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[ QUOTE ] <font color="blue">66 ppl on the board at the same time at 11 05 tonight! WOW! </font> [/ QUOTE ] *New Record* 67 at 11:58

Yeah, they lost..my friend said that he left when it was 30-8??

He deserves whatever he gets!! He's worked hard for it!

[ QUOTE ] how is he faster? [/ QUOTE ] Uhhhh...your kidding right?? Less weight your carrying, the more mobile you are, ask yourself this, are you running faster or slower with a 25 pound weight on your back???Physics kid!

Humbled Vick ready to take over Hokies By Pat Forde ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview05/news/story?id=2136734 If Marcus Vick's offensive line protects him the way the Virginia Tech hierarchy has this preseason, they won't have to wash the quarterback's jersey once all year. Nobody will lay a hand on him. Tech did not take its prodigal QB to ACC media days in Hot Springs, Va. When media members inquired at that event about the possibility of a short jaunt to Blacksburg to talk to Vick, they were given the David Spade Capital One response: no, nyet, nein, nunca, saint happenin'. Since fall camp started, Vick's availability has been limited to twice-weekly group interviews, with Tech personnel present. There have been no one-on-one interviews. And those planning to be part of the group interviews are given a preemptive warning that the junior is not very receptive to questions about "the past." Marcus Vick threw for 475 yards and two TDs in 2003. Tech has its reasons for guarding Vick like KFC's secret recipe. The confluence of circumstances -- legal problems and a suspension from school in 2004, a surname that conjures towering expectations, stunning raw talent, leading-actor status on a top-10 team -- has made Marcus Deon Vick America's most scrutinized quarterback who has never started a college game. And if he really is The Second Coming of big brother Michael, the Hokies sure don't want him melting down under media heat before he can get on the field and prove it. But Vick The Younger has shown signs that he's ready to scramble outside of the school's protective pocket and survive, perhaps even thrive. He's taken the hits since returning to Virginia Tech eight months ago, endured the scrutiny -- and, in his estimation, "I seem to have handled it well." How? "Just be humble." Lord, it's hard to be humble when you're 21 years old, you run a 4.28 40-yard dash, you throw bullets and you're driving a BMW around Blacksburg, courtesy of your brother's nine-figure NFL contract. But humility is the new mantra in Marcus Vick's life. "Everything that has happened to him has made him so humble and appreciative," said Tommy Reamon, who coached both Vicks at Warwick High School in Newport News, Va., and remains close with both. "That's why Marcus is now going to be a great college football player. There's not even a question -- he will be a great player this season from day one. "The public is vicious, now. He knows that. He wants to prove to everyone it was a stupid mistake, he's past it, and that he's one of the top quarterbacks in the country. He's humble and he is excited." Lesson in humility Humility presented itself to Marcus Vick suddenly and nonnegotiably last summer, when he was sent home after two run-ins with the law. First was a conviction in May 2004, along with two teammates, on three misdemeanor counts each of contributing to the delinquency of minors for serving alcohol to 14- and 15-year-old girls. Two months later he was charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana, and his season was over. Reamon was surprised when it happened. He'd seen Vick back home in the Tidewater area last summer, and everything seemed to be going well. Marcus had given a glimpse of the future in 2003 -- throwing a touchdown bomb, catching a TD bomb and running for 102 yards as a backup. Now he was battling senior Bryan Randall for the starting quarterback job, and many people suspected he'd win the job in August and start for Virginia Tech when defending national titlist USC came to play the Hokies in Washington, D.C. But Reamon also knew the spectacular lifestyle change that had hit Marcus as an impressionable teenager, and the difficulty in staying grounded in such a situation. Reamon believes the dizzying leap from a lifetime of poverty to fabulous wealth contributed to Vick's poor decisions at college. "I was with Michael at the Heisman ceremony, at the draft," Reamon said. "During that time, I had to deal with Marcus. Life after that, the rest of his senior year [at Warwick], I had to watch him just become rags to riches. "He was living in a mansion, man, compared to what he was living in before. He lived in an apartment, Section 8 housing." Marcus disagrees with Reamon on the corrupting effect of fame and fortune. "I was well prepared for what was happening to my family," he said. “ The public is vicious, now. He knows that. He wants to prove to everyone it was a stupid mistake, he's past it, and that he's one of the top quarterbacks in the country. He's humble and he is excited. † Tommy Reamon, Vick's high school coach But you wonder whether he brought the same kind of hunger to Blacksburg that Michael was packing years earlier, coming out of that apartment in Newport News. In a Q & A with the Richmond Times-Dispatch earlier in his college career, Marcus was asked what he'd ask for if offered anything. He responded that he had everything he wanted. Then last summer, football was taken away. Just like that, there was a void in Vick's life. "He was devastated," Reamon said. "He had to walk it alone. I told him, 'This is life telling you a story, and you gotta do it on your own.'" Vick spent part of his time at home in Virginia, and part of it at his brother's mansion in Atlanta. That at least provided him with one anchor, to keep from drifting. "The positive was having his brother there, to still look up to something," Reamon said. "He could go see his brother and stay close to the action, keep dreaming." But the dreams had limits. Marcus didn't have the heart to follow Virginia Tech's season closely, often staying away from the TV when the Hokies were playing. In what was predicted to be a rebuilding year, Randall led Virginia Tech to a 10-3 record and a Sugar Bowl berth. That might have been the ultimate humility check: While Marcus struggled to move on without the Hokies, the Hokies were doing just fine without Marcus. Asked if players spent much time last season thinking about their missing teammate, tight end Jeff King shrugged and said no. "He wasn't around," King said. "He didn't have any chance of winning us any games, so he wasn't really a topic of conversation. "We cared about him, that's for sure. We wanted him on the right track and wanted him back. We wanted him to get his mind right and succeed as a person." “ This is a talented guy who can establish his own name. Wherever you go, they're always going to compare him to his brother. If he just does what he's capable of doing, I think he's going to have a fantastic year. † Frank Beamer on Marcus Vick Vick did that. But when he came back to school in January, he had to regain his teammates' trust. He began with an apology, then went about proving himself all over again. He worked diligently in winter conditioning, but that was nothing new -- Marcus had always been a hard worker. At spring practice he established himself as the best quarterback on the team, and proved he could be counted on. "When he came back, he addressed everyone," King said. "Then he had to go out and prove it, and I think he did that in spring practice." Summer was last year's trouble time. It's been this year's quiet time for Vick. But when the season arrived, so did the nationwide curiosity. "He's a very good person," defensive end Darryl Tapp said. "He worked every day in practice, worked hard in the weight room, and I fully expect him to recover from the mistake he made. That's life. Because of the magnitude of his name, it made more headlines than it would if he were a regular student." Great expectations The name is magical to Virginia Tech fans, and a household name to football fans everywhere. It's used to help sell video games and shoes. It conjures images of a player who pushes the human limits of what a quarterback can do. Michael Vick set the bar high for all Hokie QBs -- including his brother. It's good to be a Vick. But not necessarily easy. For Vick The Younger, the expectations and comparisons are unavoidable. Same school, same position, roughly the same size and the same outrageous athleticism. The only distinct difference is throwing arm: Michael is a lefty, Marcus is a righty. Oh, and the fact that Michael never got into headline-causing trouble at Tech. But here again, Virginia Tech is doing its best to alleviate pressure on its QB. The company line: discourage comparisons -- and not just to Michael Vick, but to Randall, who proved to be a charismatic leader last year. "Marcus is not going to be Bryan Randall, and he's not going to be his brother," King said. "He's going to be Marcus." That echo you heard is head coach Frank Beamer. "Be Marcus Vick," Beamer said. "And trust me, this is a talented guy who can establish his own name. Wherever you go, they're always going to compare him to his brother. If he just does what he's capable of doing, I think he's going to have a fantastic year." While Vick is capable of great athletic feats, he's still a work in progress as a team leader. It's coming along, he said. "I want to be more controlling, getting [teammates'] attention during a game," Vick said. "Because, hey, I'm the shot caller. I want them to know that." He certainly won't have to wait long to feel the pressure of being The Man. Virginia Tech opens a season of great expectations at North Carolina State Sept. 4, in a game that has land mine written all over it. The Wolfpack upset the Hokies last year and return a stellar defense that will test the new starting quarterback's myriad skills immediately. After what Marcus Vick put himself through in the last year, that challenge will be a joy. "I try not to take anything for granted," he said. "Appreciate every day. Appreciate life. … "I'm very happy. I sat out a whole semester and it was rough on me. Now I'm back, and come Sept. 4, I'll show what I can do."

He may have 2 months to pack on weight, as far as speed he is actually faster and quicker than before. But on the other hand, all he has is now,(pre-season) and he's not taking advantage of it, when he comes back...he comes back with 1 week left before the trade deadline. Ronnie Brown's talent won't allow Ricky to even step on the field! Ricky is a lost cause!

No, he won't. He'll never be the 'Ricky of Old' you can have your head in the game but if you don't have the heart, than you have nothing. He's only there because of the money he owes, and that's a waste for him, and >especially< the Dolphins organization.

[ QUOTE ] well..your band sucks mwahahah [/ QUOTE ] Wow...what a Pitiful Soul.

I agree with you for the most part that the Eagles need Owens to go to that next level, the championship level. If not him, then they need a solid receiver to fill his spot. There is ALL KINDS of recievers that can fill his spot, BUT there is none that can impact and completely take over a game like him. Hes second to ONLY Randy Moss, (in which case isn't bad company at all!) And he is rewarded with this kind of respect?? Based on a yearly salary, he's not even in the TOP 10 Recievers, case in point being: All of you ask yourself, if you knew that you were one of the two best recievers on the field at ALL TIMES, wouldn't you be upset with those facts?? They don't even have to pay him more money, just restructure his contract to get more money over a lesser period of time, and add a clause to the contract saying at the end of his contract his is a restricted free-agent, and if he continues to perform, then resign him or trade him away!

uscgamecocks-R.I.P. Coach Carlock

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] It's not worth arguing about anyway. Both schools have excellent bands. [/ QUOTE ] Actually one band is excellent another..is superior [/ QUOTE ] HAHA-WOOOOOW, Someone pour some water on this kid, he just burnt Richlands Superior Band!

[ QUOTE ] He's an IDIOT! I wouldnt be surprised if he sat out the season or quit like Ricky Williams. [/ QUOTE ] Theres no way he'll quit or set out. He'll be there when it counts which is kickoff week with or without a new contract,If the Eagles release him that is like cutting off their right arm,he spreads out the opposing defense, and demands double coverage almost every down. Give him the money he wants, AND DESERVES,he is a top of the line reciever, but hes also I think 31yrs old, hes not getting any younger, he wants more money sooner, and I cant say that I could much blame him there.

And hes is only getting paid the League Min. Salary!! Which is around $750,000 a year(correct me if Im wrong on that figure)so even if he played out the rest of his contract hes still going to owe the Dolphins around 7.5 mill, his best interest is a trade out of Miami.

[ QUOTE ] Ricky hasen't looked to impressive to me in this game [/ QUOTE ] I agree, but Ricky even said himself that he doesnt expect to get back to where he was before. He is trade bait as far as im concerned, maybe they can get a decent veteran Qb for him??

Crushing loss to everyone. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[ QUOTE ] Ricky will suprise a lot of people. [/ QUOTE ] No he wont, he's been away for a season!! Hes not even carried the ball since December of 2003, the only reason why he's back is b/c he owes Miami over 8 mill. I think I wouldve come back too! His best chance is to pray for a trade out of Miami.

Agreed.

[ QUOTE ] She looks like a retardid barbie doll..lol ^^great judgement of retardation! JK

True, not many girls could....but absolutely none could compete with this:

Oh shes hott! I said that....but Beyonce is hottER! Lets just see what everyone else thinks: Tara or Beyonce?

Shes hott, but a little to skinny. And no way does she beat Beyonce!

Nothing compared to this knock out..Beyonce!! Now that is a shhwing!

Not seeing it, AT ALL! Jessica Simpson,is perfect! She is what every man wishes he could have.....the old daisy..she is just a plain girl with nice panty hoes!

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Best Stadium/Field for Pregame Activities (Tailgating, etc.): Mitchell [/ QUOTE ] What all really goes on at mitchell??..lol I've really never knoticed anything.. [/ QUOTE ] Some of the Richlands fans, went to the Graham/Tazewell game last year,had a tailgating party. Just basing it on past experiences!