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Believe it or not it is very competitive and we have had a pretty solid team for about 5 years now. It's not just some redneck sport where you float around and hope something bites your bait. Being successful takes a lot of skill, research, knowledge, dedication and instinct.
It's not cheap to be successful so I encourage you guys to support these guys. They represent the school very well and they will need your help to continue their success.
I'm excited for this tournament.
We actually have pretty good bass fishing team that has placed well the last couple of years in the national championship tournament! They show it on ESPN each year.
I'm up for FSU on a Thursday too. It would probably be a tougher environment for them than a Saturday game; mid-week travel, crowd in a frenzy, all that jazz. Gotta hope it's late October or November too, so they have to deal w/ the cold.
Who knew?!
to take either one of them .. i'd rather take temple .. or better yet penn state .. uconn would be ok but rutgers is just a piece
How he's not some first or second rounder. Nonetheless, the guy is a great route runner and possession receiver. Naturally everyone wants a big guy to get YAC, but just as crucial are the guys to get open in space and haul it in.
zone blitz your heart made me lol
This is the Mona Lisa of gifs. Not easy.
I would definitely be up for an FSU Thursday game. Well worth taking time off work.
I think he just means that if we get ND, then he doesn't care who comes with them.
I'll take UCONN, Rutgers? not so much
and how in god's name would ECU deliver ND?
the man alone is worth the price of admission at bb.com
that would be truly tragic if it ended Bruce's
Depends on how severe but usually is tough to come 100% back from. It ended KJ's NFL career.
Its the same injury that ended Kevin Jones' career. Hopefully that isnt the case with Bruce, but with a potentially career ending injury, it was going to cost him most of spring ball without a doubt. Rather have him skip out on that with a chance to play in the fall though for sure..
Was Bruce's injury going to cost him another season? I can't remember what it was.
Beamer learned his lesson going after big name recruits. Like the guys who view the college game as a stepping stone as opposed to a time to mature and get better. Whenever I think about VT going after big time recruits, I always think about Kevin Jones & DHall. They were signed during or just after the Vick era. Yea they were great on the field, but they were assholes in the locker room. They almost single handedly caused us to go 8-5 in 2003, by dividing the locker room over a number of issues (not practicing hard, falling asleep during film sessions, etc.). We have had other big time recruits since then (Tyrod, DW, Eric Green, etc.) but they had a good work ethic, and they all faced fierce competition for playing time in the offseason.
Recruiting is all about how you can develop a guy as a coach. A top 10 recruiting class does not mean top 10 finishes the next 4 to 5 years. Thats why schools like Klempsun, F$U, & the U all have highly ranked classes and yet they make up a mediocre team at best. Their coaches can't develop guys into team players. We will find out about Klempsun this year, as all the guys on the roster are "his" guys, but they have always had strong recruiting classes. Also, a lot of the "big time recruits" end up either getting kicked out of the school for grades/violating team rules or transferring because they aren't used to competing for a position and can't cut it academically.
Beamer goes after guys that know a starting position isn't guaranteed, guys who will work hard on and off the field, and guys who are in general "upstanding citizens". Thats partly the reason we don't get the 5 star guys, the other part is recruiting rankings area a crapshoot. I feel the reason VA is seen as a "second tier" state behind FL, CA, & TX is because of the numerous recruits that come from military families. They have bounced around from state to state, from school to school, and I think that makes them harder to rate recruiting wise. Meaning the big time recruits (5 star guys) have been recruited in the same area by the same scouts, whereas the Tidewater region guys have been scouted by multiple recruiting "gurus" throughout their HS careers.
I believe 10 win seasons are still a big deal and should be something to be proud of. A 10 win team is a good quality team, as opposed to in BBall where a 20 win season in the past was a big deal & meant an auto NCAA bid. A 20 win season now doesn't guarantee postseason play and doesn't mean you are a good quality team.
CFB has us on the right track, we will continue to be a top tier team, and remember we have the most wins in the NCAA since 1995.
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Was one of the leading tacklers and he was coming from a safety/rover position. I think Fuller's tackling ability will continue to be useful form there
Thought the Jarrett news was very interesting. Sounds like there will be a few interesting Defensive storylines to keep up with this spring.
I'd like to see Tweedy at Whip, Fuller, Bonner, Jarrett top 3 CBs and Van Dyke at FS - i doubt it happens though
I still think Fuller is a Linebacker in a Cornerback's body
Only downside to Fuller moving to safety would be how much of the role would focus on coverage. Fuller is a natural open field tackler and did work at or around the line of scrimmage this year. It seems to me that the rover is more often cheating up front to help the run defense while the safety is playing more coverage. Fuller's coverage skills are solid for sure, but he's at his best when he's free to read the play and make the quick tackle.
I hope that happens.
I guess it all comes back to the saying 'If you keep doing what you have always done, then you will keep getting what you have always got.' The landscape of recruiting has changed so much in the last few years. The tighter the NCAA tried to get on it the more it seems their is dishonesty. I use to always say that we might not win a championship but at least our program is honest! Maybe we need to quit being happy with 10 win seasons and start looking at every season as 'OUR' year. Set the expectation higher. 4 and 5 star recruits are great to have but only if they will buy in to what we sell at Tech. I don't want a 5 star player that can't be coached or be a team player. Doesn't seem to be getting a championship for Miami or FSU.
That is all.
be the best recruit that we've landed in YEARS .. since T2 .. he's overall #4 (#1 cb) in the initial rivals100 .. so yeah -- he's a big deal .. not to mention that landing him would increase our chances of landing LB Dorian O'Daniel from GC who is the overall #37 (#7 LB) ... landing both of them .. especially early .. would be monumental for VT recruiting.
"Any visit to a college campus by a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents paid for by the college is an official visit. Visits paid for by college-bound student-athletes or their parents are unofficial visits.
During an official visit the college can pay for transportation to and from the college for the prospect, lodging and three meals per day for both the prospect and the parent or guardian, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses including three tickets to a home sports event.
The only expenses a college-bound student-athlete may receive from a college during an unofficial visit are three tickets to a home sports event."
This is a professionally led and devoted team that cares about conservation and sportsmanship. Some of the best character examples are represented as well as just what dwalt88 said about skill, research, knowledge, dedication and instinct. A fantastic team to support and it'd be great to see more college, state and national recognition for an organization that works so hard to share their passion of the outdoors and fishing across generations.