CarolinaKing
The Carolina Blueprint
Beamer is Gary Williams status at this point...Va Tech needs a fresh face
They used to dominate Newport News, Hampton Beach, etc. Where do those players go now?
David Wilson left and Tech had NO running game. Their best two WR's left as well and their replacements were meh at best. The talent pool just isn't there.
They used to dominate Newport News, Hampton Beach, etc. Where do those players go now?
old college coaches while great in the past dont seem to want to adapt to the most part, everyone is playing fast especially in the acc, and beamer continues this old school football, no stud rb, no stud wrs, trying to win it by playing stout defense and field position.
The SEC has been taking a lot of the top Virginia players for years. Now with better coaches, the Big Ten is starting to get some good players like Curtis Grant, Derrick Green, Christian Hackenburg, Jalyn Holmes, and probably Dashawn Hand.
The biggest reason for the VT's fall from grace is they lost control of the Tidewater region. Mike London broke through their stranglehold on the region (Al Groh ignored it for YEARS) and started getting blue chip recruits like Eli Harold, Smoke Mizzell, Andrew Brown, and Quin Blanding. All of these kids talk about London like he's a new father figure or something.
This is where some of the top players in VA have gone since 2008
2008
2009 - As you could see from 2008 we missed out on Mike Glennon and EJ Manuel. Thomas was recruited at tight end and when we missed out on Boyd we had nobody to take Tyrod Taylors place.
2010
2011
2012
2013