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Yes, and good point.
Can you imagine his stats if he was playing with Peyton at QB?
I'll have to dream up some kind of a bonus suck for Denver that doesn't involve horses.
It doesn't. By definition a Hokie athlete cannot be a douche.
Logan was damn good in 2011, remember that. By far his best year as a Hokie. While Tyrod was probably a better option it doesn't take away how good Logan was that year.
Just imagine if Tyrod Taylor was able to be redshirted in the 2008 like Beamer wanted. He would been under center in 2011...oh what could have been.
Easily. They look for flash. Michael Vick was all flash.
That's the look he gives would-be tacklers. Who then run the other direction as fast as they can.
I guess I'd better get my tent off of Nnadi' s lawn then.
See this is an issue. Give me a budget of 0 dollars and a little time and my imagination is the only thing stopping me from creating an infinite number of accounts. It would be extremely difficult to prove every offending account was a "booster"of that university.
That's a good point and yes you are correct. You as a person can be infringed upon in any number of ways by a corporation, as you pointed out. However, if I have no contract with them and am not in any place in which they control, such as my living room, they have no power against me. The NCAA is saying they have the power in all instances, even this, which I disagree with.
While many fans are boosters and students I think the large majority of fans are not. The NCAA holds no power over these people and therefore it's impossible, other than to say it broke a rule, for the NCAA to police them. Or for that matter punish schools for fans the university is in no control of.
They could simply tell all athletes not to use social media, but not sure how that applies to recruits who are yet to sign papers with NCAA.
After watching this video, I don't think we can stress enough how much a fully healthy and in shape DJ Coles would have helped us
Nice to see Blake DeChristopher doing some TV work
I like how on the times when he had to make someone miss, he just added a little wiggle or a jump cut, but kept going north-south.
I think that it is ok to cheer for your team, but keep it between the lines. If you see a kid around town, feel free to give him a "go hokies" shoutout, but I think thats where it stops.
Seems more SEC than ACC in conception
I know that tweets like these are probably pro-forma for recruits these days, but I like the fact that Ford is taking a leadership role, even if its in a virtual forum. I don't have twitter, but I have seen plenty of these from him welcoming people on board and enouraging people on the fence to commit. Says a lot about Ford's view of the program.
I agree with you on principle, but I think you have number 3 exactly backwards.
NCAA is a business, not a government, and cannot infringe on the rights of ordinary citizens.
The constitution & Bill of Rights are protections against the government's infringement of rights. They say nothing about giving up those rights freely to anyone else.
A business can infringe on your rights legally in any manner of ways, so long as there is a contract stating such. An employer can limit who you can speak with about certain things. A game provider or search engine can share what you think should be private information. A store can say "No Guns Allowed", or "No Shirts, No Shoes, No Service."
So, in fact, the NCAA can limit the rights of those who have entered into a contract with it. So while there is literally nothing they can legally do to the fans, they can threaten and punish the institutions you root for.
As you say however, this is a ridiculous rule that will fail miserably if they ever try to enforce it. Your previous example of how the rule could be used to hurt teams you root against is a great example that I would imagine the NCAA attorneys have considered.
There is a legal basis. look at how Miami is fighting back against the sanctions the NCAA is handing to them. It's through the courts. Every punishment by the NCAA does not need to be automatically assumed by the university. They can appeal within the NCAA system or fight it in court. And this could be won in a heartbeat
For the record, I upvoted this and am not part of the downvote contingent.
I gotta disagree with ya bud. FSU is built like an SEC team. Have done a great job in recruiting and have big time depth. FSU's defense is lights out to. With that being said I think it will still be a shoot out. But if a team needs to make more stops I see it being the fsu defense. Not so much on Auburns defense
Aaron Paul approves Shai
As for attrition, McCray is one. I think Jake Goins was kept on scholarship but his career is over. Duan Perez-Means and Donaldven Manning left the program. It is still a bit of a mystery what Deon Clarke and Corey Marshall's future with the Hokies. And, I am sure there are some kids that are probably feeling like either looking elsewhere or just enjoying being students.
Also, if I were a betting man I'd bet that Carlis Parker gets redshirted with all the talented receivers coming in. This year was a bit of a waste for him.
The only memory I chose to keep from that Orange Bowl:
Assuming the early enrollees will be Ford, Williams, McKenzie, Mihota, Fisher, Reid, and Jefferson. Am I missing anyone?
Yes.
How about Mr Sweater Vest? (hey you did say crazy thought)