11 Days

By: DavidWilsonsWhip on April 10, 2012, 2:21 PM

Let the Countdown begin in earnest. See y'all April 21st.

Source photo: Josh D. Weiss Photography

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First Scrimmage Thoughts

By: Joe Lanza on April 9, 2012, 8:26 AM | 16 comments

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The Million Dollar Man and Unfriendly Space

By: french60wasp on April 5, 2012, 11:26 AM | 10 comments

As the Hokies start to ramp up spring practice, we outsiders have received trickles of information that have started us down the road of starting to formulate conclusions about the makeup of the 2012 Hokie football team. What are some of mine?

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Are we rich in tradition?

By: Hokie_Wolf on March 28, 2012, 5:29 PM | 7 comments

On Oct 21, 1892 W.E. Anderson, despite playing right tackle, scored the first touchdown for Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College ever. Coached by Professor Ellison A. Smyth, the VAMC football players beat the St. Albans football team 14-10. These forefathers of Hokie football purchased their own equipment and had a hard time finding enough people to man a team to play on a wheat field carved out by plow. As hard as it was to get started, this was the beginning of something that 120 years later we sit here anticipating the tidbits of news from the first day of spring practice.

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The U wants U (To Play O-Line)

By: Joe Lanza on March 27, 2012, 11:00 PM | 2 comments
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This photo was posted to "The U"'s (not official) Facebook page on March 23rd. It's since gone viral. From the description, "Posted on a bulletin board inside the Wellness Center at the University of Miami." The comments are gold. Example, "Besides its for O-line. Not skill positions not defensive ends. Not for QB. Why are we all shitting our pants about this...I see that not too many here understand how college sports work." I recommend wasting 20 minutes and reading through them all. Felder doesn't believe it's a big deal, and it's really not. However, it is embarrassing, and it's a reflection of how far Miami has fallen, they're not sweating out 5-star talent in the Florida heat anymore.

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You know what get's me fired up?

By: french60wasp on March 26, 2012, 5:38 PM | 4 comments

As we stand on the eve of another spring football season, I resign myself to worry about the Hokies. I worry that the linebacker depth has evaporated. I worry that all the moves in the secondary rob Peter to pay Paul. I worry about offensive line continuity and new running backs. And, I worry about finding punters, place kickers, returners, and guys who can make things happen in coverage.

But, it is the promise of expectation and potential which brings us back every year and lets us hope to dream the impossible dream. And, when I look at the Hokies roster this spring, the thought of Mark Shuman and Laurence Gibson winning jobs on the left side of the offensive line gives me something to aspire to hope for.

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Tariq Edwards will Undergo Surgery, Expected to miss 3-4 months

By: Joe Lanza on March 20, 2012, 11:52 AM | 1 comment
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Virginia Tech linebacker Tariq Edwards will undergo surgery today at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg to insert a rod in his left tibia. The procedure is being done to relieve pain from a stress fracture in his shin and he’s expected to miss 3-4 months, according to head athletic trainer Mike Goforth. Dr. Marc Siegel will perform the surgery.

Edwards had 71 tackles last season, including 11.5 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks and two interceptions, starting 14 games at linebacker.

"The injury occurred late in the season and he played in the bowl game with it," Goforth said. "We don't like to rush in and do surgery on those unless you absolutely have to. It hasn't healed by conservative measures, so it’s time to go ahead and fix it."

Goforth said he expects Edwards to be back for the second summer session and ready for the season.

Goforth also said the only other Tech athlete in the past he can remember having a surgery like this is former basketball player Markus Sailes back in the 2004-05 season.

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Edwards, G-W, and Bruce Taylor will all be out or limited during spring ball. That's not optimal, but there are a lot of young guys behind them who will benefit from the experience.

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