With just 1 week until NSD I figured it made sense to make a new thread to keep the information more organized (and because the January thread is really big).
Remaining Targets
Doug Nester - 4* OT, FEELING GOOD!!!.
Eugene Asante - newly minted 4* LB/Destroyer, OV to UNC this weekend
Kai'Trel Clark - 3* DB, ???????
Jahad Carter - 3* DB, hopefully he qualifies
Knox Kadum - 3* QB, HOKIE
Braxton Burmeister - Oregon QB Transfer, family ties to VT
Jaden Cunningham - JUCO DT Committed to VT on 1/30
Mike Danna - CMU DE Transfer
Brock Hoffman - CCU transfer, immediately eligible, Jr.
Jerrion Ealy - 5* RB, I can dream right?
If I forgot anyone let me know I will update it. How do you guys feel about the remaining targets?
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I am assuming Nester's decision will depend on his OV this weekend. Hope we can land him, looks to have Wyatt Teller type potential. If not, looks like we will go after the Coastal Carolina transfer.
Hope we can land Asante, don't think he is announcing today with an OV to UNC this weekend but feel good we can sell him on being the next heat seeking missile like Tremaine.
I think Clark was a take based on scholarship numbers but don't know if that changes if McClease comes back Carter seems to be solid to VT, so should be no surprises there. Looks like the staff is prioritizing Cunningham. I can't figure out if they actually really like the kid or they just couldn't make any traction with anyone better.
And for Ealy, lets just hope he plays pro baseball, we definitely don't need someone like him in Clemson's backfield.
It is my understanding that he cancelled his OV to UNC
That would be a good sign.
He is visiting UNC
This sub thread is an emotional roller coaster
I was also trying to figure out Asante. He tweeted about 30 Jan, but I did see he is visiting UNC this weekend.
Nester and Hoffman are not dependent on each other. Both are takes. 247 is also reporting that the staff has rescheduled Hoffman's visit to after signing day so they can provide individual attention to both he and Nester.
Feel great about Asante. I think UNC would really really have to blow him away.
Clark doesn't have an offer yet but he is taking an OV this weekend and the consensus is that he will get one. Carter's eligibility is still very much up in the air.
For all the grief we give VV, the offensive line recruiting has gotten a LOT better under him. I'm not sure how good he is at development, but at least we aren't short on quality players at the positions now.
Thanks for the clarification, good to see we have spots for both. Any updated feeling on Nester? Know you had said 50/50 he decommits and 50/50 VT & PSU battle.
Basically the same. Maybe a slightly higher chance of decimmitting from OSU but more or less the same.
Good timing for a new thread to narrow the focus on who may realistically be in play for us. A friendly amendment suggestion is to include anyone that we're pursuing from the Portal. I hear we are in the running for an O-lineman from Coastal Carolina, and for a RB from Va Tech University..
Reading your post closely...."in the running for a RB from Va Tech University"? Is McLease considering just staying put?
Just looked in the other thread. Appears that way.
that's great news....he's a solid RB - he's an important contributor.
Looks like he deleted the tweet saying he was entering the portal
Asante is not announcing a commitment today. He will take his OV to UNC this weekend.
Yeah he is just going to announce his final group and/or officially set his announcement day (presumably NSD). I would be shocked if a kid committed this close to NSD instead of just waiting to have the fanfare on NSD.
I think the staff is still very interested in taking Cunningham. I believe they are just trying to figure out if they can get him qualified and on campus.
I think Clark probably gets an offer on his OV this week.I know you are joking about Jerrion Ealy, but even if he committed to us out of absolutely nowhere on NSD it would probably just be even more disappointing when he never plays a down of college football. From what I understand Ealy is a surefire 1st round MLB draft pick and he has stated his passion is baseball.
does that offer go to tank now? I want him back on the good guys.
I think the ship has sailed on Tank (from our end). I think this just means Clark's scholly is now being allocated elsewhere.
Who is Hoffman? The kid from C. Carolina?? Sorry if I missed it somewhere. Work, it'll get after ya.
Coastal Carolina transfer, immediately eligible.
Thx
Any combination of 2 of the 3 out of Nester, Asante, Hoffman would make a strong way finish to the 2019 class. Clark and Cunningham would be nice but wouldn't make me feel any type of way if we landed them or not. They remind me of those guys we always sign at the end of the year that shouldn't be on the field until their r-Jr or r-Sr years like a Devante Smith or Clay Dean unless depth collapses and are bodies to fill out the roster.
Thankfully, that's never happened to us.
IF... *checks 247 CBs.... (Edit: WHEN....)
We flip Nester and land Asante, this class would (edit: will) have the most top end talent based on 247 composite rankings in over a decade of VT recruiting.
2019: 7 composite 4* average .9137
2018: 7 composite 4* average .9067
2017: 5 composite 4*
2016: 1 composite 4*
2015: 4 composite 4*
2014: 4 composite 4*
2013: 1 composite 5* 2 composite 4*
2012: 6 composite 4* average .9144
2011: 3 composite 4*
2010: 4 composite 4*
2009: 4 composite 4*
Slightly lower per player average than 2012 but an extra player. IF (edit: when) we get these two it will be very encouraging to me that this group of coaches can recruit well off a bad season. (Edit: This section now irrelevant) If we get one or the other its a really good class for us. If we get neither it is a little above average. Clark, Cunningham and transfers won't really move the needle from this perspective, but that doesn't mean they aren't solid adds.
Edit: This class also has two borderline 4* (Hawkins and Pinckney) whereas many/most of our other classes seemed to have a sharp drop from the 4* (.8900) level to the mid 3* (.8600) level.
Edit: Pinckney got a bump to 4*... Not checking any numbers just blindly stating... This is the most high end talent (4 or 5*) we've ever landed in a class.
2012 was really a dud of a class though
Yes it was. Don't mean to start the debate about stars but while they don't guarantee success they are required for it.
Edit: Haha, someone down voted this. What a joke.
fun fact, when I hit the "next comment" button on my phone before a page fully loads, it upvotes or downvotes a random post instead. Don't sweat the occasional odd downvote.
So it must be just a coincidence that it happens mostly when it's a controversial topic.
If by coincidence you mean any comment. Seems every comment has controversy to it.
I've definitely fat-fingered some downvotes. I also like a whole bunch of things on Facebook that, I in fact do not like. I try to correct them if I see them, but I know I don't see all of them.
Leg to counteract the unnecessary down vote!
Top end talent yes, but this class remains a little marred by how badly we missed on most of our top interior DL and CB targets. Those were pretty huge needs in this class. Obviously, we are were able to course correct and find solid JUCO replacements like Murray and Crawford to address those misses. Hopefully those guys come good and Fuga turns out to be a real gem. I'm pretty optimistic about our JUCO guys right now, but I'm definitely hoping we start to turn up the dial on our DL recruiting moving forward. Some of the DE's we are extending offers to in 2020 and 2021 cycles definitely look the part.
I agree, I was disappointed in Sainristil flipping and not being able to land a highly regarded DT or two.
I have been thinking a lot about this, as have most of you. It is interesting that our new staff seems to be recruiting at a higher level than the previous ones, at least on the offensive side. So what gives...is it Bud? Wiles? Is it the fact that we are looking for a very particular type of player on the DL? I hear 'twitchy' a lot. I would not describe Big Timmy as twitchy, but he was damn effective. How different are the offensive line and DL pools? I would guess there are a lot more OL than high caliber DL. I find it hard to fathom that Bud and Wiles are universally lauded as one of the best defensive rooms in college football and we struggle to get third tier talent at important positions. To be transparent, I love defense, I love Bud and Wiles, and will arguably have a tougher time with Buds retirement than I did with Beamers, but I can't make sense of the recruiting talent struggle.
I've had to give this breakdown before, but we are actually seeing an uptick in defensive recruiting in some areas that were long complained about. There is some chicken and egg argument to be had about our preferred type of DL, but that doesn't mean we aren't willing to recruit the tall and fast interior DL guys, but we almost never land them so choose to go after the 6ft twitchy guys to get the production we want when we aren't getting the elite blue-chip 6'4 315lb's who move like the smaller ones (see: chicken and egg issue)
Over the last three classes (full on Fuente classes) we have landed 17 four star recruits (including current 2019 class). 9 of those 17 have actually been defensive players. With this most recent class actually bringing the totals more level (this year we have 1 4* on defense, and 4 on offense)
In 2017 we landed 4*'s at S, OLB (now DE), OLB, DE.
In 2018 we landed 4*'s at ILB, CB, S, and OLB
In 2019 we landed 4*'s at S (not counting the likely addition of 4* OLB Asante)
Additonally, our highest rated recruits 93+ have been S Devon Hunter at .9799, ILB Dax Hollifield at .9376, and WR Jaden Payoute .9326. So 2/3 were on defense of our .93+ guys.
We are actually recruiting some positions that had been problematic (LB, DE) decently well. The issue is that we have not been specifically recruiting interior DL well. We have been missing on almost all of our top interior DL targets for several years now and made some confusing decisions to only take 1 DT a year or two ago. It's unclear whose fault that ultimately is but Fuente as HC should have final say on scholarship allocations. The other issue is that our 4* corner Jeremey Webb has torn BOTH of his achilles tendons since being on campus, that's just shit luck.
Thanks for the information. I appreciate the insight. I will try to keep my angst to a dull roar and trust the process.
You're allowed to be angsty my friend. I know I am, I just think if we're gonna be angsty we might as well be angsty with correct information and perspective.
Just one more thing to consider while comparing stars in classes and 'top end talent': Look at where how our guys are rated nationally. Some years the 300th guy is a 3*, some he's a 4*. If we're still getting guys ranked overall around the same level YoY, it doesn't really matter if they're borderline 3 or 4*, there are still as many top-end guys going elsewhere. I'll try to look this up after work.
I think this year the DL recruiting and getting true CBs, (not having to convert S) will still hold the team back, unfortunately. Also, getting the .93+ players are the gamechangers which we need at least 2 or 3 of each year.
So according to 247 (not composite)
Payoute, Hudson are +93, Walker just missed it at 92. Also Asante and Nester are +93. So we will get at least our2 or 3 this year and maybe a 4th
I almost always use composite as that is generally accepted, but I would argue (and many others would too) the 247 rankings might be better because they are currently the best individual recruiting service, AND they don't get affected by outlier rankings. For example Jeffrey Carter is a top 3 or 4 CB by 247 and ESPN, but Rivals inexplicably has him as the 40th CB, while 247 has him as a 5*. That pulls his probably rightful composite 5* rating all the way down to .95ish because Rivals got pissy that he didn't want to camp with them and gave him an obnoxiously low ranking.
I agree with your take on 247. What do you thin about ESPN's rankings?
The first time I've checked them in years was earlier today to confirm they had Carter as a top 4 cornerback. I used to badmouth them a lot in the 2000's, but honestly I think their biggest issue is that they are simply understaffed. That said, if they just try to follow the other services lead it's not so difficult to maintain a half-decent rankings service.
I was referring to composite. Too much discrepancy by certain publishers on both the top and bottom end to trust just one.
This struck me as odd so I went and checked, and you'd have to go back to 2011 to find a #300 player on 247 who's a 3*. In the other years between then and now #300 comes in as a ~.9000 4*.
300 was an arbitrary number, not a rule. Clearly I don't know offhand where the cutoff is YoY.
The original point remains - average national ranking of our recruits may help to compare classes and whether or not we're truly getting 'better players' than other schools as opposed to just counting stars, which can vary year to year depending on nationwide talent
You will need to update your list
And Bowick should be in that 89-90 range as well if properly evaluated. That makes four 4* WR's for this class, I wouldn't say to shabby of a job by the recruiting staff.
The 3 guys I really want to be Hokies is Nester,Cunningham and Asente . I agree the 5* RB Ealy would be a dream come true.
Crystal Ball outlook, as of 18 hours ago has Asante 100% coming to the good guys...
https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Football-Recruiting-Top-recruits-2...
Maybe all he wanted to do is catch a hoops game?
2019 QB out of Rome, GA
Currently committed to JMU
Wonder if it could be play for Griffin, with his brother here and now potentially his HS QB. Seems like a lowly rated guy even if we need a QB in this class.
Don't think this is a play for Griffin as we haven't seemed to be actively recruiting him for a while. I think they just want to get another QB in the room since Jackson is transferring out. Also FWIW we picked up a CB for him.
Hooker just entered the transfer portal so we need bodies in the QB room
I'm gonna see if I can dig up some info on him.
He caught my eye while I was watching QB1 on Netflix when Justin's Field's team played Rome. Rome is an elite Ga HS football program with lots of talent. It's impressive that he is a multi year starter at QB there. That said, he also has been surrounded by scouts by playing at such a talent rich high school and he is still relatively lowly rated.
Edit: Here is a good link about his time in Georgia, referred to as a "Georgia Legend"
his arm strength is lacking
This may not be popular, but I am a fan of the Knox offer. It insinuates some perspective on the current serviceable QB depth chart by 2020.
I like this offer. It won't get the pub, but this is a kid who knows how to play QB, can win, loves football and has a chance to be a sleeper.
Cornelson spoke in Roanoke last night and it was more of the same on Willis and QP. QP is a great kid with all the potential in the world, but expectations in the short-term (2019) need to be tempered as he is simply not ready yet from a passing game standpoint - I.e. accuracy and reads. They are bullish he will get there, but 2020 is more realistic.
Willis has all the physical attributes to take a giant leap forward - if and only if - he puts the effort in the mental part of the game in the off-season.
For what it's worth they were bullish (seemingly genuine and not coach speak) about his ability and willingness to do so this off season. Hope it happens.
Back to this offer - I like it a lot
Not sure I understand it. Would rather take a chance on a transfer that only takes up a scholarship for a couple of years
Yup. There are definitely 2 sides to this view. I am not saying I will be right here as going young here potentially limits next year from taking 2 - preferably 1 young (already committed) and 1 transfer next year to give us someone older in the room after Willis leaves.
With JJ and HH gone now, what are the chances we take both a 2019 QB and a transfer?
Pretty damn high in my opinion.
(a) Transfers are looking for immediate playing time, not schools with a returning starter and bluechip underclassman
(b) Biggest need will be for 2020 onwards where staff presumably wants a QB with experience in the system
If he can become our Chase Brice, that's a win
Paxton Lynch was a two star high school player... fun facts.
He's also been absolute balls since he went pro, I don't know if that was a scouting miss by the Broncos or his skill set looked great against the G5 but lets not pull those examples
So? Were talking college football. I'd take Lynch in college ball.
So with all the people the fuente kicked off the team...er I mean transferred, how many openings do we actually have?
https://mobile.twitter.com/JamiousGriffin/status/1090656941679017984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F247sports.com%2Fplayer%2Fknox-kadum-87008%2F
Hmmmm
Here you bud
So should I add Jamious Griffin to the list above?
https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/Article/College-football-tra...
This is the type of shit that makes 247 the best recruiting service bar none
That's really confusing. They should note where the kid is transferring from and to if he has decided.
https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Football/TransferPortal/
Is that not what that is?
That's a great list. But I wonder what their criteria is for giving out stars for college?
How on earth can they rationalize giving Hendon Hooker four stars and Josh Jackson three? I'm not trying to trash Hooker, and I hope he has a nice college career. But he has shown (due to only having a total of like 6 career snaps) absolutely no evidence of being a P5-level quarterback. Meanwhile Josh Jackson has proven to be a winner and a very effective quarterback in big-time college football.
I literally wonder if they accidentally mixed the two up.
Doesn't look like they've graded HH as a transfer yet. That 4 stars was his HS grade. JJ has two grades
They haven't graded everyone as a transfer yet. I wouldn't put too much credence on the new transfer ratings as they feel a tad arbitrary, but the idea and functionality of this addition to their site is awesome. It was a great idea and made it so easy to track which transfer players were available on the market and from where.
Ahhh, thanks to you and kff17 for clarifying. Not sure how I missed that.
Top 5 or 3?
5... VT, UMD, UNC, NEB and FSU
Dope, guess this means we were able to make sure he qualified.
Awesome.
Drink
Looks like Kei'trel Clark isn't visiting anymore, anyone know why or if his scholly (that he was supposedly likely to get on his OV) has been taken by someone else?
Not Sure what this means
I heard that his UM offer was pulled.
omg you can tell someone gave him the template and he left "then post your highlight" in the post
Saw that too......Yikes
Means he should have never decommited. We should give him PWO though if he has no better option
Is anyone hearing if we are pursuing Braxton Burmeister - QB transfer from Oregon? He would have to sit a year
We are and he is very receptive. Family connection to VT I believe. Something to watch for
Braxton Burmeister anagrams to Mr Exuberant Bistro
also: Barrener Buxom Tits
This is the content I come to TKP for. No /s. This shit legit cracks me up.
You have wasted my afternoon.
Caleb Farley: Be a Clear Fly
Dax Hollifield: Fiddle a Hill Ox
Quincy Patterson: Acorn Spy Quintet
Bryce Watts: West by Cart
Houshun Gaines: Huh? No sinus Age
Domon Hazelton: Almond Hat Zone
Coleman Fox has "Ol' Man Fox" right in his name
Reggie Floyd: Defy Ego Girl!
Rayshard Ashby: Abyss had Harry
DeShawn McClease: A Lewd Chasm Scene
Tyjuan Garbutt: Bang a Rutty Jug
Zachariah Hoyt: Hazy Oath Chair
Oscar Bradburn: Absurd Barn Orc
Divine Deablo: Divine Deablo
this is gonna be a slow burner and I don't expect to hear anything soon. If so I would be surprised
No need for any transfers to decide right away unless there are numbers issues. There will be a lot of transfer movement again after the spring settles for many schools.
Slow burner makes sense because his name also anagrams to "a burn extremist, bro"
I hate anagrams, pentagrams, telegrams......and honey grahams.
But Golden Grahams are the sh**!
This shit pissed me off. At least the mask was on point.
edit: FYI "wagoneer" anagrams to "wee organ", so maybe it's understandable why you hate anagrams
bananagrams?
If Hoffman, Asante, Burmeister, Kadum, Nester, and Danna all want to sign on, I suspect staff would find room.
Who is Danna? Am I not TKPing hard enough?
Yep, I'd take all 6 of those guys in a heartbeat. I think we probably have space for only 3 of them right now, but there are still a handful of players on the roster who aren't going to be contributors. If we need to walk a few of them, we will.
A DE would be great. We need some depth there. We don't know what to expect with Gaines due to his knee injury.
I'm expecting Garbutt do well this fall and I hope that Proctor makes a big jump. Belmar is solid, but not a game breaker. A transfer would be huge for depth.
Is Kelly Bryant finalized to Missouri? I wonder if the hammer dropping will make him reconsider?
I saw something on twitter that said he was staying.
He supposedly was considering transferring again but has decided to stay. LINK
Skipping a bowl game probably works better for his draft prep anyway.
The Knox Kadum offer is frustrating to me. It's directly a product of Hendon Hooker and Josh Jackson transferring. The coaches should've known--and probably did--that, given the crowded QB room with Ryan Willis, Quincy Patterson, Josh Jackson, and Hendon Hooker, one or more would transfer after the '18-'19 season. They would've been dull to think otherwise. Now, we are a week out from signing day and are stuck poaching a QB recruit from JMU. We could've recruited a VT/P5 caliber QB this whole time.
What P5 caliber QB is going to commit to us when the QB room was 4 years of Quincy, 3 years of Hooker, and 2 years of Josh Jackson?
I hear what you're saying but we wouldn't have gotten much interest from the QBs you're talking about with them in the program. And what would it say to the QBs that you have in the program if you're recruiting another "big" QB?
It is what it is. We are getting a lower rated QB to get depth. We also could get a transfer QB.
I expect that we'll be recruiting QBs pretty hard next year to get a good guy to have behind QP.
I understand what you are saying but how many times have people said on here (recently RB commits going to PSU or FSU) "Why he (insert name) going there?!?!? they are loaded at RB, he won't every see the field!!!"
All the time. recruits like going to schools with good players and don't mind competing. Sure transfers happen (see Justin Fields this year, 20/20 hindsight says going to UGA wasn't smart) but he knew Fromm was there for at least 2 more years and still switched from PSU to UGA.
My point is, to say:
shouldn't be a reason or thinking to not go after a QB (to the level we can recruit) every year.
Right, I'm sure fans would have loved and understood having 5 QBs on scholarship (if all stay) and not complained we didn't use that scholarship to address a position lacking in depth.
While 5 is a lot, it would only be for 1 year max. And as we all know, the numbers always work.
I also get your point on RBs and PSU, but you can be 2nd or 3rd string and still get a decent amount of carries. It is a different situation with QB.
I also think that scholarships were probably a focus in some other areas like the secondary, DL, RB, etc. I'd be fine with this kid as our QB out of HS. Also, keep in mind that we could still get a QB transfer. I think I read that the Oregon backup QB could be a possibility...the kid has some ties to VT.
Depth chart matters the most to QB than any position. But you're kidding yourself if you think that our depth chart is so intimidating that a JMU commit is the best we could do
I'm not saying that it is the best we can do in a normal recruiting period. We had two QBs transfer in the last week just weeks before signing day. Right now this kid is the best that we can do with HS....and it probably doesn't matter if we get a transfer from the portal. Nobody will even be talking about this if that happens.
You are correct that each position is a different situation. I just pointed out RB because that is what came to mind first.
I for one would rather go after a JuCO QB from Oregon than a JMU commit.
It could be both. I think waiting for the dust to settle will make sense.
BTW, the QB from Oregon is not JUCO. He's the backup for University of Oregon.
You are correct, when I wrote JuCo, I just meant transfer... leg for you.
https://247sports.com/Player/Braxton-Burmeister-75943/
He's a Sophomore. 4 star.
We have 2020 Tyler Warren committed already. Don't know anything about him, but I remember he committed early.
Plenty of schools pick up lower rated QB's for their roster. Bama did it in 2018 class.
You guys know I'm not an overly optimistic spin-artist about VT recruiting, but I genuinely think Kadum isn't such a bad take so hear me out:
Kadum is a low-risk take here with relatively high upside. Worst case scenario he ends up never developing into a P5 QB, and he transfers after a few years (in which we've had time to recruit more QB's onto our roster) or just graduates without ever playing meaningful snaps like a Jack Click or Trey Gresh (who we all appreciate). Best case scenario this dude really does have the it factor and is just a straight up winner, which his high school career and multiple game winning drives and clutch plays suggest, and he is able to provide us with a stop-gap year of starting as a veteran or provides us with a reliable backup who can come into a game and actually try to win and make plays. Given how our QB room stacked up throughout this past season it was always going to be difficult for us to pull and elite QB recruit without thoroughly unsettling the QB room, and I don't think we have the program clout to weather that kind of shakeup like Clemson was, though as I mentioned above, I do think we should have been preparing for the transfer possibilities and recruited a bigger prospect all year anyway.
That's a good take. I've been reading up on him since we offered and everyone in the Georgia recruiting circles think he's a P5 QB, better than the GA QB's in his class going to A&M and USF. Seems like a similar situation to the Matocha kid that just committed to Miami. Both prospects are proven winners that could develop into P5 starters but didn't have the measurables (rocket arm, 4.5 40, etc.) to warrant immediate P5 attention.
Kadum also played with some P5 level running back each of the past three years, limiting the gaudy numbers put up in pass heavy HS offenses.
I'm excited that we might beat out a National Champion for a football prospect!
/s sort of
There is growing optimism in Blacksburg around Nester right now based on a conversation I just had. Not saying a commitment is imminent or even likely, but our chances are far better than what most outside the program are giving us right now
I like having the last shot at him and know our recruiting staff will pull out all the stops. After doing my own roster inventory, another starter-level guard is all we need to have a dominant O-Line (maybe not until 2020). Should make our ground game much more effective no matter who is carrying the rock.
We got a PWO commit from Matt Johnson out of Richmond. 6' 210 S
Going to be a busy weekend for me guys so I won't be able to be around much.
Here is some advice:
So multiple 5 stars committing this weekend? S/
2019
Doug Nester
Eugene Asante
2020
Marshawn Lloyd
Fadil Diggs
Ke'Andre Lambert
Miles Brooks
Jalin Hyatt
Bryn Tucker
Anton Harrison
Malcolm Greene
Antoine Sampah
That's one hell of a wish list right there. Basically every single top tier talent that we're legitimately in the running for
When we're teased big, I think as big as it could get
I'm hearing good things about Nester and Asante! Assuming we land both, this would give us our highest recruiting class of the 247 era. Last year will rank our 2nd best, and 2013 will rank 3rd
To add to that:
This year will be 227.67 w/ 24 players
2018 was 226.01 w/ 26 players
2013 was 224.57 w/ 25 players (includes Holland Fisher and Drew Harris)
Vice needs a big ass raise and we are winning recruits now against big dogs. Just think what we could do it they had a budget increase.
Damn it feels good to be a Hokie. Still a long way till Wednesday but we turned some heads this weekend and make colleges uncomfortable
That's EXACTLY what worries me BAG, is we have to hold on for dear life till Wednesday. I'm hoping we can. I'm slightly concerned that the "big 🐕 s" have 2-3 days to sway these kids back their way. Regardless kudos to this staff for shooting for the stars and maybe being rewarded for it.
Would 8, 4 🌟 players be a record for a VT recruiting cycle?
Based off my #sauces have me feeling different , I'm hesitant because we are snake bit but all the rumbles, the conversations and even small actions by players we are after are very encouraging.
I still wont believe anything until the ink is dry, but you being this excited makes me excited about what could be coming.
Let's Go!
Found on twitter while reading reactions
Nestor not expected to sign
Boogity, boogity!!
BAG,
What's the "pitch" that's attracting these players? How big of a part are the existing crew (Dax, QP, Tre, etc..) playing in this?
The "This is Home" has been really effective. We can't compete with the glitz and glamour but we can offer a feeling of honesty, true relationships, and family. The relationships these coaches and families have is really a strong selling point. It's not just the player but the whole family they focus on.