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Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Doug Doughy's Notebook Plus columns

By Doug Doughty

Doug Doughty

Doug Doughty's College Notebook Plus is exclusive to roanoke.com and is posted by 5 p.m. Fridays.

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Recent columns

  • Doughty finds column in bingo parlor
  • Open season on quarterbacks
  • Colleague’s prodding beneficial to Newsome
  • One-time Tech recruit gets release from USC
  • Hokies working another Redskins tie
  • Ramon Williams loses job at DePaul
  • UVa or Virginia Tech: Who has the better athletic program?
  • Taylor's lack of experience easy to document
  • VT-bound Florida quarterback also had WVU on his final list
  • Another legacy for Hokies’ football
  • Can spread offense affect recruiting?
  • UVa staff still in transition
  • Plan to save Leitao short-circuited in the end
  • Hokies will recruit Seth Curry till the end
  • Leitao did not have option of returning
  • Who would take Georgia Tech’s talent?
  • Pro days loom for Tech, UVa
  • Could you possibly not vote for Hansbrough?
  • Prospects popping up in unfamiliar locales
  • Next big-time OL could be at Harrisonburg
  • Mackey was a qualifier? Who knew?
  • Expect to see Miller on list of Tech signees
  • Connections aplenty for Tech, UVa in 2010
  • Ignoring the private schools would be a recruiting mistake
  • Kyle Long situation sets up well for Virginia
  • ACC picture for 2009 not necessarily rosy
  • Post-season lists packed with pitfalls
  • Plenty of possibilities for Hokies at QB in 2009
  • Prep coaches salute latest VT, UVa commits
  • Media limitations petty at Tech, UVa
  • All-ACC nominations leave voters guessing
  • One-time phenom Castro still slinging
  • TCU coming to Scott Stadium
  • Biggest Oscar Smith prize will have to wait a year
  • ACC offensive poverty is being recognized nationally
  • Tech, UVa should have offered State’s Wilson
  • ACC offenses dreadful
  • Theorizing on recruiting trends
  • Recruiting rankings suspect for quarterback
  • Hokies overcame roadblock for Wilson
  • Latest on Division I-A signees: 2009 list could top 60 in Virginia
  • When did orange become so powerful?
  • To tell or not to tell?
  • A preseason list, for a change
  • In-state basketball recruiting critical for Tech and Virginia
  • Judging the schedules by 'winnability' factor
  • Mountaineers say there’s no doubt: West Virginia is ‘big-time’
  • Uncommitted prospect list nothing to take lightly
  • After rock music and fast food, do sports fans dig movies?
  • Roster issues resolving at Tech
  • 2008 signings help Tech's Greenberg focus on perimeter
  • Little consensus on UVa signee
  • Recruit wanted to be noticed, got a lot more from VT visit
  • Will Hokies' camp yield new commitments?
  • Cavanaugh undergoes Poseidon adventure
  • Younger Moats rising as prospect
  • Pulaski's Peak worth recruiters' look
  • Ex-Rockbridge coach turns Dinwiddie into recruiting destination
  • Of Pete Rose and reader feedback
  • GW's Wilson a lock for Tech? Not at this point
  • Wake joins UVa, Tech in Andrew Miller sweepstakes
  • Third Stone Bridge player commits to ACC program
  • Point-guard issues occupy Hokies, Cavs
  • Greenberg reconsidering non-conference scheduling
  • WVU influence could grow in state of Virginia recruiting
  • ACC Tournament sees rise of non-traditionals
  • Hokies can't be ignored in North Carolina
  • ATM puts Doughty in a foul humor
  • Tech to sign 10 in '09: Would you bet on it?
  • Tech numbers will add up but it's a full-time job
  • A two-margarita class, by Cavanaugh's standards
  • With Tech and UVa filled, Whaley slips through the cracks
  • Stability in advising another edge for Hokies
  • Football takes precedence over Tech-UVa basketball fallout
  • Clawson move has UVa fans worried
  • Tech, UVa legacy weighing options
  • Ex-Hokies beat writer marvels at VT success
  • Barber among January Tech enrollees
  • Facts don't back up grayshirting theory
  • Major Tech targets remain uncommitted
  • Injuries at NFL level sound similar to Peerman's
  • All-ACC football nominations mindboggling as usual
  • Exodus of linemen hasn't paid dividends
  • Beware the blinking message light
  • Replays support officials 80 percent of the time
  • Readers skewer Doughty over Associated Press ballot
  • ACC race not conforming to original projections
  • Tech hoops class starting to take shape
  • UVa surprisingly well-represented in Sports Illustrated's top 500
  • Post player Davila a good 'get' for Hokies
  • An early glimpse at football prospects
  • Hokies' statewide run still has ways to go
  • Hoops target visiting UVa
  • Hoops target visiting UVa
  • Hoops target visiting UVa
  • Hoops target visiting UVa
  • ACC programs stage QB raid
  • Hall not alone among No. 1 flameouts
  • Unusual alliance discovered on U.S. 220
  • UVa needs strategy to combat VT stranglehold
  • Rose's recruiting speaks to larger issues
  • Mike Glennon's choice of N.C. State is well thought-out
  • Singletary’s parents didn’t orchestrate decision
  • Coach optimistic about Alvarez
  • Tech camp attracts some big names, or is it namesakes?
  • Tech has room for newest recruit
  • Replacing Lanier no slam dunk
  • Never say never with Long recruiting
  • Revitalized Georgetown increases challenges for Cavs and Hokies
  • Issues abound for younger Glennon
  • If Long goes to baseball, then what?
  • After spring-game cancellation Hokies’ staff points toward June
  • Post-season games showcase future Hokies
  • Hoosiers' loss was Hokies' gain
  • Tubby’s move to Minnesota lends credence to old UVa rumors
  • Questions abound about 2008 ACC race
  • First-round outcomes change Friday night’s outlook
  • ‘Desperate’ Doughty continues down UM road
  • What's the benefit of Miami athletics?
  • No magical number for NCAA wannabes
  • Bayside’s Manuel no secret in Tidewater
  • BC admits UVa target for second semester
  • Out-of-state recruiting analysts turn backs on Tech, UVa prospects
  • Good thing they’re not going to the same school
  • The latest on Taylor and Lalich
  • One-time ‘suspect’ Hunt a keeper for Nittany Lions
  • Challenge for Taylor, Lalich not all that imposing
  • Minter contributes to Cavalier woes
  • Rodriguez case has parallels to Beamer-UNC
  • Tar Heels challenge Miller recruitment
  • Wake screwed up; seating was a mess
  • Some hidden info in All-ACC nominations
  • Landscape changes in New Jersey recruiting
  • Weisend's passing brings back memories
  • Clemson over Tech a sucker pick
  • Carolina potential not limitless
  • Patriots' junior Moore best of Roanoke minds
  • Powell could play for Tech or UVa
  • Wallace or no Wallace, expect Leitao at Hargrave
  • Suspension policy food for thought
  • Shorten the games -- but not this way
  • Pearman move a long and twisted tale
  • Preseason top 40 late as usual
  • Hargrave quarterback looks like big-timer
  • Everybody loves Raymond, or is it James Taylor?
  • Tech recruit Gee expected at Hargrave
  • Tech recruiting bonanza doesn't go unnoticed
  • Truck fire doesn't upstage appearance by Groh, Beamer
  • Globe-trotting over, Doughty returns to analyze prospects
  • Tech one-day camp includes Hampton's Taylor
  • Covering the draft a novel experience
  • Report says Brooks has dropped 32 pounds
  • Brown's UVa departure wasn't obvious a month ago
  • Cowherd's rant misses the point
  • Doughty may be sent home without pay
  • UVa getting positive vibes about Tat
  • Hampton and Taylor have personal recruiter
  • Move to FM overdue for Cavaliers, Hokies
  • Future Hokie Allen hailed by Oak Hill coach
  • O-linemen coming from familiar territory
  • Wolfpack search turning 'mysterious'
  • Will State have ACC's only vacancy?
  • Hokies, Cavs remain committed to New Jersey
  • Redick’s college finale doesn’t live up to Cave Spring standards
  • Rebuilding this year, rebuilding next year
  • Coaches don't believe in Cinderella stories
  • Groh’s choice of son follows a risky trail
  • Tough choices for Groh
  • Were prospects blinded by glitter?
  • Ratings business an inexact science
  • Hokies’ recruits a pair of tongue-twisters
  • Tech at both ends of decommitment spiral
  • 2001 class one of the best
  • Doughty considering weekly corrections column
  • Newsome sweepstakes could get interesting
  • Notebook Plus takes the week off
  • Readers give Doughty a lesson
  • College scuttlebutt doesn’t avoid FUMA, Hargrave coaches
  • Seminoles a bunch of no-names outside Florida
  • Cavs trying to make numbers work
  • Hurricanes leave little room for other All-ACC candidates
  • Hokies may have to wait till 2007 for signee Allen
  • Football not restricted to Thacker males
  • Tech recruit Simmons a no-show at Louisburg
  • Nittany Lions roar again on recruiting trail
  • Hokies showed eye for talent
  • Aging sportswsriter turns into rock critic
  • Gator warnings posted for Tech, UVa
  • Media takes issue with UVa access
  • Plot thickens with UVa’s Brooks
  • Epps and Caleb among first chips to fall
  • A time-consuming exercise
  • Yankee recruits surface
  • Hargrave wide receiver burning up the phone lines
  • Tech will be hard to beat for youngest Warren
  • Will ACC media stand behind Hokies?
  • Hargrave loaded again with addition of ‘Big Ticket’
  • Hokies hope Crum is another gem like Taylor
  • Be it “dribble” or drivel, Durant story draws fire
  • Durrant's moves make for a twisted tale
  • Top prospects provide spillover effect
  • Tech, UVa each listed with 10 off rivals’ Top 100
  • Greenberg makes calculated move
  • Obscure Virginia school among nation’s giants
  • Tech could fill Cooke’s spot soon
  • Smith warns Tech about discounting Nolen
  • Crowd figures a conversation piece
  • What’s the holdup on junior commitments?
  • Unheralded 'jumbo' athlete moving up prospect charts
  • If Smith wants to come, UVa will find the money
  • The latest recruiting craze: posing for pictures
  • Holland explains Stokes hiring
  • $2-million price tag for a coach doesn't come cheaply
  • Geography big in Hannah’s decision
  • Tech-Redicks flap could have been averted
  • Top junior gets premature exposure
  • Cav, not Cavs own the peninsula
  • Plenty of rankings -- what do they mean?
  • Tech visitors run the gamut
  • SATs on Gresham's mind heading into stretch run
  • Sleepers like Davis can be available late
  • Auburn's best bet would have been playoff
  • Five years later, 2000 signees largely undistinguished
  • Uncommitted top recruits list Virginia, Virginia Tech
  • Roth Report juices Hokies, riles Cavaliers
  • Doughty attempts to measure up to highly paid online colleague
  • Absence of ugliness stands out in “divided” families
  • Tech-UVa relationship eye-opening for Herbstreit
  • Plenty of talent, shortage of rosters
  • Gone from Big East but not forgotten
  • Randall, Hagans deserve consideration for ACC honors
  • Culpepper-style QB has 22 I-AA offers
  • Not just fast food ...
  • Thumbs up for Bosco Williams
  • Moten move not unprecedented
  • Power ratings show I-AA teams aren't always weaker
  • Doughty in search of Panera Bread restaurant
  • Early commitments almost make a Top 25
  • UVa players, not numbers, of concern to Hokies
  • Have Hokies reached the promised land?
  • Bradshaw conjures up memories of Moss
  • Former Tech scholarship players accepted back into program
  • Bradshaw commitment followed UVa recruiter's departure
  • McFee on the stump for Huguenot cornerback
  • Hargrave-bound players compound UVa scholarship issue
  • On a break this week
  • Top state line prospect split along family lines
  • The class of 2003: One year later
  • Tech connections deep at Danville high school
  • New school, old coach enters state recruiting picture
  • Coaches, ADs have taboo against going to trials
  • Ayers decision no reflection on Gillen
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