But I always do this time of year! Just hope all the injured heal up!

Guys, we're back to our normal time, 12:30 pm ET on Friday (tomorrow) for this week's chat. And as always, plenty going on, on the recruiting trail especially, with more offers going out. Plus, it's about to get very busy, with the Rivals Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour and the NBAPA Top 100 camps over the next few weeks. Come take advantage of and get the very most out of your subscriptions and join us for the chat!

And if you can't make the chat, don't worry. The chat is the best way to get real-time answers, but you can always post something on The Gobbler or email me directly at jason.stamm@rocketmail.com.

Chat link: http://bit.ly/1dn0onA

On the Rivals Mainboard... Not surprising, 0-0 really is about as laughable as it gets.

http://forums.rivals.com/threads/be...from-2014-15-do-you-still-laugh-about.105618/

Frank's picture celebrating the missed WF FG obviously doesn't help.

He appears to have a good sense of humor

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Zamir White already looks like he will be one of the top running backs in the 2018 class. He has a long offer sheet and has barely started to do his research on these schools. In the video linked below he talks about his new offer from Virginia Tech and his recent visit to Tennessee. White also said he plans on visiting Georgia this summer for UGA's camp.

Video: RB White plans UGA visit

In the video linked below, Rivals100 DB Marquill Osborne talks about his commitment to Tennessee and his interest in Clemson, Florida, Virginia Tech and Michigan. Osborne says he will take official visits to Clemson, Florida and Virginia Tech and will try to get back to Tennessee in June.

Video: Vols commit to take official visits

Hey guys,

Just got word on some of next season's game times:

Sept 7: vs. Ohio State, 8 pm, ESPN
Sept. 12: vs. Furman, 3:30 pm, EXPS3
Oct. 9: vs. NC State, 8 pm, ESPN
Nov. 12: at Georgia Tech, 7:30 pm, ESPN

Thoughts?

Know he went to court and they postponed it which happens if I am not mistaken you can do that up to 3 times.Just wondering if anyone hearing anything

Hope this Johns kid is good because there is no one else. Lambert and Cutler this week. What's going on in C-town?

Here's my latest weekly recap on VT baseball. They qualified for the ACC Tournament, which is this week. If they beat UNC on Tuesday then they play games on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I have them beating UNC and then dropping 2 of 3 to end the season in pool play.

Hey guys,

Rivals100 QB Dwayne Haskins Jr. chose the University of Maryland to play football over Virginia Tech and many other universities in the country. Did Virginia Tech really have a chance? Did they lose a huge opportunity here?

Checking out the home board and see at the very top ---- evidently there is a young man (recruit we evidently must be considering) THAT HAS ONLY PLAYED I N " O N E VARSITY GAME "

Nm

I do not like it. There was nothing wrong with old one, other than a lack of posters.

big congrats to all who participated?... upside.. an assessment of whats working & not working may result in refocus of efforts and perhaps give chance for new starts or other sports

Hey guys,

The Virginia Tech baseball team just beat Pittsburgh 13-7 to advance to the ACC Tournament. They had lost the last two against Pitt and it looked like a nail-biter, but they made it by. The Hokies are the No. 9 seed and are set to play UNC in the near future.

How far will the Hokies go? Do you think they have any chance of making it to the title game?

I see the Smith has taken charge. Bring your game so you don't fall behind in the race for the grand prize. It's free. Easy money Let's play.



Even if you don't have a paypal account, you can create one quickly and easily and it's free. If you need help with that, email me or you can create one later when you win.

Here's a little site to keep score and winnings organized. Only contestants will be able to view the scoreboards.

Senor Sol's Hokie Contests

Was just reading the financial section on Yahoo and came across this article. Hopefully all our sports coaches will use it.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-universities-best-food-194400132.html

I'm going to start implementing some games and contests on here to liven the board up and create some camaraderie. Rules will vary. Some contests/games will have immediate prizes including a scored point and some will only score a point toward the grand prize. First one to 10 points wins the grand prize of $25.

That said, welcome to the:

Hokie Girl Random Photo World Championship

• Post a photo of a male OR female wearing some type of VT gear. Keep it decent. No photoshopping. Face must show. Photos can come from wherever you can find them as long as they're not copyright protected or watermarked.
• Deadline for posted photos is Wednesday, May 13 at midnight.
• One photo per person.
• Your posted photo earns you the right to vote once.
• On Thursday, everyone who posted a photo can vote for any other posted photo except their own.
• Poster with the most votes wins $5 and a point toward the grand prizzle.
• Must have paypal account to receive money(it's free and easy to sign up).
• Contest open to all Hokiehaven and rival posters who can stand typing "pretty virginia tech girl" in to their search bar.

This thread is for photo posts only. If you have a comment, please add it while posting your photo. Comments without photos will be deleted.
If you have questions, email or message Sunny. Good luck and may Babcock be with you.

Just got off the phone with Outlaw's coach at Lee College (TX), assistant Marcus King, who explained that Outlaw is not committed to VT, as others falsely reported last night: http://rvls.co/1E5vxAO

Still sounds like it might happen, but he's not done with school and there's some paperwork involved. Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Missouri, West Virginia and others involved.

Guys, earlier today, the Hokies made a very big offer for the 2016 class, for Imhotep Inst. Charter (Pa.) four-star guard Johncarlo Valentin. He had a very impressive showing last month at the New Jersey stop of the Rivals Camp Series and will get a solid ranking when the next rankings come out. Combination offer of Cornell Brown and Stacy Searels here.

Guys, I spoke earlier with Mallard Creek (NC) 2017 four-star DT Grant Gibson, whom VT offered Tuesday. I got an in-person look at him at the Charlotte Rivals Camp and he's got the make up of a very solid D-lineman.

Gibson actually also visited for the spring game, his first trip to VT. He told me he was very surprised about the trip, because he thought VT would be in the middle of nowhere. But he liked the campus, the atmosphere and said he liked what there was to do. He also liked getting to talk with defensive coordinator Bud Foster and defensive line coach Charley Wiles.

Assistant coach Shane Beamer is his primary recruiter and Gibson said he likes what he's heard there, too. Beamer keeps reiterating how much they want him and how they want him to come back on a visit.

The other new offer is from Colorado State, which also offered Tuesday. The connection there is his former head coach is now on staff out there. But it sounds like Gibson is thinking a little bigger. Tennessee was first to offer in February and Vanderbilt and NC State have both since offered.

This spring, Gibson said he also visited NC State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida State and North Carolina. Nothing definite is planned right now, but he wants to visit UNC, Duke, South Carolina, Clemson and NC State this summer. Still mighty early here, but he has visited VT, which is certainly a plus. I don't think he's leaning any one way right now either.

Full story coming, but as always, what's posted here, STAYS HERE. Don't de-value your own subscription by giving away information to others who don't pay like you do. It's also a violation of our terms of service and will result in the termination of your subscription.

Release this morning from the ACC, from the annual spring meetings in Florida:

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its championship sites for the 2015-16 academic year on Thursday as the league concluded its annual spring meetings.

As previously announced, the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game will be played for a sixth straight year at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Dec. 5. The Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., will welcome the New York Life ACC Tournament for the second time – and the first time since 2005 –March 8-12. The Greensboro Coliseum will play host to the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament (March 2-6) for a 17th straight year.

Meanwhile, the ACC Baseball Championship is set to return to Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina, for the second straight year and the fifth time in eight years on May 24-29, 2016.

The first ACC championships of the 2015-16 season will be held on Friday, Oct. 30, as Florida State plays host to the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country events.

Virginia’s Turf Field will be the site of the 2015 ACC Field Hockey Championship Nov. 5, 6 and 8, while WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, will be the site of the ACC Women’s Soccer Championship on Nov. 6 and Nov. 8.

In a change from previous seasons, all four rounds of the 2015 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship will be held at campus sites, with the higher seeded teams serving as hosts for each game. The first round is set for Nov. 4, followed by the quarterfinals on Nov. 8. Semifinal games will be played Nov. 11, followed by the championship match on Nov. 15.

The Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC) will play host to the first ACC championship of the 2016 calendar year on Feb. 17-20, when it welcomes ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving, as well as Men’s Diving. The venue will also serve as home to the ACC Men’s Swimming Championship Feb. 24-27. Next February will mark the beginning of a seven-year association between the conference and the GAC, as it was announced on Thursday as that the venue will also serve as the host site for the ACC Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships from 2017 through 2022.

Notre Dame is set to host its first-ever full ACC Championship on Feb. 27-28, when the conference’s four fencing teams are set to battle for the league title.

The ACC Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, on Feb. 25-27. Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena will play host to the ACC Wrestling Championship on March 5 or 6.

The ACC Women’s Golf Championship returns to Greensboro’s Sedgefield Country Club on April 15-17. The ACC Men’s Golf Championship will be held one week later (April 22-24) at the Old North State Club in New London, North Carolina. It will mark the ninth straight year for the Women’s Golf Championship at Sedgefield, and the 15th straight year for the ACC Men’s Championship at Old North State. Both courses will continue their long association with those Championships after next spring, as it was announced during Thursday’s meetings that each will continue to host their respective events through 2020.

The Cary Tennis Park will welcome the ACC Men’s and Women’s Championships for an eighth straight year April 20-24.

Kennesaw State in Atlanta will be the site of the ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship on April 29-May 1. The ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship is scheduled for Virginia Tech on April 28-May 1.

The ACC Softball Championship is scheduled May 12-14 at NC State. Florida State will host the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships for a second straight year on May 13-15.

The ACC Women’s Rowing Championship will return to South Carolina and Clemson’s Lake Hartwell on May 13-14, with the ACC Baseball Championship in the final week of May bringing down the curtain on the 2015-16 sports season.

The ACC is currently wrapping up a successful 2014-15 academic year, with three conference Championships remaining on the spring schedule and a number of teams and student-athlete currently competing in NCAA play. The ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships are set today through Saturday at Florida State, and Clemson will play host to the ACC Rowing Championships on Friday and Saturday. The ACC Baseball Championship will be held May 19-24 in Durham.

ACC teams have claimed 2014-15 NCAA championships in men’s basketball (Duke), men’s soccer (Virginia) and women’s soccer (Florida State). In addition, ACC student-athletes claimed nine NCAA individual titles in the sports of swimming and diving, indoor track and field, fencing and wrestling.