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# | Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that Bearcats AD Whit Babcock will likely be the new Virginia Tech Athletic Director 
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# | Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that Bearcats AD Whit Babcock will likely be the new Virginia Tech Athletic Director 
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# | Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that Bearcats AD Whit Babcock will likely be the new Virginia Tech Athletic Director Wang approves of this comment.
Yes, I am equally concerned about the lack of LB recruits!
He needs to stop recruiting this random guy named Tim and focus on Bronson.
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# | Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that Bearcats AD Whit Babcock will likely be the new Virginia Tech Athletic Director I tell myself that we've never even played a game at fed ex field. It's where hokie dreams go to die...
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# | Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that Bearcats AD Whit Babcock will likely be the new Virginia Tech Athletic Director I also tell myself that game at fedex field never happened
Agree totally - this is poor management on weaver's part.
every good manager knows it's usually better to keep and manage the devil you know then the demon you don't. There was absolutely way weaver was going to get a better coach then SG at that point. He should have worked with Greenberg to solve his deficiencies, not canned him. Thank weaver for his service but happy he's moving on.
Most of them don't mind. They reach out. They like it. Especially CJ lol
I've tweeted recruits twice, one was CJ Reavis asking him a potential recruit that ended up being Andrew Ford and the other was a reply to Colt Pettit on Saturday when he said that because of Hokienation he was staying. CJ replyed and Colt favorited my tweet so I'm guessing they didn't mind.
The NCAA has no jurisdiction over copyrighted materials. Their jurisdiction is over student-athletes and the schools/boosters in the system. There's a reason why schools quickly issue "don't tweet recruits" statements whenever their coach or someone suggests tweeting them is okay. If the school doesn't say that, they could be hit with failure to monitor or failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance. It only takes one time for the NCAA to actually enforce the rule. Forgive me for valuing the opinion of the people who are actually responsible for interpreting the rules.
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# | David Teel Interview with John Ballein- Not an AD candidate/Problems with Fundraising I got a cheap plastic pen once...
Guys recruits reach out to fans just as much as fans reach out to recruits. I tweet recruits once in a while and I find nothing wrong with a congrats on the offer here or a congrats on the commitment their etc. This is a very heated discussion by many
I won't spew hate about Jeff Grimes, but I will say that in his initial presser he looked kind of glazed over and for the exciting things he said, I felt like in his heart wasn't behind his words. He lost his job, he needed a job, and Blacksburg is where he ended up.
Also, I think there's something to be said for doing what you say you will do and finishing the job that you start. To me, Jeff Grimes left his post with his job 25% done. I remember my first mentor became a VP at my company (a small to medium size) for less money than he made at long stints with BoA and FedEx, but he came in to clean up operations and institute new standards, routines, etc. For some time, he clashed with executive leadership at the company and when I asked him why he didn't just move on he said "Because my job isn't done here." That left an impression on me and when Jeff Grimes left, it reminded me of that comment.
I am disappointed that Jeff Grimes chose to jump ship on the program, but Stacy Searles seems like an exceptional guy and maybe we can keep him for a few years.
Oh god, he's here set our couches on fire and then leave.
The value would be talking to who I wanted to talk to. And there is zero
Risk involved. The NCAA would never level sanctions against Virginia tech for it.
It's a rule that doesn't matter. It'll never be enforced. I'm not going To not talk to interesting people just because the NCAA says I shouldn't, especially if there will never be negative consequences for those actions.
While it's true that a rule isn't invalid just because I don't like it, it's also true that rules aren't valid just because they are rules. What if the NCAA said that any schools whose fans post copyrighted material on video sharing/streaming sites will be punished? Would you then stop watching all cfb clips just because "it's a rule"? Of course not. That be crazy. Similarly, I think it's just as overreaching for the NCAA to say that fans of college programs can't talk to recruits. In my opinion, they are overstepping their bounds and trying to pretend they have influence in a sphere they simply don't.
It's kinda like marijuana, no? While there are those who say that it is really not harmful (or less harmful than alcohol). But if you are caught with it you're still going to get in trouble with the law.
Whether or not the law Is correct or not isn't my point though. The point is that is currently against the law (in most states and federally) and if caught you could potentially get in trouble.
While the NCAA probably won't do anything for some fans tweeting at recruits, if they had it out for us they could in theory use it against us.
Maybe it's not the best analogy but I hope I'm getting my point across.
The principle is that over-reaching stupidity by irrational actors should not be ratified by blind acceptance. It only begets more stupidity.
Love the generous performance bonuses for basketball. We're basically getting Nike's change in the couch for making the Final Four. Which, as I'm sure I don't need to remind anyone, WE'VE NEVER DONE. $25K for that? Pffft.
"Well in one case, a fan is giving an amateur athlete benefits for play. In the other, a fan is talking to an amateur athlete."
Both are against the rules. Whether or not you like the rules is not a condition of a rule being valid.
"I think it's beyond imagination to think that the NCAA would ever crack down on Virginia Tech because I wanted to tweet a recruit."
a) The NCAA has proven itself over the years to be an irrational actor.
b) What's the point of doing it? It's against the rules. We all know it's against the rules. Just about everyone reputable has said not to do it. What's the value in insisting you can do something that you can't and shouldn't do?
Haha this is hilarious. Totally terrible. And awesome. Although if he got a ticket he could come back to Blacksburg for his court date.
What's the irony that UMD isn't pulling that?
French you were clutch today filling in for Joe. Can't wait for the film sesh on Searels.
As much as I have a little vendetta against JMU for beating us, I think he is one hell of a hire. Glad to have him on board. Excited to see what he will do to revitalize the Hokie Club. Hopefully he puts a potential renovation of Cassell on his to do list. I think that would breathe some fresh life into our sports programs.
Yes, even though it is illegal it still happens quite frequently as we all know. Just because colleges' tweet telling boosters not to tweet at recruits, it is still going to happen. There's really not a whole lot the NCAA can do about this. Not like they will spend time stalking every single high school player to see who tweets at them. Just not practical
He has never complained about not getting the ball enough. He left the field early, yes that was stupid. But most Cowboys fans I talk to agree that Dez is the type of player they need. Michael Irvin was the same type of player in the 90's for them, a very vocal leader that players knew wanted nothing more than to win. Dez is that same player, they just need a defense to help them occasionally.
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