Who: Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6, 3-4 ACC) at Virginia Cavaliers (6-5, 4-3 ACC)
When: Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 3:45 PM EDT
Where: Charlottesville, VA | Scott Stadium (Lane Stadium North) (61,500)
Watch/Listen: ACCN / Virginia Tech IMG
Spread: Virginia -7.0
Weather: 49°F, Partly cloudy
Series: The Hokies are 59-38-5 all-time against Virginia.
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Let's Go!
Hokies!
LETS GOOOO!!!!
HOKIES!
Also:
Hoo hatred runs deep
May we destroy them and announce a home run hire at the same time.
Driving past a bunch of Hokies heading to Lane North on my way home from the OBX, extremely jealous tbh
As important as every Commonwealth Cup is, I feel like this game has special significance.
Beating UVA and playing in a bowl, after everything VT has been through the last two-plus seasons, would be a HUGE positive heading into this new era.
Let's Go Hokies!!!
*10+ seasons
Maybe it's just me but I actually see this one as the opposite. We're in the middle of bringing a brand new coach in and this is one of the worst teams we've had in a while.
ugh we've said this 3 of the last 4 seasons. I don't care who the new coach is, shit I don't even care all that much anymore if they win a lot. I just want the level of play to elevate a bit.
edit: but for god sakes if you win no other one, win this one
edit 2: THEY WON THAT ONE HELL YEAH
Randomly in Blacksburg for the day for the first time in a few years (even though the team isn't).
Go Hokies
I hope JC Price brings in James Gayle to give the pregame speech to the team.
I think Nikki Giovanni talked to them before they left Blacksburg.
No matter what happens in our game today is a great, glorious day simply for what Army did to Biberty.
Fuck Biberty.
*Yes, I posted this in two different threads. What of it?
Beat LOLUVA. That is all.
Of course their student section is jumping for their entrance.
They learned (copied) from the best!
Nice that Mitchell is a captain today.
Do the announcers know what Hokie colors are?
How is a stadium that empty for a rivalry game?
Usually our fans fill it...
Is a 5th straight 5+ win season something to celebrate?
Can we telegraph what we're going to do some more please?
Choice play calling so far
I don't understand punting for us today
That would have been a great place for a pop pass to someone coming out of the backfield (RB, HB, TE...).
We don't do offense real well right now...maybe next drive. lol
For a person I've never met, I hate Cornelson
But the good news is that you'll never have to meet him.
This offensive performance has corn written all over it...I will be so glad when he is gone!!!!!
They have a fantastic offense and we choose to punt on 4th and short at their 41??
Bitch move punting the football there. Commentators are 100% correct
I think JC still under the impression we are a defense first ball control team. He is about to find out this is going to be a shootout and we had better leave no stone unturned in iur pursuit of points
LOL @ offense. Blumrick 20 rush for 123 yards against Miami...that's not exactly lighting the field on fire. Not sure why we are so insistent on forcing him in.
BB3 can't endure the punishment week after week.
That's 6 ypc which is actually pretty good. However, that was not working against UVA and Blackshear clearly was so Blumrick shouldn't have been in the game in the 4th qtr.
This is gonna get ugly quick isn't it?
If we could just go ahead and show our play diagram before we snap, maybe our offense would execute better. It is clear the defenses know exactly what is coming
I can't wait until that predictability leaves Blacksburg.
peoples lucky he wasn't called for targeting there. i think he concussed himself
Why was Corn not fired too? He's clearly beyond incompetent.
Need some of that Alien Tape
The 3-1/2 hour stomach ache is underway.
Holy shit. This is gonna be ugly if these first two positions are any indication of what's to come.
This defense is going to get roasted today
D doesn't seem to be able to stop anything either, right now.
Playing soft coverage is a bold strategy.
J-Ham doesn't know what he is doing
It certainly doesn't help that Waller is out today, but Armstrong will pick us apart if we continue to play this coverage.
This feels like one of those games where we used to beat the ever living shit out of UVA except we're UVA today. Zero emotion whatsoever
Been saying it for a year or so, we are UVA now.
Gotta get that crap out of here as soon as possible.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Say it ain't so
On top of being better coached, UVA also looks like a more physical team than us. I want to puke.
At least the streak is already over
This team is uninspiring and pathetic to watch. Next coach has a massive rebuild. There is no one I expect to really make any plays.
It would appear the only way that uva will be kept out of the endzone will be the penalties they commit
They're stronger than us, new S&C coach please. hiLGaRTiFicATioN my ass
Hilgart is a massive fraud. Cannot wait until he is out of town. All he is good for is body builder pics.
Dorian Strong didn't want to have anything to do with that... SMH
We have become embarrassingly soft.
Well my wife caught me watching this cornography and she isn't happy at all.
Dorian Strong and Tisdale should be getting an earful for that play! Get that soft ass bullshit off the football field
Legit just watched the guy walk into the endzone
Actually on replay it looks like Strong stepped out of the way
Tisdale needs an earful, but I would sit Strong on the pine the rest of the game. Tisdale gave shit effort, but Strong could've saved a TD and ran away from contact.
They outta both never see the field again today. Where the hell is Artis anyway? Soft, soft, soft.
tisdale and strong had no interest in even trying to tackle woods right there
That was sad. Tisdale and Strong avoiding contact on the TD.
We might get blown out today...Strong is trash this year, didn't even try to keep Woods out
Dorian Strong should not play another down of football today after whatever the fuck that piss poor effort was.
Dorian Strong should be kicked off the team following that play. The D is not even trying.
That was actually a smart play considering he would have been ran over.
Fuck that. You run and hit as hard as you can right there to sell out and force 4th down
For real though, he could have run like Barry Allen and that big guy was still gonna run him over. Didn't like the effort, but he was gonna get crushed. Effort doesn't overrule physics.
I assume that you didn't play football.
Even ignoring the fact that this is soft as baby shit, Strong wasn't even in his path. He started to put himself in his path but ran away. But with the angle he had, he could've knocked the ball carrier out of bounds before he crossed the goal line if he wanted to and would've been delivering the hit instead of absorbing it.
My prediction is that you will not be our next defensive coordinator.
He's literally at risk for getting run over every play, how's that one different?
Justin Hamilton is that you?
This is dumb, he's on the sideline, even a little contact with purpose puts Woods out of bounds and forces a field goal.
You need to be on the bench too for this take.
Glad Dorian was around in the 4th to make some plays rather than blowing out his shoulder while getting trampled on a UVA td in the first half.
🤣🤣🤣 That's cute. I'm glad he got it together. But if you think that means your original take wasn't straight 🐂💩, you need to wake up and smell what you're shoveling.
On a positive note, Armstrong is only completing 87.5 percent of his passes.
That looked like pussy football to me.
Zero effort there..let him walk in.
This team has officially quit.
What a joke.
Strong totally held off on contact there. This is gonna be a long day.
logged in to say this. I wouldnt try and tackle that dude ... but geez
The effort from Strong left something to be desired on that TD...
34 made no attempt to make the tackle on the TD.
Do we know who our coach is yet? That's the only good news we may hear today!
This team is soft, weak, and stupid
The decision not to cover or tackle their receivers could come back to bite us.
This is Fuentes fault and his staff and everyone who supported them. Let's not blame the players.
Exactly, stop trashing the players.
Right because Fuente was the one out there trying to make that tackle at the goal line
Fuente is gone, the players are playing now.
His coordinators are still calling plays for the players he brought in all under his culture umbrella.
Playing tag football? Sure. NCAA football? Hell no
Can fans enter the transfer portal? Asking for a friend.
Michigan 📈📈📈
I will stick blazing hot forks in my eyes before cheering for Michigan. Fuck Michigan.
Danny Coale caught that ball
Of all the things I hate about the Fuente era the one I hate most is that he made us a weak, soft team.
Wtf is this qb carousel we are on?
Please keep going to Heem
Been here. Just decided to check in.
Price needs to be in Corn's ear requiring he call an inside zone every 5 plays.
Strong not willing to take on the receiver and not hit him should earn him a spot on the bench.
Doesn't seem like this team has any accountability - or depth to do that
BIG PLAY TAY
Big12 shootout time. Let's fuckin go.
TD Robinson! Nice pass by BB.
More of that pass, less of whatever that last defensive series was
LETS GOOOOOO
I FORGOT THEIR DEFENSE WAS ALSO TRASH
Best throw BB has maybe ever made in a VT uniform
lets go!
hokies!
Where the hell has that been?
God, I love JC Price's play calling.
UVA sucks on defense. We must score every possession.
makes that punt from their 40 even worse
tavy baby
Best throw BB3 has thrown all year.
at least since the unc game
We offensed good!
One of BB's best passes for us.
Please, sir, can we have another?
The Philadelphia alumni chapter has some items to be raffled off to raise money for the scholarship fund. Ironically, one of the items is a Justin Fuente autographed football. Anyone want to bid on it? You can blow it up like the baseball that the Cubs fan had the Bartman Ball blown up.
What kind of football is it? Is it a Nike vapor elite?
Honestly, I have no idea. Assumed it was just a regular ordinary football. But I can ask if you like.
If you don't mind. It's the official ball for most colleges but you can't buy them directly
Okay, I will ask about it.
Hi tjbhokie. I don't think it is the kind of ball you asked about. First of all, it is half brown and half white background. They sent me a picture and the box says "Nike is the official game ball for more than 70 top college programs" but it does not use the exact language you mentioned about Vaper Elite. It also says official grade for high school and for 14 and up, so assuming it is not what you were hoping for.
Thanks for asking!
I'll take all the down votes cause I understand you shouldn't hate on these kids....but Dorian Strong just erased anything good he's ever done, with that effort he doesn't deserve to be on the field
more like dorian weak. you could tell he tried to go for the strip but what a lame effort. embarassing
Uhhh "went for the strip" in the endzone while getting out of his way?
There's 0 other way to look at that than he didn't want it.
pretty clearly tried to rip at the ball. bad play, need to lower the shoulder and at least take the L trying
I'll just leave the replay here.
https://twitter.com/milemitchell/status/1464703205024088072?t=l8s-_ttHc0...
right arm looks like a rip motion two beats too late to me
bad play
I wouldn't mind if a big chunk of this D hits the portal. There are no playmakers and way too much softness. Lack of willingness to tackle should get you benched.
Well. He's no Dorian Porch
The crowd doesn't watch football
Well that should be a wasted TO for them
Can Confirm
gotta love tyrell giving him an absolute earful on the sidelines there
Can we all take up a collection to buy Coach Price a fitted XXL VT hat....
Jesus, these announcers could not deep throat UVA any more if they tried.
I mean they've got a record breaking offense and our defense is a wet towel.
Golic Jr is such trash....he tries wayyyyy toooooo hard. Wants to be his dad, but hes miles away.....
It used to be us playing this downhill, no pussy shit football. Now it's them. Fuckin Fuente making us soft as Philadelphia cream cheese.
We just aren't imposing on defense at all.
i was very high on the teerlinck hire...but that did not work out
I thought the entire purpose of his approach was to collapse the pocket and get to the QB quickly. We never get any sort of pressure on the QB.
charmin soft
I'm glad Whit doesn't base his decisions on all the armchair GMs out there and just hand over the keys to JHam. I think he can definitely be very good at some point in the future, but he is definitely not there right now.
The allure to Jham was cheap, young and surround with good coordinators. So basically James Johnson 2.0
We are the softest defense I've seen in a long long time
Defense is 10 ply
how did we not sack him there
I miss having a QB who was trusted to create and scramble
We can't even hit the QB
Defense doesn't want it. Period.
Had Armstrong dead to rights and no one wanted to tackle. Such a shame.
Will uva's punter even see the field on 4th down today?
Softer than baby shit on a hot august day
Defense wants this coaching era to end asap, apparently
Offense says fuck you I want another game
This team has no drive or killer instinct whatsoever.
Keep BB in. Let him stay hot.
No coach on this staff should be retained. Clean house. I'm sorry but the people saying retain JC because he loves VT is sad. If that's the only criteria to coaching here anyone on this board could fit the bill.
This defense is a result of when you hire someone who doesn't have the experience for that position.
This defense is a result of neglected recruiting and talent development.
Which ultimately falls on the DC and then the head coach.
probably both though. ill be surprised if jham is retained at DC by the next guy
Agree to disagree, if you go by star ratings there's more talent on that starting D
Strong not willing to take on the receiver and not hit him should earn him a spot on the bench.
What a run by BB - just short of a TD!
Not going to be a defensive highlight reel for anyone today then.
Brax outta gas after one long run
I'll take it though
Pretty sure duck tape and crazy glue are holding BB3 together!
Defense has no intensity. That's on JHam.
We need to score at a slower pace... defense needs a breather.
Getting ready for a Big XII coach, I guess?
Fu always seemed better suited for that anyway.
Like JC, I love VT too but you guys sure as hell don't want me coaching this team. That shouldn't be a prerequisite on whether he stud or goes.
I don't think the idea is to retain him as the head coach.
3 yards to go....is another "Small Play" cornelson masterpiece possible here? thank goodness virginia has no defense so we might actually have a shot here
Edit: I hate cornelson, saw this coming
Going to give them a 13 play 99 yard drive here :(
BB finally keeps it on that play and gets 70 yds. He's been wide open on that play all year. Must have been saving it up for this game.
Burmeister keeps VT in the game.
Blumrick made for this situation.
Or not! Typical crap play calling and execution.
Blumrick could have just held onto it and run it in.
Lol k
jeez Corn is so bad
Damn no push
What the actual fuck
Apparently Corn still play calling
That was so painful to watch.
Why can't our OL get any push on this soft defense?? Pathetic. I'm fine with calling some inside zone. Need to move them
What was that?
Lol fuck you, Cornelson
UVa scores here it's a wrap
Jesus Christ, I need this season to be over
What. The. Fuck.
Time to queue up a 99 yd TD drive
drop in the end zone on 4th down. wife just left to go shopping. 4 yr old is screaming and crying "i want to go outside!!! i don't want to watch the football game!!"
this is an awesome fucking afternoon.
Can you blame him/her?
I'm terrified of the 99 yard play here
That was a decent call but a horrible pass by blumrick.
Expecting Blumrick to make a good pass makes it a bad call though
I expected him to run it in.
... why... Why throw it? Ugh
Stop the effin shotgun and then throwing the ball by a qb who cannot throw. No toughness by this coaching staff
Please fire Brad before the half is over.
Blumrick likely would've scored if he had lowered his shoulders and kept running. E'rbody soft as fuck today.
I'm done for '21.
All you can do is laugh.
Strong needs to get benched NOW. Not even trying.
Strong can go. He's not even trying at all out there. Pathetic so far.
I think cornhole just wants to make the Hokies look bad as best he can at this point. Burmeister should have been left in. The play calling and playing is just ugly and unwatchable. Clean the whole house out after today. This team has been ruined. Raid the portal and get what recruits we can. De-Cornalizing, De-Fuenteing, and De-Hilgartification starts tonight!!!
Take Dorian Strong out of the game please.
That throw was embarrassingly pathetic. Could have more easily ran in but no. I'm going throw open faced while running. Should work out fine.
I don't understand all the Corn hate.
Literally any execution of Blumrick run or easy pass would have gotten that TD.
why is Corn calling those plays with Blumrick in though? play to his strengths, not his weaknesses
He is the QB coach too.
Play calling largely shit
Can't develop a QB to execute anything
It's fucking November and Blumrick can't make that pass? Don't call that play with him in then 🤷🏽♂️
I could make that throw.
But I'd expect Blumrick to run that in.
Blumrick was the QB that he and Fuente brought in knowing they were losing two viable backups and their QB1 has bones of glass and paper skin. If he can't execute, they should have brought in someone else.
Not sure we need to re-litigate that right now.
Fuente has left the building.
Given the tools he has to work with, the Blumrick call in that series was the right one. I'd have bet in three tries he could get it in.
The we should have called it on first or second down.
Secondary is playing *so* poorly.
I figured we were screwed when Burmeister got caught from behind
He was cut off from the side.
Dorian Strong's name needs to be the first in the transfer portal tomorrow. He's clearly checked out.
Thank you
On that 4th down...
The play call itself wasn't bad. But we need to convert Blumrick to H-back or something if he's gonna take snaps for us. Dude really can't pass.
The play call was bad bc it asked a player to do something they are not good at. If it was BB at QB, the call is good
You presume that the guy taking the snap can throw it 3 yards though.
Play call good, personnel bad then?
I'm having a bad time
Is it just me or are they getting away with a LOT of holding?
Yes, there was a blast one there that let Armstrong get loose
It's cool watching half the defense just not even pretend to try on any given play
Holding please
What is up with Dorian Strong..?
He's having a sophomore slump
A defense that can't tackle isn't much of a defense.
I don't get the love for R. Smith at all...both
Waller and Strong have regressed massively and don't even look partially motivated.
We have players quite literally jogging on defense.
Gonna be 28-7 or worse by half
How many 90+ td drives have we given up this year?
Congrats Hokies. You're about to give up a 99 yard touchdown drive.
EDIT: SHUT UP ST LOUIS HOKIE YOU KNOW NOTHING.
BIG PLAY TAE
FINALLY, the Defense steps up!
INT!
Jesus Christ, we needed that!
Fuck we needed that
wow defense did something
Daely with the save there.
Why can't I be happy about that INT?
Because you know it is probably just delaying the inevitable.
Hope I am wrong.
Pene's a DT ?
So...half the defense didn't come to play, and no one was hype about that INT. Do they not have any pride?
It appears that some players might be ready for the season to be over.
Then they don't love football and don't deserve to wear that jersey.
I've been apart of many teams that had nothing to play for, but I damn sure went out there and busted my tail regardless.
But Fu rebuilt the culture and got the locker room together! He built the softest team ever. Any player who doesn't care to play today or win this game should immediately put their name in the portal after this game. Not going to tolerate that.
I think we really need to stop with the 2 QB system today. It made some sense last week in the pouring rain but not so much today.
I think they're trying to protect Brum. Dudes not even 50% right now
Is Tre not playing? Feel like I haven't seen him at all
I think we only have 3 passing attempts or something.
Seems like Tre is out even though he dressed.
This running up the middle stuff doesn't seem to be working
Edit: not necessarily all the time
This aged......poorly.
Seems like UVA sold out vs inside zone so the outside zone is softened up. French has talked about this in his film reviews
Come on boys you can do it! Somebody slap the shyt out of the qb take the 15 yards and set the tone! We need some NASTY! Let's go HOKIES! You can do this! I'm in tears I want this so Bad!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome back sir!
I will ALWAYS root for my Birds! They just need to be more NASTY!
fam i agree! hope all is well, happy thanksgiving
But BB wth a nice 3rd down throw.
Great catch by Lofton, but damn, Burmeister lofted that up and left him open for a shot.
I don't understand the defenseless receiver rule. It was not a hard hit, but the safety bumped him before he had the ability to protect himself
Lofton was WIDE open!
Nice Pass (yeah a little underthown, but it was a catch)
Fuente was right about one thing...Lofton is a stud
So, why haven't we seen more of his this year?
Probably because his route running and mastery of the playbook wasn't great earlier in the year and the timing with BB was still off.
how long til an announcer correctly pronounces "dawain"?
Blackshear TD!
That bootleg to the boundary has been an absolute zero all year.
Any OC with a functional brain would have stopped it by week 2
God dammit yes. It's infuriating. There's no room. The whole point of dragging is to exploit space
yay go good guys
We have tied it up!
[Proof in my mind, the players have NOT given up!]
The O is giving it their all. I'm not sold the D is in this game, but I hope they prove me wrong.
I don't know what they were doing in the first half, but thank God they came alive late.
why does this not feel like a tie game.....oh right, the Fuente/Cornelson Legacy.
Thank fuck. I've been yelling at my dad that we just need to line up and run the ball. UVAs defense is not good. Stop doing stupid shit like booting and running flood into the fucking boundary. Stop putting Blumrick in there. Just play fucking football
How much does UVA suck? Even with the sorry-ass effort today, we should be up by 7, but we're still tied with them.
We're soft today, but UVA is softer.
...always.
Edit:
Armstrong is an obvious outlier.
I feel like if our RBs got more designed runs than our QBs we'd be better
Mike Golic Jr, shut the fuck up
Good lord he's insufferable
If I have to hear one more story about his time at ND.
Why the fuck is an ACCN announcer giving free football advertising for a program that isnt in the ACC
Because he played there and is a notorious homer
Muted the TV 5 minutes in. Seems to be a trend with hokie sports of late.
Nothing like getting a job because of daddy
Have we even had a quick pressure yet? How is our defense this bad
What happens when you don't recruit a talented defensive live or build depth but have 11 scholarship runningbacks
Because they refuse to call holding. It's gotten so blatant it's comical now.
How is 99 wide open at this point in the game?
Just like his dad.
Did Pollard just...blow his load?
We need Tisdale and Barno and others on the Defense to make their presence known to the uva qb.
Good play by the defense back
UVA protecting with 6-7 every play because their WR can beat us given enough time.
Nice contest by Brion!
Please somebody lower the freaking boom and talk a little shyt! Take them linen freaking napkins off and eat with your hand! Bend don't break fellas!!!!
There wasn't a giant hold in the backfield on that okay either...
ACC refs haven't called holds all year long.
Wow, that's just pathetic
I would like Brennen to be served a turf sandwich, but nobody is anywhere close to him.
Why is the clock still running?
Weak
Hard.
Smart.
Tough.
Lol
Soft. Holes. Weak.
When it goes, it goes.
Burmeister hasn't given up yet, but it's hard to watch this defense.
FFS.
Embarrassing
Soooofffttt.
Hilgart has been another absolute joke.
These cornerbacks should never play another down for this university. This is pathetic
really hope peoples is okay but man 3 of our guys cant stop their qb at the goal line when hes got tender ribs??
He doesn't seem to have too much tenderness.
Unlike our defense.
Charmin fucking soft
darn tootin
Loluva qb
That's ridiculous to give Brennan Armstrong that TD.
Three defensive players can't tackle him.
We seem to forget that arms can be used while tackling
Hilgart and the defensive staff should be dismissed at half time.
and then what lol
they're gone monday
It looks like they left last week.
Damn three defenders got blasted by one QB
Wow UVA QB just trucked three of our guys at the goal line.
This defense is *soft* and their effort levels are embarrassing.
Fuente gutted this program.
I can't believe UVa is a tougher football team than we are...
Really wouldn't mind if not a single player from this roster came back and we got a million guys from the portal. Fuente has left a culture of SOFT, careless, uninterested players and I want none of that in a VT uniform anymore.
Pack it in boys three dudes let Armstrong beat them at the goal line. Nah this defense ain't soft they're nonexistent
HardSmartTough0-3.
Have they punted yet or are we just starting to go td for td with them.
I believe their only non TD was the interception.
Absolutely no toughness on this defense. JHam and this defense should be embarrassed.
Justin Fuente is leaving one of the worst programs in P5 football. But he doesn't care he got his buyout.
But, but, he got fired in year 2?
/s
I don't know about all that, but the defense is disappointing.
our program is in bad shape but it is definitely not one of the worst programs -- AD clearly cares, fanbase clearly cares (even if that has changed), facilities arent bad, clearly there are engaged donors, etc.
not worth relitigating this
Damn whit get his dna all over you enough?
if you really believe this is one of the worst programs in P5 why are you on the internet discussing the game during the game????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Touché. I don't believe it though.
GTFO of here with that horse shit.
What is wrong with you?
If they're not going to call holding, can they call offensive tackling?
So fucking soft
I believe this is the softest VT defense I have watched in the last 25 years
Drive for 25!
I got to see the 2018 game at Heinz live in person. 10+ yards per rush.
That was definitely worse.
man usually i am one to give the players credit for leaving it all out there on the field but i am just not seeing that today. i get that its a lame duck season at this point but bowl eligibility, the cup, if you cant get up this then why even play
Yeah I'm getting the vibe that a lot of players on D just don't care to play today. That is unacceptable. They don't need to be at VT if they don't want to play.
Yeah!! Fuck them for not wanting to potentially ruin their bodies and minds for a meaningless bowl game against ECU in Annapolis for a coach they didn't sign up to play for in front of uninterested fans and spitting angry "supporters". They aren't REAL Hokies until they die on that field for a 6-6 record.
Dude, if you are a true competitor it doesn't matter the circumstances of the game. Whether your playing for a national title or go fish with your kid, you go full fucking bore for the victory 100% of the time. It's a mindset, not a choice
I'm sure you never had a moment where you didn't give all the effort you could have.
I can assure you 100% I have never had a lack of effort in a competitive game.
god forbid there be an in-between
Ha this is the internet. There's of course no in between.
That's fair. Just tired of the player-bashing. They are people, not robots, and deserve some grace and sympathy.
i understand that it's easy to mail it in at the end of a lame duck season. i do not understand how the players look so disinterested in this game against this opponent specifically. like i said above -- if you don't care about a) winning, b) beating the biggest instate rival, or c) becoming bowl eligible, then why even play? I'm not asking for players to die on the field or get scrambled egg brains... just want the players on defense to try???? to tackle??? the other team???? not difficult
Yo I get your point but if you ain't gonna lay it out for this game if for nothing except your pride you ain't gonna be playing next year.
Most of these guys aren't gonna be playing here next year. Portal is gonna be lit. Why ruin the rest of your career for the school that fired your coach?
I guess I can sympathize. I don't particularly care for it, but I see why it would be hard to lay it out there for this game.
We understand that you want to justify being soft, playing disinterested, and giving in to weak ass excuses.
We just 100% do not accept that mentality as part of VT sports. It is weak minded and will never result in championship level success.
I 100% agree. Do you see a championship team on the field today? I'm not saying this is the preferred way to play, just explaining what is happening. You want to watch a championship team who gives it all on every play, this isn't the one for you.
I'm not gonna bash them and I understand why maybe they wouldn't but that lack of killer instinct is a big reason we are 5-6 and looking for a new coach.
That is completely true. Just don't know why people are raging and disowning players for something that has been a hallmark of the last 4 years. It's like they haven't been watching the games.
ive never before seen a vt defender give a receiver effectively a free run into the endzone instead of trying to square him up
Yeah that one stood out for sure. Bad play.
Theyre getting a free ride for a quarter million dollar education to fuckin play balls to the wall. Thats literally their job.
Hey don't bring that up. Playing football in college is soooo difficult. Pay isn't nearly enough...
Edit. Sorry, I meant most of these "blessed" players wouldn't even qualify for an community college degree yet here they are getting a VT degree for free to play like this.
Bruh, the edit made it worse.
You right.
Effing embarrassing. Remember when we would laugh at UVA when Logan would truck a couple of their guys. Well...they are laughing at us now. Average sized QB just blew 3 of our guys back for an easy score.
I remember when that play would've resulted in the QB being helped off the field by their training staff.
Logan Thomas was a .9742 rated quarterback, the 52nd overall recruit in the country, number 2 in Virginia.
Nobody on our team has his god given abilities, at no fault of their own.
But this is why recruiting matters.
My point was LT was a beast and (one of if not) the biggest guy in field and would truck people. Our 3DBs got housed by an average sized QB.
My point was that it is literally quantified and predictable. This is the obvious outcome based on the inputs
Logan was an absolute tank thats for damn sure.
I wonder if they had a play that was literally called 3rd and Logan.
Don't blame the players! Soft leadership equals soft team! I just want one defensive player to talk shyt to the defense until they play, fold or cry! Who is the alpha dog on that side! Bark!!!! Make them, will them to play with you!!!! Come on guys.... We need you to ball like there is no tomorrow because their literally isn't! I need to see some blood!!!!!
I do blame the players if they don't show up.
Fuente's gone.
Burmeister hasn't given up, and it shows.
Well if that's the case just play the cheerleaders.... You can only bring what you got! We need more dogs!!! Who play with edge and are nasty! A lion ain't a lion if he has no teeth...
This is was happens when your roster depth is razor thin especially Dline. Players on D jogging on every play
Pretty sure Va scores once more before the half
Edit: My bad didn't see that coming - UVA outstupided us
That terrible UVA defense has more sacks and hurries than ours.
And they get the ball at halftime
If we aren't careful this could be 35-14 after the first possession of the second half
Damn hoos just want this game. They are plying with a ton of emotion. We are plying with none.
Haha thanks Hoos
Could we get a 70 yard punt, please?
Us letting the clock run down after first down is comical. UVA could score in about 40 seconds if they wanted to
Had a feeling that UVA would do something dumb on this punt, and there it is.
"Here on the grounds."
Ugh. What we're watching is just not natural.
Well we got a first down on the roughing call!
what a stupid penalty to take lmao
I will take it. Let's at least kill the half
roughing the kicker!
first down.
Classic boneheaded mistake.
Maybe Bronco hired Fu as a consultant for this game?
It's a shame we wont even be able to say "well, they left it all out on the field." Any coach that says it after the game is a damn liar
Lol thanks Hoos
someone pls gif that Sad Bronco face at 2:26 mark lol
We get a break on the running into the punter to get a first down. Can we score?
Perspective - When I typed that, I was hoping we might get down the field far enough to attempt a field goal; then we get into the Red Zone with a first down and I was disappointed we only got three points.
Now let's freaking go!!!!
omg we got a literal "sneaky athleticism" call
Why TF is the clock running?
BB has 76 yards rushing on 5 carries. 71 was on one run.
Nice catch by Tayvion!
so happy tavy is balling out
Big Play Tay!
This one read then run shyt is killing me! Qb whisperer my ass!
These refs are HORRIBLE.
Price looks like he's in pain.
Incredibly blatant hold/interference so of course ACC refs
I mean if they aren't calling their OL for holding, why would they call their DBs for it?
These refs are...interesting. Announcers are saying they're missing calls.
wow wtf -- pulling shoulder down in the endzone, two hand grab wow awful
Pass Interference
CORN TIME
It's like we don't even call plays. Just snap the ball, everybody run around and hope we can get open or break a run or something.
Corn goes home after play calling like this and thinks "Alright, we're close to having this figured out."
And then goes and calls the same shit again next week 😂 what a joke.
C'mon Hokies, let's get a score
The energy and effort on O vs D is night and day.
Ugh - more points left in the redzone.
It's the only thing we're good at.
Hate to settle for a field goal on that.
That's a tiny hat
Going in at halftime down points is not good at all. UVA has yet to punt.
What hurts the most is the fact that I give more of a shit about this game than the team does. What the fuck, man?
you don't care more than Price or Burmeister.
There are plenty of players who are still playing.
Not too many on defense, though.
Twice in this game we have gotten into the Red Zone with a first down and failed to score a TD. Not good
Blackshear is again killing it...but then disappears. Why not have him in with BB having run pass options?
Corny's inability to coach in the red zone still is killing us
Probably just for 30 more minutes. Then it will be mercifully over.
Really feels like it should be 28-21 at half and our defense has been ass. Ugh
So...28-17 after UVA first possession. We lost lol.
Also we could be up 28-21 right now but Corn, lack of effort.....
Yikes. I hate everything.
Good kick for Romo
We could be playing better overall, but given that, I'll take 21-17 at the half over 28-14 every day.
Well, on the bright side, Bronco will be keeping his job.
It honestly looks like JC Price, Burmeister, and Tavyion are the only ones who even care today. I'm surprised even Dax isn't fired up and looks like he's just going through the motions.
Here's to hoping they "leak" the new coach at halftime.
The whole defense outside of Tae Daley is going through the motions
"Steal those three points?"
Should have been seven.
staff needs to ride and die with burmeister. blumrick is too one dimensional, even in goal line packages. he's a neon sign screaming RUN OR BAD PASS with a mullet and a hokie helmet on
If I'm JHam, I'm rushing 3 the rest of the game. 4-6 players aren't getting home, so let's stop trying that and just cover on the backend with a bunch of people.
If we give Armstrong a clean pocket and all day, our secondary will get sliced and diced.
Not sure what the answer is. Recover onside kick and score - rinse and repeat?
We need to mix in robbers and different coverage schemes to confuse his reads. Only way to stop it at this point.
We got the pick dropping a lineman into zone don't think we've done that much since then.
Well that's not a good start to the half
Welp...so much for defensive adjustments.
Did we make halftime adjustments, or did the players just have a going-away party for CornPuff?
Nice hit by Daley!!!
You've got to be kidding me.
BB gets shoved out of bounds every play. Armstrong finally get hits in the background, and it's targeting.
Hahaha this is ridiculous
Nice - a targeting call. We'll probably not get the benefit of the doubt.
Edit: No targeting and they picked up the flag, too.
Definitely don't show a replay of the alleged targeting or anything.
We're all good, fam. ACC Replay booth has got this.
Holy Shakespearean Monkeys, Batman. They made a correct call!
ACCNET coverage is garbage.
I have not subscribed to a package with the ACC Network, and at this point based on the comments on the quality of the broadcasts, I don't think I will.
Thank goodness. Now keep Barno back as a spy and truck him every time he pulls it down.
Of course ACC Network goes to commercial instead of showing the replay
I'd much rather see a tacshaver ad than a replay of the freaking targeting call.
/S
REVERSED LETS GOOOO
HOKIES!
HOKIES!
Heyyyy we got a call reversed!
finally a targeting review goes our way -- pls can we keep laying shots on the qb????? need to get him looking for the hitter and not downfield
Brennan definitely rebuffed on that call.
Looks like he's going to cry.
How can you call holding on a kickoff, but not one single holding call on their OL?
LOL, I just said that to my wife.
Blackshear with a huge run...time to sit him for 6 plays.
Need more of Blackshear.
Really looks like, a good pass break up, until you see him use the WRs shoulder as a ladder.
Feed Heem!
Blackshear gets us to the RZ...now keep him in!
great pbu by the db there -- but having big success with blackshear, need to keep feeding him for chunk yards!
Keep feeding 'Heem!
Blackshear came to play tonight.
Feed that monster!
How the hell did Blackshear not get a carry till the 4th last week
Because Corny is still our OC
Blackshear is showing up
1st and goal 🤷♂️
literally give it to blackshear on a
n invertedveer every play until they prove they can stop it???Yes. More of those.
No...too easy. We'll go with 4 vert passing attack...they'll never see it coming.
I dont understand why coaches dont do that more often. Seems like they trying to trick themselves? Run 1 trap till they stop it? Who cares if they know if they cant beat you?
Downhill running plays work I hope somebody took all of cornys outside sweep plays and burnt then during halftime.
Some trickeration
That WORKED!
FINALLY BUST OUT THE ROBINSON PASS
its crazy because watching this game i can see why fu said that apparent nonsense about feeling better about his downfield passing game -- but this uva defense is hot garbage.
tavy to burm for a TD FAM!!!!!!
UVA should be ashamed letting a team like this hang around...could come back to bite them.
Well that was a little trickeration! TD Tech!
Philly Special!!
Good series.
Now D hs them thinking (Armstrong got trucked on their last play). Let's put the hammer down!
TIL that Tayvion Robinson is left-handed.
Now some semblance of defense please!
As bad as I've felt about this game we're tied...wow
Philly Special makes this Eagles fan happy
need a stop here big time
I'm almost convinced that Coach Price pulled a "Ted Lasso" this last week and asked the team for their all their favorite trick plays.
Pulled one of those plays out right there.
Yes!!!!!!!
Let's go D
There had to be another eagles fan that saw that coming from the moment it was handed off other than me.
Tavion Robinson going for MVP...
This is a statement drive here. Let's see if they want to play any harder this half.
"Broken Tackle, what else is new?"
Sad, but unfortunately true.
An f350 can guard a charger!!!
3 guys from the secondary with 5 yards of him and not one of them makes a player. Jesus, this secondary is bad.
Please for the love of God Jham switch to man. This zone is garbage
zone only really works when a) the pass rush gets home and b) the players collapse on the receiver, we're being too static and waiting for him to run to us instead of vice versa -- v poor and so frustrating to watch
Finally a freaking sack!
...and Armstrong is hurt. last two times he's been hit, he's come up gimpy.
Armstrong looking a little gimpy
great play there on first down... fly to the ball, wrap up, make the tackle one on one and now a big sack by tisdale!!!
need to keep this energy up
Holy shit. Are we allowed to do that? Get a sack?
gotta keep hittin em
need to give him the hunter cantwell treatment
We made them punt!
big big stop there -- need to capitalize and put together a drive
Or not
The Defense got a stop.
Come on Offense!
WELP
Nope :>(
Ugly
3 and out. The Fuente special.
did you miss the news
Still his playbook.
One play to Heem and then nonsense.
Corny figures if UVA won't stop the run, he'll do it for them
backup qb in here for uva, yuge. need to play smart on D
Run all over them all game......tied in the 3rd quarter.....abandon the inside zone run.....thanks corny.
Come on Defense!! Stop those hoos
Another crappy spot. Must be the same crew as last week.
Wouldn't be shocked if Armstrong gets pressured into coming back in and ruining his ankle for life
Sadly our defense isn't going to make then have to do that, I'm afraid
what he moved backwards after the hit!
Why does it always feel like this D is always out of position?
This secondary is 10-ply
A fumble and the good guys recover it!
I am extremely happy; however, also frustrated at the same time due to the fact that we can't tackle. Overall net positive!
GREAT forced fumble on an otherwise horrible play
Good god. Can we wrap up for F's sake?!
LETS FUCKING GO
HOKIES!
That play was an emotional roller coaster
Our defense seriously misses soooo many tackles.
FUMBLEE!
What did Little Stro do?
Does no one teach these guys how to tackle? If you put your head down, you can't see the ball carrier and you miss. Keep your head up and wrap up for goodness sake.
same thing happened x3 at the goal line on that armstrong td run. baffling
Just another indication of a terrible coaching staff.
absolutely awful tackling there BUT FAM NORELL POLLARD
thats the effort you need to see, big man that far down the field making plays
Facemask after the play was over???
We got so lucky
need to ride blackshear until they can prove they can stop it
literally right down their throats
Seriously I don't even think we need this smoke and mirrors. Just line up in the pistol and run iso and inside zone
BB needs to keep those every once in a while. They're crashing on Heem.
tie game going into the fourth, time to grit your teeth, nut up, and want it more.
It is the Fourth Quarter, FAM. I want / hope we win, but this is a scrappy team and deserves our support. Let's GO
HOKIES
15 minute game now, for the Cup. Let's get it.
Nice run by BB3 but why were we trying to get cute with a throw on 3rd and 2?
Just Corn things
stop getting so damn cute with these fake sweeps...jesus
F this cute shit. Give the ball to Heem.
even when they are keying on blackshear he's getting plus yardage
offside call two minutes after the fact gives us a free down? ill take it
Have a game Heem, good lord.
Why we didn't use Blackshear more this year was criminal.
FEED RAHEEM
no need to bring blumrick in -- just run with blackshear and occasionally burmeister. they cant stop it
What in the fuck
Corny watching the wrong game on his TV...thought we only needed one yard...instead of 3.
qB sneak on 3rd and 3?...
I'm gonna miss it next year 😂
qb sneak........pure cornball
BB is just as effective if not lore I'm the run game and give the ability to pass. Why is blumrick in??