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Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:06 am to VADawg
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I've never understood why them and UVA can't be consistently amazing.
UVA kept some talented players home last year. Probably would take a good coach.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:07 am to Porter Osborne Jr
There's enough talent in Hampton Roads, Richmond, and NOVA for one big-time program, imo, not two unless they literally get everyone. Mike London has successfully killed both the UVA and VT programs
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:16 am to Prettyboy Floyd
My people said he wasn't a take anyway, but in reality if he chose Felon State he must want to partake in the things he can't do in Athens. How could someone see the headlines from the crap that the players on that team do and want to risk the program getting the shut down for a year or two at any time and not getting to play in meaningful games?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:18 am to Crowknowsbest
You can make a who's who list of stud HS players who left the state just from Hampton Roads alone. The locals around there swear that Ronald Curry (Hampton) was the best HS football player they ever saw and he ended up at UNC.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:19 am to smokehouse_83
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risk the program getting the shut down for a year or two at any time
After the death penalty absolutely destroyed SMU football to the point that they'll probably never recover from it, I highly doubt we see it again.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:24 am to VADawg
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You can make a who's who list of stud HS players who left the state just from Hampton Roads alone. The locals around there swear that Ronald Curry (Hampton) was the best HS football player they ever saw and he ended up at UNC.
I live in Richmond, so yeah, you hear that all the time.
Ronald Curry flipping from UVA to UNC was more damaging to that program than any recruit before or since. They fired their best coach of all time over it and haven't recovered other than a couple years with Matt Schaub. "Benedict Ronald" was devastating to recruits perception of UVA, and they are still trying to recover. The fact that Vick went to VT because Curry was going to UVA only makes it worse.
In fairness, a lot of the Hampton kids can't even sniff the academic threshold to get into and stay in UVA, and Tech's like 5 hours away.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:28 am to Crowknowsbest
I spent four years in the Norfolk/VA Beach area and had many conversations about this kind of thing with the locals. Didn't Curry flip because UVA wouldn't let him play basketball too?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:30 am to gatorhata9
I wish we could have gotten Sweat and don't really understand the mom's thought process, but hopefully we can make up for it in the upcoming days. I'm definitely a little surprised he went FSU, but not shocked at all. I wonder how much the Bud Foster rumors impacted his decision making.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:35 am to VADawg
This is the story from UVA people that are really connected and were and still are pretty big boosters. UVA wanted him in both sports for sure and would have let him play both (likely start in each as a freshman), but thought he was better at football. UNC played up the basketball angle and promised him a better chance at a Nike contract. UVA was sponsored by Reebok at the time. That was a big part of it. Boo Williams (big AAU hoops coach) wanted him at Carolina, as did his HS hoops coach.
The Hampton HS football coach wanted him at UVA, which was the better program at the time, and thought he should focus on football, which he was better at. He thought that as a QB, Curry needed to focus on that to develop properly.
Basically, Curry ended up choosing basketball focus and Nike at Carolina over football football focus at UVA.
The Hampton HS football coach wanted him at UVA, which was the better program at the time, and thought he should focus on football, which he was better at. He thought that as a QB, Curry needed to focus on that to develop properly.
Basically, Curry ended up choosing basketball focus and Nike at Carolina over football football focus at UVA.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:37 am to Dawgsontop34
It's probably easy to negatively recruit VT at this point, given the rapid decline of the program into mediocrity combined with Beamer's age. I doubt he's there three years from now, especially considering defense is not that team's problem. He fired Stinespring and brought in Loeffler to run his offense and it's still pathetic. They need competent QB play quickly or they'll keep spiraling downhill.
He could have been incredible, but instead ended up as a slot receiver in Oakland. Hindsight is 20/20, but he should have given up basketball and gone to UVA.
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He thought that as a QB, Curry needed to focus on that to develop properly.
He could have been incredible, but instead ended up as a slot receiver in Oakland. Hindsight is 20/20, but he should have given up basketball and gone to UVA.
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 11:40 am
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:39 am to VADawg
Talking more of a ohio st/miami can't go to a bowl/jimbo fired deal
Posted on 12/10/14 at 11:42 am to Crowknowsbest
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If anybody wants some good entertainment, the VT 247 board is fantastic right now
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Maybe our top targets can come over to Frank's house and watch VCR recorded episodes of the Andy Griffith show while eating Fig Newtons.
That should do it...
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 11:46 am
Posted on 12/10/14 at 12:55 pm to smokehouse_83
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my ppl said he wasn't a take anyways
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how can anyone see the headlines...and want to risk playing there?
They're defending national champs on the verge of playing for another.
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risk the program getting shut down for a year or two.
Based on what? The Jameis situation is a stain on the face of their university, but I'm not sure what you think that they may get probation or the death penalty for.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:01 pm to smokehouse_83
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he must want to partake in the things he can't do in Athens.
so, you're assuming UGA must have lost him cause of their drug testing policies?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:03 pm to Sanford&MunSon
If you look back in the thread you would know I was kidding about the first comment. I know they are defending national champs, but they are in the national headlines constantly with bad behavior from the players. And if anything comes out about the school or coach covering the players tracks on all this crap they are done. Anymore questions arse?
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:06 pm to dallasga6
Per Rusty and Jake; don't look for Huggins to pick UGA Friday. They are hearing that it's Clemson more and more.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:09 pm to smokehouse_83
I knew you were kidding about the first comment hence the laugh.
But nothing has that I'm aware of.
Let's not derail this thread anymore than I already have.
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if anything comes out regarding coaches covering tracks...
But nothing has that I'm aware of.
Let's not derail this thread anymore than I already have.
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:10 pm to JStanDawgFan
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Per Rusty and Jake; don't look for Huggins to pick UGA Friday. They are hearing that it's Clemson more and more.
Bagmen need to come through on that one
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:17 pm to Crowknowsbest
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Bagmen need to come through on that one
DGD, road trip to Orangeburg! We'll stop at Fairey Chevy and pick up 2014 Tahoe with spinners to leave with ol' Bert.
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