Why do you feel the need to make such an ignorant comment?
He fulfilled his obligation to the University. Basketball scholarships are a 1-year proposition with the school having the decision on whether or not it is renewed for the next year. He showed up, redshirted (something most freshmen don't want to do), worked out, played practice dummy for the team and went through all of the rigors of a season knowing he would never get in a game. At the end of all that, it is likely that he sat down with CMY this week and was told that his prospects for ever playing meaningful minutes team were slim to none and that it would be in everyone's best interest for him to move on to greener pastures. You make it sound like he scammed the university. If anything, we scammed him!
Thread Replies (47)
Darren Buchanan to the portal
-- GretnaHokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 04:20 PM ET
GretnaHokie
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03/21/23 04:20 PM ET
With Tyler Nickel transferring from UNC to VT is the main reason. Nickel is
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Mar 21, 2023 at 06:07 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
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03/21/23 06:07 PM ET
Is Nickel a done deal? What are his defensive skills?**
-- Walkin` Willie
Mar 22, 2023 at 09:57 AM ET
Walkin` Willie
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03/22/23 09:57 AM ET
no, I think FLKEYSHOKIE is projecting/hoping, but it is by no means a done
-- Hokie Kev
Mar 22, 2023 at 02:03 PM ET
Hokie Kev
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03/22/23 02:03 PM ET
Nickel would not be a Mutts replacement...
-- GCHokie34
Mar 21, 2023 at 10:20 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/21/23 10:20 PM ET
correct... Tyler is a 2/3 combo. **
-- whatIpostlike
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:40 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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03/22/23 08:40 AM ET
He's still currently a 4...
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:47 AM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 08:47 AM ET
pure 3 who can help at the 2. He will play major minutes and make it rain **
-- whatIpostlike
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:05 PM ET
whatIpostlike
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03/22/23 04:05 PM ET
That’s fine, we won’t replace Mutts 1:1. It must be a composite
-- st_andrew
Mar 22, 2023 at 09:47 AM ET
st_andrew
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03/22/23 09:47 AM ET
Correct, Nickel plays much more like a taller guard
-- hokierevisionist
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:34 AM ET
hokierevisionist
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03/22/23 12:34 AM ET
But Mr. Buchannon you owe us for one year
-- BigDaddyHokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 07:44 PM ET
BigDaddyHokie
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03/21/23 07:44 PM ET
You owe me for the time spent reading that post**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:32 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/22/23 12:32 PM ET
Why do you feel the need to make such an ignorant comment?
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-- HeisenBurg13
Mar 22, 2023 at 07:27 AM ET
HeisenBurg13
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03/22/23 07:27 AM ET
Well said. I wish the young man good success wherever he goes.**
-- LXNTN_HOKIE
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:25 PM ET
LXNTN_HOKIE
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03/22/23 12:25 PM ET
Speak it into existence or do you have inside intel?**
-- GretnaHokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 06:25 PM ET
GretnaHokie
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03/21/23 06:25 PM ET
you guys could just ask me. **
-- whatIpostlike
Mar 21, 2023 at 08:22 PM ET
whatIpostlike
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03/21/23 08:22 PM ET
My "sauces" say...
-- whatIpostlike
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:40 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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03/22/23 08:40 AM ET
Do redshirts practice with the team?
-- tallahasseehokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 09:45 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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03/21/23 09:45 PM ET
of course they do... they don't just stand around wearing a red shirt **
-- whatIpostlike
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:37 AM ET
whatIpostlike
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03/22/23 08:37 AM ET
So why no reports on how they are performing? Mikes security that tight?**
-- tallahasseehokie
Mar 22, 2023 at 09:09 AM ET
tallahasseehokie
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03/22/23 09:09 AM ET
not just CMY's... no one speaks of practice. rules and all **
-- whatIpostlike
Mar 22, 2023 at 04:06 PM ET
whatIpostlike
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03/22/23 04:06 PM ET
Based ON 3, recent 100% projection !**
-- FLKEYSHOKIE
Mar 21, 2023 at 06:42 PM ET
FLKEYSHOKIE
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03/21/23 06:42 PM ET
Key word there is "projection". Hope it actually happens.**
-- hokie77
Mar 21, 2023 at 08:31 PM ET
hokie77
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03/21/23 08:31 PM ET
I think redshirting may have hurt his ego a bit.**
-- royalhokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 04:49 PM ET
royalhokie
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03/21/23 04:49 PM ET
Idk why. Aren’t they all lottery picks? **
-- 3TechFanz
Mar 21, 2023 at 07:39 PM ET
3TechFanz
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03/21/23 07:39 PM ET
Eh, they come, they go, from here, there and everywhere.**
-- UEMcGill
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:12 PM ET
UEMcGill
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03/21/23 05:12 PM ET
Feels like timing of roster mgt? Maybe a convo on PT next year?**
-- GBOHokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:07 PM ET
GBOHokie
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03/21/23 05:07 PM ET
Year end conversations were yesterday...2+2 = transfer**
-- GCHokie34
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:24 PM ET
GCHokie34
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03/21/23 05:24 PM ET
Is this good, bad or indifferent?**
-- Lancelot Link
Mar 21, 2023 at 06:06 PM ET
Lancelot Link
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03/21/23 06:06 PM ET
I think it's impossible to say right now.
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 21, 2023 at 08:17 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/21/23 08:17 PM ET
The times, they have a changed. Recruits and coaches were both for the
-- IB4TECH
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:49 PM ET
IB4TECH
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03/21/23 05:49 PM ET
Best of luck to him, now we need to go and find a true 4
-- soflahokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 04:25 PM ET
soflahokie
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03/21/23 04:25 PM ET
I wonder if this was his choice or if he was asked to move on?
-- GretnaHokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 04:32 PM ET
GretnaHokie
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03/21/23 04:32 PM ET
Nickel could play the 4 here, but it’s not his natural spot
-- soflahokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:10 PM ET
soflahokie
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03/21/23 05:10 PM ET
Nickel is in no way a 4**
-- hokierevisionist
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:35 AM ET
hokierevisionist
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03/22/23 12:35 AM ET
Yes, I want Nickel as a primary 3 and secondary 4.
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:43 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/21/23 05:43 PM ET
Can Nickel guard the 3?**
-- YBYSAIAHokie
Mar 21, 2023 at 07:01 PM ET
YBYSAIAHokie
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03/21/23 07:01 PM ET
I'd say that depends on the 3.
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 21, 2023 at 07:35 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/21/23 07:35 PM ET
Nickel cannot play the 4...he's a 3 and a 3 only**
-- hokierevisionist
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:36 AM ET
hokierevisionist
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03/22/23 12:36 AM ET
Nickel played HS ball in a very weak league. Don't know about AAU team?**
-- George Baylor
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:55 PM ET
George Baylor
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03/21/23 05:55 PM ET
He played 2A, same level as Mac McClung, John Marshall loaded team
-- hokiepro
Mar 21, 2023 at 11:32 PM ET
hokiepro
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03/21/23 11:32 PM ET
John Marshall is a bad example of you typical 2A team.
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Mar 22, 2023 at 08:49 AM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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03/22/23 08:49 AM ET
Except Nickel’s last HS game was AGAINST J Marshall
-- hokiepro
Mar 22, 2023 at 02:20 PM ET
hokiepro
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03/22/23 02:20 PM ET
How would you compare Nickel to Camden?
-- st_andrew
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:16 PM ET
st_andrew
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03/21/23 05:16 PM ET
Camden is our project and Nickel is UNC's project.
-- N2VT2
Mar 21, 2023 at 05:53 PM ET
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03/21/23 05:53 PM ET