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Techsupport
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No surprise to those of us that follow recruiting...

...and don't wear maroon glasses.

There's a bit of cognitive dissonance on this board that assumes poorly ranked recruiting classes don't mean to VT what they've always meant for most everybody else.

"Not to worry, we're VT, we always find "the diamonds in the rough", "do more with less", "we'll play ours, and they play theirs", "better player eval/development" etc.

The reality however, we spent 20 years recruiting in the top 4 in the ACC, and top 25 in the country. That ended, and the talent went with it. End of Story
[Post edited by Techsupport at 05/04/2022 2:40PM]
Posted: 05/04/2022 at 02:40 PM ET
(In response to this post by njhokie06)

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I'm not sure we realized how far down VT talent has gotten**
njhokie06 • 04/30/22 01:34 PM ET
No surprise to those of us that follow recruiting... ◄
Techsupport • 05/04/22 02:40 PM ET
Look at our in state recruiting over the last decade.**
HokieJay • 05/02/22 08:28 PM ET
Did I read that Texas had zero draftees?**
Happy Dog • 05/01/22 08:52 AM ET
Yep…..**
RJHokie • 05/01/22 08:57 AM ET
We're still in the top of the ACC. Only 21 ACC players drafted.
ChrisLords • 04/30/22 10:43 PM ET
i realized it**
squarerootofone • 04/30/22 08:06 PM ET
Well look at our record the past couple of seasons **
uvabasher • 04/30/22 04:33 PM ET
Obvious to me. NFL is elite. These kids are getting some humble pie
WildTurkE • 04/30/22 04:07 PM ET
Yep & sadly the NFL caliber talent has been missing for many, many years.**
seacain • 04/30/22 05:57 PM ET
Realistically, Barno was a wild card who had a shot at going early
VTECHFAN • 04/30/22 03:01 PM ET
Old NFL would have drafted Barno 3rd round just based on the combine. The
uvabasher • 04/30/22 03:26 PM ET
Exactly. It’s amazing how many old tropes live on way past sell-by date**
marcbvtgm • 05/01/22 04:33 PM ET
True but combine freaks do get taken too.
VTECHFAN • 04/30/22 03:35 PM ET
Barn, Mitchell, Tenuta
HokieInDenmark • 04/30/22 03:23 PM ET
You’ve just been proven wrong on two of those.**
Hokie535 • 04/30/22 04:55 PM ET
Tenuta was the most mind boggling. Also crazy because his dad is a former
uvabasher • 04/30/22 04:34 PM ET
OT: are you still a Hokie in Denmark?
Hokie Holler • 04/30/22 04:22 PM ET
Yeah, I forgot Tenuta... also a longshot
VTECHFAN • 04/30/22 03:33 PM ET
I agree. Poor judgment across the board in entering the draft. They would
uvabasher • 04/30/22 03:27 PM ET
Anyone who takes Barno will be highly disappointed
soflahokie • 04/30/22 02:00 PM ET
Who knows. High ceiling. Low floor
VTECHFAN • 04/30/22 03:02 PM ET
The likelihhod of hitting the low floor is much greater than high ceiling**
marcbvtgm • 05/01/22 04:34 PM ET
WTF??? Man, that incredibly unfair!
great2bahokie • 04/30/22 02:15 PM ET
His tape last year is awful, just a matter of fact
soflahokie • 04/30/22 03:37 PM ET
I don’t give a damn what you think you saw in his tape!
great2bahokie • 04/30/22 04:07 PM ET
And he doesn't give a dang what you think... Welcome to the internet! :)**
NokieHokie • 05/01/22 11:35 AM ET
I did. All it took was a view games last year. **
GreenvilleVT • 04/30/22 01:44 PM ET
Yup. Frank's VPI LW&T left several NFL 220v @Fu'. Jus' left fu'dge for Pry.**
bourbonstreet • 04/30/22 04:34 PM ET