Here is the NOVA Hokie Club write up. I enjoy these events, although be prepared for old codgers asking stupid questions ("will Dwayne Lawson start next year?" just about gave me a heart attack after a senior returning starter just had an excellent spring.) The time with the coaches is short, but the opportunity to speak with them often offers a bit of insight. I enjoy it.
Support the Nova Hokie Club by welcoming Defense Coordinator Bud Foster and O Line Coach Stacey Searles to the area on the evening of Tuesday, June 16th for the annual Chalk Talk event. Doors open at 6 pm and the event starts at 7 pm. Coaches Foster and Searles will discuss various topics relevant to their positions and on the minds of Hokie Nation and then we will open it up to take your questions.
The event will be at the Clarendon Ballroom (possibly on the rooftop if the weather is nice). If you are not familiar with the Clarendon area in Arlington, the Ballroom is two blocks from the Clarendon metro. There is also garage and street parking.
You can purchase tickets for the event now for $15 using the link below.
http://novahokieclub.org/events/2015-chalk-talk/
Tickets at the door the night of the event will be $20. Kids are FREE!
All proceeds will go towards the Virginia Tech Athletic Fund. Specifically, the NOVA Hokie Club has pledged all 2015 proceeds to the New Indoor Football Practice Facility.
There will be light appetizers and a cash bar.
There will be raffle and auction items (including two 50 yard line, row F seats, to the VT/Ohio State game).
Dress is casual – Come straight from work, the golf course, or your couch, it does not matter.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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oooooo I hope I can make it! I've never been to one. (I promise I won't ask any stupid questions)
EDIT: On that note, dad always said "There's no such thing as stupid questions, only inquisitive idiots"
I've always loved that quote
I always heard "there is no such thing as a stupid questions. There are stupid people who ask questions." However, these are stupid questions and I don't think the people asking are dumb because they tend to be the high end donors.
well...someone can be well educated and have a high paying salary for doing highly intellectual work and still be an idiot when it comes to football...just sayin'
I am probably one of them. :)
Too funny. I listened to Ric Flair's new podcast with Mean gene Okerlund today and Flair mentioned this very moment.
Anyone making that claim never listened to a VT football postgame radio call-in segment.
Are you going, French? If so, what are you going to ask Coach Searels about?
Unless my nephew is born early (which would lead to a crash trip to Abingdon), I should be there. I am going to ask about technique stuff- hand placement, aiming points, etc.
And all the old codgers thinking about Lawson will be like......
Are there a lot of "old codgers" that even follow recruiting that closely? Can't blame fans for wanting better QB play and not thinking Michael brewer is the answer no matter how good of a spring he had IMO. If the defense was healthy and contact was allowed that would be a better indicator.
Wait a minute...are you an old codger defending your fellow old codgers?
Ha haha
33 so no. Just didn't think many of them would follow recruiting as closely as the younger generations. The fact that we have a returning starting coming back at qb isn't that comforting when he ranked 9th out of the 12 acc qbs. Definitely hope he is higher in the pack this year and builds off his spring, but it's easier to be optimistic about the unknowns at this point.
Fair enough. But on the other hand, the continual stargazing and clamoring for backups does get tiresome for those of us that have had those conversations already. Many of us would like a more detailed look at what the coaches are trying to accomplish and what's really going right/wrong.
This meme has me dying.
I imagine when you get to the microphone at one of these deals, the coaches hear your question and think to themselves, thank god.
He has been to at least one of these before, so you have to think that when they see French waiting to ask his questions, they get all excited inside and have to remind themselves to pay attention and answer the dumb question they just were asked instead of thinking about what French is going to ask them next.
French and Bud when talking football:
Nah- he is Fraiser Crane and I am Cliff Clavin.
I hesitate to think about what that makes the rest of us.
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Woody Harrelson?
Either that or it's like a magician (the coaches) and the audience member (French) who has figured out all the tricks and is asking questions that could give their secrets away.
When Bud sees Frenchy he grinds his teeth and thinks to himself "ask it! Ask how much I wanted to smash an OL coach 3 years ago! Set me free dammit!"
Or maybe not...
that might be the first time I will be there and not be shitfaced.
.......nah!
you're probably right lol
For those you who are going, here's a list of stupid questions to ask Coach Foster, just for the sheer pleasure of seeing French get mad...
1) When you say "quick twitch", do you mean that Seth Dooley can start a fire with his thoughts?
2) How many Oscar nominated films have you guys watched in the film room?
3) I paid $15 to see you do a cartwheel. Do it. Right now.
4) Is Merryman Center haunted?
5) Does Shane Beamer's boxing glove have magical powers?
6) Did Tweedy ever figure out that it was... actually "WHIP"?
7) Will you guys run a qualifier for the Bristol game?
8) How does Mike Goforth handle rehab when somebody actually "plays their nuts off"?
9) Be honest... have you actually seen a scalded dog, and was it running at the time?
10) If Dwayne Lawson doesn't start at QB, does Bucky get another look? Because, you know...tight end.
#8 made me cackle.
11) Coach Searels, how do you feel about Darius Redman being shifted from TE to OL? And what is your personal favorite episode of "Calc Knowledge?"
12) Have you guys heard Yoshi the Poet's new song? I heard rumors that "it bumps".
13) Talk a little about Joel Caleb and his role this year.
14) Who do you guys see starting for the Buckeyes on Labor Day and how do you plan for something like that? (This actually isn't a stupid question, but one that's sure to get a generic,"well obviously all 3 kids are really talented...")
15) Talk a little about the injuries last year and how they affected the team. Actually, let's just dwell on the past. We can worry about the upcoming season a year from now after it's over.
One rule of thumb- never ever ever ask about game plans.
Might I ask about your new avatar?
Inquiring minds want to know!