Marcus Vick dissmissed from the VT football team..

[GMan 3,569]

http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/2006016aaa.html

[Bluefield_Rules 46]

Heard about it on ESPN radio about the time it broke and my initial reaction was simply one word, good. I'm glad someone got the balls to say enough BS was enough. I'm all for second chances and Vick was given his...

[BigD4VT 11]

This was the right decision. I'm proud of Stegar, Weaver and Beamer for doing it.

[GHS06 10]

i agree with you, sifting through the bad blood

I will probably end up at VT next year, so they have a few years to rebuild.

[Rhschamps04 15]

well i have to agree with them on this one they gave him a inch and he took a mile they had to cut him off. Do you guys think he will transfer to another school like marshall or one of those.

[Hacker 82]

He won't want to lose another year by sitting out at a D-1 school. He could transfer to a 1-AA and play right away.

 

I read an article on the Fox Sports site that said beside the "Stomp", he had been cited for driving without a license on Dec. 17. So I would say the combination of the on and off field problems sealed his fate.

 

Good for Tech, Weaver and Beamer for keeping their word. I agree that we should be celebrating a great season and honoring the team guys like Tapp, J. Lewis, Hamilton, Humes and Anderson for their contributions.

 

Look forward to the QB battle in the Spring. It isn't like the we don't have talent coming back. Not long on experience, but a lot of talent.

[BigD4VT 11]

When he was suspended the other time he considered going to 1-AA Georgia Southern. It's close to his brother plus there is a Hokie connection with Ken Oxendine who's the WR coach there.

[GMan 3,569]

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He won't want to lose another year by sitting out at a D-1 school. He could transfer to a 1-AA and play right away.

 

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He only has one more year of eligibility left...lost a year when he was suspended the first time...so transferring to another D-1 school is out of the question if he wishes to play football. Will very likely end up a 1-AA school in either VA or GA...

[Hacker 82]

The entire GA Southern staff, including Oxendine, was fired at the end of the season.

[BigD4VT 11]

I didn't know that. I hope Ken finds another coaching job soon. I knew him back in Chester, VA before he went to Tech. One of the finest people I've ever known.

[BigBlue02 11]

Glennon most likely will be the next Tech Qb I can't wait hes susposed to have a good arm.

[Bluefield_Rules 46]

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Glennon most likely will be the next Tech Qb I can't wait hes susposed to have a good arm.

 

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I would agree that he has the inside track right now, BUT don't count out Ike Whitaker just yet. The kid really impressed the coaches since he arrived on campus. He's big at 6'4" (206), has a good arm, and is very mobile. I'm not saying he's as good or close, but he's in the same mold of a Vince Young.

[BigBlue02 11]

gonna be a good race.I heard Boone is moving to Defensive tackle,might have seen that on here can't really remember.

[Pedro1013 10]

I dont care if Vick started going ultimate fighting on someone during the game they shouldn't have kicked him out of the school. Now Tech has no QB..Glennon has a good arm, but cant complete a pass if the reciever was 10ft away. Whittaker has to be the next choice..but nonetheless, Vick was the Team..Pray that Ore can lead them next year.

[BigD4VT 11]

He wasn't dismissed for that one incident. He has been suspended from the team twice and he's been arrested multiple times.

 

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Glennon has a good arm, but cant complete a pass if the reciever was 10ft away.

 

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How do you know? He didn't take a snap in a game this year and was 8-11 for 137 yards and two td's in mostly mop-up duty as a true freshman last year. I watched him against Western Michigan and thought he looked a lot like Jim Druckenmiller. Also don't count out the other qb's. They all have talent.

[Deleted Account 5,203]

This should've been done last year, but it's better now than never, in my opinion.

I have a question, and pardon me if it's so simple, but three years have passed since he left high school, if I'm not mistaken. That technically means that he's eligible for the NFL draft, if said case is true. I know some team with a quarterback problem (Dolphins, Lions, Browns) would take a chance on the guy if he has as much talent as everyone in this half of Virginia says he does. I've probably missed somethin', but why on Earth would he go to a I-AA school when he could go to the NFL?

[GMan 3,569]

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This should've been done last year, but it's better now than never, in my opinion.

I have a question, and pardon me if it's so simple, but three years have passed since he left high school, if I'm not mistaken. That technically means that he's eligible for the NFL draft, if said case is true. I know some team with a quarterback problem (Dolphins, Lions, Browns) would take a chance on the guy if he has as much talent as everyone in this half of Virginia says he does. I've probably missed somethin', but why on Earth would he go to a I-AA school when he could go to the NFL?

 

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First off, he has been out of HS for four years (one redshirt year, one year as backup, one year suspended-counted as a year of his eligibility, one year as starter)...would have one year of eligibility left at a DI-AA school if he so chooses to go.

 

Why would he go to a DI-AA school? Because he is not ready to be an NFL QB...period. In listening to several draft analysts, they currently project him to be a late round pick, if at all. On top of that, why would some NFL team take a chance on someone that has already proven he can not stay out of trouble???

[old_school_blue 247]

Vick will be drafted. His troubles has dropped his stock tremendously. If he had lasted, he could have been a top pick NEXT year. The school did the right thing and it's refreshing to see it happen. I don't think Vick will ever live up to his potential wherever he goes, but, it will be the NFL.

[RHS71 10]

Vick shouldn't have been back to start with.....if it had been a player with less talents he wouldn't have been......Kudos to the University for their handling of the situation.....

[Beamerball 566]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/news/story?id=2283809

Updated: Jan. 7, 2006, 3:16 PM ET

Associated Press

 

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Marcus Vick decided to turn pro Saturday, one day after he was kicked off the team at Virginia Tech for transgressions on and off the field.

 

"I have decided to enter the NFL draft," the junior quarterback said in a three-paragraph statement released through his lawyers. "I am very excited about this opportunity and look forward to proving my athletic ability at the professional level. I believe I am ready for this challenge and the next chapter of my life."

 

Vick said he appreciated all the consideration and trust that Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer had placed in him during his stay at Virginia Tech, and said "I deeply regret that I allowed my competitive emotions to take control" in the Gator Bowl.

 

"To all of the Virginia Tech community, I sincerely apologize."

 

Virginia Tech cited the cumulative effects of Vick's legal problems and his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Jan. 2 bowl in dismissing him from the team Friday.

 

During the game, he was caught on tape stomping on the left calf of Louisville All-American defensive end Elvis Dumervil after a tackle. Vick claimed it was an accident, but school officials said Saturday they thought it looked intentional.

 

"We have received hundreds of letter from fans and alumni who are disturbed by what they saw," university president Charles Steger said at a Saturday news conference.

 

Beamer, who delivered the news of the dismissal to Vick and his mother in person, said he did not advise Vick on whether or not to turn pro, but told him during their meeting Friday that he would help him in any way he could when Vick made his decision.

 

The dismissal hit Vick's mother, Brenda Boddie, hard.

 

"I cried a lot yesterday," she said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. "But we're just going to move on and make something positive out of this and Marcus is going to show everybody that he's not the person a lot of people claim he is."

 

She agreed that her son "did the wrong thing" and said she understood why Tech dismissed him, but said she resents seeing her son portrayed as a "monster."

 

Looking ashen, Beamer said he, Steger and Weaver agreed that outcome had to be dismissal from the football team, but that made it no less disappointing.

 

"When I go into a home and talk about how I'm going to do my best to make everything at Virginia Tech successful and be good and then it doesn't reach that -- it's disappointing to me as a coach," he said.

 

"I can tell you he's deeply hurt, he's deeply saddened. I can assure you this kid is very, very hurt, his mom is very, very hurt and I'm hurting with them."

 

Vick was suspended from school in 2004 because of several legal problems, and came under intense scrutiny this week after replays of his actions against Dumervil. Vick claimed it was accidental, but hurt his cause by claiming to have apologized to Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader. Dumervil said he received no such apology.

 

The last straw came Friday, even as Beamer was preparing to offer Vick the option of accepting a two-game suspension or deciding to leave Virginia Tech.

 

A fax sent to Steger's office disclosed that Vick had been stopped for driving 38 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving with a revoked or suspended license on Dec. 17. Vick had told Beamer about the ticket for driving on a suspended license on Dec. 19, Beamer said, but had never mentioned to anyone that he'd also been caught speeding.

 

Vick's license had been taken away in August 2004 when he was cited for reckless driving and marijuana possession, but had been reinstated until a friend driving a car owned by Vick was pulled over and found to not have insurance, Beamer said.

 

Vick received a citation for that, but an investigation by the school revealed that getting his license reinstated was merely a formality, Beamer said he was told.

 

Vick entered this season trying to win his team's trust and knowing he would face hostility from opposing fans, mostly stemming from his drug arrest and another conviction for serving alcohol to underage girls during the 2003 school year.

 

He said he was ready for anything, but reacted to chants of "rapist!" and "child molester!" at West Virginia on Oct. 1 by gesturing obscenely toward the crowd. He met with Beamer afterward and apologized to the team and to Mountaineers fans.

 

Vick was the runner-up to Wake Forest's Chris Barclay, by one vote, as the conference's offensive player of the year, and was the league's first-team quarterback.

 

In 24 career games, Vick threw for 2,868 yards, 19 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also ran 184 times for 492 yards and six TDs.

[schoolteacher 10]

Best thing that Va. Tech could have done ,they will be a better TEAM in the long run! No class ,no character!

[lhs_raiders 10]

I agree with you on this G-Man he has had enough chances, it is about time they get rid of that convict. with out him they have no team know he was there heart and soul. GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!

[floridabeaver 10]

Now we can have 2 over rated Vick's in the NFL. When they go out he can go by the alias Don, Ron & Don, The Mexico brothers.

[Blues_56 23]

Michael is not over-reated...Marcus might be but his brother isnt and i think his stats prove that!

[floridabeaver 10]

Michael Vick was the League's 27th ranked quarterback this year yet he made the pro bowl, yes he is over rated, he is living off of the hype. Like Shannon Sharpe said Michael Vick is like an amusement park, He is good all summer and then he shuts down after Labor day.