Virginia Tech 2014 Recruiting Target List

[EvanGWatkins]

I think you'd be surprised at how many kids like Mike London just because he is black. Has the Obama effect on some of the recruits.

Yea a lot

 

[ImAHokie]

I think you'd be surprised at how many kids like Mike London just because he is black. Has the Obama effect on some of the recruits.

I wouldn't. It's a gigantic reason why he has success in the 757 and a huge reason why he was hired in the first place.

It's the #1 key behind them even being in the race with VT for some of these kids. They're simply a lesser football program and nothing has happened under London to prove otherwise. London lives to recruit, the VT game is something he cares less about than beating VT for Tidewater kids. Groh was practically the opposite. He was fine with letting VT get all the 757 kids they wanted and figured, rightly so, that if he could win on the field then soon it wouldn't matter what 757 kids thought of UVA.

London is all style and no substance. If VT keeps beating UVA by 30-40 points a game then by the 2015-2016 classes, the color of his skin won't even raise an eyebrow for most kids.

 

[sparko]

Couldn't agree more about your comments guys ... the obama effect, the fact that London is no substance, and that in 5 years, it won't matter

 

[TagAndBrag]

London is all style and no substance. If VT keeps beating UVA by 30-40 points a game then by the 2015-2016 classes, the color of his skin won't even raise an eyebrow for most kids.

Randy Shannon, anyone?

 

[bigesse16]

Randy Shannon, anyone?

I actually thought Shannon was a good coach, but tried too much to change the culture of Miami. Coker left the program in a world of hurt more than people realize.

Jury is still out on London. Players gravitate towards him, which can be nauseating for us, but it's beneficial to UVA's program. I think many of his tactics are lame, but it's helping win over kids. As a coach, that's still debatable how effective he really is. He won last year, but not sure he can do it consistently yet.

 

[jeffro151]

I actually thought Shannon was a good coach, but tried too much to change the culture of Miami. Coker left the program in a world of hurt more than people realize.

I agree. Randy Shannon knows his football. The thing about Miami is that is seems to recruit itself. It almost doesn't matter who the head coach is, the Miami area just as so much to offer.

 

[VTscores]

I actually thought Shannon was a good coach, but tried too much to change the culture of Miami. Coker left the program in a world of hurt more than people realize.

Jury is still out on London. Players gravitate towards him, which can be nauseating for us, but it's beneficial to UVA's program. I think many of his tactics are lame, but it's helping win over kids. As a coach, that's still debatable how effective he really is. He won last year, but not sure he can do it consistently yet.

Shannon was a good coach, but they just didn't give him enough time.

London is a good recruiter, but he has already had his "new coach" bump. He's got charisma, but he's trying to sell UVA as a football school. Not that easy of a sell.

 

[EvanGWatkins]

Da'Shawn Hand just picked up an offer from tOSU there is a legit chance he will be a top 10 player next year

 

[EvanGWatkins]

CJ Reavis was just offered by UVA... figures

 

[VT_Football_Fan]

CJ Reavis was just offered by UVA... figures

Plans on coming to our Spring Game.

 

[EvanGWatkins]

Plans on coming to our Spring Game.

Good. This may be the biggest spring game ever at vt

 

[NickVT10]

I was going to go but things came up. A group of friends are going though. I might still try and sneak up

 

[EvanGWatkins]

UVA just offered Moss

 

[VTscores]

UVA just offered Moss

I'm starting to wonder if, rather than announcing them one by one, we just assume that UVA is going to offer all of our target recruits.

That's why we publish them, isn't it? Otherwise, it just wouldn't be fair.

 

[hunzworth]

I dont know if this guy has been mentioned here or not so.....cant find anything about him from the recruiting services.

Marquees Royster

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[sparko]

minute 4:42 -- state of oregon, class of 2014

 

[TagAndBrag]

Wow

Looks small, but very powerful and fairly quick. That could change when the big OL boys dig their cleats into the grass.

 

[TagAndBrag]

From Northwest Elite Index:

Sophomore Marqueese Royster (6-1 260 OL/DL), of state champion Lake Oswego, will be transferring to Central Catholic. Royster comes in ranked the #13 athlete on our Top 85 recruit list for the class of 2014.

Royster split time over the season with an extremely talented group of Lakers good enough to win the state title. He is the son of former Pitt and Portland St star Marcus Royster, but that's just part of the family tree. Evan Royster is currently with the Redskins, and Mazio Royster is his fathers twin and played at USC before stints with Tampa Bay and Jacksonville.

It doesn't stop there. Jerry Royster was a fixture in Major League Baseball for 20+ years, and his cousin is Titus Teague a cornerback at Louisville. You can't help but take a step back a appreciate how much athletic talent resides in one family. It even covers multiple sports.

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[Ray]

so do we have any chance with brown, blanding, and hands. ik they're all highly touted, but no way in hell uva has a better chance, and would look very bad for US as a program to lose three 5*'s in our own state. blanding i hope wants to come to DBU. brown i hope comes and if cutler can earn a scholarship i think he'd commit, notice i said earn lol(UVA), and mayb Hands will find some reason like playing for the #1 Din the nation, and a NC contender

 

[EvanGWatkins]

Brown and Blanding yes, Hand will be a major battle