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all 6 rivals analyst project VT to land caleb and so is scout .. espn are the only homers spinning the wvu thing .. i wouldn't expect caleb to bad-mouth them. think it's up in the air but our chances are good with him
they say that ekanem is now leaning towards vt pretty heavy
kirven is the only one that looks to be a big ?? at this point i think
caleb is being recruited to play WR -- that's where he'll play, regardless of where he goes.
everyone gets mauled by watkins
Why not carry out the numbers in complete detail? haha. Good work!
Thank you. I had to be thorough in order to illustrate the degree of dominance.
I like how you carried out their average points to the thousanths...
From what little news I have heard, most of it being from this site and my Twitter feed, Caleb does not want to play defense at the collegiate level (so WR). ESPN was claiming that WVU became his dream school after the Orange Bowl because they threw so many TD's on Clemson's defense and he even spoke about it to a CFB Writer for some local paper (forgive me but I cannot remember if it was the Richmond Times or a West Virginia paper). For what it's worth that was before his OV. After some basic research of WVU fan boards they were really stoked with his visit for what that's worth (both him and his mother were impressed with WVU and I cannot find much on his VT visit yet). Here is the link to an overall search:
http://buzztap.com/ncaa/player/joel-caleb/48811
Honestly, my two cents, I personally don't think it looks good but that is why we brought Shane into the fold- to close out situations like this.
I believe that the coaches are recruiting him as a WR and that is where he wants to play from what i've read.
VT doesn't have a real QB in this class (I think Motley is a safety) and I like the video on him. Skyler being the son of a NFL offensive coordinator is an added bonus as well. Of course VT seems to always need an athletic QB and he also seems to have a good sense of pocket pressure as well which is needed for a VT QB.
Always good to have a QB in every class but I do still want Bucky as the #1 goal in the 2013 recruiting class.
Bonner had a few good plays in the ACCCG, otherwise Watkins mauled him. Nonetheless, it was good experience for him. Hadn't Fuller been playing in some other spots giving Hill some time? I think he's ready to step up.
Also, does anybody know for sure where Joel Caleb would be playing if we landed him? I've heard conflicting things as far as WR or S. He could get playing time right away at safety.
I don't think the depth chart at DT will mean very much because of how much we rotate the d-line. Whip will come down to G-W or Tweedy. The secondary is the only D concern in my opinion. Fuller and Exum are the only proven DBs, so we'll need Bonner and somebody else to step up bigtime.
for them at all .. they should've known that going in .. and they'll get a degree from one of the finest schools on the east coast for free -- so they won't be getting my sympathy
was being coy to put it a nice way, lying to put it mean or not answering a couple of those questions.
his right to do so, just saying.
I agree, giving him that much time would be great. However you have to remember our tendencies in larger games. That worries me.
While on the topic, does anyone else think Paul Johnson success with the triple option is decreasing? I feel so bad for those linemen that won't have a future outside of GT Football because of their lack of decent blocking.
I never knew that. Didnt get into recruiting until recently. I always knew we recuited low key guys. I just knew Shane had been bringing in some high caliber recruits and assumed he was.
Danny Coale was a 2* recruit at best. He was recruited for LAX at UVa but wanted to play football. You've seen how the rest played out.
I don't know about everyone else, but if it is not Georgia Tech I would prefer not to play an ACC game on Labor Day weekend or night. Call me stupid but I hated it 2005 when we opened up with NC State. Sure if you lose an OOC game you're more than likely out of the National Championship hunt, but lose an ACC game in Week ONE? I know we lost the ACC opener this past season but that cannot be done again. You automatically begin playing with fire. Like everyone else in the world, if we had the whole summer to prep for the quarky GT offense I think Bud eats them alive.
I know we have Cincinnati supposedly in October at FedEx but what about making that the Allstate Kickoff in the Capital Game (Asking for thoughts and if anyone has heard if its even going to be played this year)? Though I think that game will be much better than most people anticipate either way, having the whole summer to prepare for them may be good as well. Get national exposure for our "biggest" (because of the neutral site and the fact they had a share of the Big East title last year) OOC game?
He seems like a high character kid, and those are the ones we want.
"Coach Beamer talked to me about that," Stanford told the AJC. "What he said was the Virginia Tech doesn't usually offer a kid this late, or as late as they offered me. But when they saw me on film and they met me in person, they saw I could fit in with what they are trying to do. After visiting this weekend, I decided it's good fit for me and I'm a Hokie."
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"I feel like a lot of my success in athletics is due to my spiritual growth I went through," Stanford said. "Early in the season, I was focusing only on football. How I did in football determined whether I was happy or not happy. It wasn't until I truly put God first that things started going as planned. The Bible says 'The Joy of the Lord is your strength.' When I started focusing on God, staying in the word and becoming one with Jesus Christ, the football just came along. I started doing so much better ... I had a few games in a row where I caught two touchdown passes in each."
http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2012/01/22/wr-joshua-stanford-commits-to...
Hughes on picking Virginia Tech" They are in the top 25 in everything I am interested in both athletics and academics. Love the Community! The town is built around the college. The Culture is the right fit for me."
The 6-foot-1, 185 pound North senior is the 11th ranked high school punter in the nation in the 2012 class. The prestigious Kohl's football kicking camp nominated him as a 2012 top prospect.
Hughes has punted varsity the last two years at North. This past season as a senior, he averaged 42 yards per punt, with a career-long of 63 yards. 31 of his 45 punts had no gain or negative return yards. 42 percent of Hughes punts this past season were downed inside the 20-yard line.
A.J. told Sports 10 he is going to Virginia Tech as a preferred walk-on, but has been told by the Hokies coaching staff he is their number one punter heading into next season. Hughes said once he earns the starting job Virginia Tech will put him on scholarship.
via http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/sports/high_school/punter-hughes-commits-to-vi...
He looks like a good one. Even if he's not able to win the starting job it would be great if he could create a nice competition.
on an official at temple .. and i don't believe he was expected. he gave temple a verbal but expects IH visit this week and will listen to what VT has to say.
38-0 plus a BB win.
Most are not even looking at the shooter. They look pretty grumpy.
A left footed punter from Indiana was the other guy. I also heard Romond Deloatch didnt even show up for the visit.
I am enjoying the wrestling coverage. Keep up the good work.
ROFL.
I'm really hoping we can get nick dew on the field. The kid has a lot of talent and hustle. Once he gets playing time I feel like he could be a star.