http://www.virginiatechfan.com The Ultimate Virginia Tech Sports Fan Blog and Specialty Store Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/virginiatechfancomhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThanks for feeding my blog. This way you'll get my updates right away. Go Hokies! hokieg http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/wmbsYPKYoNU/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-jerome-wright/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:10 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6931 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-jerome-wright/feed/ 3 Yesterday, we talked about Augie Conte who was a home school kid until his junior year.  Today, we’ll talk about another home school kid in Jerome Wright who transferred to Highland Springs for his...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfwqxoXNs2RnwXRMtaZHCigOifg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfwqxoXNs2RnwXRMtaZHCigOifg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfwqxoXNs2RnwXRMtaZHCigOifg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cfwqxoXNs2RnwXRMtaZHCigOifg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/wmbsYPKYoNU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-jerome-wright/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/qSP5Tvi8hQE/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-augie-conte/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:53 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6926 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-augie-conte/feed/ 4 Recruiting is all about connections.  Those connections are what allowed Virginia Tech to swoop in and land Augie Conte.  Conte was a home school kid who didn’t transfer to a public school until his...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX99utMGrVlKxm03goDGOjm_v7Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX99utMGrVlKxm03goDGOjm_v7Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX99utMGrVlKxm03goDGOjm_v7Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dX99utMGrVlKxm03goDGOjm_v7Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/qSP5Tvi8hQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-augie-conte/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/7QLyJw45SOs/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-devin-vandyke/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:12:56 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6921 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-devin-vandyke/feed/ 8 Looking back over the years, how many different pairs of siblings have rolled through Virginia Tech and played for Frank Beamer?  The Vick’s, the Adibi’s, the Fuller’s, the Martin’s, the Wang’s, the...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cf0Yzjh3BjmF7BoY6yufHPaBbbo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cf0Yzjh3BjmF7BoY6yufHPaBbbo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cf0Yzjh3BjmF7BoY6yufHPaBbbo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Cf0Yzjh3BjmF7BoY6yufHPaBbbo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/7QLyJw45SOs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-devin-vandyke/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/9ov73zSMmCk/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-joel-caleb/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:15:07 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6917 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-joel-caleb/feed/ 4 Joel Caleb is a good example as to why recruiting services should be taken with a grain of salt.  Caleb is 84th overall in the Rivals 100 but how did he come about that ranking?  Honestly, there are...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ovmjFCSH31p3wNsnOsYkKrERGE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ovmjFCSH31p3wNsnOsYkKrERGE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ovmjFCSH31p3wNsnOsYkKrERGE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ovmjFCSH31p3wNsnOsYkKrERGE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/9ov73zSMmCk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-joel-caleb/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/owoP7QO5WPk/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-dahman-mckinnon/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:21 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6904 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-dahman-mckinnon/feed/ 1 The WHIP linebacker position is a crucial position in Bud Foster’s hybrid 4-3, inverted-cover 2 scheme.  Since Cody Grimm graduated, that position has really been under strict scrutiny from a good...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHAOKR7QtiUOlT5-N5TXH50tmVU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHAOKR7QtiUOlT5-N5TXH50tmVU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHAOKR7QtiUOlT5-N5TXH50tmVU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cHAOKR7QtiUOlT5-N5TXH50tmVU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/owoP7QO5WPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-dahman-mckinnon/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/pci_hWTDF14/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-davion-tookes/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:46:20 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6896 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-davion-tookes/feed/ 2 Virginia Tech has become a cornerback factory over the past ten years and it has certainly helped our staff out on the recruiting trail as of late.  In fact, Davion Tookes was the first player to...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nvmQ_r9-FAWppuQGhiFG3VsmKd8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nvmQ_r9-FAWppuQGhiFG3VsmKd8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nvmQ_r9-FAWppuQGhiFG3VsmKd8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nvmQ_r9-FAWppuQGhiFG3VsmKd8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/pci_hWTDF14" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-davion-tookes/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/chWoxXHnAP4/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-donovan-riley/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:54:04 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6891 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-donovan-riley/feed/ 3 Back in the 2010 class, the Hokies landed a little known prospect named Kyle Fuller.  Fuller was virtually an unknown to most of the recruiting world as he held offers from Syracuse, Kansas, Virginia...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_l5QkBPPhqkddYSMoOT7wCTaVpQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_l5QkBPPhqkddYSMoOT7wCTaVpQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_l5QkBPPhqkddYSMoOT7wCTaVpQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_l5QkBPPhqkddYSMoOT7wCTaVpQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/chWoxXHnAP4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-donovan-riley/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/wwgzprrAVpU/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/hokies-ink-impressive-2012-recruiting-class/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:23:56 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6885 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/hokies-ink-impressive-2012-recruiting-class/feed/ 12 When Frank Beamer made changes to his staff last spring, the main goal was to improve Virginia Tech’s prowess on the recruiting trail.  While I still think we need a full recruiting year to make a...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5-z-tmnJfC4ZCStRFdzj42C5Z5Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5-z-tmnJfC4ZCStRFdzj42C5Z5Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5-z-tmnJfC4ZCStRFdzj42C5Z5Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5-z-tmnJfC4ZCStRFdzj42C5Z5Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/wwgzprrAVpU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/hokies-ink-impressive-2012-recruiting-class/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/pybQf15yl48/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/virginia-tech-adds/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:05:13 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6881 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/virginia-tech-adds/feed/ 9 The Hokies received some good and bad National Signing Day news today.  We’ll start with the good.  4 star athlete Joel Caleb and 4 star defensive end Ken Ekanem (pronounced Eck-ah-nem) both...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BQm7cS02VCioCO5D6yIavGoipLY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BQm7cS02VCioCO5D6yIavGoipLY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BQm7cS02VCioCO5D6yIavGoipLY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BQm7cS02VCioCO5D6yIavGoipLY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/pybQf15yl48" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/virginia-tech-adds/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~3/p4pazXVMCtk/ http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-alston-smith/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:40 +0000 justinc http://www.virginiatechfan.com/?p=6876 http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-alston-smith/feed/ 1 There was never any doubt as to where Alston Smith would attend college.  His dad is Bruce Smith, the only former Hokie in the NFL Hall of Fame.  Just like his father, Alston will be playing the same...<br/> <br/> Read More! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9G7emsarP5W5QWGz0GRCBK9h6DI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9G7emsarP5W5QWGz0GRCBK9h6DI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9G7emsarP5W5QWGz0GRCBK9h6DI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9G7emsarP5W5QWGz0GRCBK9h6DI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/virginiatechfancom/~4/p4pazXVMCtk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.virginiatechfan.com/2012/02/signing-day-profile-alston-smith/