Official Off-Topic VT Thread

[757Hokie83]

how long is Johnson's contract...can we go after Shaka??

 

[ACC_HOKIES]

Huh? I don't know anyone who talks about VCU sports other than their basketball team. They upset about the prospects of Shaka leaving?

I think that could be one thing. I actually got ranted by two different VCU people (I work with one and have another friend- I'm in Richmond). It was really a hodgepodge of hate and self victimization. VCU doesn't get respect. They should be in the Big East (although it wasn't clear which version) or ACC. Something about Mason and ODU. Random UVa-VT hate. Louisville is overrated and Kansas is gonna get crushed. "UCLA is a glorified footnote in basketball history" by one. Something about NC State and UNC money wise. Somehow Boise State football was mentioned somewhere in there. It was very much "where did that come from?"

FWIW, there is a lot less yellow around RVA right now.

 

[NickVT10]

I think that could be one thing. I actually got ranted by two different VCU people (I work with one and have another friend- I'm in Richmond). It was really a hodgepodge of hate and self victimization. VCU doesn't get respect. They should be in the Big East (although it wasn't clear which version) or ACC. Something about Mason and ODU. Random UVa-VT hate. Louisville is overrated and Kansas is gonna get crushed. "UCLA is a glorified footnote in basketball history" by one. Something about NC State and UNC money wise. Somehow Boise State football was mentioned somewhere in there. It was very much "where did that come from?"

FWIW, there is a lot less yellow around RVA right now.

Their runs in the tourney have gotten to their heads a bit and a lot of them think they are a top 15 team when they aren't.

 

[ACC_HOKIES]

Their runs in the tourney have gotten to their heads a bit and a lot of them think they are a top 15 team when they aren't.

I'll definitely agree with that. I guess the silver lining is that there's atleast a little buzz and college feel in the area. In part, more of the city have gotten less shitty too.

 

[NickVT10]

I'll definitely agree with that. I guess the silver lining is that there's atleast a little buzz and college feel in the area. In part, more of the city have gotten less shitty too.

That is true. Broad street down there is a lot nicer than it was. Sadly some of that is appearance only. I'm a RVAer myself.

 

[wildturkey]

how long is Johnson's contract...can we go after Shaka??

Depending on if you believe certain people, he would have taken the job last year but Weaver wouldn't open up the check book. So yeah, I can see why VCU fans might be testy. They pretty much know the best coach they've had is just waiting for the right offer to leave. That's probably a little frustrating. He could have been our coach last year and this year both Minny and UCLA will probably come at him hard.

 

[757Hokie83]

yeah, that's what i'd heard too. If that's true, we need to stage a coup and get Weaver gone!

 

[Hokie Swagger]

weaver isn't aggressive enough, i wouldn't be sad at all to see him retire and be replaced

 

[wildturkey]

Might have spoke too soon about Smart waiting to leave. They mentioned on PTI today that Smart is restructuring to stay at VCU. They didn't go into detail and I haven't looked it up myself but my guess is VCU is proactively giving him a substantial raise to keep him. He likes it at VCU so that helps but like most people I figure he'd leave if a school dropped the right price.

As for Weaver, he needs to realize Men's BB is a revenue generating sport. Paying a quality coach isn't a loss. It's an investment that will payoff long term with success gained and added media expose. I understand he wants to be in the black with his AD budget, but I say don't be skimpy in one of the two area's (football being the other) that have proven to generate large sums of cash in collegiate athletics

 

[ACC_HOKIES]

I think guys like Smart are going to become more and more the norm. I think he will probably eventually leave for what ever dream job he has in mind, but there are only a small amount of opportunities I think he'd even consider. Some schools could throw a mountain of money at him and it wouldn't matter. I've got to admit, I admire that. We've seen the benefits of loyalty at Tech and are now in position to capitalize no matter what happens around us.

Back to basketball coaches, why subject yourself to unrealistic expectations and win at all costs culture? Further, why subject yourself to programs that have to compete against them? Money and fame speak to us all but you've at some point got to love your job. Even very good coaches get trashed at these top schools. You've got to find the perfect fit to succeed.

We all see the overbearing influence certain programs and coaches have in this conference when everything doesn't go their way. We also see certain programs go beyond reasonable means to meet expectations. You either have to "play ball" and bend your ethics, or work your butt off for a program you genuinely love at this level.

WRT us, yes we do need to invest into the basketball program. The head coach at this level does far more for us than try to win games. They are some of the most important public relations experts we employ, they're advisors, and program developers. They're professionals and must compensated appropriately. We are FAR behind our peers for basketball in that respect. I'd laugh if I was a quality coach getting a phone call from Weaver.

 

[HoHumHokie]

Well, so much for our defense having to prepare for this guy.....

Gregg Giannotti@937Giannotti
Just spoke to a source close to Rushel Shell and he told me he sounds like he's going to transfer...

 

[hokiegrad]

sounds like an issue of butting heads with Chryst over his work ethic.

 

[sparko]

I'd take him .. Dude's a monster

 

[jeffro151]

Sounds like JMU is about to jump to D-1A and join the Sun Belt like App St. & Georgia Southern.

 

[Hokie Swagger]

Sounds like JMU is about to jump to D-1A and join the Sun Belt like App St. & Georgia Southern.

from 2 to 4 FBS football schools in VA in a few years then

 

[Sleepy T]

Heard this on the radio earlier this week. DD put a blurb in the RT about the UVA/Philip Sims/QB situation....he has been dropped to #3 on the depth chart to start the spring. Needless to say, he is not happy about it. CML is a joke.

“IF YOU MISSED IT elsewhere this week – and all I did was tweet it – here’s what Virginia quarterback Phillip Sims had to say about his No. 3 spot on the Cavaliers’ depth chart.

I don’t know nothin’ about how it came that way or what’s going on,” Sims said, “but it is what is, man. If I can’t be me, I’ve got to be as close as I can … [but] it really looks like it’s headed in the opposite direction.”

There has been speculation that Virginia was sending a message to Sims about his conditioning but he said that “the offseason went as good as could have hoped for, so I don’t think it was that. It’s a long story.”

Normally, I’m a conspiracy theorist but I think Sims’ spot on the depth chart may have more to do with the two guys in front of him – redshirt sophomore David Watford and redshirt freshman Greyson Lambert.

This is Watford’s third spring and Lambert’s second spring (both were January enrollees) and UVa would not want to lose either one of them. This is the best way, at this point, to deliver the message that both figure prominently in the Cavaliers’ plans.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Move him to guard?

 

[757Hokie83]

anyone know what's going on here (from free sources)?

Major changes expected at VaTech? - College Football Rumors Blog - ESPN
The cliche states where there is smoke, there's fire. And there is plenty of smoke in Blacksburg regarding the future of Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer. Major changes could be on the horizon for Hokies' football after this season.

 

[757Hokie83]

hey thats not what i typed



my bad

 

[robV703]

fuck disney