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We might not be tops in the ACC but we are not the bottom either. I came to Tech for an education and while I love Tech sports, our academic successes are as important.
Good, the water looked cold!
Minor and McMillian make it 2 of the state's top 10. Just unlike most years, we didn't sign anyone in the top 5.
We really needed that after McKenzie and Harrison.
Seems to fit that speed/deep/"big play" role we were sorely missing this year.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Way to go above and beyond.
I don't want to brag or anything, but I do have a pretty damn good "Hi!"
Receiver alert!
We're good at wrestling. Let's talk about that instead!
And great article and analysis. Thanks!
^game changer right here.
Phew!
That's a big get. We simply could not afford to go 0'fer on the WRs in this class. Ford & Stanford will be great together over the long haul, and maybe Harrison shocks the world and stays with us this afternoon.
As disappointed as I am about Nnadi, I'm so damn glad about this kid becoming a Hokie. Incredibly gifted athlete that will definitely make a difference on the field AND on the court.
#FordToFordForTheTouchdown
We dont suck at recruiting anymore! Yall can come back from the edge of the bridge now.
I wasn't saying you couldn't be happy or unhappy with the recruiting, just that we should try and moderate it. No running around like chickens with our heads cut off, out of happiness or despair. We can be excited, or disappointed, but I think either way should be taken with a grain of salt.
I was really wanting this kid. Almost as much as Harrison. Hope he plays well for football and basketball. Excited for this guy!
BOOM! I'd like to think he committed because I said hi to him and Moorehead when he was on his official.
Finally we get lucky!!! Great pickup for both foosball and the other sport which I don't want to mention.
Oh this is good...now I'm happy!!
Isaiah Ford is in!!!
Welcome to Hokienation!
Huge get IMO!
To be fair, this is the *Exact* same thing that people were saying the last few years as recruting was really crapping the bed. "Oh you don't know if any of these kids are going to be good or not, lets see how it plays out." Then it feels like the exact same people turn around later and say "Oh, well, of course we're losing we don't have the talent because we weren't recruiting well."
So, while I agree that this year was better than the last few, signing only what 1 of the in-state top 10 is an issue and it does need to be addressed. No, the sky is not falling, no we will not lose every game next year, or any of those other extreme things, but the opposite is also true: everything is *not* 100% fine. Things do need to be worked on, things do need to be improved. Missing so many signing day decisions so often *is* still an issue.
People seem to treat everything like a black and white issue, and it's never the case. It can be both. It can be both our best class in years with good hopes for the future and the identification of several areas of improvement like getting top in-state talent and closing with guys on NSD.
Complacency is the reason for the last couple of years, both in recrutiing and on the field. Now that things are turning around, it's not the time to get complacent again, it's the time to keep getting better every year and keep improving. There's always work to do.
Thank god for Ford
That might be the most beautiful gif I've ever seen