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didnt we see him at devon hunter's commitment ceremony
Pretty well out of our typical recruiting range and profile. Hope he does well out there with recruits we don't want.
Ah, then I'm definitely showing my youth!
it was a joke...with Harbaugh, Stalions, and Moore, they are on a bit of a heater
Wife made us binge all 3 episodes last night. She isn't happy. Few cool things but "didn't match the hype" that everyone seemed to think it'd have.
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I mean this makes sense, IDK what else Michigan is supposed to do at this point other than extend Poggi's interim tag.
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Excellent example of the airing of grievances.
Sometime during the 1999 or 2000 season, my elementary school had a VT Football night - basically some players and the Hokie Bird etc there to sign autographs, give us an up close look at their helmets and padded jerseys and answer kids' questions, that kind of thing. I think it must have been the 2000 season because I distinctly remember Lee Suggs being there and he wasn't a starter in '99.
This guy was there too. At 9 I wasn't sure why there needed to be a Hokie Bird and also a Hokie Man, but I remember thinking he was pretty cool. I wonder what happened to him, he stopped being a fixture at games sometime in the 2000s.
Curious to see how surgical Franklin gets with the current roster...23 HS kids coming in (including Pina) who are assured spots. My guess is 25-30 players from the portal? Idk.
That's Hokie Man, he was shown prominently during broadcasts during the 1999 season
Because we weren't donating to the coaches. We were donating to a scholarship fund. At least that's how it was sold.
just fyi - the final episode won't be available until NYE
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree I suppose
I know this is going to sound like I am beating a dead horse but why didn't it feel like you were a real sucker donating to the coaches of an amateur sport? These coaches make millions and VT was selling out games with Pry and Fuente so its not the coaches bring in the fans.
I don't want to discourage anyone from donating their money to the Hokie Club or NIL (I want to win and understand that's what it takes to win these days), but at this point it feels like you have to be a real sucker to donate your hard earned money to pay the salaries of these professional athletes.
I would be on the side of college isnt job training, but there are numbers of things that could be put in an athletics degree that are in the spirit of higher learning. Assuming we are preparing athletes for the pros then it also needs to educate for life after pros.
The biggest issue is most college athletes don't go pro. I know that programs direct the athletes to certain majors and do some shady stuff but I would aee this as something that could be worse than what we see today. We want to stay away from UNC territory.
Make sure someone talks to his mom.
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# | Sean Spencer from TAMU is being targeted to be the next DL coach The good news just keeps coming our way.
Let's go!
Ultimately, I don't disagree.
There are other options to play Professional Football, but they are economically more limited than those in Basketball. And I think there is some logic in that argument. Also think that there's little chance of being scouted outside of U.S. football, other than maybe Canada. In contrast every NBA team has International Scouts full time at this point.
Unlike the Diego Pavia argument... I wasn't good enough to play D1 out of high school, so I should just be able to delete the years I don't want...and extend eligibility. Those are the sorts of arguments that are being made (somehow successfully) in this era.
I've said an earlier post, I think the Public's tolerance with these sorts of situations are going to wane quickly.
When Purdue or someone loses in the NCAA tournament to a team that signed a 7'2" International Player in January, there will be controversy and eventually reprisal.
Ultimately, I think the writing is beginning to hit the wall here. These are guys who've been told since the age of 12 that they're going to be professional athletes that are rich and famous. And they're having to deal with the fact that, that simply isn't true. They're taking advantage of a bubble Market that is going to burst, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't call out the obvious bullshit like this.
DE Zeke Chinwike returns per Twitter
I'm suggesting giving athletes the option to make their sport a fully integrated piece of their academic ventures, similar to a reimagined work study program or something like that.
My thought is: if you believe that colleges are supposed to do everything possible to prepare you for a profession in your area of study (you could absolutely argue this is not a college's job, but suppose you do), then why not lean into that with naked ambition?
I'm not saying I completely agree with this viewpoint, but it's definitely something I've started thinking through (as I walk my dogs) during this new era of college sports
HOKIE IN CHICAGO
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# | Sean Spencer from TAMU is being targeted to be the next DL coach Good. Outside of linebacker, I'd say edge is the position of most need on defense.
No that was that other cringier guy, I forget his name