Yeah we've had MV and TT and then LT but has it ever been so wide open?

Motley, Ford and Durkin all have time in the system and want Brewer's job now.

Lawson flipped to VT because he sees an opportunity to get on the field earlier than at Miami.

Brewer looked brilliant in some games and lousy in others. Maybe because he took to many hits.

Any predictions?

Guys, I haven't been posting new offers on the message board, but I have been tweeting them. Do you guys want me to post on here when we confirm VT offers as well?

Who does one root for in a game like this ? Bennett is a nicer guy than Pinto, but I despise the players on both teams.

Guys, I spoke for a few minutes earlier with South Caldwell (NC) three-star OL Landon Dickerson. He visited VT today for junior day, his first visit since the UVA game in November.

Dickerson said he had a great visit, met with coach Frank Beamer and also saw a photo of the 1934 team, which his grandfather played for. Dickerson said he also lived getting to see the dorms and also loved talking with assistant coaches Shane Beamer and Stacy Searels.

The big thing after this visit is that Dickerson told me VT, Tennessee and South Carolina are "kinda in front right now." But Dickerson said he doesn't plan on deciding until sometime next fall. That could change, but his commitment is not one to be looking for right now.

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Hey guys, because I missed associate AD Tom Gabbard at the Blacksburg Sports Club last week due to national signing day, I've arranged to speak with him tomorrow night before the VT basketball game. I have some questions I want to ask him about facilities, but is there anything specific that you guys are curious about? I'll be sure to ask him about your questions.

Guys, I've got tons of info on where VT is with all of its athletic facility projects. At today's Blacksburg Sports Club meeting, associate AD Tom Gabbard, who oversees facilities, gave a breakdown of everything. Here's all the notes:

*The football indoor facility is probably what everyone is most interested in. Gabbard said the building was designed by HKS and William M Jordan.

**The windows will all be reflective glass. That will keep the heat down, let in more natural light and also create a glow at night. The wrought iron fence surrounding the building will mirror that around Lane Stadium. There will be a coaching deck on the second floor, that looks both inside and outside. There will be hokie stone surrounding the building ad natural lighting lining the building.

***Gabbard said the building will be 400 feet long, 210 feet wide and 85 feet high. Beamer wanted the building to be tall enough to punt. UVA's facility, by the way, is only 65 feet tall.

****One cool aspect is that there will be six remote control video cameras placed around the facility. They will also be wired to the video studio, so that practice could in theory be aired live and that film can be edited and cut at the same time. It should be a HUGE time saver.

*****Since the facility will take up half of the current room for practice, there will be the option of having one full-length field or having two, one that will be 75 yards long and another that will be 65.

******The west wall of the facility will have eight columns and they'll each have one of the words for BLLUSSHD, which is also on the VT memorial. One word from each will go on the bottom of each column.

*******As far as a timeline, construction starts next week. The building should be completed by the time of fall camp in August of next year. The renovation of Rector Field House will begin once the indoor facility is completed.

********Gabbard spent quite a bit of time talking about the Hahn Hurst Practice facility for the basketball teams. He said all the offices and amenities are the same for both the men's and women's basketball teams. The only difference is that women's coach Dennis Wolff's office is six inches bigger.

*********In the past year and a half, all of the locker rooms for all olympic sports have been renovated. One of the things VT has done is put a lounge in or adjacent to all locker rooms. The football locker room is also plush, as I'm sure you guys could see even from the Harlem Shake video. Funny story with that. Gabbard said when they consulted coach Frank Beamer, he said, "Who has the biggest lockers?" Gabbard told him, Texas' lockers are 40 inches wide. Beamer told him, "Well, make ours 42." And so VT did.

**********Cassell Coliseum will also get some work done. Gabbard wants to redo the concourse again, as far as the outside walls and carpeting on the concourse level. The back wall to the Bowman Room has been redone, but Gabbard also wants the Hall of Fame part redone. He also wants to build an entrance lobby, so when the doors are opened outside sections 6 and 8, there's not such a cold draft coming in. The handicap section on the floor has been overcrowded, so three or four sections will be added on the concourse.

***********This season, Cassell will be getting a new sound system, though it probably won't be ready until January. Right now, the hold up has been that there's a study being done for how much weight Cassell Coliseum can support. The answers from that will be coming in next week, and the groundwork will be done after that.

************Gabbard also wants to take the crows nest in Cassell down. He wants to build a lounge and elevators going up to it, but this is only in the planning stage right now.

*************There's more work that will be done on the softball field as well. Apparently, coach Scott Thomas loves Florida State's stadium. There's a second floor pavilion that VT will be building that's similar. It will be available for football tailgates and will have two hitting lanes, two pitching lanes and a hitting lane.

**************For other sports, there will be new space for soccer and lacrosse lockers. For tennis, VT will be expanding the current facility, to add private locker rooms and lounge. The baseball press box will also be expanded to add restrooms.

***************Also, Gabbard talked about some of the stuff around campus. The entrance from 460 will change in a few years, as will Perimeter Road. The airport will be expanding in the next few years, meaning the runway will expand and that will shut down the road. There's three entities involved, the FAA, the airport and another entity I can't remember. But when it's done, 30-passenger jets will be able to land and take off, meaning that the basketball team and smaller teams can charter out of Blacksburg instead of Roanoke.

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Baseball starts this upcoming weekend for the Hokies. Last night the Hokies held Baseball Night in Blacksburg in Lane Stadium's banquet area. Special guest speaker was Charlie Manuel, long time manager of the Phillies, and winner of over 1000 games as a manager. Charlie also played for several major league teams during his career. Charlie was an excellent speaker and kept the crowd interested with many major league stories.

All of the Hokie Players were on hand to talk and were very friendly and outgoin. Very nice young men and very willing to help during the ceremonies. There was a silent auction which had many autographed major league items as well as many VT items signed by former players, Frank Beamer and Buzz Williams to name a few. There were many items for auction, some from all sports, Baseball, Football, Hockey, Golf, NasCar and many other items.

Dinner was served by Bull and Bones and was delicious as always. There was a free bar for wine, beer and soft drinks. Mike Burnop served as the host.

It was disappointing that no one from the Athletic Department was there to speak or support the event or baseball for VT.

All and all my wife and I had a great time as others did that we spoke to and we will support again next year.

Hope to see some of you out supporting the baseball team this year, we try to make as many games as possible to support there young men and baseball at VT.

Guys, I talked for a while earlier with Asheboro (NC) four-star DE Nick Coe. He visited VT for junior day today and was also offered by the Hokies. I also spoke with his coach, Owen George.

First of, Coe said his top three is VT, North Carolina and West Virginia. Coe was offered today, but he's been looked at by assistant coach Charley Wiles for a while. Coe said he loved going into coach Frank Beamer's office to receive the offer from him today. He also said the whole visit was 'great' and that he didn't realize how many bowls the Hokies have won.

The big thing with Coe is that he's originally from Richmond and moved to North Carolina in sixth grade. He said he grew up a fan of Virginia Tech and even visited when he was 8 years old. But since then, he and George said that Coe has been a UNC fan. So those seem to be the two of the three that stand out.

Coe is also a very accomplished wrestler. At 6'6" and 265 pounds, he wrestles as a heavyweight and is currently ranked No. 2 for that weight class in North Carolina's 3A division. Coe even went to VT a day early this weekend, on Friday, to go to the VT wrestling match against Pittsburgh with Wiles. But George said he's also a great overall athlete and ran a 4.78 at Tennessee's camp last year.

It's still early as Coe said he has no idea when he wants to decide, but the Hokies are in great position right now.

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Forgot to post this last night, but VT finally offered Phoebus (Va.) Rivals250 DB Robbie Robinson last night. He's a burner. Short, but lethally fast. VT had been tossing around his name for a while.

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I saw where Frank Beamer was still recuperating from his surgery and wasn't able to participate in any of the media surrounding signing day. Should there be concern that Frank still isn't back to 100%? Any indication the effects from his surgery will linger? Anyone with some insight on his recovery would be appreciated.

Techsideline lists him as a VT commit, but Rivals does not? Is he?

this is a little random but i like the mascots costume now but wouldn't it b cool if we buffed up the hokie bird w swole up arms and legs lol

We're keeping every game close with our great D and are just missing some on O.

That extra O is on the bench this year and on the way to town next year.

Our analysis of how Kareem Felder arrived at his commitment today and what it means to the Hokies:

Breaking down Felder to VT

This is our 2016 verbal list per The Roanoke Times:




QB Logan Byrd, 6-3, 229, Kathleen, Ga. (Veterans)CB Kareem Felder, 5-11, 165, Baltimore, Md. (St. Frances Academy)CB Myles Wolfolk, 6-1, 185, Upper Marlboro, Md. (Wise)WR Conner O'Donnell, WR, 6-0, 160, Concord, N.C. (CFA Academy)

Guys, a HUGE junior day coming Saturday for Virginia Tech. The Hokies are expecting at least 50-75 top underclassmen. And while there will be more than the list below, here's the list we've confirmed of the notable players for Saturday. As always, we'll update this list as more recruits confirm. All are 2016 unless noted:

DT Rashan Gary, Paramus Catholic (NJ), five stars, No. 2 in Rivals100, No. 1 DT, No. 1 in NJ-- Brown
DT Dexter Lawrence, Wake Forest (NC), five stars, No. 9 in Rivals100, No. 2 DT, No. 1 in NC -- Wiles
DE Ron Johnson, Camden (NJ), four stars, No. 92 in Rivals100, No. 6 WDE, No. 5 in NJ -- Brown
WR Tino Ellis, Dematha (Md.), four stars, No. 133 in Rivals250, No. 28 WR, No. 7 in MD -- Burden (by default)
CB Patrice Rene, Alexandria Episcopal (Va.), four stars, No. 150 in Rivals250, No. 14 CB, No. 4 in VA -- Gray
LB Jaquan Yulee, Indian River (Va.), four stars, No. 10 ILB, No. 8 in VA -- Stinespring
OL Josh Ball, Stafford Senior (Va.), four stars, No. 23 OT, No. 9 in VA-- Searels, Foster
DE Kyree Campbell, Freedom (Va.), four stars, No. 16 SDE, No. 10 in VA -- Foster
DE Nick Coe, Asheboro (NC), four stars, No. 17 SDE, No. 12 in NC -- Wiles
OL Landon Dickerson, South Caldwell (NC), three stars, No. 11 OG, No. 13 in NC -- Beamer, Searels
RB CJ Freeman, Northern Guilford (NC), three stars, No. 10 APB, No. 19 in NC -- Wiles
WR Divine Deablo, Mt Tabor (NC), three stars, No. 55 WR, No. 20 in NC -- Wiles
OL Jay Jay McCargo, Bishop O'Connell (Va.), three stars, No. 28 OT, No. 12 in VA -- Searels, Gray
RB Reggie Floyd, Stonewall Jackson (Va.), three stars, No. 26 RB, No. 13 in VA -- Gray
CB Myles Wolfolk, Wise (Md.), three stars, No. 38 CB, No. 17 in MD -- Gray
WR Ian Boyd, Apex (NC), three stars, No. 85 WR, No. 26 in NC -- Wiles
WR Eric Kumah, Forest Park (Va.), three stars, No. 21 in VA -- Foster
ATH Jalen Elliott, LC Bird (Va.), three stars, No. 22 in VA -- Beamer
CB Kareem Felder, St Frances (Md.), two stars, No. 29 in MD -- Gray
Safety Grant Holloway, Grassfield (Va.), three stars, No. 29 in VA -- Beamer
Safety Devon Hunter, Indian River (Va.) (2017) -- Stinespring
DT Fred Hansard, Hun School (NJ) (2017, NO OFFER) -- Brown
RB Ricky Slade, Hylton (Va.) (2018) -- Foster

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one of my favorite Hokies, hope it leads back to Blacksburg someday.

junior day is already paying off

Guys, we got a text tonight on both parties confirming that Boys Latin School (Md.) guard Kodye Pugh was offered by VT. He's No. 148 in the 2016 Rivals150.

Kodye Pugh offer

is basketball game on tv ,Roanoke paper says wdbj, but golf on this station

This kid had been committed to Louisville for 8 months...UL pulls his schollie 2 days before NSD. HS coach says that UL can no longer recruit his players.

UL pulls schollie 2 days before NSD

Editors note... The uni's are bad ass. I wish we still wore these.

VT Big Hits

Anyone attend? I was trying but got sidetracked....
Would appreciate a report?

thanks

Hokie Haven has learned that the former Hokie linebacker has accepted a job with the James Madison University football staff.

Certainly a good step for his career.

Guys, our latest podcast is out, as Doug and I recap signing day, Zohn Burden and more!

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