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I don't know about all those rules and eligibility stuff....
All I know is that I'm ready to hit some sh*t and I'm a 47yo grown-a** man.
- Bryan Randall - AA VA High School Player (Bruton is now A but I think they were AA when he was in school)
- David Wilson - AA VA High School Player
- Logan Thomas - AA VA High School Player
- DJ Coles - AA VA High School Player
- Daryl Tapp - AA VA High School Player
Most of these are current status. Not sure if they were different when they were in school, also I'm not sure about other state's players. I'm only familiar with VHSL. What I'm trying to say is high school talent is pretty overrated. If anything I think it just makes the players under-recruited and underrated. Hell, Thomas Jones (of LOLUVA fame) went to Powell High School (now Union) that graduates 150 +/- a year. He didn't play against very good competition in high school at all. I think Ford will be fine.
Judging by the number of investigators leaving the NCAA enforcement office, I doubt anything could come of this, even if it is a minor violation...
I thought about VT being Michael - we held it together for years while the rest of the conference embarrassed itself.
This looks bad to me. I'm also no lawyer, but it would seem that there's another clause under "Sports Issues" that could create problems:
Names, pictures or likenesses of currently eligible NCAA student-athletes, unless specifically authorized by the NCAA and appropriate releases have been obtained. Impermissible
They used his name, highlighted "Virginia Tech" on his shorts, and then used game footage of him (though unrelated to J.C. specifically, did they get permission for re-use from the NCAA?)
As much as I like seeing our guys working hard like this, I am really afraid that there are going to be eligibility problems here. Let's just hope it gets sorted out before the season so his eligibility doesn't affect our win/loss record if something does go against him. Given the glacial pace of the NCAA, that's doubtful, but Tech has a great compliance office that should self-report if they think anything is wrong.
Is this a promotional video? If so, this might be a problem...
EDIT: Here are the NCAA rules regarding advertising and promo standards. It is kind of vague. Under "Individuals, Agencies, and Organizations it says
Professional advertising (e.g., dentists, doctors, lawyers). Permissible
I'm not a legal professional, so I'm not very familiar with these sorts of rules. Did Tech give this an "okay"? Me thinks not...
Also found this on UNCG's athletics site:
DO NOT use the name or picture of an enrolled student-athlete to directly advertise, recommend or promote sales or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Even the sale of a picture of an enrolled student-athlete would jeopardize their eligibility.
I wouldn't mind a package deal of Brown and Ryan Izzo...
What's interesting is the playbook this year will reflect O'Cainspring's playbook from last year, not Lefty's. Yes that would be putting a lot of responsibility on the programmers to know all of the coaching changes and their respective systems, but its not like they are making monumental changes to the game each year.
Yup, the tall, lean ones tend to be better at DE. Just so long as they're quick enough.
I Think FSU would be Tony Wonder, the program/magician that Clemson/Gob tries to out do, usually unsuccessfully.
Louisville would be Lucile 2, the program that's really strong financially but isn't officially part of the conference yet.
I'm trying to match a program with Bob Loblaw...maybe UNC? Able to talk its way out of trouble
I hope we get a video like this from Exum's time in Arizona
If everyone on the team is training as hard as he and Exum appear to be, I feel good about our chances.
Ready to beat Bama?
I started to get the hang of the read option out of the pistol (which is in the VT playbook now) and every time I made the right read for LT3 to keep the ball, it was a 20 yard run.
I went with smiling and a thumbs up cause I felt that's what this site needs right about now.
I love this. Can't stop cracking up.
Check the pics from Andrew Brown's visit. All they changed was the VT on the collar.
I think he went on vacation to the Bermuda triangle...
If we were talking about an Offensive linemen or a Linebacker I'd whole heartidly agree... But we're talking about a QB.
It's easier to judge the athletic ability of a QB then other positions. Whether or not the DB closes quickly doesn't matter if I can see that the ball has zip on it when Ford releases it. Can the QB make the deep throw on target or does he under/over throw it? Does he lock onto a receiver, or is he in a system where he's required to make pre and post snap defensive reads? Does he have good footwork in the pocket and on the move?
A lot of these things you can tell regardless of competition level. Of course, the difference between an average QB and a great QB aren't the measurable. No coach will be able to know how a kid will react to living on a college campus for the first time, that's why there is no such thing as a sure thing. However, I am confident that Ford has all the necessary physical traits to be a top ACC QB.
My dad played with him here at tech. Said he was the fastest guy on the team.. Would race the running backs at practice ran a 4.5 4.6 forty back when 4.6 was flying! My uncle played against him as a TE at VMI when that was our rival... He used to laugh about how bloody and bruised he was after that game. Endless to say Bruce is the man!
Nice. Let's start a Manning vs. Brady debate!! (or a Henne vs. Shuler debate). I think Lefty has the advantage, as he is younger and has groomed some of the latest QB stars.
I really wish he is half the quarterback Johnny football is..but I think everyone is getting a little ahead of themselves on this recruit... Yes he looks good on tape and I'm glad he wants to be a hokie, but I don't think he's going to be the qb that takes us to the next level. Here's my number 1 reason, is the lack of competition he is playing in high school right now. I've played in his conference and to put it nicely its not exactly a conference power house. Almost all of the highlights he has on his huddl account are against awful teams that struggle to get in the playoffs.. Most are triple a schools that would get destroyed against a Salem, Oscar smith, brookville ect. The only team that is good every year on his game film is Bishop Mcdevvit, a private school that can basically recruit (kids flock just to play there) Lesean McCoy played there. My argument is that great football conferences or districts or areas that have great competition between d1 and d1aa athletes every Friday night produce the best recruits. The ones that expect to win and don't just get by, by running through a bunch of scrubs. Johnny football threw and ran for 155 touchdowns in three in half years as a starter in highschool in TEXAS..and his best offers were Texas a&m and Oregon... Rivals rated him a three star because he's 6 foot and white duel threat quaterback. So I think your on the right track when we might of got a guy that could come out of no where but he's not Playing in a conference that is really challenging him right now.. That's why his film looks good.. He's throwing against DBS that would struggle to run a 4.8. Now I know there are counterpoints that he's carrying a mediocre cedar cliff program in those films and that he won the Nike elite MVP award, but overall just something to think about. With that said I'm excited to seem as a hokie and hopefully he gets to the right hands for development(not sure yet it's us) bottom line I think he's a gets us 8 to 9 wins as starter and gets us in acc championship conversations.. Not national championship conversations.
David Cutcliffe is my fantasy VT OC/QB Coach.
So much focus on QB and D, totally forgot about other recruits, haha. Glad to see this though, out of state as well.
So because people are leaving their posts at the NCAA to join institutions or the private sector, the rules go out the window?
Look, I love JC, and I think he's a great ambassador for the University. But I (like many Hokies) take pride in going about things the right way. You investigate, and if there is a violation, self-report it. You don't just assume because the NCAA investigative arm is in shambles you cross your fingers that nothing comes of it.