dinkman 14 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 he dose a good job at qb for richlands and i hope he keeps it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighton_3 10 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Vic Hall was amazing. Does anybody know if he's bulked up or not? cause that was the only thing stopping him from being unstoppable in college (in my opinion).....if he weighed 220, they couldn't keep him off the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlshelton 10 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 [ QUOTE ] If Heath miller couldnt play QB Justin cant play QB.He might be able to play D-2 or 3, because its a whole knew league on any college football division. [/ QUOTE ] Miller was not a goot qb most of his wr had to come back to the ball in the state game thet the played in miller did not do good in he couuld not handly the presure that a qb has to take on he is a good player dont get me wrong McCracken is at another level that miller was at qb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman 13 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Oh, i totally agree that it is completely different at college level. If he continues to work hard, i think he will go far. He just looks like a man among boys (please no disrespect intended). But I guess we will see come signing day. [/ QUOTE ] Except for the boys from Turner Ashby. [/ QUOTE ] Where was your team on that day in December?????? [/ QUOTE ] I don't know where they were. I was in Lynchburg watching the better team win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Al Groh....and his genius son as a qb coach....for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Groh and all of those great recruits over the last few years sure don't add up to a great team. As a Hokie fan, I should gloat; but it is such a shame for those guys he recruited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro 32 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 what happened to vic hall, should be a junior this year at uva and have'nt heard his his name at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] So what college's are looking at him? I heard Alabama and UVA but who else? [/ QUOTE ] I heard Auburn is looking...but i would b suprised... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesfans 10 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Let's remember when he leaves Richlands that he is going to be compared and thrown in with the 4A and 5A guys. Not to say he can't be D-1, but let's be real that is a much different type of football than we play in SW District. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 What is the difference between a 4A, 5A, A, AA ,AAA quarterback. I'm confused. Thomas and Julius Jones were only A running backs. Heath Miller was only an A player. Bottom Line is McCracken is the real deal. He will go as far as he wants to go. As long as he maintains his current work ethic and attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano5 14 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 there is a big difference...colleges like it better when you are from a big school and you play the best of the best..if you are from small schools and beat up on other small schools you dont look as good as players from bigger schools just solely on schedule strength...players from A could have better stats because they played teams with nothing and no one...more colleges look at bigger schools for better recruits...just my opinion...hes a good player..and he will go far..but i dunno...he has D-1 caliber..but who knows...only time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Colleges like it when you can play football at the next level. We'll have to agree to disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenado5 12 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 it's not so much about what level you play on but it's all about exposure I mean obviously they are going to look at AAA players more but that's not all it is. It's all about getting your name out there. Well you first have to have the talent but it doesn't matter how good you are if there are no coaches coming to watch. But I think our (Richlands) recent success has helped us in recruiting because in the past two years coaches have called and visited that 5 years ago probably wouldn't have. But Justin has done a lot to get his name out there as far as tapes and camps go and I hope he gets to go where he wants to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] there is a big difference...colleges like it better when you are from a big school and you play the best of the best..if you are from small schools and beat up on other small schools you dont look as good as players from bigger schools just solely on schedule strength...players from A could have better stats because they played teams with nothing and no one...more colleges look at bigger schools for better recruits...just my opinion...hes a good player..and he will go far..but i dunno...he has D-1 caliber..but who knows...only time will tell [/ QUOTE ] I don't think colleges care where you play or who you play against. They're more concerned with your attributes than your stats or level of competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sources 10 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 I was told by a friend who works with McCracken's father that he was getting looks from Alabama and Wake Forest, and that he even went down to a recruiting visit in AL recently. Though the only school that had offered him anything to this point was Liberty U is what I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrat 17 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 At the Wake Forest camp, I was headed back to the car to get the folding chairs and other gear. I ran into the head coach, who asked me where I was from. When I told him, he knew exactly who Justin was. He commented that he had a player from Richlands some years ago. We didn't spend a lot of time talking about football per say; but a lot of time talking about the university. He gave me a brief history of the school, how the campus came to be in the current location, the educational traditional, and things like that. There was a second invitation to 'Bama; but I don't know if he went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHOKIE_CEE01 10 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 I'll agree that colleges don't care where you play your high school ball, even though there are certain schools in certain areas that schools can count on for turning out quality players, like VT does in the Richmond and Tidewater areas. But, if he's been to camps, coaches are going to look at his physical skills and size along with throwing mechanics and attitude. Can this kid learn our system and is he coachable? They'll also look at whether or not someone is athletic enough to switch positions ala Heath Miller. A good athlete is a good athlete no matter where they've played their high school football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMANIADEVIL 10 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 I agree that he will go on to play college ball. Maybe D2 at best though. I cannot find him ranked on the internet by any major recruiting sites. I feel as though he could walk on and compete for a position at Marshall or a small D1 school but a scholarship from a major college? Everyone in the media would be on that and this type of speculation would never occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 I'm glad that college coaches actually go watch a kid play instead of depending on recruiting services... Recruiting services are for fans. Not coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHOKIE_CEE01 10 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Yep, I think Cam Chancellor is proof of how much recruiting sites can miss on a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 There are many, many players in the NFL who were never mentioned by the recruiting services... And many others who got 5 stars from the recruiting services but never played a down in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHOKIE_CEE01 10 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Oh definitely. Every team has players that seem to come out of nowhere. I just used Cam Chancellor since I know from where alot of VT fans were moaning and groaning about wasting a scholarship on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Yeah, Remember a few years ago when Tech signed the #1 QB recruit in the state of Tennessee... something Davis was his name. He ended up transferring to ETSU (I think that's where he went) after a couple of years at the bottom of the depth chart. Then you have the walk-ons like John Engleberger who end up starting in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior 10 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 I think Justin McCracken will have alot of chances to make it big. I have watched him since he was a child playing ball when he was a Babtist Valley Tiger...then on to the Richlands Raiders...then to the Big Blues. I feel he has the frame and abilities college coaches look for. I am very proud of this fine young man I feel he has the chance to be the next big name from Big Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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