Archive for April, 2009
The Spring Game on Television
I probably got your attention with that title, but in fact it describes the subject of this post and dilemma I faced this weekend. The spring game unlike most Hokie games was NOT on TV, and since I wasn’t there, I didn’t get to watch. So yeah, I’ve read all the updates, mainly thanks to [...]
Spring Game Wish List
An entertaining, important, yet somewhat meaningless game is going to be held this Saturday in Blacksburg, and I wish I could be there to enjoy it, because its certainly more of an ‘event’ than a game. Instead, I’ll be up at 7 am helping my wife get ready for our participation in the neighborhood yard [...]
Quarterback Recruiting Still Hurting
The tidewater area of Virginia is producing yet another top flight quarterback recruit. His name is Phillip Sims from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, and he’s likely one of the nation’s top QB recruits in 2010. Virginia Tech has made a living recruiting this part of the state, and players from this region are the [...]
Virginia Tech Football: ‘Hidden Players’ for 2009
Spring football gives Hokie gridiron fans a small fix to tide them over until fall. Most of spring practice is spent speculating on depth chart, checking out the performance of 1st and 2nd year players, and closely watching every practice (and virtually every rep) at positions where there is intense competition for a new starter.
This means [...]
Expectations Are High
Spring practice for the Virginia Tech football team is underway with pads on, and I’ve been reading the updates on Beamerball.com (if you’re a Hokie football fan, I highly recommend a subscription). To me, spring practice is when the latest edition of the squad actually becomes a reality, as depth charts become more than speculation, recruits [...]
Spring Football: Roundtable Questions
As promised, here are the round-table questions submitted by you the readers going into the very important Virginia Tech 2009 Spring Football practices, which start on Wednesday. Thanks to Gobbler Country for organizing, where you will eventually be able to see answers to your questions from multiple bloggers.
So lets talk Hokie Football.
