Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
CFB will be on SirusXM 91 "First Team", show runs 7-10am EDT. I expect he'll be on the 3rd hour based on the way they listed their guests. I will post any pertinent comments or updates (as I see them), and try to record it so I don't miss anything (must catch all the coach-speak). This show is hosted by Greg McElroy (of 'Bama QB fame) and Taylor Zarzour.
So I haven't heard much about him so far?
Anybody else?
I mention this, because of the picture on the front of the Roanoke Times sports page, seeing him in comparison to the other players on the team. He's a big dude, I didn't realize exactly how big he was until then...
So what's the Buzz?
Have you ever seen anything like this?
I'm thanking god for the position I'm in everything is on the up and up (225 today let keep it like that) http://t.co/0DSTK6Btvk— Marshawn Williams (@RunJuice42) August 10, 2014
It didn't take too long for Williams to get to Frank Beamer's goal weight for him.
This was posted on HokieSports.com Camp Confidential: 30/30/30 Blog earlier this week.
How difficult is the Excalibur Award to obtain? The actual grading scale was created from test data collected from college and pro teams. To receive the highly competitive and esteemed Excalibur Award, the player must average in the top eight percent of the chart (superior level) for all tested criteria.
The trio became the first Tech football players to earn the award since former standouts Marcus Davis and Joey Phillips received the honor in 2012. They became the first offensive linemen to earn the honor since Brandon Frye won it back in 2006.
Per Andy Bitter's tweet earlier this afternoon:
Something to watch RT @AriWasserman Braxton Miller told the media that he's 100 percent today. But he isn't. http://t.co/u2keez665v— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) August 10, 2014
Miller had shoulder surgery after he took a physical pounding against Clemson in the Orange Bowl and apparently has not been fully participating in practice in their first week of fall camp.
I thought this was an interesting and most likely accurate take from Robert Brewer, Michael Brewer's father.
Hell underwhelm you. Ill tell you that right now. Hes not big and hes not fast. Hes got a good, little quick first step or two and he can get away from the rush and he does good when he flushes because he keeps his eyes downfield for an opportunity before he runs. He can make a first down with his feet, but hes a little bit oversold on being a dual threat quarterback. Hes just mobile enough.
This is what caught my eye the most and really made me think about how smart of QB Brewer could be.
All credit goes to Riverguy on TechSideline, where he snapped this pic from the Cary St Watermelon Festival in Richmond this past weekend.
Virginia Tech's marquee match-up against Ohio State on September 6th will be attended by some of the country's highest rated football prospects. Some of the recruits that will be in attendance are :
Torrance Gibson, a five-star athlete from Florida .
Josh Sweat, the country's top overall recruit from Chesapeake, Virginia.
Lawrence Cager, a four-star wide receiver with offers from Alabama, Florida State and Virginia Tech.
Corey just hauled in a 21 yard game winning TD to beat Money Manziel and the Browns.
On a side note Logan is 8-9 for 84 yards right now.
Good night for Hokies in the NFL right now, hope Logan finishes strong.
CJ Reavis interviewing Brandon Facyson turned into a dance contest.
From HokieHaven dot com:
https://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1668138
VT DB Detrick Bonner said DT Luther Maddy was slowest guy on a fast D. Maddy's response: "If I'm the slowest, then we're pretty darn fast."— Jimmy Robertson (@jrobIHS) August 9, 2014
Really looking forward to watching this defense fly around y'all.
Alex Koma is covering today's media day in Blacksburg. The first surprising story of the day is that Travon McMillian has been moved to running back.
Frank mentions the #Hokies have moved QB recruit Travon McMillian to RB already— Alex Koma (@AlexKomaVT) August 9, 2014
Judge ruled that the NCAA cannot legally restrict compensation to athletes. The door for college sports to become professional just got opened.
And for those saying this won't get abused and it's only for small payments to get by, she issued a permanent injunction against any overly restrictive restraints. Essentially, the door has been opened for athletes to negotiate contracts in college.
The age of amateurism is officially dead.
Phil has us going to the Music City Bowl to play Mississippi State. Last year it had the #7 pick of ACC teams. Do you feel that it is too low/high? Of note, there are 9 other ACC teams he is projecting into bowl games.
Every year Paul Myerberg ranks every team in the FBS. Gives each a big write-up too. We clock in at 32, which seems pretty fair considering the last 2 years.
Find it here:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/08/08/virginia-tech-hoki...
Some serious love for Foster and the secondary, some concern about the offense.
Teel went to the source and talked to Chad Morris about his relationship with Michael Brewer and how he ended up in Blacksburg.
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-brewer-vt-chad-m...
As part of the Autonomy discussion for the P5, there has been the talk of potentially making a fourth Division, I would assume the P5 would remain Division I in this case. ESPN polled the current P5 head coaches to see what their thoughts were on playing a schedule exclusively of P5 teams and it received a surprising level of support from a majority of the 65 coaches asked. 46% said they would be in favor of it, 18 % were undecided and 35 % were against it.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11320309/majority-power-f...
