Virginia Tech vs. Miami Game Time, TV Info and Open Thread

The Hokies look to keep pace in the ACC Coastal on Thursday night in Blacksburg.

The North End Zone after dark. [Mark Umansky]

Who: Miami Hurricanes (4-2, 1-2 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2, 2-1 ACC)
When: Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 7:00 PM EDT
Where: Blacksburg, Virginia | Lane Stadium (66,233)
Watch/Listen: ESPN (Dave Flemming and Jesse Palmer) / Virginia Tech IMG
Spread: Virginia Tech -6
Weather: Partly cloudy and 71 degrees at kickoff
Series: Miami leads the all-time series 20-13. However, the Hokies are 7-6 against the 'Canes in games played at Lane Stadium.
Reppin' TKP: Ryan Dye is in the press box. Mark Umansky is photographing.
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Is Da U back?

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
β€œI served in the United States Navy"

Dammit all to hell, Palmer

I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
β€œI served in the United States Navy"

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Outspoken team cake advocate. Hates terrapins. Resident Macho Man Gif Poster. Distant cousin to Dork Magic. Frequently misspells words.

Just win.

Bob: What would ya say ya do here?

Brad: I already told you! I iron out the minutiae so Justin doesn't have to. I have people skills dammit! What the hell is wrong with you people?

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Best game against Miami ever...

-Being aggressive, being tough...that's the Virginia Tech way.

Oh.... and Richt already knows....

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

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"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

β€œWhen life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

Who's the looser now??!!?!?!

"LOOSE"

Those homonyms... they'll get after ya!

VTCC '86 Delta Co., Peru Hokie, Former Naval Aviator, Former FBISA, Forever married to my VT87 girl. Go VT!

By this definition, those fsu girls have got to be some of the loosest around.

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Outspoken team cake advocate. Hates terrapins. Resident Macho Man Gif Poster. Distant cousin to Dork Magic. Frequently misspells words.

"I liked you guys a lot better when everybody told you you were terrible." -Justin Fuente

I usually save that one for bowl/big games (see: anOSU, Tenn, ND)

I made it to Blacksburg, getting some food at PK's and then I'm ready to watch Fuente and Co put Miami in their place in the Coastol.

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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do they do the tijuana toss during the day on thursdays or is that just at night?

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The what now?

Edit: Whatever it is they won't have on either Thursday night game days.

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

Join us in the Key Players Club

tijuana toss. On Thursdays (I guess night), your waitress flips a coin. If you call it right, you get your pizza for free.

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Last I was there they don't do it if it's a gameday

β€œI like the donuts.” -Bud Foster

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

Good luck on your coin toss!

Edit: n/m, I didn't realize they suspend that for gamedays. Still, not much better than a BAM and pizza from PK's. I'm jealous.

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

Their odds are probably around 50%... unless they know the waiter and/or manager who is working there, in which case the odds are about 99.999% that they'll get it. No, I don't have previous experience with waiters and waitresses who would toss until we were right, why do you ask?

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Must be nice. I think I went something like 2/11 during my time in Blacksburg.

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

The trick is to ask to see the coin before the flip, always call the opposite of what is showing. 60% of the time it works....every time.

Let's Go

HOKIES

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Isn't 7 early? I thought the kicks were normally 7:30.

West Coast game after us

No complaints here. Especially considering I'm on CT -- 6:00pm game-time!!

Virginian by Birth, Hokie by Choice

I'm scurred.

Just watched the Miami - UNC game. Syracuse had some edge speed that got after the Hokies screen/option game. Canes looked lickety-split on the edge from what I saw. Hokies are going to HAVE TO open some holes in the middle tonight.

Leonard. Duh.

Think I heard that 2 of Miami's D line are probably missing the game.

That's all good and well, but I'm thinking that Dino Babers may have laid out an Anti-Fufense blueprint.

Leonard. Duh.

They definitely hamstrung the east/west game. Need to get north/south in the run and pass game.

Just got to Blacksburg. Really excited to attend my 1st Thursday night game!

H_O_K_I_E_S-HOKIES!

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1st one? Seriously? You're in for an experience my friend.

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Sweet! Have fun man, Miami always is

That's what it's all about

MINE TOO!!

Wet stuff on the red stuff.

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Just win the dang game. I will be in hell because I will be stuck at work from 4-5 Arizona time, so my best bet is to follow on Gamecast, and then a 20-25 minute drive home, so will probably miss most if not all of first half.

But seriously, just win the freaking game.

If you're sneaky you could try watchespn.

Or DVR since it is 2016 and we have the technology!

I'll have to watch delayed since my 15-month old's bed time isn't until 8. Trying to focus on anything while he is awake is a futile effort.

Bob: What would ya say ya do here?

Brad: I already told you! I iron out the minutiae so Justin doesn't have to. I have people skills dammit! What the hell is wrong with you people?

Reset all of your clocks.

By the time you have your 3rd (mine is about to turn 1), you learn to just ignore their crying, screaming, blood, what have you.....

Or, maybe you're just a better father than I. :-)

Virginian by Birth, Hokie by Choice

Does anyone know when the actual kickoff is? I have to take my son to football practice and need to know when I should tune in on my cell phone.

Oh sorry for interrupting all the neat gifs.

Never crimp your blasting caps with your teeth. - Dr Haycocks

Its always 110 Holden...said every mining engineer ever.

7:01 EDT

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

In 2014 and 2015, the Thursday games with 7:30 broadcast times kicked off at 7:32. The 2014 game with an 8 PM timeslot kicked off at 8:03.

So, I'd say we'd be starting by 7:03.

After relaying this info my son said he is not feeling well and needs to stay home. He said he thinks he will feel good enough to watch the game.

Anyway I hope this is what our team does to them:

Never crimp your blasting caps with your teeth. - Dr Haycocks

Its always 110 Holden...said every mining engineer ever.

I am so pumped up for this game!

Let's Go

HOKIES

Dude, wtf

Lmao

Wish I could be there with you guys tonight!

I felt more bad for Mook, than upset from this past Sat. I hope he has a big night laying out bone-crunching hits, and maybe a pick or so.

Ok as I said earlier in the week I predicted we would outright win the TN game and then assured everyone that we would be fine up in the dome.

VT 13 da U 31

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Someone tell me I'm not crazy....I know Hokiesports has listed kickoff at 7:30 for tonight and next week for a long time. When did it change to 7?

It was prior to the season. I made up paper schedules over the summer, and both games were listed as 7 pm then.

Thanks. Guess I hadn't looked for awhile!

Jealous of those in da burg today! Make it loud everyone!

All maroon everything!

Pre-Beamer Hokie

"Exit light..."

Big opportunity for those guys.

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

Indeed. I'm hoping for a particularly good showing from Hill.

"Exit light..."

Wow

I'd like to see McMillian or Marshawn have go over 125 yds tonight. The running game needs to help balance the pass.

FYI. Enter Sandman is being played live on Sportscenter right now!

We just got the full treatment by the mothership.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

well I just came.

FIRED UP!!

where is everyone, ...at the game?

Checking in from Curbside in RVA.

FAM, THAT 3 AND OUT THO

I love Hilgart losing his shit on the sideline!!

I've taken over the conference room. Let's do this.

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

You may want to wash your cup this week.

Just sayin'.

My coffee mug is like a cast iron skillet. I wipe it off every now and then, but I don't really wash it, per se. Like to keep it seasoned.

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

Leg for your seasoned VT mug.

You would do well in the Navy Chief's mess.

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

Now THAT was a RUN by McMillian. Keep those legs spinning.

Is the watchespn stream absolutely awful for anyone else right now? Or is it just my internet?

β€œI like the donuts.” -Bud Foster

Desperation here, this is one of the few games I can watch in Korea... does anyone have a free live streaming site I could watch on my phone?

in Fuller we trust

ESPN just showed a graphic with Glennon. I was a Glennon supporter back in the day, honestly. But how clueless are they, really?

got em!

sack number 2

There's nothing better than Thursday night football in Lane Stadium.

Even if you're watching from home.

wut

dam

Searels our o-line coach from last year is miami's o-line now.

Yup.

WHERE IS OUR RUN DEF?!

Good coverage

Thank God for that Turf Monster

Definitely earned his spot on the team.

Run defense is suspect today.. not looking good

This is the slowest I have ever seen the game thread. I guess everyone else is there. Man I wish I was there... :(

Using /s is for cowards.

I think last Saturday took a lot out of the fanbase.

I'm here with ya bud

JUICEEE

JUICE, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE

Gallo one week too high, the next week too low....

Wow. That quarter went quick.

I wonder if our snap issues will be fixed by bowl season?

It is a natural gift I posess to create friction in sensitive situations.

Probably not

Every team has to have goals.

Storms out to the west right now. I wonder if they make it to the area by halftime.

That was HUGE if it's upheld.

That was BEAUTIFUL

whoooooo

Miami defense is fast.

Need an alternative to Evans keepers.

That was a quick 3 and out.

Our offense looks so out of sync since the first drive.

that Miami injury killed our offensive momentum.

That was NOT beautiful.

So to my untrained eyes it doesn't look like the offense has improved any. Looks like Evans is making some poor decisions with the ball too.

Pass pro has been lackluster as well

I just got home. What have a missed?

Our Offense has obviously been studied thoroughly by recent teams.

"I play real sports, not trying to be the best at exercising..." - KP

I miss earlier in the year when defensive turnovers meant the offense got to put up more points. Now it means the defense gets a 1min 30 second breather.

Moto coverage has been on point

YES! SACK on 3rd down!

No wonder our run def has been suspect. Nigel and Ekanem both out.

DRAGON!

McMillan!

Edit: Oh yeah, Dragon!

That's why you keep McMillian in!

Dumbass penalties. Dammit Wyatt

OMG Teller please. Haven't you learned since the Tennessee game...

Yeah that's like the 6th time he's been called for that....

The beauty and tragedy of Teller.

If cam was looking td, if Evans leads him with a little more touch it's a td as well. Gotta make those plays.

Anyone, know why Ekanem and Williams aren't suited up?

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

They're injured.

Ekanem shoulder

Nigel ankle

I'm interested to see French's post on the offense after the Pitt game. I wonder why they are sputtering so bad.

Lots of miscues, but to be fair, Miami is one of the best defenses we have played this year behind Tennessee.

Thank God they changed up the mascot. Improved it every time.

Anybody gotta Woody??

Mine is fully dipped

Nice stop.

Needed 18 years to do it...

Needed the 14 out of the 18 yards to do it.

You ALWAYS need the 18 years, no matter how much you wish you didn't.

Any less than that just isn't worth it.

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Woody Baron having himself a game!

Two Woody tackles for a loss in a row!

Offense has to give the defense a breather. Holding up their end of the bargain but let's not wear them out in the first half.

Yeah, offense needs a statement drive here.

Hey, let's get 310 in The Key Players Club! Who is it?

Sam Rogers really reminds me of Wes Welker.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Better!

HHNNNGG

Sam muhfuckin ROGERS

I swear, I don't think Bucky has caught a ball without falling.

Lol you're right.

Yea, but if he is going to start catching like he has the past few games and so far tonight, then he can keep it up!

Just STOP FUCKING HOLDING.

It's because of the moisture he brings down from scraping the clouds.

We put the K in Kwality

He falls with every catch. He'll be back next year.

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He falls with every catch. He'll be back next year.

Even when you get skunked; fishing never lets you down. 🎣

That'll do and that's how we should utilize him.

That was a catch and run!

"Vick, dashing back . . . here he comes again . . . Electrifying . . . and have you ever seen anything like this?"

Was waiting for Hodges. Great catch. IT'S A HIT!!!

Great play Captain Rogers. So funny how the commentators forgot the OSU game where he did score.

Rogers looked pretty fast on that play.

He had so much room to work with and he made it count, made three guys miss and great downfield blocking

Yes.

Where's SevenLayers we've already scored more than 6 :D

Marco?

I thought he was gonna hit Sam in the flat but same result.

Sam Rogers running the ball, meh. Sam Rogers catching the ball, f yeah!

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Great play

MAKE THE STOP

yyeesss

Edmunds brothers grinding huge plays

WE NEED A DEFENSE FULL OF FULLERS AND EDMONDS

U

Wait about 25 years.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

It is technically possible

Love the Edmunds!

Bucky Hodges height reference, DRINK!

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Teller has got to stop with the penalties though

Now I understand why Teller was 2nd string for so long during the offseason workouts...

Yep, imagine that....Teller being called for a penalty. Oh well.....

-Being aggressive, being tough...that's the Virginia Tech way.

FORD! Nice quick hit.

Wyatt, with 25 yards of penalties.

Edit: NVM, they turned it down.

Love Evans taking Teller aside and trying to keep him from getting frustrated.

Yeah, that's exactly what a leader should do!

I know he is a monster but at what point is enough enough?

better than an injured QB off a whiffed block

Why are those seats empty in the end zone?

Band leaves before halftime but the upper deck is pretty sparse

Miami didn't bring a band...or any fans.

We put the K in Kwality

Nooooo Mihota

God I hope Mihota is okay

Looks like a stinger

Woody!

That was a perfect pass. Hard to defend

Baron is KILLING it

Awesome use of the psycho front by Bud.

The catch is going to stand. We don't get these calls.

If only Mook had been a little further back he could've disrupted it.

Well shit that's a downer

Reynolds and Stroman have been caught out of position a few times tonight.

Miami vs the extra point. The eternal struggle.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

VT vs the injury is also a theme.

Well, at least there's that AND we get the rock to start 2nd half.

Suddenly, Miami back in the game.

At least they missed the extra point!

Mihota getting injured hurt the defense bad. We aren't deep enough to absorb his loss too. I like that we are up by 7 at the half, but 13 would have be oh so sweet.

That's a tough play to defend with that much time, that's the weakest spot in that zone

Mook these past couple of weeks......

The life of a db is rougher than most.

Quick! 2 min drill! Nah jk

Secondary needs to shore up.

They've had some confusion with zones a few times it seems but overall d has been good. Hope we don't lose Mihota because our pass rush has been key.

Agreed.

Need Mihota back even if he just uses one arm. Time for Fu and Foster to make those halftime adjustments.

Offense is looking better, hopefully we can keep rolling in the second

WHY THE FUCK DO THE MVs PLAY SCATMAN?

"You know when the Hokies say 'We are Virginia Tech' they're going to mean it."- Lee Corso

...um...they've been playing that at least since I was a freshman in the mid-90's.

EXACTLY

"You know when the Hokies say 'We are Virginia Tech' they're going to mean it."- Lee Corso

Not much of a pass rush that last drive with all the backups in. If we can't keep bringing pressure this offense can pick us apart.

Using /s is for cowards.

I made the mistake of venturing over to the U message board. Reminds me of a northeastern NFL fanbase, and I don't mean that in a good way.

Offense better put up points because we're screwed against the run without mihota.

Really sucks to watch corners lose 1v1 battles when they're in good position.

I am still on the fence. Steady now steady............

Even when you get skunked; fishing never lets you down. 🎣

Lmao viagara commcial right before da U segment.

oh...Pancake this Teller is a ..... 2 costly penalties on 2 consectutive drives.

Even when you get skunked; fishing never lets you down. 🎣

I hope Mihota is back for 2nd half. I'll be worried if he isn't playing.

Teller needs to stop with the penalties.

Secondary needs to get it together

Anybody besides myself really want revenge on Boise?

I think Boise is pretty far ahead of this team right now, so no.

I didn't say now or this season. I just meant in general (like when we get better).

Halftime score in the 1999 game was 14-10 us, and we ended up winning 43-10. So no worries....as long as we score on a pick-6, a fumble six, and a punt return for TD.

There seems to be a lot of panic in this thread. The good guys are winning.

"We were at the pinnacle, and we did it for years," Foster says. He pauses, nods, takes a deep breath. "And I did it with the best guy in the business."

I wouldn't agree with that. Some trepidation, maybe, sure. I think there's some concern though with the secondary to close the 1st half.

Who is 25 this week?

Who cares!? Just win the damn thing!

Shegog

β€œI like the donuts.” -Bud Foster

Thanks!

Oh, well if that's what you meant, my apologies.

Lmao Rogers is like "No" to Stroman.

Those trick plays hurt bad when they go wrong

Trickeration doesn't work that time. Ugh!

Freaking awesome punt!

Seems to me like this misdirection offense isn't confusing anybody.

Also, draw on 3rd and 19. Noice.

Almost a pick by Mook!

I feel like our 2nd and longs are always wr screens

Nice hold by the defense on that series. Hopefully we can get some field position after the punt.

I think the youth of their linebackers is actually helping them. Playing instinctual and not getting caught flat footed trying to make reads.

That said, we can still take advantage of that.

I also don't get the calls to run the ball on 3rd and forever.

Yeah just playing field position with those

It may be a game of who takes advantage of the depth problem of the other side's defense first.

GIVE EVANS A PANCAKE

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Miami just has no class.

We put the K in Kwality

Evans with the pancake! And 15 yds to boot.

Damn McMillan, tearing up the sidelines too. Lmao

How tall is bucky?

We put the K in Kwality

That little dude ain't gonna beat Hodges for the ball.

Nice snag by Hodges.

Nice block by Evans! Maybe he should move to TE? /s

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No way. He's got to be gassed playing QB and DE.

It showed when Kaaya missed that extra point.

We put the K in Kwality

Hodges sure ran after the catch on that one.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Bucky came to play!!!!

We put the K in Kwality

there we go baby

HODGES SHREDDING THE SHIT OUTTA THEM!! He's making it look EASY!

Bucky came to fucking play and we need it with Ford dinged up.

Sad Vader is sad

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Dude, I was about to say....

Travon's going to rip off a big one before this is through I think. He's come close a few times.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Jet Sweep

Bucky is in a constant state of free fall

Nice tackle by Edmunds on that 1st down run.

The tackle tremaine just made is the play they got 300 rushing yards with two years ago

Preach

Using /s is for cowards.

Tremaine is having his coming out party.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Mahota is back in.

We put the K in Kwality

Crap! We need to tighten that up.

Damn another bust

WTF is with our coverage. They are running right past our DBs and they are running with them.

We put the K in Kwality

We need to sort that route combo out.

Ay-yi-yi! That's TWICE Facyson!

Facyson did NOT have a good series. Just terrible.

How the hell do we keep having wide open bust coverage!!!

I dont know, but I feel like our receivers are never that wide open.

Why do we keep letting them have easy long plays?!!! Frustrating.

Let's just go back and get 7 ourselves now again.

"Vick, dashing back . . . here he comes again . . . Electrifying . . . and have you ever seen anything like this?"

What's with the wide open receivers?

What is Facyson doing?

I'm not 100% sure that guy breaking outside is Facyon's responsibility. French will tell us this weekend, I am sure.

Maybe you're right, but nobody else was within a country mile of him.

I was about to say, it's okay if we hold them to FGs (the ole bend but don't break)...then...

We put the K in Kwality

Mental errors. Mental friggin errors.

Using /s is for cowards.

Another coverage bust. This reminds me of last year's defense.

doesn't seem like we're getting any pressure on Brad anymore. he's got so much time in the pocket.

Absolutely embarrassing. Blitz 6 or 7 everytime. Secondary 's not going to do anything anyway. Better to hope for a turnover.

That's the 2nd time with the miscommunication between the safety and the cb. Oh,did anybody else see Baron give Searles a buttslap?

Hokie Love!

37 points to win tonight's game?

"Vick, dashing back . . . here he comes again . . . Electrifying . . . and have you ever seen anything like this?"

Yep.

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

Prophetic!

Well damn.

I'm stressed out

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

Offense is going to be key tonight.

I am really starting to like Phillips - he's really growing into a very good receiver.

When Ford is hobbled but still drawing all the attention suddenly Bucky and Phillips are wide open.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

He's probably our top receiver next year if Ford leaves early... so I hope so.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Jet Sweep

So Cam Phillips just literally broke some ankles.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

literally literally

"Vick, dashing back . . . here he comes again . . . Electrifying . . . and have you ever seen anything like this?"

Bucky was smart to pull back there to avoid the block in the back.

Don't feel like the cleats (for both teams) are getting great traction on the field.

Can anybody say Ankle breaker?
Cam doing his best impression of Hot Sauce.

Hokie Love!

Man that kids ankle got twisted bad hope he alright

McM at >7 yard per carry so far tonight. Great to see that; and hopefully we'll keep capitalizing on it.

"Vick, dashing back . . . here he comes again . . . Electrifying . . . and have you ever seen anything like this?"

Need points.

Got points!

NICE!

Nice catch by Hodges and great throw on the run by Evans.

The dragon is breathing fire

McMillan having a good night.

Fights for those extra yards, and gets 'em.

100 clams for McM!!!

What a catch by Ford!

Nice catch, FORD!

Rogers! NICE!

Sam mfin'g Rodgers! TD!

I keep yelling "Sam Mother Fralaying Rodgers". Needless to say...I'm getting looks.

We put the K in Kwality

HAHA!

"Vick, dashing back . . . here he comes again . . . Electrifying . . . and have you ever seen anything like this?"

THE FAKE WORKED! IT ACTUALLY WORKED!!!

Was pretty much a thing of beauty.

God that drive was pretty

Never Forget #1 Overall Seed UVA 54, #64 UMBC 74

LETS GOOOO0

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

Alright secondary, you're up!

SAM ROGERSSSSSSSSSSS

Wow! A trick play that worked! Thats what a working run game does to the passing game

Bingo. Pass to score, run to win.

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Sam threw that bad boy while furiously back pedaling and managed to not come up short. Wow!

Sam Rogers is a secret weapon, and therefore a national treasure.

I like how they having given McMillan most of the reps today . You can see him getting in a rhythm , there was a change for sure

Obviously Fu and Corny read TKP.

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BOOM Clark!

Come on D-line. Let's get off those blocks.

Got him - nice sack!

Woody Baron having a great game.

This might be the best game of a DL in the country this year

For baron

That stop was huge.

Gets sacked like an NFL quarterback, too.

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

Moto's coverage has been top notch

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Definitely. Much better suited to cover a TE than WR like last weekend

THAT was a Bud Foster D series!!!

We put the K in Kwality

Motu with great coverage on that 3rd and 19 play.

Whew that was close.

It's a game of inches.

Hey! Size doesn't matter!!!

We put the K in Kwality

Tell that to Woody. I dare ya.

Woody is channeling Corey Moore tonight!

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So this Motu guy is pretty good now that he's got some experience

He's like a reverse Samson. You cut his hair and he becomes more powerful.

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lol

You may well be on to something

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Motu has been better in coverage than our corners have been tonight.

Using /s is for cowards.

That was a quick 3rd quarter or so it seemed.

The whole game has been quick.

Not for me. Feel like I'm having a heart attack.

We put the K in Kwality

And now the clock can't tick fast enough

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

Amen

We put the K in Kwality

Keeping up with the game from Japan. Go Hokies! Looked pretty good so far. 1 quarter to go, very optimistic now seeing us play this way against a decent Miami team. Hoping the 'Cuse game was just a fluke.

Where in Japan?

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I'm living in Hiratsuka in the Kanagawa Prefecture. I'll be here until next Oct.

Cool. I lived in Sendai for a summer up north and have family in Tokyo and Kita Hiroshima (Hokkaido). Honestly can't remember prefecture names...

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Well its near the ocean and maybe 1.5 hours south from Tokyo. I just got here in Sept so I haven't been many places yet but I plan on going to Tokyo soon. Hokkaido is probably too far for personal travel, I may go up there for work. Very cool though. I've enjoyed it so far except its very difficult to watch football!

Hokkaido is the closest I felt to being back in Virginia. Cattle farms, rolling hills. Breweries...

It is a hike though. Took me 12 hours from Tokyo to Sapporo via Hakodate. Lots of sleep and language learning. The ferry is nice too, but even slower

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I have heard it is nice out there. I was surprised at the amount of farm land in Japan even where I am. I hope I get the chance to go and I would probably fly if so since I'm so far away.

I feel like I get many looks in Japan just being an American, even more so when I wear my Virginia tech stuff lol.

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Haha yes, this exactly! If I wasn't new I would give you an upvote!

GET THIS MAN SOME LEGS

You're the guy living in Japan from the other thread right??

Well he's certainly not Mark from Winchester

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Dude! Another TKPer in Japan!? Welcome!!
I live in Tokyo and love every minute of it.

Watching football here is tough tho. I watched the ECU game from like 2am to 4:30am. Haha

VT '15

Oh yeah! Love that slant play.

That's a huge 3rd1st down.

Cornelsen > Corn Elder

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Had to try Rogers up the gut. He's been absolutely lights out amazing in every other facet tonight.

Another key play.

I like how Mook called for the fair catch there.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Nice punt - inside the 10!

hold em again D. let's close this one.

I'd have liked to have seen some points there, but not bad to burn some time off the clock and pin them deep.

Points on that drive would've been very useful (3 score game).

We put the K in Kwality

Whelp, defense holds em and offense doesn't capitalize. Started strong, then just didn't look like they had it together.

Ludwig has been great tonight

True. I was pretty frustrated with the punting last game, but he's been great tonight.

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

Ludwig has improved substantially this year. Tonight he's been great.

I owe you a coke. Or at least a leg.

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Ludwig has really stepped it up this season. I'm really impressed in how much he's improved in such a short time. I think Shibest might be the most underrated addition to our coaching staff.

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His salary says otherwise

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Underrated by the fans. Obviously someone knew something we didn't.

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If Duluth Trading Company has done one thing, it's demonstrating to me that I should not poledance.

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

Wow. A safety would have been nice.

Nice sack! Another Bud Foster D series!

Looks like secondary had shit locked down on that one. Great job!

How did we not get called for roughing?

We put the K in Kwality

Like they said, blocked into him.

He might been blocked into him. I think we were lucky - those calls always go against us.

Yeah. We woulda screamed bloody murder if we were punting.

We put the K in Kwality

Who cares!? We're more than long-ass overdue for those.

Time to apply the dagger.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Wow, lucky we didn't get called for roughing there. Blocked into him, but those go against us all the time.

Helped that he was going backwards and it looked like the blocker pushed him in that direction.

Did something happen to the Dragon? MW Been in for a while.

We put the K in Kwality

go for it

edit - nvm

Heads up play by the holder to get that ball

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Crap - we need to shore up that kicking game. Two blocks in two weeks due to poor blocking.

This just in: I like you're profile pic.

Thanks. Love me some milk stout nitro.

Those blocks are starting to hurt.

Speshul teems.

13 guys coulda blocked that FG. We need to step up our blocking on those. Too many guys going through the motions.

We put the K in Kwality

I hope Coley is fine. Tomorrow.

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He'll be fine.

Not sure what happens to our kicking game. Looks like problem with protection assignment

Love that they keep playing Sandman on the rejoins.

We put the K in Kwality

Could have put it away!

Even when you get skunked; fishing never lets you down. 🎣

Sh!t

We put the K in Kwality

Not sure what happened to our run D.

yeah, it's something different every week

Missing Nigel is definitely a big reason

This game isn't over yet, people. Need a stop here.

This game can't end soon enough.

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Will be OK VT gets a stop or points.

Our run D is either great or terrible. There is no in between toinight.

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Got him! Another sack!

There YA go Hill!

Now Miami wants to talk about it

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Hope they talk about a bad play.

We put the K in Kwality

I certainly hope these people are losing their minds right now

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This is what you might call...

... The Key Play.

THE Key Play!

We put the K in Kwality

I hope Bud dials up a stop here.

Your wish is his command!

Coley can complain all he wants but he was nowhere near inbounds.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

That was a huge defensive play.

Wow -what a fantastic play by all three players on that 4th down. Glad it went our way.

That may have been a season saving play.

Sorry for the hyperbole.

We put the K in Kwality

Holy close call

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Holy beautiful no call.

FUCK YES MCMILLIAN!

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We were at 1000 comments on the game thread at the end of the game last week. We comment less when we aren't miserable.

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Or when we have to go to work tomorrow!

Was a longer game, and on a Saturday.

And I think more VT fans are at this game as well.

Haha yeah, if you sort posts by number of comments, it's pretty much just old ECU game threads

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

Any points here would be awfully beautifully key.

Your wish is Evans' command!

Don't hate me for this but Matty ice scored twice in less time on a Blacksburg Thursday night. It's time to close this thing out.

Update: I will not bring up Matty Ice.
I will not bring up Matty Ice
I will not bring up Matty Ice
I will not bring up Matty Ice
I will not bring up Matty Ice...

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Don't hate me for this

Didn't work. I hate you for that.

Lol leg

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Not three times though

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Evans TD! Bam, Bam, Bam! That's the final nail in the coffin.

That's how you close out a game.

DID YOU GUYS SEE THE BYE FELICIA SIGN??!!?

"The Big Ten is always using excuses to cancel games with us. First Wisconsin. Then Wisconsin. After that, Wisconsin. The subsequent cancellation with Wisconsin comes to mind too. Now Penn State. What's next? Wisconsin?" -HorseOnATreadmill

Suck it, Miami

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Warm up the bus Miami!

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

that place is rocking.

Nothing warms my heart more than sad panda Canes. I guess the only question left to as is...U mad bro?

...or Surrender Cobra.

We put the K in Kwality

Psst, I got a secret for you: Miami is not bak. I mean Miami is a hell of a team and we're just better.

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This is more like it....

I can see why the camera man singled out that one girl. Let's just say there were some "huge momentum shifts" going on.

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We're down our best two D-linemen... and we still put up 8 sacks.

Words cannot express how wonderful I feel about this statement.

No, I *don't* want to go to the SEC. Why do you ask?

We don't love dem Hoos.

I mean Searles is their OL coach!

Just kidding, I actually think he's a great coach.

We put the K in Kwality

Sacksburg is back, baby!

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Woody Baron may be one of our best two DL, but the sentiment stands. That was awesome.

Not the bagman VT deserves, but the bagman VT needs right now.

That's right - he is our best two D-linemen, like there's two of him.

With all the attention given to Ekanem and Williams, Baron has been a bit of a secret weapon IMO. It works for me though.

No, I *don't* want to go to the SEC. Why do you ask?

We don't love dem Hoos.

Victory formation! Great game tonight by the O and the D. Special teams needs some work.

Shegog sighting (good coverage too).

8! 8 sacks!

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

Good game team, way to bounce back!!

We comin Pitt

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

FAMMMMMMMMM

FUCKIN LIT

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

We were a couple of busted coverages away from UNCing Miami as well. Great performance tonight.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

I think we learned a lot about this team the last 2 weeks. My guess is we end the season ranked somewhere between 15-20 when it's all said and done.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Jet Sweep

I can live with that. I think all the playoff talk was a little premature, but having a legit shot at winning the Coastal in Fuente's first year is huge.

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FAM!

Crowd looked amazing tonight, great energy all around. Watching our guys bounce on the sideline to Sandman at the end brought a huge smile to my face. Love it when we beat the Canes!

"Exit light..."

LET'S..... DRINK...... BOURBON!!!!!

Excellent win, Hokies! Way to bounce back from a hard loss and short week!!!

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

Wrong reply

Way ahead of you pal! - So apparently I can't reply to the let's drink bourbon comment above.

Ahaha me too

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

I drank all my beer and now drinking my wife's cider. Yup, it's that kinda night.

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

I'm 5 Smith & Forges in myself with another celebratory 7 lined up!

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

Forward unto GIFTORY!!!!

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

I can safely say I've never seen a Gettysburg gif before

When my scout troop camped there it was so stormy we hung out in the gift shop/museum for an entire day. Watched that movie 3 times at least.

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

That movie was incredible!

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

I tell you what... I cannot wait to see this offense with a year of experience under its belt.

Also, I want to apologize to everyone from the bottom of my heart for last week's loss.

I made the critical error of watching the game w/ my best friend, and that's just a bad idea. We are 0-2 every time we watch a game together this year, and previous years records are just as bad. I think the last time we witnessed a win together was against Miami a few years back.

So, much as it pains me, I'll be watching on my own the rest of the year.

Also, I want to apologize to everyone from the bottom of my heart for last week's loss.

It wasn't just you. I wore the wrong maroon VT shirt last Saturday. Corrected that error tonight.

Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in bad humor.

I hate to admit it but I was pretty skeptical about our chances tonight. I have a lot of respect for Coach Mark Reicht and there is no doubt about the talent they have recruited thru the years.
I am REALLY pleased to see the Hokies show up in a big way tonight. Now go up to Pitt and play some slobber-knocker football and bring back another important WIN.

Ut Prosim Ad Dei Gloriam

Def laughed when i saw that

And so perfectly placed over the UVA score box, too.

I like the running back rotation 1000x better this game !!!

The secondary got abused a bit but they made enough plays, and the pass rush was unreal tonight which is incredible considering no Ekanem or Williams. The running game really took control in the second half. Not a perfect game for sure but beating Miami by 3 touchdowns is pretty damn sweet. These men bounced back wonderfully. And the Lane crowd was awesome...I wish I was there.

The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies Revenge tour tally is now 3-0 from last year. Hell yeah...we're coming Pitt.

Besides a couple of blown coverages thought the secondary did well

We let the Dragon fly, D stepped up, Hill had a great bend in on a sack on that crucial third down that probably made French smile really big, and the offense made drives to put the game away. Great game, way to bounce back from a tough loss.

Pleased with the overall performance. See Fuente, that's what happens when travon gets 15+ carries? They used Sam the best for Sam. That playmaking swiss knife. The D looked good. Takeaway those brain farts they grade out a lot better. Oh yeah last but not least. I SEE YOU BUCKY!!!!!!

Hokie Love!

Well it may not have been vs UGA, but revenge against Richt is SWEET.

Why isn't the giftory posted yet? /s so very much /s

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I'm happy. My wife is happy. I'm very awake. My wife is very awake. Time to celebrate...

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Bruh

Glad you did not leave it in town.

Even when you get skunked; fishing never lets you down. 🎣

DRUNK ON A THURSDAY BECAUSE I DRINK MORE WHEN THE HOKIES WIN!!

"You know when the Hokies say 'We are Virginia Tech' they're going to mean it."- Lee Corso

I was wrong!

Even when you get skunked; fishing never lets you down. 🎣

Ya big phony!

A decade on TKP and it's been time well spent.

I really hope this becomes part of the TKP lexicon.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)


Nah j/k.

Fam! Remember that one time Evans got a pancake block!!

That's gonna be a gif

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

That and Woody's spin move!

Sometimes we live no particular way but our own

Miami yards rushing: 42

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

Bud Foster is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

"Exit light..."

He's the GOAT fr

Hey Canes-

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

He never forgets his towel.

"I'll put a quote here to distract you from my inane comment."-Me

That was a big, important win but I don't think VT can afford to lose another conference game. UNC has a pretty easy road the rest of the way with NCSU being their only real test. At 7-1 in the conference they would win the division if VT loses again. (f%&ing Syracuse....)

Onward and upward

And this is where we will see if Syracuse was really an anomaly. We should beat Pitt, Duke, GT, and LOLUVa, we are a better all around team than any of those four.

All of those teams have a chance to make the game interesting based on what they've shown this year (and their history against us). I'm the least concerned about GT, oddly enough, but another potential trap with ND and UVa the following weeks.

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

When we got back from the game I found that recording it on TV did not work. Would like to watch it again, is there any place to see a replay of the original feed?

It was a great day, and got to meet Egbert from this forum.

In a few days, check YouTube for the user hokietapes.

I think you can watch a replay of it on WatchESPN

Onward and upward