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SMU Pony
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SMU Pony

Whiffed/waiting on some highly rated guys

Was always going to be a smaller class but there were a few guys I thought we had in the bag that are headed to bigger programs - Texas, A&M, Michigan, Miami. Ismael Camara looks like he'll be another whiff which sucks because we spent a lot of time on him. Spoke with a member of the staff last week who didn't seem too worried about it and said we'll just pivot and allocate more $ to the portal this offseason, but I don't know if that's supposed to be comforting or just coach-speak. One of the things that's paid off for us in the past has been planting seeds with blue chip DFW and Houston guys out of HS who circle back in portal a year or two later.
Posted: 07/01/2026 at 08:12 PM ET
(In response to this post by VT ChemE 1986)

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ND alum Brian White is Virginia Tech AD, going to be nicer ND guys! 🤣
Stech • 06/22/26 07:32 PM ET
Well he is an ND Alum so that is good, but his dad was not well liked at ND
goldendomer • 06/23/26 09:37 PM ET
Agree on both, let’s schedule more ND VT. Been great atmosphere even though
Stech • 06/23/26 10:35 PM ET
I have always said VT was one of my favorite games. VT went into the
goldendomer • 06/24/26 10:41 AM ET
I don't know much about him.
RandomAsianGuy • 06/23/26 11:40 AM ET
Time for ND to cancel their series with Clemson, and sign one with VT**
EDGEMAN • 06/23/26 04:51 AM ET
His Dad was AD at ND too, oh boy, this should be fun. 😁
Stech • 06/22/26 07:48 PM ET
Kevin White was not a popular AD at Notre Dame
TerryD • 06/23/26 01:24 PM ET
Interesting **
Stech • 06/23/26 06:52 PM ET
His brother has done a fantastic job as the AD at Tennessee**
SMU Pony • 06/22/26 07:36 PM ET
Hey SMU, what is going on with recruiting?
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/01/26 02:17 PM ET
Whiffed/waiting on some highly rated guys ◄
SMU Pony • 07/01/26 08:12 PM ET
Thanks. I hope situation stabilizes for you guys.**
VT ChemE 1986 • 07/01/26 08:23 PM ET
Given that everything was already in place at Tenn. prior to his arrival,
VTHokie2000 • 06/23/26 01:26 PM ET
He hired Josh Heupel
SMU Pony • 06/23/26 07:43 PM ET
Even though the football program was a dumpster fire during that period of
VTHokie2000 • 06/23/26 08:01 PM ET
Schiano was a terrible idea for a hire at Tennessee
SMU Pony • 06/23/26 08:49 PM ET
I disagree that Schiano would have been a bad fit at Tennessee. He had
VTHokie2000 • 06/24/26 08:36 AM ET
I just think he was a weird cultural fit for Tennessee
SMU Pony • 06/24/26 08:26 PM ET
Very rarely does the 2.0 version of a coach have the same level of success
VTHokie2000 • 06/25/26 09:08 AM ET
Butch Jones, Lane Kiffen, Jeremy Pruitt ran it off the tracks
Victor Tango • 06/23/26 01:59 PM ET
Except my post was referring to the entire athletic department there and
VTHokie2000 • 06/23/26 06:56 PM ET
“His sister, Mariah Chappell, is an Assistant AD at SMU.” Doug Bowman 24/7
Stech • 06/23/26 09:03 AM ET
I don't believe she's still at SMU
SMU Pony • 06/23/26 07:47 PM ET
Did I read somewhere that his sister was in th SMU Athletic Department too?
Stech • 06/23/26 12:23 AM ET
Yes, and his other brother is the Georgia 🏀head coach, Dad was at Duke AD.
Stech • 06/22/26 07:43 PM ET
Obviously good blood lines **
HokiesACC2004 • 06/23/26 05:18 AM ET