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I've had to endure two years of him ripping a hole through G.W.-Danville's defense. It'll be nice to root FOR him. Unfortunately, we'll see him one more time this fall.
Dude can flat MOVE. Looks like a man amongst boys out there. Kick returner much?
looks like david prince will be committing at some point today
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I LOVE IT!!!! rg3 throwing to hokies sounds good to me!
on all points
@joe -- on your next update, tramel terry has committed to georgia
As a die-hard Hokie™ and self-avowed Redskin hater™, this is unequivocally bad news. Good for those dudes, though. It will be good for recruiting to have some local VT exposure in the NFL.
Im not too worried about running back watching Holmes run, he reminds me alot of Brandon Ore (on the field). I also believe at least 1 of our freshmen will be ready this year.The offensive line worries me a little bit but we have some good linemen, the only question is how will they work together. Actually the 1 position that I worry about the most is the secondary. Great athletes but where will they all end up? I have a hard time swallowing the idea that Jarret and Bonner will be our last line of defense. They are great athletes but that is alot of inexperience in a critical position.
because Stinespring still calls plays.....
His last name looks like it came from Tobin's Spirit Guide.
We have relied so heavily on the run game for past 6+ years I'm terrified to see what will happen to our offense w/o a stud in the stable. Yes, Logan can make up for Stiney's JV play calling. The OL and RB concerns me. Not because of their inexperience, but because of Bryan Stinespring.
word on the street is that Anthony Shegog will be committing to VT later today
I read that first paragraph and am pretty sure you can replace Greenberg with Stinespring and the argument still holds a lot of water.
really damn bad to mediocre. the next step is above avg, needs to happen soon for seth.
i am glad he brought the program this far, but expectations were raised by him and us. time to start meeting them.
Since these penalties are against the football program, UNC could care less. UNC is a number one seed and that is all they and the ACC care about. Damn you, F$U, for ruining a 3rd matchup of Duke and UNC in the #ACCChampionshipBasketballGameInAtlanta. Someone said any news is good news, so the basketball team is happy with this light sentence for the football dudes. Funny how UNC fines themselves 50K, which is accepted yet they still receive the pooled bowl money. Great to see the FNCAA fixes that problem and has a punishment scheme that a Harvard mathematics professor couldn't figure out.
LMAO That's great.
And it'll continue to do so. It should be harsher especially with the post season ban. The scholarship reduction seems bout right I suppose.
USC is certainly looking good coming out of their probation but theyre USC, theyre an elite program nationally who just have kids fall in their laps. This is Carolina we're talking here, they are a basketball school. I look for them to fall off some, but the bar never got raised tremendously high during the previous regime even with all those blue chip recruits.
And werent Heel fans the ones saying we were gonna tarnish the good name of the ACC with our thug team and drunken hillbilly fans?
that Meyer guy. Don't like him one bit. VT needs to win this one.
UNC will be bringing in any championships anytime soon. But I see your point. Top-tier schools such as USC, tOSU, and Miami will probably be unaffected by post-season bans and scholarship reductions. I do think, if VT were to get involved in a cheating scandal, it would hurt the program, since a loss of scholarships would really hurt how VT recruits (many 3 stars, hope one hits and develop him). Also, VT's brand is not as recognizable as USC, tOSU, etc, so losing exposure in the post-season would hurt.
I think UNC will struggle, they hired a no-name coach (in terms of national recognition) and probably won't attract the top recruits they had achieved in the height of the Davis era. It's not like they have Lane Kiffin or Urban Meyer who are so recognizable, that even my wife even knows who they are. I guess we'll see how it goes.
What UNC did was pretty bad, but punishing them into oblivion does nothing positive for the conference or even football. Let's be honest; UNC is one of the flagship schools of the conference whether we like it or not. Their improvement is the improvement of the conference.
They cooperated with the NCAA, got rid of the coaches responsible, and the negative PR they received hurt as well. I think this punishment is satisfactory. The real problem is that the NCAA has no teeth when it comes to runners and agents. That's where A LOT of these problems stem from. When they can find a way to keep those types in check then things will be better.
Now Miami, on the other hand. They deserve the full wrath of the NCAA.
look at highights of 05 and 06 then look at 09-10, its night and day how disruptive and consistent the d lines are.
things are on the up and up
we'll never win an mnc without a dominant d line
What this says to me is that cheating pays.
We've seen the proof that you can cheat and pretty much get away with it. The only victim here are the players who miss out on a bowl this year. If you're a senior, been there done that. If you're a freshman, just play hard in '13 and you'll be bowling in no time!
USC received a much harsher penalty and they'll be among the nation's best teams this year. UNC's young talent isn't going anywhere. They'll be one of the top teams in the conference next year and will be right back in title hunt the year after with a veteran Renner or Williams under center.
This is a joke. But it has led me to a plan that I think Stinespring haters will love:
Let's give Stiney a cheating budget of, say, $100k. Nothing too crazy, but enough to get some heads turning. Then we sent Stiney out to blue chippers who aren't considering us. Stiney shows up at the door with a few Christmas hams (read: cash), then we start getting the big fish like everyone else.
When it all comes crashing down, we fire Stiney and the kids we brought on board illegally will miss a bowl or two, but they'll be chillin up in Kent Square, ready to bring down more titles when the sanctions are lifted.
When probation ends, we give the next cheating budget to Newsome and have him go at it.
It's too easy!!
USC got the hammer dropped on them because they didn't cooperate with the NCAA. While UNC's misconduct was worse than what happened at OSU, you also have to recall that they weren't explicitly lied to by representatives of the school.
While the penalties aren't stiff enough to really discourage cheating, I do think these sanctions will have a significant impact on UNC. They aren't OSU or USC who can get virtually any recruit they want. The scholarship restrictions and bowl ban will also hurt as they bring in a new coaching staff. I wonder how some of their more recent recruits (Hughes and Williams in particular) feel after seeing this news?
