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UVA always moves the ball on their first drive (I saw it vs UNC too) they dont get points but they drive a little...then they just lay down and get killed for the next 55+ minutes

Mrs. Brush upon seeing this play: 'Wow, they are just pathetic.'

LOLUVA is BAD

Welp...that didn't take long.

I can't believe it took this long for someone to do this. Well in, Box.

Go Hokies, beat Bye Week! Whatever happens, let ever thing fall into place so we go to Charlotte!

I'm just so used to hearing about the way universities treat students, much of this isn't surprising. I'm over a lot of the stories of how universities prop up athletes when they might not be suited to the college environment. Some athletes don't really try to be students, and the universities support them. Some athletes try to be students but have a hard time with it. Some students are athletes. I get it. It's hard to support the way it is. But I get it.

But those things that really p!ss me off in this piece are the ones where they talk about how the student athletes treat other people. The beating of the gay guy. The intimidation of the woman.

If this is what happens when we enable some athletes to be less than students, count me out.

I'm hoping Alabama and Florida don't offer. I want him to be a Hokie.

I physically can't root for UVA, but hope that Miami loses? That I can do. Wake over Duke is incredibly unlikely, so it will almost certainly come down to the final week.

That's all fine and well. The majority of student athletes need a degree because they won't have a career in sports. The NCAA has hammered that home with its "go pro on something else commercials".

However, the minority of the kids--the ones who don't need a degree because they have a pro career--are the ones that move the needle. They are the same kids who leave in 3 years, even though some could be first round picks in two, and perhaps some leave in 3 with an accelerated degree. And based on what I've read about the demand of being a D-1 football player (that of a full time job), and how demanding college is (another full time job), in most cases I'd say a 3-year degree is a product of being "kept eligible". Just like there are one or two Gates or Jobs in th business world, I'm sure there are some players that can burn it at both ends, but that's not the norm.

In conclusion:

1. The minority of the players generate the majority of interest in college football (and all college sports given football's overwhelming popularity).
2. Some of that minority is on the 3-year, not 5-year plan, even though a few are good enough to be drafted in <=2 years.
3. That minority is forced to bide their time in college even though their career is going pro. The more "pro-ready" a player is, the better he makes the college game.
4. Colleges are doing a bunch of absurd shit to keep their players eligible.
5. The players that generate the interest, that could draw a salary in the NFL, are instead forced to stay in college and accept tuition as compensation.

Wilson is a good player- He had a bad game and appeared intimidated a bit. Very timid on O. He can play; he smoked a pretty good wvu backcourt. We need Rankin for depth and his experience

One thing this team does well is they hit the glass hard. Best rebounding Tech team I've seen in years.