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# | Hokies wrestling recruits Class of 2026 and 2027. End of season duals and Postseason I also think Ryan is going to be back up at 174 next season. I think that's a big reason he is redshirting this season. Because at 165. His gas tank isn't there. Especially at tournaments.
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# | Hokies wrestling recruits Class of 2026 and 2027. End of season duals and Postseason I was editing when you responded. Agreed.
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# | Hokies wrestling recruits Class of 2026 and 2027. End of season duals and Postseason Well if Melvin reclassafies to 2027. I would have Melvin at 157. And you redshirt Gaj
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# | Hokies wrestling recruits Class of 2026 and 2027. End of season duals and Postseason Maybe looking at below for 2027
125 EV
133 AS
141 Bo
149 Caleb Henson
157 Collin Gaj / Melvin Miller reclassifies
165 Ryan Burton
174 transfer / Gage Wright
184 transfer / Rocha
197 Sasso
285 Mullen
5 potential finalists
8 AA
Podium finish
04- I really appreciate the intel. I have one old aquantince that has been crushing large stripers on Fort Patrick Henry using swimbaits, but he is also very prickly about anyone being in his boat. He is a solo guy to the core. So, I am limited to bank fishing unless I re-power and re-trailer my dad's old jon boat... and boy howdy it wouldn't be pleasant sitting on those aluminum benches out in this cold for very long.
The white bass thing seems silly, but it ties to books. I learned about most of the things I fell in love with (sports, fishing) through books as I slowly got exposure. My dad started me out bank fishing for bluegills and carp at Clear Creek (now surrounded by a golf course sadly.) Then he moved me up to fishing with minnows and nightcrawlers under slip floats at Washington County Park and Whittaker Hollow Park on South Holston and along the rock wall at Whitetop Laurel for trout. But, he told me stories about white bass running up out of the lake into the river at Alvarado. I had seen the shore shoulder to shoulder for opening day of trout season, so I wanted to try that. I read about white bass fishing in books and 1) they were a high volume catch fish from accessible spots and 2) they looked cool. However, by the time I was old enough to try, the two places where I had been told to go (Alvarado and Wolf Creek) no longer had any kind of run. After we got our pontoon boat (man I miss that boat) I got one very large white bass (2 pound range) on a rattle trap while trying to catch largemouths and smallmouth. So, it is one of those frustratingly close, yet oh so far bucket list targets that I want to get into just once. I have a similar itch to get into larger bluefish in the surf on lures, even though I have caught more bluefish than fans at an Ohio State spring game.
The striped bass fishing, well I completely understand that it is a boaters game, and good electronics are mission critical. I know there are tailrace opportunities with big swimbaits, but not in the winter and I expect to be moving back to the Richmond area before the Buckroe cobia run (May.) So, I may just have to pony up for the guide to not go stir crazy there.
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# | Hokies wrestling recruits Class of 2026 and 2027. End of season duals and Postseason Maybe just to wrestle Rutgers Brandt Harer?
That would be insane in a HS state final.
Yes, we know each other from clubs and festivals and the work at breweries.
PLS
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# | Batten Down the Hatches This Weekend, Hokie Nation. [Winter Weather Thread] the spreadsheet abides
STATS AND DOG SPORTS
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# | 2025-26 Hokie Hoops Statistical Notes: Volume 6 (degrees) I'm not the biggest fan of the NET idea. A Quad 1 win sounds great, but the difference, just because of where the game is played, is astounding.
You could have #3 Duke (18-1) playing at Stanford (14-6) and it's a Quad 1 game for both.
In any event, the Hokies are currently 52nd, which is not in a safe bubble area, but is in a reasonable bubble area.
In 2024, Indiana State became the first top 30 NET team to not hear their name. But the Sycamores did have an atrociously weak non-conference schedule, save two games at both Alabama and Michigan State, where they lost both; and their few blowout (20+) non-conference wins were against NAIA Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 6-26 IUPUI, 11-20 Northern Illinois, 8-24 Southern Indiana, and 18-15 Tennessee State.
To compare, our blowout non-conference wins have come against 11-11 Charleston Southern, 12-8 Saint Joseph's, 6-12 Western Carolina and 8-13 UMES. The big advantage, non-conference-wise, for the Hokies is their 11 point win against 18-2 George Mason.
Sub Station 2 is back??? How did I miss this! This news is better than the Franklin hiring
No problem with the kids getting paid but staying in college for 6 plus years as many seem to be doing and not taking classes just to play ball this is just insane someway somehow this needs to be fixed
Here in Winchester no freezing rain a good amount of sleet on top of 7 or so inches of snow this morning i went out for the third time twice yesterday before the playoffs snow/sleet was so hard my 250 lb self 240 lb plow and whatever the tractor weight we just drove over it had to try to get a little broken area to push it away got done took a drive roads were in surprisingly good shape some retail parking lots not so much stay safe
Yupp also went regularly when I got off the river clients or not. Took anyone visiting Blacksburg there. To this day still one of my favorite places to eat/drink. Was always treated like they knew me personally.
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# | 2025-26 Hokie Hoops Statistical Notes: Volume 6 (degrees) VCU is ranked 54th, which qualifies as a Neutral Site Quad 2 loss. It could be a Quad 1 loss if they get back up above 50.
Stanford is ranked 72nd, which qualifies as a Home Site Quad 2 loss.
South Carolina can be a Quad 1 Away win if they get up above 75.
Likewise, if Notre Dame wins a few to get above 75, they'd be a Quad 2 home win.
Charlotte (164), Elon (177), and Saint Joseph's (182) could all become Quad 3 if they win more. They need to get to 160
3 High schools in 3 years (reclassified) and now 3 colleges in 3 years.
Looking for NIL sponsorship with U-Haul, maybe??
Other thought: maybe this isn't a healthy pattern for young people...
Just sell to the highest bidder. I don't really care who is the sponsor (with reason) as long as VT gets good compensation.
I also see the benefits of cross-branding here. Carillion clinic, VT College of Engineering, or some other University-affliated brand could create alternate revenues that are not direct paid sponsorship dollars.
Is Stanford the mens worst loss? I would have thought it would have been VCU on the neutral court given their record since then and the margin of the loss.
Thankfully our ice was in the form of little pellets that bounced off of trees, rather than stick to them. But it made shoveling this morning a giant pain in the ass.
Next chapter #committed Proverbs 16:9 pic.twitter.com/vV8VgeQeqr— Davi Belfort (@DaviBelfort) January 19, 2026
Digging this one up just to update on his next move. Shame we canceled the JMU game or he'd be back in Lane this year.
In Abingdon, trees down with a full inch of ice on every little branch. The trees that haven't snapped in the yard are bent over to the ground like weeping willows.
Great numbers!
Spent last week down at the Cape. Arrived early afternoon on Monday and promptly hopped in my buddy's boat to go to a well known channel that I fish in during the summer, usually to catch a flounder or two. It's got holes 10-12 feet deep and a lot of people go swimming there. Needless to say, its loaded with puppy drum and speckled trout right now in 3 feet of water. There tide was down lower than I've ever seen it. I promptly caught 2 puppy drum on a hand tied jig and then 3 on a clouser. The fish wanted it dead drifted. My buddy and his wife caught several big trout, up to 24".
Tuesday was cold as hell and we got a report that lots of big trout were being caught off the Pamlico River. Off we went, driving an hour and a half north to fish another well known (to the trout fishermen) creek. Apparently there was also a good striper bite in there the day before. Luke has live scope and side scan and whatever else electronic you can think of on the boat. Water temp ranged from 44-47 degrees. I saw tons of life in the water. We caught several hickory shad on jigs. No stripers though and we couldn't find the trout and I couldn't get anything on the fly. On the way back out we stopped and all switched up lures and Luke promptly landed a 27" monster speck on a purple soft plastic slick. I immediately switched over to that and caught ten or so trout. They wanted it thrown right on the edge of the dropoff where the creek went from 2-3' to 10'. Very slow twitches with mind numbing pauses and the bite was just a tap.
Wednesday, I decided to make a long run to Ocracoke based on a report of 80 drum caught in a hole way up in a creek. I was an idiot and didn't think about the super low new moon tides. Got there and made three attempts to get in. No dice. Poked around a few other spots and tried to get into another creek that has been very successful for me over the years. Too low. Headed back south and was promptly reminded that I should fish where the fish are. Luke and Natalia had landed two dozen drum and were now smoking the specks, dead drifting mirrolures in the exact same spot. Several 24s in hand and Luke got another 26". I couldn't get them to eat a fly but got 4 nice specks on mirrolures.
Thursday I decided to head north and explore more of Swan Quarter. Warmer weather and bright sun was perfect looking for reds. I poled all over some of the prettiest water one can find in Rose Bay and saw what may have been a small school of puppies, but couldn't confirm. They did not eat the fly. My spot that worked so well last time was a dud. Meanwhile, Luke and Natalia landed 75 trout on the same channel, and don't know how many 24" fish they caught. Another 26" came to hand. Yet again, I should have fished where the fish were but can't fault myself for trying to find my my favorite fish and sight cast to them.
I feel like I'm beginning to get the hang of this trout thing and as a fly fisherman, it is fun throwing a really light spin rod to them with mirrolures and whatnot. I'm working on fly technique for them. Not a shabby start to 2026 and I'll be heading out west at the end of this week. Should be getting some trout fishing in along with some snowboarding, if there's ever enough snow!
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That was an awesome cartoon and I've seen it several times over the decades. The frog would tap dance with a top hat and cane while singing "I'm just wild about Harry". I always felt so sorry for his person who dreamed of riches and fame but ended up with a frog that only sang to him. Thanks for the memory.
EDIT: I got the song all wrong, as is pointed out in the next post. Shows what age and time can dull the memories, but I can still see that frog singing and dancing and the poor old man's disappointment. I was trying hard to figure why the frog was singing about Harry anyway, but I won't go there.