Wow they sure don't seem to care about Buzz or basketball very much. Looking at there forum and there is only
1 thread with 11 posts on it? Great choice Buzz.
That's what sold him on the VT job....no critics.
Quote from: mhendrick on March 23, 2014, 04:31:52 PM
Wow they sure don't seem to care about Buzz or basketball very much. Looking at there forum and there is only
1 thread with 11 posts on it? Great choice Buzz.
It's been like that in Blacksburg as long as I've lived in VA. This is purely anecdotal, but I was in attendance for the VCU/Tech contest this year and talked to many fans throughout the arena. Most started discussing football within 30 seconds. I have many friends that attend VT and most are pretending as though they are suddenly "fans" but it's easy to see right through it.
I will say this: if Buzz can get things going down there, they really do have a great sports fanbase. Very, very passionate. Their basketball arena can get loud as he** too.
Quote from: mhendrick on March 23, 2014, 04:31:52 PM
Wow they sure don't seem to care about Buzz or basketball very much. Looking at there forum and there is only
1 thread with 11 posts on it? Great choice Buzz.
by contrast this forum peaked with almost 15,000+ visitors Friday night. I just checked and their are nearly 800 now.
They have been to the tourney twice in the last 28 years
No wonder my computer would not let me in.
Quote from: mhendrick on March 23, 2014, 04:31:52 PM
Wow they sure don't seem to care about Buzz or basketball very much. Looking at there forum and there is only
1 thread with 11 posts on it? Great choice Buzz.
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
You did not know we were in Wisconsin yet somehow you have a law degree? interesting...
and I think you and me can both agree that he made a GIANT downgrade in jobs. Even national pundits have been saying it.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
It was MU's decision to drop his buyout from $2M to $100,000. Grand larceny by VT right there. Especially after you guys pulled the Buzz hire from under Wake and BC's feet. Wait? What's that? Huh? Oh...well, apparently they didn't make an offer to him. Interesting.
Keep reading the board, bud--inform yourself.
EDIT: In return for your voyage over here, I'll help you out
https://twitter.com/DarrenWolfson/status/447131053405138944
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Keep on thinking you guys are way more important than you actually are. Buzz has to compete with a lot more schools to get the local kids then he did at MU. VT hiring him is like putting perfume on a pig for a bball program of your quality.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Seems as though you're playing up Tech's athletic accomplishments a little. Understandable, as that seems to be the modus operandi for you guys.
In the future, try to avoid confirming the Virginia hick stereotype through the playing of the "I don't even know where Marquette is" card. I get enough flack as it is when I tell people I live in Richmond.
Do tell - were you in attendance for the VCU game this year? With the way Tech basketball fans are suddenly emerging from the closet, I'd like to think that all of them have been following the team closely for years. Must have been tough, losing to a mid-major by 30 just up the road.
Anyway, enjoy Buzz!
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Yeah, good luck to you too, Coal Country Counselor. Glad you got "one of the best basketball coaches in the country". Hope you spend many evenings at the dinner table with him. He can discuss out of bounds plays he calls during timeouts. The BEast will remain a top BB conference, while ESPN with its politically correct world view directs your conference in the right direction. Or Coach K will.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
First, this is a basketball internet forum, so we don't really care about the VT wrestling program or the football program. You mentioned the only reason MU is known because of basketball, well VT is only known for football.
If you had any knowledge of college basketball, then you would have known MU is in Milwaukee.
Afte Buzz left, I was one of the few who praised VT for it's fantastic campus, academics and rapid fanbase in the football program. My son was offered a scholarship to VT to the engineering program and I visited the campus with him. Heck, I spent an afternoon at a football game with the "Enter the Sandman" entrance and it was captivating. He did not attend VT, he went to Maryland, because he thought it was too rural and in the middle of nowhere. I have many friends who attended VT and all love the football, but they never mention the basketball program. Ever......
Buzz will have the recruiting base in DC and Baltimore, but the inner city kids will not enjoy the remote, rural region that surrounds VT. Homesick in a few months. One of the reasons Greenberg/Johnson never got any of the recruits.
The days of Dell Curry are long, long over. VT had two ACC wins this year, both against Miami, who lost 75% of their team. Now that basketball powers Syracuse, Louisville, PITT are now in the ACC, along with Duke, UNC, NC ST., Clemson, Virginia, Fla. ST, ND and the likes, it will be a long haul for Buzz and his VT staff. You will get absolutely clobbered in ACC play and by the time Buzz gets some recruits and maybe close to a 500% record, he will be gone.
Good luck in football, love Beamer and the program. But in basketball, don't set your hopes high. Not going to happen soon.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Buzz was good for us, but by the looks of it, we will have an upgrade by the end of this week.
Enjoy buzz. I don't think we will miss him. I guess win wins are possible
Quote from: nyg on March 23, 2014, 07:57:09 PM
First, this is a basketball internet forum, so we don't really care about the VT wrestling program or the football program. You mentioned the only reason MU is known because of basketball, well VT is only known for football.
If you had any knowledge of college basketball, then you would have known MU is in Milwaukee.
Afte Buzz left, I was one of the few who praised VT for it's fantastic campus, academics and rapid fanbase in the football program. My son was offered a scholarship to VT to the engineering program and I visited the campus with him. Heck, I spent an afternoon at a football game with the "Enter the Sandman" entrance and it was captivating. He did not attend VT, he went to Maryland, because he thought it was too rural and in the middle of nowhere. I have many friends who attended VT and all love the football, but they never mention the basketball program. Ever......
Buzz will have the recruiting base in DC and Baltimore, but the inner city kids will not enjoy the remote, rural region that surrounds VT. Homesick in a few months. One of the reasons Greenberg/Johnson never got any of the recruits.
The days of Dell Curry are long, long over. VT had two ACC wins this year, both against Miami, who lost 75% of their team. Now that basketball powers Syracuse, Louisville, PITT are now in the ACC, along with Duke, UNC, NC ST., Clemson, Virginia, Fla. ST, ND and the likes, it will be a long haul for Buzz and his VT staff. You will get absolutely clobbered in ACC play and by the time Buzz gets some recruits and maybe close to a 500% record, he will be gone.
Good luck in football, love Beamer and the program. But in basketball, don't set your hopes high. Not going to happen soon.
If it didn't say Virginia in their name I would have no idea where it is.
Let's find his replacement before we troll the trolls. Then I'm all in.
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on March 23, 2014, 07:28:50 PM
You did not know we were in Wisconsin yet somehow you have a law degree? interesting...
Hate to break it to you but there are people in Wisconsin that don't know Marquette is in Wisconsin.
Quote from: Mutaman on March 23, 2014, 08:34:41 PM
Hate to break it to you but there are people in Wisconsin that don't know Marquette is in Wisconsin.
Shrug.
There are people in Wisconsin that couldn't find Wisconsin on a map.
Can we put this thread on the wrestling board?
Wish Marquette still had a wrestling team.
apparently the 2014 ncaa championship was great. They had a fan fest and everything, packed OKC arena.
And yes Va Tech is an excellent wrestling program.
Quote from: Mutaman on March 23, 2014, 08:34:41 PM
Hate to break it to you but there are people in Wisconsin that don't know Marquette is in Wisconsin.
There are a ton of people in this country that can't identify New York on a map.
Quote from: Mutaman on March 23, 2014, 08:34:41 PM
Hate to break it to you but there are people in Wisconsin that don't know Marquette is in Wisconsin.
Yea they are called Wisconsin Alums
Quote from: Warriors+Rams on March 23, 2014, 07:44:46 PM
Seems as though you're playing up Tech's athletic accomplishments a little. Understandable, as that seems to be the modus operandi for you guys.
In the future, try to avoid confirming the Virginia hick stereotype through the playing of the "I don't even know where Marquette is" card. I get enough flack as it is when I tell people I live in Richmond.
Do tell - were you in attendance for the VCU game this year? With the way Tech basketball fans are suddenly emerging from the closet, I'd like to think that all of them have been following the team closely for years. Must have been tough, losing to a mid-major by 30 just up the road.
Anyway, enjoy Buzz!
Well I don't live in Virginia so I can't help you out there with the hick thing. And many students at VT come from the incredibly wealthy northern VA/D.C. area...not exactly redneck country. Sounds like you may have some insecurities about living in Richmond, which I don't get because Virginia is a great state (Commonwealth)... but that's something you'll have to work on yourself. No I wasn't at the VCU game.... and no, losing to a mid major wasn't tough on me personally. It actually had zero effect on me. VCU is a much better basketball program at this point- even if they weren't, I think I could have managed to overcome such a tragedy. And I certainly agree that Buzz leaving Marquette out to dry and coach at VT was a pretty big downgrade.... But VT, being a top 25 public institution, with great academics, athletics (hiring Whit Babcock as AD was huge), a beautiful campus, etc. has a much higher ceiling, especially considering we are in the ACC, a power conference, with longterm stability (especially financially), that is not only the greatest basketball conference in history, but also a conference that is as well rounded in all division 1 sports as any other (and there's only 2 or 3 conferences in that company)... and a conference filled with top academic schools, public and private. All I'm saying is the landscape of college athletics has changed so drastically, that small private schools like Marquette, Xavier, Depaul, etc that are only known for one sport(and not the king, college football), are going to be fighting an uphill battle. Clearly one of the best coaches in college basketball leaving Marquette to come to VT is very indicative of what is going on....the power conferences will only continue to be a case of the rich getting richer....and the poor; well they appear to be in some trouble. The writing is on the wall. Next will be the power conferences completely breaking away from the NCAA. Who do you think the recruits will flock too? I completely understand being angry and people putting down Buzz and VT because the reality of the situation is difficult to accept. It is very interesting, however, to go back and read threads about Buzz before all of this happened- and the complete bitter opposite afterwards. But that's just human nature. I doubt VT and Marquette will be crossing paths too often in the future so like I said, good luck to (I was going to call you by your mascot's name but I honestly don't know it) Marquette. I hope you guys can remain relevant in basketball. And thanks again for Buzz :)
You get what you earn, character revealed, its all about relationships.....Blah, blah,blah
Why do you end every sentence with an ellipses, law man?
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 10:07:10 PM
Well I don't live in Virginia so I can't help you out there with the hick thing. And many students at VT come from the incredibly wealthy northern VA/D.C. area...not exactly redneck country. Sounds like you may have some insecurities about living in Richmond, which I don't get because Virginia is a great state (Commonwealth)... but that's something you'll have to work on yourself. No I wasn't at the VCU game.... and no, losing to a mid major wasn't tough on me personally. It actually had zero effect on me. VCU is a much better basketball program at this point- even if they weren't, I think I could have managed to overcome such a tragedy. And I certainly agree that Buzz leaving Marquette out to dry and coach at VT was a pretty big downgrade.... But VT, being a top 25 public institution, with great academics, athletics (hiring Whit Babcock as AD was huge), a beautiful campus, etc. has a much higher ceiling, especially considering we are in the ACC, a power conference, with longterm stability (especially financially), that is not only the greatest basketball conference in history, but also a conference that is as well rounded in all division 1 sports as any other (and there's only 2 or 3 conferences in that company)... and a conference filled with top academic schools, public and private. All I'm saying is the landscape of college athletics has changed so drastically, that small private schools like Marquette, Xavier, Depaul, etc that are only known for one sport(and not the king, college football), are going to be fighting an uphill battle. Clearly one of the best coaches in college basketball leaving Marquette to come to VT is very indicative of what is going on....the power conferences will only continue to be a case of the rich getting richer....and the poor; well they appear to be in some trouble. The writing is on the wall. Next will be the power conferences completely breaking away from the NCAA. Who do you think the recruits will flock too? I completely understand being angry and people putting down Buzz and VT because the reality of the situation is difficult to accept. It is very interesting, however, to go back and read threads about Buzz before all of this happened- and the complete bitter opposite afterwards. But that's just human nature. I doubt VT and Marquette will be crossing paths too often in the future so like I said, good luck to (I was going to call you by your mascot's name but I honestly don't know it) Marquette. I hope you guys can remain relevant in basketball. And thanks again for Buzz :)
Do they teach you how to express a clear thought at that school of yours?
Even more than that--do you know what a paragraph is?
Is it possible to dislocate your eyeballs from rolling your eyes? I think I need to make an appointment for tomorrow.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 10:07:10 PM
Well I don't live in Virginia so I can't help you out there with the hick thing. And many students at VT come from the incredibly wealthy northern VA/D.C. area...not exactly redneck country. Sounds like you may have some insecurities about living in Richmond, which I don't get because Virginia is a great state (Commonwealth)... but that's something you'll have to work on yourself. No I wasn't at the VCU game.... and no, losing to a mid major wasn't tough on me personally. It actually had zero effect on me. VCU is a much better basketball program at this point- even if they weren't, I think I could have managed to overcome such a tragedy. And I certainly agree that Buzz leaving Marquette out to dry and coach at VT was a pretty big downgrade.... But VT, being a top 25 public institution, with great academics, athletics (hiring Whit Babcock as AD was huge), a beautiful campus, etc. has a much higher ceiling, especially considering we are in the ACC, a power conference, with longterm stability (especially financially), that is not only the greatest basketball conference in history, but also a conference that is as well rounded in all division 1 sports as any other (and there's only 2 or 3 conferences in that company)... and a conference filled with top academic schools, public and private. All I'm saying is the landscape of college athletics has changed so drastically, that small private schools like Marquette, Xavier, Depaul, etc that are only known for one sport(and not the king, college football), are going to be fighting an uphill battle. Clearly one of the best coaches in college basketball leaving Marquette to come to VT is very indicative of what is going on....the power conferences will only continue to be a case of the rich getting richer....and the poor; well they appear to be in some trouble. The writing is on the wall. Next will be the power conferences completely breaking away from the NCAA. Who do you think the recruits will flock too? I completely understand being angry and people putting down Buzz and VT because the reality of the situation is difficult to accept. It is very interesting, however, to go back and read threads about Buzz before all of this happened- and the complete bitter opposite afterwards. But that's just human nature. I doubt VT and Marquette will be crossing paths too often in the future so like I said, good luck to (I was going to call you by your mascot's name but I honestly don't know it) Marquette. I hope you guys can remain relevant in basketball. And thanks again for Buzz :)
No doubt Buzz is a good coach. We all still believe that. The bitterness that you read about is that many of the people fell head over heels for him as a person and it turns out he was not genuine--he is an actor, as the PaintTouches article says.
I'll be honest. This year sucked, but I was willing to ride Buzz out another year, two at the most. However, when he left, I knew that we were in good hands. Here's why
We have
*Tradition
*A city (MSA) of over 1.7 million people
*85 miles from Chicago
*Play in an NBA arena
*One of the best practice facilities in all of college bball
And most importantly*A Board of Trustees that cares about basketball (including Doc Rivers)
*Donors with
deeeeeeep pockets
We have chartered flights...
for recruiting. Bro, our
assistant was making more than your former head coach.
Virginia Tech has produced some great economists. A Nobel laureate in fact. Go to the VTech econ department and ask them what "
comparative advantage" means. They will explain it to you and then you will understand why small private schools will always be able to compete with football schools in the sport of basketball.
And from the looks of things, we will be getting Ben Howland or Shaka Smart. So, thank
you for taking Buzz.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Please tell me English wasn't your undergraduate degree. The enter key is a pretty cool resource.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Went to the web site of your recamendation; not much on there about basketball, or Buzz
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 07:24:35 PM
Um yeah that would be because good, big public institutions (especially like Virginia Tech where the fanbase is one of the best in the country)have multiple independent sites....go to techsideline.com. that's the big one. the bball message board is free, the Buzz hiring is all anyone is talking about. Even on the pay subscribers board...usually at this time it's all about spring fb practice, fb recruiting, etc. Not anymore. All the newslinks are about the Buzz hiring as well. For a 5 year stretch when Seth was the HC we had the 4th best conference record in the ACC...including 3 wins over UNC, 2 over Duke, and we beat the #1 ranked school in the country 3 times (duke, UNC and wake forest). And that was with an old school AD who really didn't care about basketball....only football. Now we have a new AD who hired Buzz away from u guys after being on the job for a month.. Imagine what we'll be able to do now that basketball will have all the resources they want-just like football. Not too bad in other sports either. We're 33 in the most current director cup standings, and we've only been in a stable power conference in the ACC since 2004-05. Wrestling team just finished 8 th in the country at the NCAA championships, so that will probably go up. I've been reading a little of your board and sounds like there are a lot of misconceptions about VT. Understandable though, its clearly sour grapes. I'd b mad too if my school just lost one of the best bball coaches in the country, at a sport that is the major reason anyone knows about Marquette. I didn't even know you guy's were in Wisconsin. Anyway good luck in the future...hopefully the big east remains at least a decent basketball conference.
Virginia Tech bragging about the strength of the ACC in basketball is like Luxembourg bragging about being in the European Union. Yeah, you're a member, but no one cares about you. You are irrelevant. Not only that, but the basketball program is second fiddle on its own campus. No thanks.
Have things gotten so bad that we're arguing with some guy from Virginia Tech? Whose big claim is that kids from the Washington area attend VT?
Quote from: Mutaman on March 23, 2014, 11:46:42 PM
Have things gotten so bad that we're arguing with some guy from Virginia Tech? Whose big claim is that kids from the Washington area attend VT?
I'm from Great Falls and a lot of kids from NOVA go to VPI. It's not a bad engineering school
It just hit me isn't Virginia Tech where that guy who killed all those dogs went to school- Michael Vick. He was their big starr. He said dog fighting was just part of the culture down their.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 10:07:10 PM
I hope you guys can remain relevant in basketball. And thanks again for Buzz :)
I think we heard this exact same line from Hoosier fans after Crean left for Indiana. Since that time Marquette's program has been more successful than Indiana's.
Will history repeat itself? We shall see.
Georgetown, Virginia, VCU, George Washington, Richmond... all of these programs are better than yours right now. Buzz has his work cut out for him. He is a good coach so he will most likely make Virginia Tech relevant again.
But comparing Marquette to Virginia Tech ? Just worry about leapfrogging those five in-state programs first.
I understand that the theme song for West Virginia is : Take Me Home Country Roads.... And VT theme song is the theme song from DELIVERANCE...
Quote from: Eldon on March 23, 2014, 07:30:10 PM
It was MU's decision to drop his buyout from $2M to $100,000....
https://twitter.com/DarrenWolfson/status/447131053405138944
it reads to me like it wasnt just an MU decision, but a clause stating that if the AD leaves his buyout drops, no? possibly something Burt's people wrote in.
Quote from: thisists on March 24, 2014, 12:02:29 AM
it reads to me like it wasnt just an MU decision, but a clause stating that if the AD leaves his buyout drops, no? possibly something Burt's people wrote in.
I suppose that could be. "Hey if you guys fire the AD, my buyout drops in case I want to bail"
Well, in any case, we let the AD go, prompting the lower bailout
This poster really makes me hope that MU sets up a home and home with VT so we can kick their sorry asses to the curb. VT cant even sniff Marquettes jock when it comes to comparing basketball programs.
Quote from: keefe on March 24, 2014, 12:05:44 AM
Again??
LOL... have to be careful about throwing out those "again's" just anyplace.
Before Buzz's hire, the only thing I knew about VT basketball was Ace Custis and the phantom foul called on Faisal Abraham during the NIT championship game.
I looked at their previous basketball record. It's ironic that they're hoping we stay relevant in basketball since they field a team that can rarely get out of the bottom of the ACC barrel.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 10:07:10 PM
Well I don't live in Virginia so I can't help you out there with the hick thing. And many students at VT come from the incredibly wealthy northern VA/D.C. area...not exactly redneck country. Sounds like you may have some insecurities about living in Richmond, which I don't get because Virginia is a great state (Commonwealth)... but that's something you'll have to work on yourself. No I wasn't at the VCU game.... and no, losing to a mid major wasn't tough on me personally. It actually had zero effect on me. VCU is a much better basketball program at this point- even if they weren't, I think I could have managed to overcome such a tragedy. And I certainly agree that Buzz leaving Marquette out to dry and coach at VT was a pretty big downgrade.... But VT, being a top 25 public institution, with great academics, athletics (hiring Whit Babcock as AD was huge), a beautiful campus, etc. has a much higher ceiling, especially considering we are in the ACC, a power conference, with longterm stability (especially financially), that is not only the greatest basketball conference in history, but also a conference that is as well rounded in all division 1 sports as any other (and there's only 2 or 3 conferences in that company)... and a conference filled with top academic schools, public and private. All I'm saying is the landscape of college athletics has changed so drastically, that small private schools like Marquette, Xavier, Depaul, etc that are only known for one sport(and not the king, college football), are going to be fighting an uphill battle. Clearly one of the best coaches in college basketball leaving Marquette to come to VT is very indicative of what is going on....the power conferences will only continue to be a case of the rich getting richer....and the poor; well they appear to be in some trouble. The writing is on the wall. Next will be the power conferences completely breaking away from the NCAA. Who do you think the recruits will flock too? I completely understand being angry and people putting down Buzz and VT because the reality of the situation is difficult to accept. It is very interesting, however, to go back and read threads about Buzz before all of this happened- and the complete bitter opposite afterwards. But that's just human nature. I doubt VT and Marquette will be crossing paths too often in the future so like I said, good luck to (I was going to call you by your mascot's name but I honestly don't know it) Marquette. I hope you guys can remain relevant in basketball. And thanks again for Buzz :)
First of all, nice conspiracy theory. Good luck to you. The ACC is set up to be the best conference in basketball I'll admit but I don't think the gap is as large as you think it is, especially to pull some kind of coup on the NCAA. It may take a couple years but the new Big East will catch up eventually, I hope.
Second, believe it or not, I'm really not on the "I think Buzz is a phony" train. Look, the guy left and we won't know for certain why. But I don't think, as a person, he is some kind of master of deception. He has values that probably don't include getting the biggest paycheck. He loves his family and wants what is best for them. Of course he isn't the perfect coach, not even close, but I loved him during his tenure here and I wish him success at VT (although it probably won't happen for a long while if at all).
People idolized him when he was at Marquette landing sweet sixteens and an elite eight, dancing on opponent courts after games (WV two step), and throwing out sound bite after sound bite for the media. So when he left suddenly for what seems to be for no logical reason, it was a bigger let down for those of us who held him in high regard. If we idolize someone eventually they let us down and we then demonize them. I don't like going down that road if I can help it.
Finally, I won't use your somewhat less than stellar command of the English language against you. I've seen much worse on Youtube comment sections.
I've stayed away from MUScoop since all this went down, but through conversations which friends I have shared my thoughts about Tech to them...an overall lack of enthusiasm. Growing up in the north east, a large number of friends went to Tech for school. Not a single one has posted on social media anything regarding Buzz or Hokie bball.
There were more posts/status updates/tweets/snapchats from friends who went Syracuse, UCONN, Villanova, WVU, Penn State and UVA. Hell, even disappointment from ND fans who have to see Buzz dancing around the court again.
Just one observation...
Virginia Tech must not be that interested in basketball if they can only muster one lousy troll. I mean, come on! You have 30,000+ students. Get it together.
Quote from: MarquetteDano on March 23, 2014, 11:55:18 PM
Georgetown, Virginia, VCU, George Washington, Richmond... all of these programs are better than yours right now.
Don't sell George Mason short.
Quote from: Litehouse on March 24, 2014, 07:39:48 AM
Don't sell George Mason short.
There's an argument to be made for Old Dominion as well.
Buzz wore out his welcome for us here at MU, but that doesn't mean that VTech should be unhappy about their get. I have no doubt that Buzz will find a way to make their program better.
It's a little sad that our fanbase can't let a happy fan of another team get away with a little gloating.
Gotta wish VTech the best of luck with Buzz :)
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 23, 2014, 10:07:10 PM
Well I don't live in Virginia so I can't help you out there with the hick thing. And many students at VT come from the incredibly wealthy northern VA/D.C. area...not exactly redneck country. Sounds like you may have some insecurities about living in Richmond, which I don't get because Virginia is a great state (Commonwealth)... but that's something you'll have to work on yourself. No I wasn't at the VCU game.... and no, losing to a mid major wasn't tough on me personally. It actually had zero effect on me. VCU is a much better basketball program at this point- even if they weren't, I think I could have managed to overcome such a tragedy. And I certainly agree that Buzz leaving Marquette out to dry and coach at VT was a pretty big downgrade.... But VT, being a top 25 public institution, with great academics, athletics (hiring Whit Babcock as AD was huge), a beautiful campus, etc. has a much higher ceiling, especially considering we are in the ACC, a power conference, with longterm stability (especially financially), that is not only the greatest basketball conference in history, but also a conference that is as well rounded in all division 1 sports as any other (and there's only 2 or 3 conferences in that company)... and a conference filled with top academic schools, public and private. All I'm saying is the landscape of college athletics has changed so drastically, that small private schools like Marquette, Xavier, Depaul, etc that are only known for one sport(and not the king, college football), are going to be fighting an uphill battle. Clearly one of the best coaches in college basketball leaving Marquette to come to VT is very indicative of what is going on....the power conferences will only continue to be a case of the rich getting richer....and the poor; well they appear to be in some trouble. The writing is on the wall. Next will be the power conferences completely breaking away from the NCAA. Who do you think the recruits will flock too? I completely understand being angry and people putting down Buzz and VT because the reality of the situation is difficult to accept. It is very interesting, however, to go back and read threads about Buzz before all of this happened- and the complete bitter opposite afterwards. But that's just human nature. I doubt VT and Marquette will be crossing paths too often in the future so like I said, good luck to (I was going to call you by your mascot's name but I honestly don't know it) Marquette. I hope you guys can remain relevant in basketball. And thanks again for Buzz :)
Spoiler alert: You aren't a lawyer. You write like a kid in college; just a stream of thought. And you seem to have a very high opinion of VT.
If Buzz is 'clearly one of the best coaches in college basketball' why did he just go 17-15 after being picked to win the Big East? Additionally, why are there people coming out of the woodwork saying that Buzz was basically told to hit the road? Why won't Buzz answer any direct question about why he left Marquette? His best answer is because the conference changed? Please. If you can't see there is something more to this situation then I really hope you enjoy what you've really got in your new coach. A total nut bag.
If I were at Virginia Tech I wouldn't be talking about football either. Unranked, 8-5 on an ACC schedule that didn't include Florida State or Clemson and lost their bowl game by 30.
Although I agree with all of the MU posters here this guy is just a troll looking for a reaction to bring back to the VT message boards if I had to guess. Worrying about Virginia Tech basketball and other athletics for that matter is not even worth our time.
Quote from: chitownwarrior2011 on March 24, 2014, 09:02:00 AM
Although I agree with all of the MU posters here this guy is just a troll looking for a reaction to bring back to the VT message boards if I had to guess. Worrying about Virginia Tech basketball and other athletics for that matter is not even worth our time.
Exactly, we have better things to worry about like IU basketball and other athletics. ;)
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on March 24, 2014, 08:13:05 AM
Spoiler alert: You aren't a lawyer. You write like a kid in college; just a stream of thought. And you seem to have a very high opinion of VT.
If Buzz is 'clearly one of the best coaches in college basketball' why did he just go 17-15 after being picked to win the Big East? Additionally, why are there people coming out of the woodwork saying that Buzz was basically told to hit the road? Why won't Buzz answer any direct question about why he left Marquette? His best answer is because the conference changed? Please. If you can't see there is something more to this situation then I really hope you enjoy what you've really got in your new coach. A total nut bag.
Thank you for letting me know I'm not an attorney. I guess being an editor on the Penn State Law Review, passing the bar the first time upon graduation, and practicing at an international law firm in Philadelphia....as well as two judicial clerkships are just a figment of my imagination (I put that ellipsis in there just for you). And I wasn't aware that this was a message board requiring a post to be written in such a manner as to be eligible for immediate publication in a legal treatise. I appreciate the concern, and I'm sure it will be an enormous relief for everyone concerned with my grammar that I take a slightly different approach when writing a judicial opinion, legal brief, complaint, contract, various memoranda, correspondence with clients and other attorneys, etc. This is all way off the point, but there was apparently a lot of concern about it, so I thought I would indulge everyone and address the matter.
Another quick note.... there was a comment stating that VT had an ok engineering school. Again, off topic, but it was brought up so I'll briefly address that. The graduate school of engineering is ranked #21 overall in the most recent US News and World Report rankings, with various specialties ranked in the top ten, including the Master of Information Technology degree program at #2, Biological/Agricultural #8, Civil Engineering #10, Environmental/Environmental Health #8, Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems #8 . The undergraduate College of Engineering is ranked #15 in the country. I'll spare you the details here, and just provide a link if you're interested: http://www.eng.vt.edu/news/virginia-tech-breaks-top-25-best-public-universities-undergraduates-ranked-us-news-world-report
Some more information to clear up any questions/concerns. The Princeton Review recently ranked Virginia Tech #1 in "Their Students Love these Colleges" rankings, or the happiest/most satisfied students out of 378 colleges
http://in.princetonreview.com/in/2013/08/the-college-with-the-most-satisfied-students-virginia-tech.html
More useless information? Ranked #1 in best campus food and dining by various sources; #1 Fittest College, 2013, The Active Times; 2014 10 Best College Towns to live in #5, Business Insider; #2 Best College Football Town, USA Today; American Institute for Economic Research Names 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2013-2014: Blacksburg, Christiansburg-Radford ranked #8.....I could go on and on.
I apologize that this is slightly off-topic, but like I said, these things were brought up by posters in this thread and I'm simply addressing them, and a few more nuggets to enjoy. Oh and there was a comment about our football program lol. Yes we had two down years, 7-6 and 8-5. That was preceded by 8 consecutive years of 10 or more wins. And in the BCS era, VT had the 4th highest winning % of all BCS schools. We finally hired a new offensive staff, something that should have been done long ago. Our OC/ QB coach Scott Loeffler is one of the best QB coaches in the country. Previously coached at Michigan, Florida and Auburn. New OL coach was the OL coach at Texas, and previously coached at Georgia and LSU. Our new WR coach, Aaron Moore head, from Stanford is kicking butt and taking names....brought in 3 4 star wide receivers in his first full year of recruiting ( won a super bowl with Manning and the Colts. All that combined with Bud Foster, the best DC in America.... I think we'll be just fine.
Finally, as to Marquette basketball. Colin Cowherd just reported that Marquette and Wake Forest have reached out to Shaka Smart. It's highly unlikely he will come to Marquette, BC he is worshipping at VCU. But I hope you guys get him. It would be a win win for both of us. And stranger things have happened.... like Buzz leaving to coach at VT. Best of Luck. I'm sure there will be a hundred posts talking about my insecurities about myself, VT, etc. That's OK.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 24, 2014, 11:22:33 AM
Thank you for letting me know I'm not an attorney. I guess being an editor on the Penn State Law Review, passing the bar the first time upon graduation, and practicing at an international law firm in Philadelphia....as well as two judicial clerkships are just a figment of my imagination (I put that ellipsis in there just for you). And I wasn't aware that this was a message board requiring a post to be written in such a manner as to be eligible for immediate publication in a legal treatise. I appreciate the concern, and I'm sure it will be an enormous relief for everyone concerned with my grammar that I take a slightly different approach when writing a judicial opinion, legal brief, complaint, contract, various memoranda, correspondence with clients and other attorneys, etc. This is all way off the point, but there was apparently a lot of concern about it, so I thought I would indulge everyone and address the matter.
Another quick note.... there was a comment stating that VT had an ok engineering school. Again, off topic, but it was brought up so I'll briefly address that. The graduate school of engineering is ranked #21 overall in the most recent US News and World Report rankings, with various specialties ranked in the top ten, including the Master of Information Technology degree program at #2, Biological/Agricultural #8, Civil Engineering #10, Environmental/Environmental Health #8, Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems #8 . The undergraduate College of Engineering is ranked #15 in the country. I'll spare you the details here, and just provide a link if you're interested: http://www.eng.vt.edu/news/virginia-tech-breaks-top-25-best-public-universities-undergraduates-ranked-us-news-world-report
Some more information to clear up any questions/concerns. The Princeton Review recently ranked Virginia Tech #1 in "Their Students Love these Colleges" rankings, or the happiest/most satisfied students out of 378 colleges
http://in.princetonreview.com/in/2013/08/the-college-with-the-most-satisfied-students-virginia-tech.html
More useless information? Ranked #1 in best campus food and dining by various sources; #1 Fittest College, 2013, The Active Times; 2014 10 Best College Towns to live in #5, Business Insider; #2 Best College Football Town, USA Today; American Institute for Economic Research Names 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2013-2014: Blacksburg, Christiansburg-Radford ranked #8.....I could go on and on.
I apologize that this is slightly off-topic, but like I said, these things were brought up by posters in this thread and I'm simply addressing them, and a few more nuggets to enjoy. Oh and there was a comment about our football program lol. Yes we had two down years, 7-6 and 8-5. That was preceded by 8 consecutive years of 10 or more wins. And in the BCS era, VT had the 4th highest winning % of all BCS schools. We finally hired a new offensive staff, something that should have been done long ago. Our OC/ QB coach Scott Loeffler is one of the best QB coaches in the country. Previously coached at Michigan, Florida and Auburn. New OL coach was the OL coach at Texas, and previously coached at Georgia and LSU. Our new WR coach, Aaron Moore head, from Stanford is kicking butt and taking names....brought in 3 4 star wide receivers in his first full year of recruiting ( won a super bowl with Manning and the Colts. All that combined with Bud Foster, the best DC in America.... I think we'll be just fine.
Finally, as to Marquette basketball. Colin Cowherd just reported that Marquette and Wake Forest have reached out to Shaka Smart. It's highly unlikely he will come to Marquette, BC he is worshipping at VCU. But I hope you guys get him. It would be a win win for both of us. And stranger things have happened.... like Buzz leaving to coach at VT. Best of Luck. I'm sure there will be a hundred posts talking about my insecurities about myself, VT, etc. That's OK.
I sure got under your skin pretty easily. You must be a really good law talking guy.
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 24, 2014, 11:22:33 AM
Thank you for letting me know I'm not an attorney. I guess being an editor on the Penn State Law Review, passing the bar the first time upon graduation, and practicing at an international law firm in Philadelphia....as well as two judicial clerkships are just a figment of my imagination (I put that ellipsis in there just for you). And I wasn't aware that this was a message board requiring a post to be written in such a manner as to be eligible for immediate publication in a legal treatise. I appreciate the concern, and I'm sure it will be an enormous relief for everyone concerned with my grammar that I take a slightly different approach when writing a judicial opinion, legal brief, complaint, contract, various memoranda, correspondence with clients and other attorneys, etc. This is all way off the point, but there was apparently a lot of concern about it, so I thought I would indulge everyone and address the matter.
Another quick note.... there was a comment stating that VT had an ok engineering school. Again, off topic, but it was brought up so I'll briefly address that. The graduate school of engineering is ranked #21 overall in the most recent US News and World Report rankings, with various specialties ranked in the top ten, including the Master of Information Technology degree program at #2, Biological/Agricultural #8, Civil Engineering #10, Environmental/Environmental Health #8, Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems #8 . The undergraduate College of Engineering is ranked #15 in the country. I'll spare you the details here, and just provide a link if you're interested: http://www.eng.vt.edu/news/virginia-tech-breaks-top-25-best-public-universities-undergraduates-ranked-us-news-world-report
Some more information to clear up any questions/concerns. The Princeton Review recently ranked Virginia Tech #1 in "Their Students Love these Colleges" rankings, or the happiest/most satisfied students out of 378 colleges
http://in.princetonreview.com/in/2013/08/the-college-with-the-most-satisfied-students-virginia-tech.html
More useless information? Ranked #1 in best campus food and dining by various sources; #1 Fittest College, 2013, The Active Times; 2014 10 Best College Towns to live in #5, Business Insider; #2 Best College Football Town, USA Today; American Institute for Economic Research Names 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2013-2014: Blacksburg, Christiansburg-Radford ranked #8.....I could go on and on.
I apologize that this is slightly off-topic, but like I said, these things were brought up by posters in this thread and I'm simply addressing them, and a few more nuggets to enjoy. Oh and there was a comment about our football program lol. Yes we had two down years, 7-6 and 8-5. That was preceded by 8 consecutive years of 10 or more wins. And in the BCS era, VT had the 4th highest winning % of all BCS schools. We finally hired a new offensive staff, something that should have been done long ago. Our OC/ QB coach Scott Loeffler is one of the best QB coaches in the country. Previously coached at Michigan, Florida and Auburn. New OL coach was the OL coach at Texas, and previously coached at Georgia and LSU. Our new WR coach, Aaron Moore head, from Stanford is kicking butt and taking names....brought in 3 4 star wide receivers in his first full year of recruiting ( won a super bowl with Manning and the Colts. All that combined with Bud Foster, the best DC in America.... I think we'll be just fine.
Finally, as to Marquette basketball. Colin Cowherd just reported that Marquette and Wake Forest have reached out to Shaka Smart. It's highly unlikely he will come to Marquette, BC he is worshipping at VCU. But I hope you guys get him. It would be a win win for both of us. And stranger things have happened.... like Buzz leaving to coach at VT. Best of Luck. I'm sure there will be a hundred posts talking about my insecurities about myself, VT, etc. That's OK.
You clearly get paid by the hour...
Wow, Best Campus Food and Dining! Tell me more, please!
Quote from: VTHokiesPSULaw on March 24, 2014, 11:22:33 AM
Thank you for letting me know I'm not an attorney. I guess being an editor on the Penn State Law Review, passing the bar the first time upon graduation, and practicing at an international law firm in Philadelphia....as well as two judicial clerkships are just a figment of my imagination (I put that ellipsis in there just for you). And I wasn't aware that this was a message board requiring a post to be written in such a manner as to be eligible for immediate publication in a legal treatise. I appreciate the concern, and I'm sure it will be an enormous relief for everyone concerned with my grammar that I take a slightly different approach when writing a judicial opinion, legal brief, complaint, contract, various memoranda, correspondence with clients and other attorneys, etc. This is all way off the point, but there was apparently a lot of concern about it, so I thought I would indulge everyone and address the matter.
Another quick note.... there was a comment stating that VT had an ok engineering school. Again, off topic, but it was brought up so I'll briefly address that. The graduate school of engineering is ranked #21 overall in the most recent US News and World Report rankings, with various specialties ranked in the top ten, including the Master of Information Technology degree program at #2, Biological/Agricultural #8, Civil Engineering #10, Environmental/Environmental Health #8, Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems #8 . The undergraduate College of Engineering is ranked #15 in the country. I'll spare you the details here, and just provide a link if you're interested: http://www.eng.vt.edu/news/virginia-tech-breaks-top-25-best-public-universities-undergraduates-ranked-us-news-world-report
Some more information to clear up any questions/concerns. The Princeton Review recently ranked Virginia Tech #1 in "Their Students Love these Colleges" rankings, or the happiest/most satisfied students out of 378 colleges
http://in.princetonreview.com/in/2013/08/the-college-with-the-most-satisfied-students-virginia-tech.html
More useless information? Ranked #1 in best campus food and dining by various sources; #1 Fittest College, 2013, The Active Times; 2014 10 Best College Towns to live in #5, Business Insider; #2 Best College Football Town, USA Today; American Institute for Economic Research Names 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2013-2014: Blacksburg, Christiansburg-Radford ranked #8.....I could go on and on.
I apologize that this is slightly off-topic, but like I said, these things were brought up by posters in this thread and I'm simply addressing them, and a few more nuggets to enjoy. Oh and there was a comment about our football program lol. Yes we had two down years, 7-6 and 8-5. That was preceded by 8 consecutive years of 10 or more wins. And in the BCS era, VT had the 4th highest winning % of all BCS schools. We finally hired a new offensive staff, something that should have been done long ago. Our OC/ QB coach Scott Loeffler is one of the best QB coaches in the country. Previously coached at Michigan, Florida and Auburn. New OL coach was the OL coach at Texas, and previously coached at Georgia and LSU. Our new WR coach, Aaron Moore head, from Stanford is kicking butt and taking names....brought in 3 4 star wide receivers in his first full year of recruiting ( won a super bowl with Manning and the Colts. All that combined with Bud Foster, the best DC in America.... I think we'll be just fine.
Finally, as to Marquette basketball. Colin Cowherd just reported that Marquette and Wake Forest have reached out to Shaka Smart. It's highly unlikely he will come to Marquette, BC he is worshipping at VCU. But I hope you guys get him. It would be a win win for both of us. And stranger things have happened.... like Buzz leaving to coach at VT. Best of Luck. I'm sure there will be a hundred posts talking about my insecurities about myself, VT, etc. That's OK.
What? what did you say? I dozed off right after....that Penn State Law Review thing....