Bishop of Bulltown

just got back from the place; stopped by to check it out and have a beer. It shows a lot of potential, but it's not quite there yet. I'm not offended by the Bucs' stuff on the way, but I'm a little proturbed at it (You're not gonna see USF stuff at a Bucs joint, or most Tampa joints for that matter). If anyone who works there/ the owner reads this, the miller lite draft tasted way off; it had a metallic twang to it, i think it might be the pipes.

well, they would have an early 2nd rounder too.

I drove by this place on the way back from class around 7ish and it looked dead. Hopefully business picks up or this place might be in and out pretty quickly.

Just to refresh all of your memories, UCF's defense was and still is horrible. Even with our OC/QB problems we still killed them, and Andre himself has even said that Ponton will be better than him. No way we drop this one, and if we do, i'll be very shocked. Don't be surprised if we beat them by more next season; we're in a totally different league than them.

Actually, a good friend of mine grew up with Andre and recently got back in touch with him to congratulate him on all his success. He did ask Andre where he wanted to go and he said the Giants!! Don't be surprised if you see him picked up late first round by the G'men looking for a solid back-up/3rd down back to Tiki.

UNC trounced NCST. this year, don't forget. I don't think any of these games will be "easy". Although I do still think in a most unbiased sense that we are more athletic than them

didn't we go through this before and Eric said not to buy it because it's technically illegal? I don't remember...

can we lock this thread? It's obviously getting ridiculous

where are you going to be ordering them from? I'm down but being a broke student I have to wait for my extra scholarship money to come in. MORE COWBELL BABY!!!

late 1st to early 2nd

what kind of discounts on drinks?

I'd say you just redshirt them. You're absolutely right when you say we're not headed to NYC at the end of the season, so why waste a year of eligibility. The guys that are in right now are really hanging tough and playing with a lot of heart. I know we don't want to say there are moral victories, but we hung within 4 (played almost good enough to win minus turnovers) with a WVU squad that just beat #3 'Nova and we lost by 6 to a very respectable Cuse team. I was expecting to see total blowouts this season, like I'm sure most of you were, and it's just not happening because our squad is coming into every game with a chip on their shoulder and they are playing their asses off.

nice one rockytop 8) I'll second that notion

ok, stop now, seriously. sometimes this board gets a little unbearable

Not that I have to clear up this retarded idea, but here goes: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls05/news/story?id=2282642 Updated: Jan. 7, 2006, 1:16 AM ET Vick, dismissed by Hokies, says he will turn proAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick told The Virginan-Pilot that he would enter the NFL Draft on Friday, hours after he was dismissed from the team as a result of numerous legal transgressions and his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Toyota Gator Bowl. AP/Phil Coale Marcus Vick, eluding a Louisville defender in the Gator Bowl, stepped on the leg of another Cardinal player who tackled him in the first half. University president Charles Steger announced the dismissal on the same day that coach Frank Beamer met with Vick and his mother in their Hampton Roads home, the school said in a statement. Beamer informed them of the decision during the meeting. Friday night, Marcus Vick told The Virginian-Pilot that he would turn professional. "It's not a big deal. I'll just move on to the next level, baby" he said at a Virginia Beach restaurant, the newspaper reported Friday night on its Web site. Asked if that meant he would enter the NFL draft, he said, "Yeah, definitely." Vick, the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, was suspended from school in 2004 for several legal problems. The junior came under new and intense scrutiny this week after replays showed he stomped on the left calf of Louisville All-American defensive end Elvis Dumervil during the Jan. 2 bowl. No penalty was called on the play and Vick claimed its was accidental. He further hurt his cause by claiming to have apologized to Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader, but the Louisville player said no such apology was ever offered. Marcus Vick Timeline Sept. 2, 2003: Suspended for one game by coach Frank Beamer for undisclosed reason. Feb. 17, 2004: Arrested without incident and charged with four misdemeanors -- three for allegedly allowing underage girls to have alcohol and one for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old at a January party. Released on $2,500 bond. May 14, 2004: Convicted of three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250. Found not guilty of having sex with the 15-year-old. July 3, 2004: Charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana after a traffic stop about 25 miles east of Richmond, Va. at 2:30 a.m. Police said he was clocked at 86 mph, 21 mph above the speed limit, and that the vehicle smelled of marijuana. July 6, 2004: Indefinitely suspended from football team for off-field problems. Aug. 3, 2004: Suspended from the university for the 2004 season on same day he pleads guilty to reckless driving and no contest to marijuana possession in New Kent, Va. Is fined $300, has driver's license suspended for 60 days and is placed in a first offender program on the marijuana charge, requiring that he perform 24 hours of community service, undergo drug counseling and random drug tests, and give up his driver's license for six months. Sept. 13, 2004: In plea deal, pleads no contest to one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Receives 30-day suspended jail sentence, is fined $100, ordered to perform 24 hours of community service and stay away from the teenage girls. Jan. 17, 2005: Cleared to rejoin football team and re-enroll at Virginia Tech. Oct. 1, 2005: Leads No. 3 Hokies to 34-20 victory at West Virginia, and makes obscene gesture to fans who have been calling him names related to past problems throughout the game. He apologized a day later. Dec. 17, 2005: Pulled over by police in Hampton, Va. for driving 38 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving with a suspended license. Jan. 2, 2006: Leads Virginia Tech to a 35-24 win over Louisville in Gator Bowl. In the game, he stomped on the left calf of Cardinals All-American defensive end Elvis Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader. Claims the incident was accidental and that he apologized to Dumervil, who denies ever receiving apology. Jan 6, 2006: Is kicked off team at Virginia Tech for legal trouble and unsportsmanlike conduct in Gator Bowl. Source: The Associated Press On Friday, it was revealed that Vick had been stopped for speeding and driving with a revoked or suspended license in Hampton on Dec. 17, Cpl. James West said. Vick's license had been taken away in August 2004 when he was cited for reckless driving and marijuana possession in New Kent County. Steger suspended Vick from school at that time, and warned that any additional problems would effectively end his time as a member of the Hokies' football team. "The university provided one last opportunity for Vick to become a citizen of the university and readmitted him in January 2005, with the proviso that any future problems would result in automatic dismissal from the team," Steger said Friday. Beamer said in a statement that he was disappointed with the outcome. "We wanted what's best for this football team and Marcus," he said. "I certainly wish him the best." School officials said in a statement that there would be no further comment until a news conference Saturday. Beamer, Steger and athletic director Jim Weaver, who said the stomping embarrassed the university, were all expected to attend. The Virginian-Pilot said Beamer met with Vick, his mother, Brenda Boddie, and Vick's attorney, Larry Woodward, at about 4 p.m. Friday. Woodward said Vick planned to issue a written statement Saturday afternoon. "The meeting, it was emotional," said Woodward. "It was not a fun meeting for anybody, but Marcus will look to the future, and we'll have something on that [saturday]." Vick said before the Hokies' 35-24 comeback victory in the Gator Bowl that he planned to return for his senior season. Now, his choices are to declare for the NFL Draft by the Jan. 15 deadline or transfer to a Division I-AA school so he can play next season. Vick entered this season knowing he would face hostility from opposing fans, mostly stemming from his drug arrest and another for serving alcohol to underage girls during the 2003 school year. He said he was ready for it, but reacted to chants of "******" and "child molester" at West Virginia on Oct. 1 by making an obscene gesture in the direction of the crowd. He met with Beamer following that incident and apologized to the team. In the ACC championship game against Florida State, he drew an unsportsmanlike conduct flag for spiking the ball after a touchdown run with the Hokies trailing, and following the 27-22 loss, walked by reporters after the game without commenting, saying he didn't have to. He finished that game 26-for-52 for 335 yards with one interception and a fumble near his goal line that teammate Duane Brown recovered. Vick threw one scoring pass and ran for two more touchdowns, but also was sacked six times for minus-35 yards. On the field, he was often dazzling, but sometimes tried to do too much. The Hokies started 8-0 and were No. 3 in the polls when they hosted Miami on Nov. 5. But Vick threw two interceptions and fumbled the ball away four times in a 27-7 loss. This season, he was runner-up to Wake Forest's Chris Barclay as the conference's offensive player of the year, and was voted the first team quarterback on the all-conference team. In 24 career games, the last 13 starts, Vick was 207-for-346 for 2,868 yards, 19 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also rushed 184 times for 492 yards and six TDs.

Rod's not leaving guys. USF is content with what's going on right now (even though most of us and the players aren't). Gaurantee you that Rod will be the OC next year, and PJ will be the starter on opening day. I just don't see them making any move in the positive direction.

Hill shows a lot of potential, problem is that we don't have a coach to effectively "groom" the kid. We have circus clowns running the offense that still have delusions of grandeur in their head that we still have Marquel. If Chill went to a different school I feel he would turn into a Vince Young style awesome QB. Here, he'll just fall into mediocrity. It's really quite sad...

no, i believe 2 teams get left out or something. Hate to break it to you Canepain, but I don't think we'll even be there.

Just watched the replay on-line and I gotta say that we probably played well enough to win that game. The turnovers were just too gross though; Capko must have accounted for half of them. If (and it's a big if) we can control these turnovers, I think we might be able to pull out 2-3 wins in the BE schedule: 2 off the bottom feeders, and one monumental upset. The heart to play is definitely there and I was very VERY impressed with the patience that we showed when down by 7+ at times. I think the dark siders need to re-evaluate how they feel about Coach Mac, cuz after last night all I could wonder was what he'd be able to do with a full bench. This is not a program that has been run into the ground and will stay there; we're just making a temporary stop at the bottom.

Completely agree with you on this Rueben. Unfortunately, I believe this is the best that our basketball team is going to look all season. The rebound game showed incredible heart, but the turnovers are just going to continue being a problem when you have a walk-on as your starting PG. P.S. On a completely different note, all you NFL fans better watch out cuz Marv Levy is back in Buffalo baby!! Go Bills!!!

that's what you get man, never bet against the Bulls

this recruiting class is starting to look disasterous

I wonder what's going on here ??? Is there something we don't know about

I might be the only one, but I think our recruiting class is looking a little weak. It also seems to me that we've lost two of our biggest recruits already (Oliver and McCluster). Anyone wanna give me some hope, maybe some names i don't know about?

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