds are somehow doing anything other that what a VT-oriented HS coach would do. Question is why. Because we indicated to them that they are not legitimate coaches.
Ahem. VT with coaches that 60% of its fanbase did not consider legitimate, indicated that these guys were not legitimate coaches. Laughable.
Keep writing blank checks to unaccountable leaders such as Beamer and Weaver.
At this pace, Beamer will do irreparable damage to the program by the time he is done.
Writing the book where he justifies the stupidity of telling the Corwin crew that their dad and coaches etc were no good, just shows how out of touch he is.
Guy would be fired in a heart beat for not understanding how to sell / market in almost any business I've ever worked in.
Started with Percy Harvin saying he'd never play for VT because the offense sucked. Frank considered him a crank. Shoulda fixed the issue then. Years later we've got an OC who is underpaid, still doing OTJ, not clear that Frank doesn't still reign him in, etc., etc.
Now we're at 10% of the Virginia top 10. Sure Corwin may not be a 7v7 coach, but 7v7 isn't going anywhere. Keep calling these next generation of 7v7 coaches idiots and we're not going to recover recruiting in Virginia.
Our out of state performance was awesome this year and hopefully it continues. But there is a reason why Virginia recruiting was out bedrock all those years. Making OOS recruiting your bedrock was a hallmark of the Groh era at UVA. We continue down this path and we will end up with teams like Groh had.
Beamer needs to change or should be forced out. Stupid people go around insulting customers, business partners etc. Beamer has become that stupid person. Not only condoning his coaches stupid behavior but writing books about it.
That sounds like a lovely dream. Much better than the one I had.
It was the zombie apocalypse and I was running through various buildings n stuff with a group of friends, all of us heavily armed. After fighting our way through several zombified areas, we came to an old folks' home. We fought our way through, only to realize it was just an old folks' home, no zombies. We kinda accidentally offed like a dozen old people. Whoops. Then we hotwired some cars and booked it.
All in all, a very odd dream (other details were left out for the sake of brevity), and not nearly as encouraging as the thought of Beamer winning his first National Championship.
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" But do you want our first National Championship to be vacated due to cheating? USC had to vacate a National Title. Miami and UNC lost nothing of major importance because they hadn't really done anything important during that time. Miami's did overlap with some of their success in the early 2000's but it was more rampant during their years of trying to be "back." Ohio State had their coach lose his job. Would you want that for Beamer? Or how about what happened with FSU and it tarnishing Bobby Bowden's reputation. Regardless of the punishment, it's a black mark on your school. One that we don't need and one that I would never want for Frank Beamer to have. He's been a consistent example of class throughout his career among many coaches who have lost respect for themselves and the game.
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" I agree. I don't know the situation, don't know for a fact whether it is dirty, gray, or above board but it is a situation that cannot be ignored. Perception becomes reality if allowed too, and we cannot afford to let the perception of VT as not being the school to go to become self-fulfilling.
The problem is getting into that pipeline without upsetting our traditional support, the High School coaches. It's kind of like starting to date a new girl while trying to remain friends with your old girlfriend, does not work all that well.
And then how clean is this program? I, for the most part, have a hard time trusting human nature. What starts out as a way to help your kid get better, starts getting bigger and bigger and pretty soon you need to get some money to help you run your camp, pay travel expenses, etc. Where will that come from? Without some kind of oversight, I can see where this could really get shady.
One of the things I love about VT is how clean CB has run this program and I don't want that to change. Regardless, there is no way we can ignore this situation if it is costing us that recruiting area.
Where in the world would we have gotten 4 additional scholarships if those four committed to VT?
Honestly, I think one of the most important positions, if not THE most important position over the next 4 years will be Quarterback. If all of these guys end up not being a good quarterback, we are in trouble. QB play = Good = 10+ wins... QB play = mediocre = <9 wins.... I really hope one of these guys shows up and exceeds expectations. I dont care who, just one of them.
🎸OG LEG KING 🎸
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" Miami got a slap on the wrist because the NCAA sucks at doing its job and can't even close on the biggest slam-dunk case ever. USC had to vacate their national championship. What's the point of winning one when you cheat and have it taken away?
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" Believe me, I abhor the thought that we need to cheat to win.
But on the other hand, look at the punishments that have been handed down over the years to those who have been caught red handed? Ohio State went on probation for a couple years and lost one year of eligibility. Florida State got probation. USC had a few scholarships taken away (and would still likely be a power if not for Carroll leaving for Seattle). Miami got a complete slap on the wrists after Yahoo blew them apart. North Carolina got caught with the biggest academic scandal involving athletes we've ever seen, and the NCAA excused themselves from the investigation.
Cheating sucks, but when the precedence has been set to hand out absolutely tame penalties to those who are getting caught doing the worst stuff, what is the incentive to be clean anymore? Yeah, keeping a clean conscience is nice, but if the reward for bending the rules is vast and the penalty for getting caught is absolutely minimal, you're only hurting yourselves if you don't get a little dirty.
Thank you for stating this bro. I am really starting to see this type of crap as gay. Not homosexual gay, but gay as in, "I am over 10 and still wear feety pajamas and use a binky gay".
🎸OG LEG KING 🎸
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" If the cost of success at that level is cheating, count me out. I'd stand on principle there, too. Win within the rules. If we're coming up short because others are cheating, something needs to be done. Same goes for any other program playing within the rules. If they're being put at a disadvantage because of others' actions, the NCAA needs to do its job. This isn't the pros where the one with the most money wins. This is amateurism and it's what, to me, makes college football so much fun.
Buster will always get a leg from me
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12 years 5 months
# | Read and React: "National Signing Day: Cavs' Mike London looks beyond high school coaches to cultivate Virginia Beach pipeline" Wonder what his connection is to that league? I find it surprising that a NFL QB would be promoting a 7-on-7. But that would be massively beneficial to VT's recruiting if he got more involved in the 757.
Weve got to Win a big game that were not expected to win to get these kids attention.
It pains me to say this, but basically ANY big game we play in.
Michaelrod Tayvick by any chance?
I feel the same way, I cant wait for VT to beat these 5 Star kids 4 years in a row. Remember when ELI HAROLD #1 recruit 2011 was telling everyone "were changing the program around." Yeah hows that 2-10 season feeling, and how does it feel to lose to VT yet again. This trend has got to change sooner or later, maybe once we get our Indoor facility completed. Weve got to Win a big game that were not expected to win to get these kids attention.
Acree. Teller. There have probably been other tall DTs go through only to not get playing time. I believe big time tall DTs get told they won't get playing time at VT because they place a premium on pad level.
I don't know if it is true or not, but it is undeniable we don't produce very many tall DTs who get playing time in our system.