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3y
has a football program?
** Edited by HokieKip at 5/15/2023, 1:34:14 PM
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3y
I don't think it's a nil thing as much as prestige, especially for HS recruits. It's a bit of chicken vs egg, but VT has to get-back to near top ACC to get more (recruit) looks.
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3y
Also, was David Wilson the last stud HS RB we have recruited? Is it my imagination, but didn’t we use to get at least 3 or 4 of the top 10 recruits in VA? Now we fight to get recruits 20-50. Portal transfers may eventually save VT, but I fear the days are gone when we could land at least a few 4 stars. I was going to say I’d love VT to be able to land a stud DE, but we really haven’t really landed a known star at any position in years.
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3y
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3y
Today's kids are young enough, too, that our "golden era" is as meaningless as Carlisle Indian School's is.
Momentum keeps momentum. We are a resting rock.
Pry is starting from scratch in an era where recruiting has only gotten even more competitive; hyper competitive.
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Hokie`79
3y
develop players for improvement, I don’t care about their star rating.
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3y
Embarrassing, and simply not qualified.
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3y
A long line of irrelevance, going 3-8 in 2022, and losses to lesser in-state schools will push good in-state players elsewhere. Unless it’s a goal to play for VT or we can sell sand to the Saudis, there will be a lot of this until we can pull ourselves out of the hole we are in.
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3y
VT is and will be a mid level program. Money Controls the College Football Landscape, ESPN and NIL Money. In about five years there will be about 4-5 Super Conferences that only big bucks can buy. I don't see VT being there. Dr. Sands and WB seen the future when they hired Pry and didn't invest 6-8 milllion in a big name coach ! Carry On..
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3y
the top 10 during the season. (not at the end of the season)
** Edited by OlderHokie at 5/13/2023, 1:21:46 PM
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Fatman
3y
but those days are over. It was fun while it lasted.
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VTCALS72
3y
bluebloods and the rest? I have followed VT football for probably 60 years and except for that one period of time I call the Beamer Bubble, we were not seen as "big time" We got an occasional Bruce Smith but most of the bigger name players went elsewhere.
I think it is way more just how football is and how the bluebloods can do things and are looked at by the best who want to cluster together more than wanting to be a big fish in a little pond.
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EDGEMAN
3y
...how much those programs are getting paid by their TV deals?
I only see two true "bluebloods" on that list for "on field performance," which are UGA and Bama. Everyone else is 2nd tier behind the clear leaders. That doesn't mean they can't make it there, but they are definitely a step behind.
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VTCALS72
3y
That whereas performance on the field means a lot, it pales in comparison to the glitz, the money and the cred the national media provides to who they want to provide it to. So when I say "bluebloods" I mean like historic national name tops like Duke and UNC in Bball this past year. All the media wants those 2 back and their less than stellar performance this past year has not changed nor given the teams that replaced them in the sweet 16 much additional cred. Back to football, IMHO the media and advertisers only want less than 30 teams already anointed teams to promote and the best players mostly want to go to those less than 30 schools.
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3y
with this kid. Oh well.
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3y
I've also never pretended the relationship nonsense was meaningful.
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3y
I understand looking at a broad range, but to not even consider a local school tells me Tech is battling more than handshakes and relationship problems on the trail.
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3y
Penn State and the Gamecocks in the mix
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2hhoop3
3y
PSU is where VA RBs go to disappear and never be heard from again. Probably not an accident that it is 5 SEC schools and PSU.
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Before Beamer II, Ohio State would've replaced USC-E.
Surprised tOSU didn't make his list since they have success in the state. Like some posts below state, he'll likely be in the portal in a few years, especially if he goes to PSU. ;)
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3y
He’s from Salem. 15 years ago he would consider tech..
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3y
Seasons, and repeated seasons with five to seven wins really hurt recruiting. We have to prove that our football program is more than just Frank Beamer and Bud Foster. If Pry starts having some success on the field, we will become more appealing to recruits. Right now, why would a top recruit want to come to Virginia tech and compete for five or six wins a season?
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RiverVT
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He is competing again at other 4 stars from fl and ga ,good luck for him.
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2hhoop3
3y
has worked out recently. However, in former times VT usually made the cut and even landed them from time to time. Salem has a great program and has won a lot of titles, however, it has been quite a while since they had talents like Lewis and Cole. Some Salemites might say D'Angelo Ramsey but, as good as he was on the field he was a no-go due to off the field concerns. Lewis is likely what Marcus Parker would have been absent the knee injury and Cole would match up with Dennis Haley physically.
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