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Some friends and I were wearing our superman Tyrod shirts (the one with the 5 as the s) and walking out of lane after the game had ended a few years ago. A woman stops us and asks where we go our shirts. We commented that she could buy them at the bookstore on campus. She then asked if they did custimizations because she needed to put "Tyrod's Mom" on the back. Great lady
hlysht this kid has a motor. How good is the level of competition he is playing against?
he's listed in the OP
Please, God. Him and Tim. Verbal early and get a talent landslide to settle in Blacksburg
Whoops. Overlooked the defensive side of things on the post, so I take it back.
da fuq?
Yea I'm not stressing either way.
But, that Florida program looks toxic right now on the offensive side...
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GT hands down...not even close for me. That was vintage Bud Foster D and what you should think of when you think Virginia Tech Football
QB Don Strock - 14 years in the NFL from 1974 to 1988. Played 13 years with the Miami Dolphins as a well-paid career back-up, but did start in 20 games, winning 14. Played his last year in Cleveland.
Source?
Then in that case you're gonna have to put Kevin McAdam. In many ways I feel that he was a superior athlete to Sorenson (not to take away) on ST.
I'm gonna put Nick Sorensen on this list under Special Teams Guru. Not many really know that he played 10 seasons in the NFL. That's a very good run especially considering that he played most of it just on Special Teams, but he had some great contributions in the secondary as well. The reason why I think he should be added is that he in a lot of ways shows the lunch pail attitude of VT and no matter what he was doing played lights out football. Then he translated that to an Asst Coaching job on the Seahawks this year for, you guessed it, Special Teams.
He by no means had the best Hokie NFL career, or anywhere near it, but for just a Special Teams category I think he is the only candidate.
...that way he can leave for the Texas job without going back on his word.
Edit: Eh? Eh? See what I did there?
Fsu isn't even pursuing him. They have backed off. VT is still pushing for this kid more than anyone
From the 60's:
Carroll Dale receiver for the Packers
Don Oakes center for the Patriots
Absolutely so... I figured they each were pro bowl and hall of fame bound. And then... they weren't. I pondered on why so many great Tech players excelled relative to their peers only to "underperform" in the NFL and it finally hit me. Being a Hokie is the pinnacle of every football players career, if in fact they were lucky enough and worked hard enough to attain such a position. The NFL is some sort of pseudo-retirement position to Hokie footballers with a 401k that is made to look like a work contract. Brilliant!
You see I feel that Ben Taylor, Suggs and Jimmy Williams were more disappointments. We forgot about John Engleberger and Vincent Fuller.
Moving to MB? Who gives a fuck!? Nah, j/m and sarcastica. Love that place (minus all the dipshit Klempsun "fans"). Be a pain in their ass if you can.
Lee Suggs and Ben Taylor had a couple good years. Jim Pyne maybe a decent year or two.
I submit the renaming of this site to The Key Rogers
Fave moment: Ky. Fuller pick off of McArron.
Fave game: Miami with Decade of Dominance in close 2nd.
High school coaches are a part of the process, like it or not. Keeping them happy is key to the program. Ask Al Groh- his downfall started when he pissed off Mike Smith at Hampton High.
My first star struck experience was during the '94 Gator Bowl. Somehow my dad lucked into front row tickets and as Antonio Freeman was walking off of the field he threw his mouthpiece right into my lap. That has and always will be my favorite piece of memorabilia.
Also I ended up getting close to the Semones family. Brandon Semones was the defensive MVP of the '95 Sugar Bowl. He and his brother (Mitch) are elders at my church and Brandon and I have prayed over things on more than one occassion. I also painted their parents (CFB'S sister and brother in law) house a year ago in Christiansburg. Their basement has a Hokie shrine of unimaginable proportions.
Bryan Still, Kevin Jones (pro bowl 1st yr), J. Boykin, Josh Morgan. Don Strock won a SB with the Dolphins. Wilford spent most of his career as a WR.
Hmmm... each their own, but he only had 4 or 5 years in the league right? superior athlete, maybe, but this is about a career and I just don't see the same level of impact or the longevity of Sorensen.