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Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Football Board
2 y ago
1st opportunity is with NY Jets this weekend. Why not take all the shots
can get, he has nothing to lose and if it don't work out, he can walk away from football with no regrets
Football Board
2 y ago
Football Board
2 y ago
Dunne was making money long before NIL was a thing, she's a hugely
popular "influencer", nothing to do with athletics. There's two sisters I know that do the same, they make over half a mil per year just posting on social media
** Edited by blockh at 1/22/2024, 3:25:22 PM
Football Board
2 y ago
I think "declaring" and "entering" are used in the same manner but all
with no NCAA eligibility remaining are draft "eligible". Seems to me the player agents are usually the ones to announce either way, as I said earlier, a publicity thing
Football Board
2 y ago
Correct, NCAA eligibility is affected by declaring, school enrollment is
not. In Cole's case, his eligibility is exhausted and he's already graduated as well
Football Board
2 y ago
IMO, all about publicity. If his agent is doing his job, he’s pursuing all
Of the options for Cole, NFL, track or otherwise
Football Board
2 y ago
He’s also declared for the ‘24 Olympic Trials. If I’m him, take a shot at
every opportunity in front of me. Why not? Also holding a master’s degree from VT which will land him somewhere
Football Board
2 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
2 y ago
Cole Beck selected to Team USA for PanAm games. How awful is the timing
for such an event? All of the sprinters have already shut it down for the season
Olympic Sports Board
2 y ago
I’d say some of them will test the waters of the draft. Not sure how many
But some of them were January enrollees so they could graduate ahead of the draft timeline
Football Board
2 y ago
Absolutely, 50% for taxes, 1-3% for agent, union dues, etc. Most eye
opening to me was the contract value vs. guaranteed money. Easy to see how guys can go broke in a short time
Football Board
2 y ago
Attended an NFLPA session few weeks back, I was amazed at the $$ figures,
Take home, after taxes, agents etc.
Football Board
2 y ago
Football Board
2 y ago
Pitt, UVa, UNC, L'ville were his other P5 official offers, as in got the
August 1st letter. The UVa was a weird one, they offered verbally, withdrew the verbal offer and then offered officially after all.
Football Board
2 y ago
Football Board
2 y ago
Football Board
2 y ago
CJF made CB choose just like he did Hudson so they chose
I’m sure it did hurt Beck as far as football but glad he’s getting a 2nd chance of you will?
** Edited by blockh at 8/21/2023, 5:50:02 PM
Football Board
2 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Not sure exactly, but I would think not 100% track focused. He was a speed
trainer for FSU football at one time under Bobby Bowden so a good multi-sport guy. I believe he himself also played college Fball
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Agreed. Do you think the move to establish a HC position was partly in
response to Vaught leaving? He's been gone for a while but I never saw it announced.
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
At ACCs, We ran 3/4 usuals in 4x100, 1/4 usuals in 4x400 and didn’t even
run Cole in 200 at regionals out of concern
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
We do not have any relay teams at nationals nor did we at regionals, Beck i
the only short sprinter we have at nationals on the men's side. It is Beck's last meet as a Hokie
** Edited by blockh at 6/8/2023, 3:56:13 PM
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Yes, but Austin (FL guy) ran a PB by almost 0.2 seconds, hard to duplicate
that same feat back to back. It will be a fast final for sure
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
9.87 is the fastest all conditions 100m ever run by a white athlete in
History. Imagine the attention that will garner for Cole in endorsement opportunities should he choose to turn pro in track. Along with his wind legal time of 10.05 which ranks him #29 in the world
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
In track & field, the only penalty for any infraction is DQ. False
start=DQ, Step on the lane line twice=DQ, etc. However, lots of calls including taunting are at the discretion of the official making the call..........
** Edited by blockh at 5/18/2023, 7:57:19 AM
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
I was there as well, as l said in earlier post, Judson was fine until he
Got in the face of the Clemson runner (who had been talking trash all weekend) a 2nd time walking off the track. Having a son on the team, not winning the championship hurts like hell but as I also said earlier, there were many other things that cost us the title. Judson was in the wrong and he’ll learn from it.
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Official informed him almost immediately after the finish but VT appealed,
guaranteed Clemson coach pointed it out
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Clemson runner had been talking trash all weekend. Judson would've been
fine if he hadn't jumped in the guys face. Tough lesson but he'll learn from it. Far from the only reason we didn't win team title on men's side
** Edited by blockh at 5/15/2023, 8:02:07 AM
** Edited by blockh at 5/15/2023, 8:03:26 AM
Football Board
3 y ago
Thanks for clarifying my post. Maybe you can answer how is the cost of
Attendance payments a lot of athletes receive classified?
Football Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
I didn’t see it tweeted or anything but Beck also got 3rd in 200m @20.62
Which tied the school record in that event
Olympic Sports Board
3 y ago
VT coach had a great video of start, Beck wasn’t even close to false
start. Just an outstanding reaction time. Mentioned he even had to show it to Louisville coach who thought it was FS and he agreed it wasn’t.