06Lion
May 05, 2008 Aug 29, 2008 3 77
Class of '06
BS in Civil Engineering
Working in Richmond, VA
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Hokies to hold inaugural "White Out"
I offer a tentative declaration of shenanigans. It's an overt stab at one of our most recent traditions (as traditional as a few years ago can be). If it were done on a national stage heads would roll, but since it's against Furman and for reading (really? We need to raise awareness for literacy still?) I'll merely shake my fist in the direction of Blacksburg.
I can't help but think their AD Weaver (former PSU player) is hijacking our successful idea, if only for a test drive. But using the word "inaugural" makes it sound like it's going to happen again.
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50 to 1 odds of winning the Championship
Take a look at the odds all the teams are getting for winning the NC.
Apparently somebody thinks that Michigan (40/1) has a better chance of winning the national championship than Penn State (50/1) does. And Virginia Tech at 22/1 with how many starters they lost?! Maybe because the ACC is pathetic.
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Draft Busts
by 06Lion
on Apr 18, 2008 9:56 AM PDT
After perusing ESPNs ranking of the top 50 draft busts, I couldn't help but notice we provided a good half dozen or so NFL busts. And I didn't really count it up, but at first glance I got the feeling the Big Ten had the highest number of draft busts of any conference.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/news/story?id=3325995
It's not much of a surprise to me, considering how different the Big Ten style of play is from the NFL style. The conference spits out enormous, successful NFL linemen because we're 2 yards and a cloud of dust on offense. But at the so-called skill positions, it would appear we are overhyped.
As an aside, this year's crop of QB draft prospects is bare. I think it is a trend that is going to continue as long as major college football programs keep leaning towards getting that one athletic "quarterback" that can run a sub-4.5 forty. Landing a prospect like that is great for a college program because it's like playing Nintendo with a GameGenie...the coach can call a bad play or the O-line can be as porous as swiss cheese, but who cares because that kid can outrun everyone except for the secondary, who are 20 yards upfield.
But NFL play suffers because the latest mobile QB craze in college doesn't translate so well into the pros. Instead of spending the time and knowledge developing a pocket QB with the NFL potential, programs are falling all over each other to grab the fastest high schooler to get that edge.
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