Good article.
Our WR corps is stronger this year than last. If Ferguson is anywhere close to Paxton, we'll have a great season. Defense sounds much improved as well.

(08-26-2016 10:04 PM)NDTiger Wrote:  Good article.
Our WR corps is stronger this year than last. If Ferguson is anywhere close to Paxton, we'll have a great season. Defense sounds much improved as well.

Got to agree, that's why I'm saying 8+ wins.

Did that stop sign ever get a strong pass rush on ferguson?


Gotta admit i like his confidence. He sounds like a winner. I'm looking forward to seeing him play.

(08-26-2016 08:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 02:59 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  After reading this article, I feel REALLY good about this season.

8 wins. Minimum.

The guy threw a ball 50-55 yards down the road and hit the stop sign he was aiming at.

Lynch was able to throw it that far and get it with in reach of the WR. But to be able to put it on such a small spot at such a distance was not lynch's strong point.

Ferguson has a strong ACCURATE arm. Has more touch on the long passes.

Did you see the 40 yarder PL threw against Old Miss? He put that thru a tire. They don't give out 1st round picks to guys with no accuracy. I mean, 28 td's to 4 int's. Come on, man.

I hope Riley comes in for a seamless transition. But there is no way we should expect him to be better than Paxton from game 1.

(08-27-2016 12:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 08:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 02:59 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  After reading this article, I feel REALLY good about this season.

8 wins. Minimum.

The guy threw a ball 50-55 yards down the road and hit the stop sign he was aiming at.

Lynch was able to throw it that far and get it with in reach of the WR. But to be able to put it on such a small spot at such a distance was not lynch's strong point.

Ferguson has a strong ACCURATE arm. Has more touch on the long passes.

Did you see the 40 yarder PL threw against Old Miss? He put that thru a tire. They don't give out 1st round picks to guys with no accuracy. I mean, 28 td's to 4 int's. Come on, man.

I hope Riley comes in for a seamless transition. But there is no way we should expect him to be better than Paxton from game 1.

Did YOU see the Duke game? TE did a drag route across the field and was wide open. A pass out in front of him or even on the numbers he would have waltzed into endzone. But had to slow down and reach behind him to grab the pass and allowed defense to catch up.

(08-27-2016 12:25 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-27-2016 12:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 08:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 02:59 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  After reading this article, I feel REALLY good about this season.

8 wins. Minimum.

The guy threw a ball 50-55 yards down the road and hit the stop sign he was aiming at.

Lynch was able to throw it that far and get it with in reach of the WR. But to be able to put it on such a small spot at such a distance was not lynch's strong point.

Ferguson has a strong ACCURATE arm. Has more touch on the long passes.

Did you see the 40 yarder PL threw against Old Miss? He put that thru a tire. They don't give out 1st round picks to guys with no accuracy. I mean, 28 td's to 4 int's. Come on, man.

I hope Riley comes in for a seamless transition. But there is no way we should expect him to be better than Paxton from game 1.

Did YOU see the Duke game? TE did a drag route across the field and was wide open. A pass out in front of him or even on the numbers he would have waltzed into endzone. But had to slow down and reach behind him to grab the pass and allowed defense to catch up.

You over-played your hand. You had most on here thinking you were a clueless poster, but this proves you're trolling. Because there is no way a serious sports fan would use one pass from 3 years ago in a rookie's first start to try to make a point.

(08-26-2016 02:16 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 02:13 PM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  here's what stuck with me. Our former HC was looking at VT job probably before the season started...

"Arkansas State recruited Ferguson hard all season. Justin Fuente and Memphis were interested, too.

“(Former Memphis assistant Brad) Cornelsen told me they didn’t know if they were going to get the Virginia Tech job or not, but he was going to recruit me to both schools,” Ferguson said. “But once they ended up leaving, Coach (Mike) Norvell got the job and right when he got it, the very first week he came and visited with me. I just really kicked it off with him. Our relationship was great from day one.”

I didn't read it that way at all.

I knew about it 18 months before he left

(08-27-2016 11:09 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(08-27-2016 12:25 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-27-2016 12:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 08:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 02:59 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  After reading this article, I feel REALLY good about this season.

8 wins. Minimum.

The guy threw a ball 50-55 yards down the road and hit the stop sign he was aiming at.

Lynch was able to throw it that far and get it with in reach of the WR. But to be able to put it on such a small spot at such a distance was not lynch's strong point.

Ferguson has a strong ACCURATE arm. Has more touch on the long passes.

Did you see the 40 yarder PL threw against Old Miss? He put that thru a tire. They don't give out 1st round picks to guys with no accuracy. I mean, 28 td's to 4 int's. Come on, man.

I hope Riley comes in for a seamless transition. But there is no way we should expect him to be better than Paxton from game 1.

Did YOU see the Duke game? TE did a drag route across the field and was wide open. A pass out in front of him or even on the numbers he would have waltzed into endzone. But had to slow down and reach behind him to grab the pass and allowed defense to catch up.

You over-played your hand. You had most on here thinking you were a clueless poster, but this proves you're trolling. Because there is no way a serious sports fan would use one pass from 3 years ago in a rookie's first start to try to make a point.

Ha, exactly. I mean damn, how long has Days of Thunder been holding on to that one?

(08-27-2016 12:25 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-27-2016 12:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 08:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 02:59 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  After reading this article, I feel REALLY good about this season.

8 wins. Minimum.

The guy threw a ball 50-55 yards down the road and hit the stop sign he was aiming at.

Lynch was able to throw it that far and get it with in reach of the WR. But to be able to put it on such a small spot at such a distance was not lynch's strong point.

Ferguson has a strong ACCURATE arm. Has more touch on the long passes.

Did you see the 40 yarder PL threw against Old Miss? He put that thru a tire. They don't give out 1st round picks to guys with no accuracy. I mean, 28 td's to 4 int's. Come on, man.

I hope Riley comes in for a seamless transition. But there is no way we should expect him to be better than Paxton from game 1.

Did YOU see the Duke game? TE did a drag route across the field and was wide open. A pass out in front of him or even on the numbers he would have waltzed into endzone. But had to slow down and reach behind him to grab the pass and allowed defense to catch up.

holy ****, when was that Duke game? His sophmore year first game?

(08-31-2016 09:54 AM)fsquid Wrote:  holy ****, when was that Duke game? His sophmore year first game?

Nope....very first game as a redshirt freshman.

(08-31-2016 09:56 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 09:54 AM)fsquid Wrote:  holy ****, when was that Duke game? His sophmore year first game?

Nope....very first game as a redshirt freshman.

He's a ******* moron

(08-31-2016 10:01 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 09:56 AM)TigersRuleAll Wrote:  

(08-31-2016 09:54 AM)fsquid Wrote:  holy ****, when was that Duke game? His sophmore year first game?

Nope....very first game as a redshirt freshman.

He's a ******* moron

This. ^^

I swear this dude sat in front of me during that game. He was about 4-11, 250lbs, bald, and from the first pass of the game, he was screaming (in a high pitch voice), to pull Lynch and that Fuente needs to play the senior.

I never wanted to strangle a fellow Tiger fan, until that day.

(08-27-2016 12:25 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-27-2016 12:06 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 08:01 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(08-26-2016 02:59 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  After reading this article, I feel REALLY good about this season.

8 wins. Minimum.

The guy threw a ball 50-55 yards down the road and hit the stop sign he was aiming at.

Lynch was able to throw it that far and get it with in reach of the WR. But to be able to put it on such a small spot at such a distance was not lynch's strong point.

Ferguson has a strong ACCURATE arm. Has more touch on the long passes.

Did you see the 40 yarder PL threw against Old Miss? He put that thru a tire. They don't give out 1st round picks to guys with no accuracy. I mean, 28 td's to 4 int's. Come on, man.

I hope Riley comes in for a seamless transition. But there is no way we should expect him to be better than Paxton from game 1.

Did YOU see the Duke game? TE did a drag route across the field and was wide open. A pass out in front of him or even on the numbers he would have waltzed into endzone. But had to slow down and reach behind him to grab the pass and allowed defense to catch up.

i'm going to side with NASCAR guy,
you have the right to doubt that he is that stupid, but I don't, I really think he's sincere.

Damn, I'm excited.

Great article by Calkins. I am very excited to how Riley does in D1 competition and glad we are starting with 3 winnable games at home before rolling down to Oxford. First I've heard that Texas had offered Riley and we got him anyway.

Paxton was incredibly accurate. The one pass that stands out from the rest was last year's Double Flicker Deluxe (or whatever the he!! it ended up being labeled) against Bowling Green. That pass went over 60 yards in the air and hit Tevin Jones in stride.

(08-31-2016 03:22 PM)Psicosis Wrote:  Damn, I'm excited.