Been coming an reading here for years. This is the most decreased discussion I can recall. What's the deal? Is it Hokie football it being as popular?

It’s that time of week again: any questions (on-topic, off-topic, football, basketball recruiting, etc). Special preference given to those from folks who usually are a little shy to post on the message board.

Get ‘em in asap and the answers will come on the front page Friday.

Getting closer...

Virginia Tech Hokies 2019 football recruiting hotboard

2018-19 hoops schedule officially announced:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/hokies-announces-2018-19-men-s-hoops-schedule

Man, not an easy early-season slate for VT with the cancellation of the ECU game: only one of the first four at home, two of those three away games at night (and then of course the added difficulty of one of those being a Monday game, etc.).

7 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2 from Durham.

Love Va Tech this weekend:

https://n.rivals.com/news/college-fantasy-football-defenses-to-consider-in-week-4

Have 4 tickets available at $100 each ticket. E mail me at cmmcclu@aol.com if interested. Wife having tests done that day and need to be there with her.

It's Jaden Payoute week here, I guess (I'm actually going to push back his junior film review to avoid over-saturation - it was going to go up today):

Mid-Atlantic Spotlight: Five prospects with rising stock

Think Va Tech's offense unloads on Old Dominion:

https://n.rivals.com/news/college-fantasy-football-wrs-to-consider-in-week-4

Not quite a guy who changes the paradigm coming off the board, but definitely one the Hokies were seriously in the mix for (first of those in a while to come off the board):

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Anyone recruiting him? He comes out of a family of athletes. I think his dad played for WVU and the NFL Panthers?

(Formerly the Army Bowl):

Jaden Payoute invited to All-American Game

Had been a hot prospect early in the process, but VT missing on some prospects from Buford, passing on another, and Brown became a back-burner guy:

https://n.rivals.com/news/georgia-rb-derrian-brown-commits-to-texas

Glad to finally have actual reason to take him off the hotboard.

Any buses going to the Duke Game?

The backlash on social media about Babcock's comment on the cancellation is totally ridiculous. To question Whit's motives and to trash our program is nothing more that a bunch of shallow people who want to bit*h about something. He simply said we asked them multiple times to wait until Wednesday. The hurricane was not projected to make landfall until Friday or Saturday. He never intended to be insensitive and to imply otherwise is absurd.

UVA made a point to put the article on their front page on the 247 site, along with the 82 negative comments about our school and the program. How hypocritical is that? Especially since they moved their game to Nashville, which means having to travel through the storm track to get there.

I am as concerned about everyone's safety as the next guy, but all this backlash is BS.

I hope the ECU team and staff manage to help their families and community by calling them on the phone from sunny Orlando for the next 10 days.

Huge week for a couple guys (shame Mike Sainristil's high school doesn't put up highlights until after the season).

Hokie Haven Friday night lights 2018: Week five