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Another scenario to consider is Holland Fisher getting on campus and making a push at Rover. That could give Torrian the option to slide over Bonner / Jarrett to CB, especially in a nickle package, if he thinks that gets his best cover guys on the field.
With that, I think we'll be able to find 2 guys who can play regularly, and a third who can play the nickel out of this group:
Kyle Fuller
Kendall Fuller
Donovon Riley
Donaldven Manning
Davion Tookes
Derwoune Greene
I agree that if f Tone makes it back on the field, him and Kyle will obviously start, with Kyle sliding down to the nickle and Kendall playing at the opposite corner in passing downs.
I think Manning will get first crack at it in spring practice. If he can improve enough then he'll be starting. Remember how good Jayron and Kyle were in their Sophomore years? Maybe it just takes that second off-season (Manning enrolled early) to get to the next level.
Weavers quotes (Since the article is now paid):
“We have been a great partner, and Thursday nights have been great for us,” Weaver said Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the ACC released next season’s schedule. “But it just wasn’t fair to have a game every year where so many fans couldn’t come and had to sell their tickets.”
“It was simply a request on behalf of our fans,” Weaver said, “something I thought we needed to do to say ‘thank you’ to them for being so good to us on Thursday nights over the years.”
I mean...in theory this is true. But in all honesty the students would fill up for a Thursday nighter against UNC. A UNC game at noon? Not so sure.
This.
This just seems really odd. I have been to several Thursday night games. IMO the best ones to attend. I am a season ticket holder and that has always been the fav game of the season. I have never seen the stadium where it didn't look packed. This is so odd to me but hey he is the AD so he knows more than me.
but it wouldn't surprise me.
Hokies Respect!
I can deal with no Thursday night game provided Weaver bans noon kickoffs and reinstates Stick It In.
Isn't the story he got like 6 or 8 emails and banned stick it in? That's a ridiculously low percentage of people. Of course, if they were the 6 biggest donors, that would be understandable
Yea, but when the Cubs or Hokies finally win the big one (it'll happen, I still believe) then the party will be that much bigger.
that his goal is to make alumni and boosters happy.
But he explicitly says he didn't reach out to them!
My original comment ASSUMED they've gotten calls/emails about Thursday night games. We don't know for sure.
He doesn't say how the request from fans was fielded. He DOES say they didn't ask season ticket holders.
I have a big problem with that.
I am not a fan of banning stick it in or asking for no Thursday night games, but from a business standpoint his goal isn't to make the students happy, it's to make the Alumni and boosters happy. The students will go no matter when the game is, so he really doesn't care what makes us happy.
All y'all must be gluttons for punishment.
Hokies and Cubs, but at least I have the Steelers and Pens to fall back on for my W's
I'm glad Weaver gave an explanation, and it at least seems like he did it for a good reason (perceived fan hardship). And I'm glad Beamer wants it this way.
Still unhappy, and I wish Weaver would go with the aparrent majority of fans rather than the vocal minority (see: banning stick it in, asking for no Thursday night game). However, I know it's possible that not everyone who goes to the games shares the same mind as tkplayers, so maybe I'm wrong
That's what I was thinking. The teachers always hated that we had games on school nights, but most of mine are understanding. My teacher last year for the FSU game told us "There will be class on Thursday, but if you don't show up then there's nothing I can do about it."
i am also a Vikings, Cubs, and Hokies fan...sports heartbreak is my middle name
I had a 2:30 and the teacher made us come to class to watch the most pointless movie and took attendance for a quiz grade. I hated her for that.
This is lifted from David Teel's piece, here: http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-weaver-thursday-...
First Weaver says:
“It was simply a request on behalf of our fans,” Weaver said...
Then, two paragraphs later:
Weaver said that the logistical challenges of clearing campus early for weekday home games played no role in the decision, adding that the athletic department did not survey ticket-holders and was not prompted by central administration.
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So did the department get a handful of emails and calls from upset fans who have work the next morning? That was enough to prompt them to make this change?
If that's the case, shouldn't a handful of emails and calls from upset fans about other issues result in change?
I call bullshit on this.
i know a lot of the faculty are against football games on a school night. maybe they went to steger and he talked to weaver, but who knows.
we're talking about my wet dreams here, not reality. You know the ones where we return the favor of the 2000 Sugar Bowl.
I wonder how much Kendall already knows about the system. If Kyle has been coaching him up on the side a little, or at least getting him up to speed on the terminology and philosophy of the defense, perhaps he can have a highly accelerated learning curve. For me, knowing the scheme is the big issue that could keep him off the field the first few games in favor of Manning. The guy is clearly talented enough to go.
