The Tunnel

so being that he originally wanted to go into engineering....a program both schools have, i wonder if michigan was the school that talked to him about sports management....a program that VT doesn't have apparently, or was he always thinking about both of those as possible majors?

As the #1 recruit in the nation,barring a career ending injury,he will end up in the NFL. The best degree for him,in my opinion,is a Business degree. This would be a valuable degree for him for marketing himself and handling his finances in the future. If he,for some reason,does not play in the NFL,a Business degree is still very valuable. He could always take electives that have a sports focus if that is an area of interest. Hopefully,after the glitz of his recent UM visit wanes,he will realize that VT is the best academic and football fit for him...plus,it is close enough to home that his family and friends can easily attend his games. As the parent of a former college athlete,I was happy when she selected a university closer to home so that we could more easily attend her games.

This doesn't feel good to me at all. Him wanting to be an Engineering major felt a whole lot better. Not throwing in the towel by any means, but this is a blow...jmho.

Thats what I'm thinking too. Like I said, I never got where all the confidence was coming from on Hand.

Dude, you agree with anything that is negative towards VT and recruiting...so this isn't saying much...not hating on you, just an observation

Maybe cause we are in his top 5 (top 2, really)? Because he has really enjoyed himself every time he has been here? Maybe cause he has visited us multiple times already and will be coming to atleast one junior day and the spring game?

It is absolutely incredible how negative people can be. Sure, he might not come to Virginia Tech, but you can't honestly say that we are not in fantastic position for the #1 player in the nation. We have a TON going for us in this race. When has a recruit gone on a visit and we hear that he had a bad time and hated the trip?? We will get just as glorifying reports when he comes this spring, especially for the spring game.

I'm 10 years in...I was the same 1-2 years into this recruiting thing too. I was certifiable when VT missed on Brooks, Parham, Johnson...

Your absolutely right, I'm in a rut of negativity. I'm just not a believer yet that VT has turned the corner that much in recruiting to where we land the number 1 player in the country and yes I know KJ might have been but that was before star rankings. It doesn't help that it seems like a number of our top targets are leaning elsewhere as well