Who: Virginia Tech Hokies (5-2, 3-1 ACC) at Pittsburgh Panthers (5-2, 2-1 ACC)
When: Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 7:00 PM EDT
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Heinz Field (65,050)
Watch/Listen: ESPN/Virginia Tech IMG
Spread: Virginia Tech opened at -4.5, line moved to Hokies -3.5.
Weather: Cloudy and 57 degrees at kickoff
Series: The Hokies lead the overall series 8-7. However, Tech hasn't won at Pittsburgh since 1999 and is 0-4 at Heinz Field.
Reppin' TKP: TKP does not have a reporter or photographer at the game.
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Comments
LET'S GO!!!
HOKIES!!!
LET'S GO!
HOKIES!!
Don't call it a comeback....
This feels like the most important game that we have played in a good 4 years.
I want to see this team flat out dominate Pitt.
*but will settle for a WIN.
oh god dammit, not again
Is this a trap game?
When did we recruit a football player named god dammit?
Nah, the second one is a conVick not a dammit.
...plaid
Outstanding.
This will give us a good Insight on how coach Fuente is able to keep the team focused and motivated after a down week then an up week... Now Pitt.
It is amazing we could be at six wins at this point in the season and be Bowl eligible without concerns..
GO HOKIES
PITT CONSUMES FECES!
just....doesn't....quite have the same ring to it...
Then could I interest you in...
EAT SHIT PITT!
I always put my game face on when the open thread begins.
Does anybody know how to listen to the pregame show on the radio? I've tried 105.3 The Bear (NRV) and Fox Sports 910 (Richmond) with iHeartRadio but I can only seem to get music and Jay Mohr, respectively.
Any help would be appreciated. I'd like to have a couple drinks and listen to Laaser and Burnop on my front porch before the game.
Get the "Hokies xtra " app or Hokies "Gameday App" both will carry every Tech radio show, pregame, TTL etc.
The "official" online listening is the TuneIn app. Also the HokiesXtra app has the live stream scheduled for 17:30 (and reminds me to listen to the Kubota Kickoff show before every VT game).
The HokiesXtra (VT GameDay?) app also has loading the bus, Tech Talk Live, the press conference, Sounds of GameDay, and other Hokies media under the Media tab.
^ Thank you all. Here I am, on my porch, drinking my Buffalo Trace, and listening to Pierson Prioleau talk about the Hokies
Drinking game for every "House of Horrors" reference from now to gametime?
Oh so we're getting serious with our drinking today
sooo this might be you in a few hours?
Have you tried a regular radio station and not iHeart. Here is a listing of all the stations that carry the game.
http://www.hokiesports.com/radio/stations.html
Drink when they talk about how tall Bucky is and/or a matchup nightmare
I think this is the game where Bucky Rogers finally shows up and is the difference maker.
And hopefully stays on his feet after a catch. Need some YAC from him
s/. While true, you should read it again. Leg!
Wrong century.
Bdbdbdbd
Hokies are 1-0 when I pick against them in the six pick.
Hokies are also 1-0 when I have class
Check and Check.
Never let us know that you have no class.
via GIPHY
You should have let me know you needed a photographer there!
Still annoyed that Heinz field doesn't allow DSLRs in :(
Really? What the hell is that all about. No wonder all their photos looks like shit
Hokies are 0-2 in games where I'm not in attendance. Tonight, that changes.
Someone took this to heart, and whoever you are, we appreciate you.
Their name is Bentoch
He/she is a scholar and a saint.... well, except for liking Cake, but everyone has their faults
Bentoch
Next member is 314.
3.14 = π
Pie > cake
All the cool kids are on Team Pie.
Immortality awaits. WHO WANTS IT?
I thought I was getting a key chain bottle opener. I didn't realize immortality was being thrown in as well. Go Hokies!
Ford 150 yards receiving book it !
So close!!
Damn I was almost there !!!!
LET'S BREAK THE KETCHUP KURSE!!
GO HOKIES!!!
I nailed my Insurance Certification exam this morning while wearing a VT polo and orange/maroon socks. Gotta be a good omen for the good guys.
No suit? Oh no you left it in town!
Lets go boys!
And that gif is weirding me out!
wont lie.... every basketball game I went to last year, I was looking for that High Tech in the middle of the pic
Hot damn
I'm glad it's finally game day. Can't wait to see VT prove themselves in this one.
OH FOOTBALL GODS! HEAR OUR PLEA!
THE HOKIES SUFFERED THROUGH 6-6 TWICE!
THEY LOST TO WAKE FOREST 6-3!
THEY ONCE AGAIN LAID THE SACRIFICIAL OFFERING AT THE ALTER OF THE CARRIER DOME!
THE PENANCE HAS BEEN PAID! BY YOUR GRACE, MAY THE CURSE OF HEINZ FIELD BE LIFTED!
Amen.
(Yeah, yeah, I know. No religion... but this is a big deal.)
Time Out!! When did we lose to Wake? /s
\o/
0-0
Man, coming off that Thursday night experience in Blacksburg last week, I can't wait to get this kickoff going. It feels like it's been a couple of weeks since we played.
Not gonna lie... Been watching this all day at the office and am so fired up right now, I'm about to rip everything off the walls and go screaming down the hallway. Look forward to the Hokies adding some content tonight for BilldozerVT to use next year!
Same TV crew as last week.
Time to get this panther off our back and drown it in ketchup.
Time to crack into the Castle Stormer by Granite Falls. May need something a wee bit heavy tonight.
Granite Falls? Can't believe I've never heard of it! Thought I was pretty well-versed on Charlotte-area beer but clearly I've got some drinking to do. I see it's near Hickory - which are their best beers? My bro lives in Charlotte so I'll make him a list of stuff to get for thanksgiving...
They must be newer. I'd not heard of them either until seeing a 6 on the shelf this week. The name caught my eye, and it seemed appraise for playing Pitt on the road, so I took a closer look. The Redhead playing the bagpipes on the bottle also caught my eye, so I kept looking. Scotch Ale with 9% alcohol also rubbed me the right way, so I bought a couple. Can't say I would have said thats a Scotch ale from the taste, but I enjoyed it. Light for Scotch or a nine, with hints of chocolate. I would get it again. Will also try some of their other beers now that I've had one I like, and let you know if I think there are other winners, but I am biased toward high gravity.
I'm going to hold off on looking at flights to Orlando in early December until after the game, but I really want that to be something I need to worry about.
Told the kids it's 7 oclock so I can start doing their baths and bed times stuff now. Wife gave me the look.
You gotta do what you gotta do.
yea, the wife asked if I wanted to go to a friend's bday dinner tonight....
I'm going to my bday dinner.... Cuz future in laws.... They at least were considerate enough to do it at a place with television sets
This is what you get for being inconsiderate enough to be born during football season. I hope you've learned your lesson.
Hopefully all our guys have that traditional bud foster business face on!
less than an hour till go time.
I'm gonna have a beer to calm my nerves...
Pitt it in their butt....
Love it and looks like the rain quit
That catch tho
don't see too much dormtainment anywhere. bravo sir.
So you smart people what happens when vine goes away? Will things like this still be able to be posted?
Stuck at work.., does anybody have a watch ESPN login I could borrow to catch the game please?!
shoot me an email and I'll hook you up. drew1020(@)vt(dot)edu
Times up. Nothing to see here...
Last year 17-13 them. Against Loffffelooor. Remember.
This worked for me last week against mu....
21-10
Oh and I just poured my first alcoholic beverage. I will take no responsibility for the rest of the evening.
I'm so lost.
Nigel Williams in street clothes....
nooooooo
Heard on the pre-game show that several players have been dealing with a cold/virus this week, including Evans. Hope that doesn't become an issue.
time to pull a Jordan
Pittsburgh: 54 degrees, dry, 11 mph wind
(NavyEMC: 34 degrees, 4" snow, no wind)
The field was still slop!
Brentwood Academy (TN) made the #2 Top Play on Sportscenter just now. Cool hail mary tipped by defense then offense before caught in the end zone.
Mention it because I think I've seen TKPers and we have a recruit from there recently.
Woody Baron went there.
Me right now
The crowd is garbage tonight. Always found it harder to play in front of few fans than many opposing fans.
LETS GO HOKIES
Based on PatNar's pregame speech I expect them to "get after" us.
"Vah Tech" - Random SC Anchor
I'm gonna throw up.
It's starting, the curse.
Palmer's tie game though...
not Ford?!
good run. 1st down let's go
Empty Seat Night promotion working perfectly
Wish ESPN would actually show plays.
Great effort to flip the field after the debacle on the kick return.
third time's the charm
great adjustment by Ford
Anyone at game what play did Phillips run to get that 1st?
Two Bucky height references already
Well crap, great drive, but we've got to settle for a FG attempt.
good job Slye
Well I was hoping for a TD, but ok.
And we're on the board
Is it me or is that the first false start penalty we have had all season? I'm sure it isn't but we really don't have many of those any more. Such a relief
yyeeess!!!!
Yeaaaaaaaaah!!! That shit wasDEVINE!
Ah going for the ol' 10 point drive, I like it
Sorry Connor. Gonna have to wait longer. BEAMERBALL!
25!!!!!!!!!!!!
#25 babyyyyyyyy
So maybe Slye kicking out of the endzone is not always a good thing!
something special about 25!!
Step 1: Win the TO battle
Aaaaaand here comes the James Conner Hero Video...
I mean, he is, kinda, so...
Shibeamerball!!!
BEAMERBALL!
Can the entire team wear 25 next week.
TWENTY-FIVE, IT'LL GET AFTER YA
thank God that was a forward pass.
keep it marching, fellas.
What kinda play is that
I swear Jesse Palmer has a crush on Bucky. He has stated his height 4 times now.
Already on my 2nd beer
Want to thank French for the film reviews. Made me notice almost every other WR is blocking except one Evans looks at.
So do we go for it on 4th down?
Gotta take points where you can.
so the shovel pass to Rogers isn't working. lol
Too cutesy
It would be working to Bucky Rogers
Yes let me read this. 3 guys around Rodgers let me shovel pass to him...again.
Can we just run normal plays please? At least to get things started?
Ok. Lesson: discontinue fwd shovel passes tonight until you're up by at least 3 scores. Wasted.
it's time for beer 3
Same as the number of points you get for a FG. I know that from watching this game.
Ayeee...look at you. High five dude.
I hate this play calling so far, could be 14-0 instead of 6-0. If they get a TD they are up by 1 with the extra point. I hope this is not like Syracuse!!!
Can we throw the ball in the damn red zone? March down the field throwing it and then we stop.
Don't run that play please
Wasted opportunities ....whyyyyyyy!!!
So, let's go ahead and burn that shovel pass, yeah? Everybody cool with that?
I actually love the shovel pass play in general, but it obviously isn't working.
Throw it to Ford or Hodges in the red zone.
Hodges, Ford, Phillips, Cunningham, Deablo, Carroll...it's a good game to be using all of these guys or a qb sneak but not shovel passes!
I'm assuming they saw something in film to do that twice . But clearly it's not working
My thoughts exactly.
When the box is stacked what the hell good is a shovel pass behind the line. Might as well be a delayed handoff.
More good kick coverage.
Alright Peterman. Prepare to get FOSTERED!
The one thing Pitt's defense excels at - stopping the run. So what do you do? Try to force it up the middle, in the red zone, where they can load the box even more. Ugh....
Get em D
At least they turned the turnover into points, even if it was only 3.
Optimism can be fun, right?
Lucky break with the penalty.
We'll take it.
"Well, I guess we can discount anything good that happens in this game because Peterman is cooold" - UNC fans
yesss!!!@
For some reason on the Yahoo sports app, the playcast replaced Evans name with Ken Ekanem for some reason. Looked funny
The playcalling on O sometimes baffles me.
You have a 6'7" receiver vs. the worst pass defense in the nation and you choose to throw 2 inside shovel passes to your FB??
Stick em with the Jab before you go for the uppercut?
Come on D!
Throw that shuttle pass out of the playbook.
Thanks for that forty yard illegal man penalty.
MOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Another turnover, SWEET!
Mook came to play.
Wow 2 Pitt TO's in the first quarter.
OH F*K YES MOOOK!!!
D B U
MOOOOOOOOK!
Let's turn this into a touchdown now boys.
MOOK
Why do our unis always look magenta on TV?!
Must be your TV.
They look good on mine.
my parents said the same thing on their tv about last week.
Nice pick! Now lets turn that in to 7! We can't keep settling for 3. Get far enough ahead and Pitt will have to go against the grain, become one dimensional, and pass.
Wish it was 21-0, but I'll settle for 13-0 please.
MOOOOOOOKKKKKKKK
13-0 come on guys!!!!!
Something that was big besides the INT was the tackle Mihota made on Conner. I think Dadi would have bounced off or let Conner go for a few more in years past. Vinny's just too big
Stick it in stick it in stick it in
Great job by Peterman finding a wide open Mook there.
TD PLEASE?!
lol he fell
We gotta make them pay for loading the box
Wow looked like a lot of defensive holding on the throw to Bucky.
Yeah, for some reason Bucky got a step on him, then the defender got a step on Bucky. Weird...
Or not...?
Well they have interfered twice now with no call.
First 2 plays should always be PASSING PLAYS TONIGHT!!!
Great VT bounce there.
If we lose this game, we deserve to for stalling out three times in perfect field position
Pitt is making every mistake in the book and we are taking advantage of nothing...
Of course Pitt D shows up against us lol
So
Many
Wasted
Opportunities
Damn, no points. Okay go defense.
Alright, whatever the f*k Cornelson is calling is NOT working. The lack of effective playcalling and execution is STARTING to get very annoying.
I hope we don't regret not taking advantage of these turnovers!
Oh look a commercial
Whelp, squandering opportunities. Lets see if this comes back to burn us.
I'm getting the feeling that this is going to bite us in the ass. We should be up by at least two TDs by now.
THROW THE BALL.
We should be up by three TDs right now...
Defense & ST not giving Offense enough time to rest.
/s
Jerod is still having trouble with that deep ball.
EVERYTHING has gone our way and we are only up 6-0. Wonder what happens when the ball starts to bounce the other way?
How the f*ck do you not get touchdowns right there? What is this bullsh*the they're calling?!? I mean d*mn!
Keep this first quarter in mind when the defense starts to give up points later in the game. We've left 15 points on the field.
While I have picked on Bucky in the past for drops you have to try and throw him the ball more than once.
Is this Pitt or Georgia Tech?
The defense is on fire!
Anybody else keep seeing this guy when Palmer mentions Peterman
I keep wondering if he bought some of Kramer's stories.
holy shit defense!
Half the distance is about 6 inches.
EDIT: That's what SHE said.
This reminds me of a beamer team of old
Pass Interference.
James Connor is strong, good lord.
3rd down on the 3 inch line lol.
You can't arm tackle Conner.
offense HAS to do something
Now drive and score after a great defensive stand.
Touchdown this time please?
Wow... our receivers getting manhandled out there.
Where are the damn interference flags.
...you kidding me with the no call
These refs are paid off. No excuses for three non calls on grabs
Sources telling me that Jesse Palmer is going to propose to Bucky Hodges at halftime.
Okay, time to start fucking mugging them. That's some bullshit.
Well, apparently only 1 ref is watching tonight, the line judge.
Terrible referees tonight!!! Awful not calling any pass interferences!!!
That makes up for the pass interference from the play before.
I'll accept it.
Thank god for pitt shooting themselves.
HOLDING!
Wow, we have gotten lucky on two big plays called back because of penalties. (and gotten screwed on a couple of no calls too.)
-comment deleted-
Pitt is gonna kill themselves with penalties. I'm cool with that.
And another hold that was ignored leads to an INT.....
Edit: bailed out by Pitt stupidity thank God
That no-call pisses me off. Ridiculous.
Fuckin acc refs.
Wow, talk about cutting it close on the game clock.
Perfect.
T Mac is just not getting it tonight.
Great game management, Evans
Dodging bullets like Neo
We're winning the game and I'm frustrated.
Offense needs to get in the damn end zone.
Pitt #5 wears short shorts
Jesse said what I was thinking - how is that even legal? I've seen the kids trim the knee pad and roll the pants under, but those are basically compression shorts with thigh pads.
That's 14 pts left on the f*king field. Can we PLEASE get 1 f*king TD on this possession!? FFS!
Well that quarter was ALL VT. We better hope the offense starts to click. The tides have to turn eventually and we should be up a few scores when it happens.
Let's hope with the change of direction, the downfield passes start landing.
Statistically dominated; however, 6-0. Hopefully we can get it going on offense.
Need to score when we have the wind.
Ford!!!!!!
How was that not pass interference before?
Because pass interference isn't in the rule book for this game. #ACCRules-Not
wow
WOW
Love the concentration there.
Isaiah Ford you a bad, bad man
Will that change to an INT?
Edit: No way
That wind is blowing hard. You could hear it in the ref's mic.
Ford did not give up on that!
Evans is looking pretty shaky so far.
Balls seem to be floating on him today. Maybe cause its so windy there.
Yeah... if the wind is that bad, it explains a lot.
FORD!
Dude keeps calling Isaiah Ford "Motley"
The defender was motley.
ohhh.
Damn. Even Lawson can't get any playing time on the opposing team.
Was that the definition of a 50/50 ball?
not gonna lie, that was just weird.
That had to stand. Now score
OOOOOHHHH! OOOOOHHHH! OOOOOOOHHHH! OOOOOHHHH! OOOOOOHHHHHH! OOOOOHHHH!
STICK IT IN! STICK IT IN! STICK IT IN!
Great 'catch'!
Ford is a dude.
How about a touchdown this time?
Don't worry guys, Pitt may have one of the top defenses in the country, but their offense is awful.
Also, if we could stop getting mugged by DBs, that'd be pretty neat.
Can we throw it in the redzone please!
Right? A nice TE release w/ a short hard pass minimizes any wind effects.
So painful
I'm going to f'ing lose it
THROW THE BALL IN THE RED ZONE!!!!!
Why, why, why Continue to run into the TEETH OF THE DEFENSE IN THE REDZONE???????
WTF THROW THE FUCKING BALL ITS 5 YARDS TO SCORE
Predictable.
Live by the run die by the run, unless someone sees stats it looks like a close game...is what it is I don't understand or get the play calling so many WR's and we do qb runs and hand offs to the RB's. I wouldn't be shocked if we lose WR commits because we do not use the talent we have!!!
LOL, no doubt. Fucking stall again in the red zone. Hopefully the defense plays lights out all night....
I will not throw my remote.
I will not throw my remote.
I will not throw my remote.
I will not throw my remote.
I will not throw my remote.
I will not throw my remote. In the redzone
I will not throw my remote. In the redzone
I will not throw my remote. In the redzone
I will not throw my remote. In the redzone
I will not throw my remote. In the redzone
FTFY
Passing keeps getting us down their territory but we keep running the ball when we get in red zone . No roll out play actions ?
Watch Pitt march down the field and score a TD the next time they get the ball and all of a sudden it is anyone's game.
Their offense is normally good, our defense is playing lights out.
Dammit cornelson, pitt had studied the film. They're looking for Evans, throw the ball.
Play calling in the red zone sucks so far
1 TD. 1 F*KING TD! Can't even do that.
Didn't they say in August..."Throw to score, run to win"? What the f*ck is going on???
Only thing I will say is the wind looks real bad. Evans had one sure int overturned to penalty and another one snatched back by Ford. I get wanting him to pass, but maybe it's not the best option. Getting a little more creative with the run game would be nice. Not sure how much I like all of the runs up the middle.
True but those were mid range and deep balls. We're getting the ball to the 5 yd line. I still think he can throw a 6 yard laser just fine in the wind.
Slye going for that #25.
Points?
Shovel pass would've worked
Defense is going to have the get the touchdowns tonight. Glad Foster didn't listen to Fuente when he said you don't have to play perfect defense!
Although you have to worry about the wind affecting field goals too.
I'm hoping JF has something he is seeing and shaping the game for cause otherwise O don't know what is with the red zone play calling
It's windy as heck there. I'm Ok with play calling. Corn is calling a game based on their D and conditions.
All I can say in our defense is the short field actually helps this Pitt D. We get less vertical and the front 7 - their CLEAR strength - can neutralize our OL.
But gimmeabreakweshouldbeupbythreescores
We need to run the RPO TE drag rout we scored on the first TD at UNC.
Gotta sick feeling we're going to pay for not scoring TDs.
If I have to hear the announcer remind us that Bucky Hodges is 6'7 one more time before we even attempt to throw him a pass inside the ten I may throw my remote. Completely ridiculous that Pitt is one big drive from being back in this game
Damn, c'mon defense.
In the first quarter Pitt:
Ran 6 plays
12 total yard
4 penalties
2 turnovers
Only down 9-0. Of course their defense looking good against us at the moment. Can't help but have a little bit of that sinking feeling even though defense playing great.
Ok guys I just realized I didn't have the right shirt on, i took care if it.
Woody did a great job fighting off that block.
Okay offense drive and score a td this time.
At least getting a punt instead of the pick we can get a lot of yards before kicking the field goal
I don't care if we kick 12 FGs as long as Pitt keeps up this "ALLSTATE cold hands performance".
Terrell Edmunds on that last play. But didn't catch it
Also on our runs we need to get to hitting the hole rather than running these delayed runs. Too often we are letting Pitt get behind the play with how many men they stack the box with
WTF this is mind-boggling
Hodges with no YAC! But a great catch.
Oh and Palmer, height, drink!
Well the pitt defense is good.Evans has a nice touch tonight so far.
Every snap is low and it's costing us time.
Game callers are just as biased as I've seen. ESPN and the ref's hate hate hate seeing VT do good!
wat
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I think that catch is going to get overturned. Looked like he bobbled it when his elbow hit out of bounds.
Yea elbow was down out before he gained control I thinks
Is every single snap low?
Seems like it .smh
Yes. 100% and needs to get fixed.
I'm just saying, if that sideline pass against Syracuse was a catch, that's a catch too. Different situations, but still.
In reality, they will over turn the call on the field. Incomplete.
I hate when instant replay is potentially inconvenient for us.
don't we all, lol
Our line is kind of a get in your way OL vs. a we're gonna block you group.
No matter the call, I'll take it over an incomplete shuffle pass.
coming back
That slow mo replay made it look closer to a catch. I still think we don't get the call.
Elbow was in.long review is not our friend. Incomplete
Hate to be that guy but doesn't seem like he had control before his back went out of bounds.
Is this different from the Syracuse catch and the UNC catch from last year?
Dude, that is a catch. (I am not bias. I promise.)
Thats complete 99/100 times with Ford.
So what happened to the flag on the play after the replay overturned the catch?
My question as well
The flamethrower shin snaps must MUST stop
These snaps suck again. What's up with all of the snap issues this year?
Go defense
Big Tim Settle eating up blockers!
Did I miss something IIs Facyson out ?
Listening on radio. I haven't heard anyone mention it.
C'mon defense get a stop. Don't let pitt score
Pitt is doing on O what VT should have been doing all game...
JUst muted Jesse palmer.
Adonis needs to attack the ball faster.
Well crap.
Sad.
Badumdum Ketchup
God damn it
Crap. All the good things in the first quarter negated.
The play calling tonight sucks.
Fuck pitt. They need to fix this play calling and fast.
Crap, can't Connor go out?
And we have nothing to show for our domination. The curse is very much alive along with terrible play calling at places we are cursed at. This is pathetic I hope the players and coaches get a fire lit under them or it will be a long night!
There is no fucking curse.
There is only planning and execution.
F*king thank you. This times a million.
COULD still be a 2 touchdown game. Looking at you Corn.
That is the definition of taunting
It's discouraging when the refs go full-on blind with this shit. Clemson had the 2nd quarter to themselves vs Louisville and I'm beginning to think this is the same squad.
And there it is. It should be 21+ - 0 right now with Pitt knocking on the door.
Hopefully our offense will get their act together now.
Don't count on it.
Soooooooo Pitts one drive they score on makes all of our drives look like crap .
Sad.
This is just sad.
FUCK PITT.
One effing drive. Ball game. Bunch of assisinne field goals when we should have scored touchdowns. Ass biting shall commence. W. T. F.
Don't even care. Fuck the offense. Same thing as Syracuse. You KNEW they were going to get points and the offense needed to keep up. This shit is on the offense so far.
I feel like Loeffler has been coaching the offense tonight.
Time to get it going.
Everyone on offense except maybe Ford and Bucky should be ashamed that they let Pitt back in this game, coaches included.
I blame the coaches not the players. Our play calling in the red zone has been god awful.
Good point. Cornelson has not put them in position to succeed.
plenty of game left, we all knew this would be a close one, lets respond and score!
Peterman literally put his nuts in Alexander'a face. We need to put his ass on the ground for the whole second half.
With all that we have had and decided to run into the teeth of their defense and now we are only up a two point lead. If we don't score on this drive, and a td, look for seeeious momentum swing to Pitt. Plus they get the ball after half.
Damn you ketchup field
Has nothing to do with the field or the empty stands.
No kidding
OK, now it's official.
Unleash the freaking offense already.
#NFLstadiums . . . the'll get after ya
What the fuck is with all the shitty ass runs up the middle?!?
Why dont we run post routes? Why can't we run the ball?
All I want is to bounce runs outside rather than the middle.
Crap motley is hurt...wait a sec....
Serious question: how many syllables are in the name "Fuente"? Announcers keep pronouncing it different than I expected.
(1)fa (2)you (3)e (4)n (5)ta (6)ea
at least 6
I asked this a while back on another thread but never got an answer. I expected Fwentay but apparently it's foo-wentay.
It's 100% Fwen-tay. Jesse Palmer is incapable of pronouncing easy things.
Running it up the middle still?
Why?
What the actual fuck is this playcalling? Run between the tackles again. Yeah. THat'll do it.
Have we tried a run not up the middle yet?
OK, I guess it was so that Phillips would be wide open on second down.
LOLOLOL more runs up the middle. Hey, hand the ball to the running back and let him bounce around like a freaking bunny rabbit behind the center.
Lane's Thursday night game makes Pitt's Thursday night game look sad.
It will look better with a VT win.
Another Bucky no YAC catch!
Ok everything is falling our way. If we lose this game they are just the better team. Period.
If you are drinking for every Bucky height reference you might have alcohol poisoning by the time this game is over.
Has pass interference been removed as a penalty?
Finally got one.
Little bit of a grab my ass
1 YAC by Hodges by falling further
Cause he is 6'-7"
The no PI is really frustrating.
They have decided there will be no PI called on Pitt tonight.
Came to say the same thing.
Where are all our plays ???
We're running like 3 plays.
HOLY FUCK THROW A DAMN FLAG
The PI are obvious I don't know how they are not calling them
That was plenty of pass interference.
I guess our CBs have a free card to tackle before the catch...
Hey Jesse Palmer. STFU. That's not PI? Ok.
Narduzzi was apoplectic. lol
He probably is complaining because they told him they weren't going to call pass interference tonight.
Just saying our DBs need to start mugging their receivers until it gets called. Stop pussy footing, jam the shit out of them, and go up and break up passes. Get physical.
Fuck off Narduzzi you've been mugging us all night
Wait... are they allowed to throw flags on PI?
I'm guessing the refs didn't see Pitt's jersey holding earlier. You can't use that to negate an obvious hold later.
Finally. Narduzi or whatever can shut the hell up.
What the fuck is Narduzzi bitching about??? There have been 3 blatant pass interferences against Pitt and they've only called one. I think you're winning this one
Seriously, it was about time that got called.
They're pretending that since they didn't call it against Pitt earlier, it should now be allowed.
TD!
Cunningham!
Announcers are hilarious. "That pi wasn't as flagrant as the other no call pis. They're not being consistent."
? I agree with them 100%. It was PI, but it was like third most egregious PI on that drive.
Yes, but they were almost making it sound like the refs shouldn't have called it because they let Pitt get away with all the other ones. That's pretty silly.
Pittsburgh is a Union town. It's called "Past Practice".
Each to his own ability; Pitt's DBs don't seem to have much.
CUNNINGHAM YOU ARE OUR SAVIOR
They finally had to throw the laundry. Look throwing the ball in the red zone can work!!! Td
consistent call or not, your guys are consistently grabbing and pullin....
Woah, passing in the red zone? Is that allowed?
how many times have we scored on that play lol?
TOUCHDOWN EAT SHIT PITT
Finally, the play roll out pass to the Cunningham - worked 3 out of the last 4 weeks.
Narduzi needs a damn flag I'm tired of seeing him yelll ever damn play
finally
Exactly.
Oh look. You can get a touchdown when you throw in the red zone.
and your receiver doesn't get mugged.
Normally I'd say go for 2 - but good call to take the point given our struggles.
Where the hell were these play actions earlier!
We had to get stuffed 10 times up the middle to set it up. /s
Sad part is... you're not entirely wrong.
That play that always gets Cunningham open in the end zone, I'd like to see them run it to the left as well. Might be a harder throw for Evans though.
Come on D
Score: Slye 10 - Pitt 7
TD HOKIES!!!!!
Cornelsen setting that up with all those runs, right? right?
Wow. That wind is BAD. On that extra kick it started left and moved right hard.
Way to respond offense!!
Nardawg sure is upset about his players mugging our receivers
Hating on Narduzzi:
He doesn't believe Pass Interference should ever be called against his team.
I don't feel like checking but I swear at least half of Cunningham's catches this year are for TD's.
Good job by the offensive staff lulling the Pitt D to sleep with all the runs in the red zone to set up that late 2nd quarter TD.
Ridiculous
Its a freaking TE - why can't we catch him?!?!
What the hell.
Heinz field curse.
Fuck that.
No excuses for failure to execute.
That hurts.
Why was he wide open?
What the hell, d seventy one yards!!!
Jesse Palmer is a blooming idiot if he thinks the no PI calls are acceptable. He'd be going nuts if he was playing QB and not getting that call. The only thing more obvious would be tackling the receiver, which Ford has also experienced in this game with a no PI call.
Surprise surprise mook gets burned again
What?
well that wasn't pleasant
Somebody get Narduzzi a new headset.
And a Valium. That was clearly DPI.
Wow we lost pinball
F*K DAMMIT!! STOP WITH THE F*KING BULLSHIT!!!!
LOLOLOLOLOL
Gotta jump on that ball, boys.
Suddenly, they call pass interference.
After the play.
Consistently...
And not even from the ref with the best look.
Screw these refs. Totally double standard.
That was a horrific call on Stroman.
Flag. wow.
Dang that recovery would have been nice!
Go hokies, go defense. Damn Connor
Are we going to be losing after Pitt gets the ball to start the first half?
Because it really feels that way
Yes
What crappy officiating on that drive! These refs ought to be fired.
Wow. I don't usually complain about refs, but holy shit this is awful.
So much for a fair PI calling game tonight
Fuck I wasn't going to drink now I am
That PI call is horse shit.
And Pitt gets the ball to start the second half.
No reason to not try a hail. Their dbs are a joke. I get kneeling if we get the ball in 2nd half. First time I have called Fuente a sissy.
I hate blaming refs for things... but come on. This is horrible.
What the fuck. These refs suck dick.
My brother, also a Tech grad, is in Lisbon, Portugal. He is listening to the game even though he has a meeting in the morning and it is already 1:30 AM (I think).
Go Hokies
I'm just saying this team needs to find their big boy pants in the locker room at half time. Pitt looks way more physical tonight.
So our big boys are getting dominated offense and defense
We won the first quarter, they won the second. We need a better second half.
Fuck the acc refs.
Fuck Pitt.
Fuck Heinz.
Fuck it all.
This is not a pleasant game to watch.
We better get it together for the 2nd half.
Our defense has looked TERRIBLE the last two drives.
Maybe a little instruction during halftime to the refs on what constitutes pass interference.
And what doesn't.
Fuck everything. The refs. Heinz field. Red zone field goals. 71 yard passes with two minutes to go in the half.
I'm drinking heavily. Sorry I'm not sorry.
Come on motherfuckers call this fucking game even. Both ways these refs are fucking dogshit tonight.
No shit. Fucking refs.
Fat guy kick return!!!
i'd like to see another VT score before halftime.
Wish we had those couple other TD's we could've/should've had.
Yeah that was a joke of a PI and haven't called the plays where they have had a handful of pulled jersey
The Field goals will doom us
That was pass interference on Stroman, but considering the blatant no calls on us that flag shouldn't have been thrown
Giving up a chance once again may haunt us. Tired of giving away possessions.
Look guys, Stroman's arm was stretched out and was obvious. All you need to do is to pull their jerseys down when they are jumping and you will be fine. That's not a PI.
But we've been our own worst enemy settling for all these damn field goals. This game could already be over
Oh and i really dont want to hear about our damn DBU anymore. They havebt earned it this season
Mook needs to learn to play disciplined, no doubt. He was pretty much singularly responsible for that last td. Well. Him and the refs.
How I feel about that last Pitt drive
Why do you not take a shot there!?!?
I'm no conspiracy person, but I am having a hard time believing these refs don't have some bills on this game.
That is unacceptable. We have plenty to blame ourselves for, but that call was the worst I've seen in a long, long time given the way this game has been called to that point.
Fuente never says much to refs but he needs to get in these refs ears at half about the pass interference bull shit because if they aren't calling it in the second half we won't win
I'm wondering why the f*k there are more complaints about the officiating rather than the botched assignments and absence of the defense in the 2nd qtr and the shit execution and playcalling of the offense in the 1st.
They're all legitimate complaints.
Agree. All those things suck...
Yeah but there's only one of those you can't do jackshit about. Guess
Hey guys, fuck Pitt!
At some point, if the ACC wants to be considered a real Football Conference; they need to dedicate themselves to developing a MUCH better referee lineup.
The ACC by far has the worst officiating of any major conference.
Eh, the Pac-12 has shit refs too.
Frustrating game. I hope this doesn't turn out to be one we perhaps win the box score but because we can't find the end zone we end up losing. That's what it feels like at the moment. I don't know where the passing on the red zone early on was. Did we not know that Pitts defense was good against the run and not the pass??? Did someone mix that up this week??
VT's defense was lights out for the first quarter.
I'm hoping more VT offense shows up during the second half.
This would be a rout if VT were scoring 7s instead of 3s
Pitt is trying really, really hard to happen.
Goddamn cheating Pitt has been pass interfering the whole fucking game.
Narduzzi thinks all bad calls are against PItt.
Narduzzi whines about the wrong thread.
Narduzzi gets hated on in every thread.
There is absolutely no way Pat Narduzzi just said "They've gotta call it both ways"
I AGREE PAT
I'd settle if they consistently called PI when the corner has the receiver by the shirt.
Really Narduzzi, they have to call it both ways? I've always thought this guy was a deuche, and he just confirmed it for me.
Good lord does this page load slowly.
Big East refs
Our WRs getting mugged
Narduzzi is a bitch
Sigh...
"They have to call it both ways, too."
Eat shit Pitt
i think many of us had this penciled in as a lose this season, so being up at half is good. we still got this
Did Narduzzi really just bitch about the refs!?!?!?
Did people think this would be easy? Really. We are going to find out what kind of Hokie stones we have tonight.
Nobody thought it would be this easy.
Nobody thought it would be this hard.
How bout nard saying the refs are calling in our favor!? What a joke
There was a lot breaking in our favor in Q1, not sure about the refs though. The balls have been bouncing pretty favorably.
Narduzzi just put himself in the Lane Kiffen class of head coaches.
Pat Narduzzi has quickly passed Paul Johnson as my most despised ACC coach
FUCK! okay. I feel better now.
If I'm Fuente, I'm lighting into this team in the locker room for hanging around with these fucking clowns all first half. Their offense's greatest play is a screen pass. We have had one-on-one matchups on the outside with our receivers all game, and we keep trying to run into the teeth of the D-Line. As has been mentioned, this game should be out of hand by now. I'm sick of this half-empty pro stadium and mediocre Pitt team looking all world because of us. Focus and execute and blow these losers out.
This! This, this, this and this.
It's frustrating we score against "good" defenses and struggling versus porous defenses.
Well, he did this:
Narduzzi had to say something so when he has to submit paperwork on that broken headset it seems like a reasonable explanation
I hope he gets an opportunity to break additional headsets tonight.
VT's D definitely needs to avoid leaving the entire middle of the field wide open.
Short passes to slow guys should not be 70 yard plays.
Yup. Crappy officiating aside, that was the most sickening play of the game. Just inexcusable.
Nothing against James Conner. He has a great story.
But I'd sure like to see him lose tonight.
lol, is Narduzzi the biggest crybaby in the world? It's because of the refs that you're even still in this game. I'm still nervous about the final outcome, but in a fairly called game we're winning by two scores.
Points.
I think they've ran a commercial for every non PI call. ESPN blows Narduzzi nads
We need the offense to take over and finish drives. I think the defense will get some more stops, but we have to limit the big ones, they haven't had a sustained drive yet
We may need to extend the Hatin' on Narduzzi thread an additional week.
I really dislike that guy.
every time. somebody has to stay back.
I can write a Narduzzi hype speech:
LOUD NOISES
Narduzzi is trying to yell his team into being good. It's kinda sad
That Narduzzi speech was cringeworthy.
They need to plan Conner on his ass.
Games over...
What has happened to the f*king defense this season!? Sloppy tackling techniques, getting fooled on misdirection and trick plays. I expect better from Foster and a Foster coached unit.
Facyson showed up late on that one.
Defense not starting the second half very well.
Why can we not tackle James Conner!!!
Connor is going to get his yards. Giving up 50 yd gash plays to the TE is our problem.
LOL we bad
Unbelievable. Had to know Conner was going to get the ball there and we completely whiff on him
I'm so tired of Virginia Tech sucking.
You really don't know what sucking is if you didn't live through '92 2-8-1 year. We're 5-2 this year.
I'll forgive them if they hold them to a fieldgoal.
Alright, y'all have gotten weird in here. Have a good night and Go Hokies.
Crap - Conner is a beast, but we've contained him for the most part (except the one long run.) Gotta stop giving up the big plays.
That was a lost series.
No need to let it define the game.
It was one missed assignment.
You right, we can't just stop playing when we go down in a one-possession game. We CAN'T DO THAT to ourselves.
This is hard to watch. I think it was easier to watch when I knew we sucked ass. This year I've seen what is possible and then we fucking shit the bed twice in important games. I can't take much more.
Uh, we are only down 5 early in the 3rd quarter. This game has been frustrating. But its not over yet.
The defense has totally checked out. They are unreliable and useless at best. Offense needs to win this for us.
That's embarrassing. No push whatsoever by our defense
Headed downhill quickly.
Grumble, growl, snarl, snap. Now we really need some good play calling for the offense. Get the Damn lead back, this team is not better than we are.
Its looking more and more like we lost this game in the 1st Quarter.
First drive of the 2Nd
And here we go!
nothing changing.......
So the defense is fucking up bad, but we should still have the lead right now. So far I'd say the blame is 50/50 offense/defense.
Yeah both have underperformed. D made stops at beginning and offense responded w a bunch of damn field goals. Now the defense is showing some fatigue and poor discipline.
watching on the ESPN app. The feed has died on each of Pitt's 3 TD drives
You think that's the problem with our defense?
We just need to offense to show up this series, and it remains a game.
...we don't suck, guys. just fucking relax.
I agree. This team is better than this.
Seen enough VT games to know where this one is going.
This is why we can't have nice things
This. I know we don't suck. I know we should win this game. But I've been a fan long enough to know that we have a habit of doing this. I just wish I knew why...
Pitt has now out gained us in the air, on the ground, 3rd down efficiency, and TOP.
At least we've created more turnovers? That counts for something right???
If Pitt is going to score on every drive now, then maybe we should too?
Well we gotta score some points. We're capable of keeping pace. Just not sure if we can keep them out the end zone now.
Guys... calm down. It's frustrating but the game is far from over.
This is why I hate the "can we make the playoffs/ACC Championship/whatever bowl?" threads. Because the minute something goes badly in a game, everyone who was all high and happy turns really depressing and nasty.
Come on, people. We're down by one score with half a game to go. Lots of time.
Thank you.
I agree.
Let's Go.
Hey guys let's not throw in the towel yet.
Halftime adjustments.
What's sad is, we needed zero adjustments for the first half. We just needed to pay attention to the scouting report.
But no, we blow 2 td minimum trying to rush between the tackles.
Look, this is a good coaching staff, with the ability to call gems of games.
This game is not being called well.
Yeah I don't know what was with this first two possessions in the red zone
Agree. Why did they do that? I've never played or coached football so I admittedly have no clue. Why keep running unproductive plays?
I like these adjustments on Offense.
Nice block, Mr Rogers!
Sweet!
Hodges!
Hard to believe that we aren't going to be in any dog fights with a new coach
Ugh.
We're really losing the battle of the line.
Wait, wait, wait.....Lets run between the tackles again inside the 10....its worked so well to this point!!!!!!!!!
This is fucking pathetic at this point
Mother fuck :(
Holding My Breath. Terrible inside the ten again.
Pitt has some brutes as linemen.
God damn I mother fucking hate Pitt
Welp....
completely wasted a play with that run up the middle again
Crap - that's not a good sign with Evans helped off the field.
This is not the time to lose Evans.
You knew it was gonna happen. I hate to say it. RZ offensive line.
As soon as we get into the red zone, we should be doing nothing but fades or running the option. The insistence on hammering the middle against a 350-lb DT is like visions of last year's ECU game.
That makes no Sense. Why try to exploit huge mismatch with Hodges when you can run for no gain over and over and over again.
Yeah, eventually that huge DT has to get tired, right?
This is most frustrated I've been by a game all season, because Pitt, and now Evans is down.
STOP RUNNING UP THE MIDDLE!!! WE ARE DONE WITH I AM SURE AND THEY ARE AT FAULT FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO EVANS!!! TERRIBLE PLAY CALLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Passes all over the yard during a drive. Gets in redzone.... Refuses to air it out. Gets quarterback hurt
Jesus. Slye with more points this game than UVA fans at a Spring Festival. Need the play calling to be a bit better than this.
Bring in Lawson.
They're warming up Motley. Probably saving Lawson for a trick play I'd guess.
I wonder how this affects his playing time.
Damn, bad play calling and now Evans is hurt. Time for motley to be a hero.
Well guess we might as well just march down the field all the time and just prepare for a field goal attempt
Unfortunately, the math doesn't work out.
3+3+3+7+3 = 33373
7+7+7 = 777
That doesn't...
Yeah...Yeah I see it!
That's capper of the night
What the fuck is with our red zone plan? We can't run the ball up the middle. ain't happening. get it through your heads guys.
Redzone woes continue... sigh
Hope Evans is okay
Really wish we would stack Hodges and Ford to the wide side of the field inside the ten. Force Pitt to commit to one and go to the other
The offensive line is letting us down! Conte is not holding his blocks and getting pushed around.
Pitt had two weeks to prepare their line for VT's offense.
Running up the middle isn't happening.
There's no excuse for bad play they play offensive line for many years. It's not new to them, or at least shouldn't be
Hey, we responded that drive and put points up! We are only down one score, this game is totally within reach!
We should be up 2 TDs
AIN'T THIS SOME SHIT.
nobody's head is in this game anymore. damn dude .
I just got yelled at by my wife and daughter. I'm taking it too seriously. I. Can't. Even.
I hate sucking...this is bullshit.
Pitt has gotten some lucky bounces on fumbles.
Look the pitt qb not known for running is running on us. Is this familiar?
There is an entire article and thread about his running ability.
Root for Motley now guys.
Always. Christiansburg represent!
pathetic play calling. Stineyesque. And got the qb hurt.
Narduzzi is an ass clown.
There was minimal contact on that one.
Agree 100%. He has absolutely nothing to be complaining about. The holding from his secondary has been literally on every play.
When does Narduzzi finally get flagged?
Was just wondering the same thing. Seen a lot of coaches get the laundry for less.
Technical foul on Narduzzi, please?
Wow. What a surprise! An actual f*king stop by the D on 1st!!!
Pat Narduzzi reminds me of how Butch Jones looks on Tennessee's sideline.
Stroman with a nice runback.
There's a reason Narduzzi wears glasses.
I nominate this for posthumous "Hatin' On" champion of the year
Nardz, shut your whiny whore mouth.
Can you repeat this please? I want to give it another leg.
Good stop defense and good return Stroman.
Great punt return by Stroman and no flags
That was a crushing block. Not quite RVD level, but really nice.
I don't even want to watch this anymore. I'm going to bed. I'll catch up with y'all tomorrow
Hang in there bro. Never give up on your Hokies!
It wasn't in the cards for me. I was so furious about the continuous pass interferences that weren't called that when Evans went down with the injury I decided that my blood pressure couldn't handle it. Went to bed at that point and I don't regret it.
You're a better man than me. I would've laid in bed seething for hours.
Dammit, please send in Motley. Give Evans a f*king break from the sh*t playcalling that can cause him greater harm.
Stinespring making a comeback? Or is it just his ghost?
I didn't mean for the remainder of the game.
Narduzzi is a douche
Scored, played defense, executed special teams. Repeat.
Good return, Stroman.
Now lets get going offense!
The bourbon is doing weird things tonight. I'm dragging yall down with my negativity. I'm out for the rest of the night. I'm not having a good showing as a Hokie and I don't want to be like that. Yall enjoy.
Go Hokies! I love you guys.
Eat. Shit. Pitt.
Sure am hoping Evans is workable.
I think we are about to see hero ball from Evans! Thinking positively.
I'd feel a lot better about our ability to tough this out if Evans wasn't gimpy. This next drive is going to tell us so much about how the rest of the game will go.
Maybe Narduzi can get what he wants and the refs will start calling obvious pass interference.
We can only hope, right?
Let's get it, Mot.
Motley can run this offense.
But I'd prefer him not to run.
Go motley
He was holding his jersey the entire run.
It's called "Pass Interference".
MOTLEY!!! If you carry him into the end zone, that counts as a fat guy TD
Nice trickeration!
Good call.
GREAT downfield blocking by Nijman there.
This crowd clearly doesn't know the rules of football.
If the coach doesn't know the rules how can their fans?
Rules don't matter. Just scream at the refs all day until you get a call. - Pitt
This officiating crew clearly doesn't know the rules of football.
They're being egged on by their Douchebag coach who is throwing a temper tantrum like a little girl who didn't get the Barbie she wanted for X mas
Motley did a nice job of running the offense.
A lot of incomplete passes.
Part of it might be that the defensive players are holding the receivers on every play.
How can these fans be booing? Wow. We finally got the right call and they're going nuts. Unbelievable.
COME ON REFS WTF
I'm proud of Evan's toughness but he needs to be careful not to injure himself further
wtf no PI?
PI all night long. Unbelievable!
Yeah, about that lack of consistency on PIs...
Alright ladies and gents. This isn't over. Stop being babies. Get your head in the game. Grab a bourbon and let Motley go!
Damn it Hodges
Oh hey another field goal.
ANOTHER FRIGGIN JERSEY GRAB AND NO CALL.....be consistent refs. Geez.
Jesus....I just don't know what to say anymore. That was just an inexplicable 3rd down call.
VT back in the lead.
I love to hear the lamentations of the crowd.
Glad Slye showed up to play today.
Red zone, check. Third down, check. Run the qb keeper for nothing, check. Sigh, come on coaches. Get it together.
Is Stinespring calling plays when we get close to and into the Red Zone?
I was gonna say, please just get pts. Big series for defense.
Joey Slye may win this game for us tonight
I'm amazed how the commentators can even think these aren't interference calls. It's called HOLDING when you grab the damn jersey!
Palmer said it was on Hodges there
Specifically the pulling and riding part
Officiating sure seems very very inconsistent. Bucky was definitely held so we couldn't catch that touchdown pass.
Well, Slye showed up tonight.
Enough with the runs up the middle. What the fuck
I need some Prozac, pretty sure my household is afraid of me at this point...
What's the record for field goals in a game?
Motley looking good. Passes were crisp and on target. Too bad the play calling botched it.
Motley coming in leading a nice drive there
Is the 3rd down philosophy "let's center the FG kick" down?
Was there some new rule passed that you're allowed to hold the jersey of the receiver?
Narduzzi is setting a bad example for his team.
Narduzzi can kiss every part of my ass
Giggity.
I know I'm looking through Orange and Maroon glasses, but I'm pretty sure Pitts defense is on the positive side of these no calls. I don't understand Pitts anger.
Because Pitt needs the officials to have a chance.
Someone needs to shove a flag down Narduzzi's throat and shut him up. Seriously we all know his opinion about the calls/lack-thereof....
Narduzzi is being a whiney little bitch about every call regardless of validity.
Narduzzi is being a whiney little bitch
about every call regardless of validity.THANK YOU!!!
defense keeping us in as best they can
3 and out on that series. Need more of those.
I may have missed something but where has Tim Settle been?
He recovered the kick at the end of the first half.
Yeah I saw that but I feel like I haven't seen him at all on the D-Line
Red zone, check. Third down, check. Run the qb keeper for nothing, check. Sigh, come on coaches. Get it together.
If I remember correctly, Evans best TD run was after hurting his ankle.
Did we just run up the middle again?
Why bother running it. And don't tell me about balance or setting up the pass. The middle aint working.
* And on queue
We have used the speed option with success almost all year. With them loading the box like this wouldn't that be a worth a shot?
YEAH JUICE
Evans to Phillips, and Phillips stopped short!
And TD Juice!
That's how you do it!
THANK YOU PITT SECONDARY FOR SUCKING!!!
What an absolute DIME to Phillips
There you go, that was a great looking drive!!!!!
BEASTMODE ACTIVATED
That is football. Thank you!
I love you, Jerod.
jerod Evans is tough,damn
TD boysssssss!!!!
Juuuuuuuiiiiiceeeeeee
Awesome touchdown drive by Evans beautiful passes, beautiful catches; love seeing the receivers make things happen exclamation point
It should be that easy every drive!
Now we need Foster to dial up a huge stop
It's great seeing Evans start to use all of his receiving Corps
We started third quarter badly, but ended up winning the quarter. One more to go.exploit the pitt secondary.
What a gutsy team. Showing a lot of character, win or lose
Was the right ankle the same one Evans messed up earlier in the year?
Alright boys! Let's GOOOOOOO!!!!!
I didn't see the ankle injury, but I'm pretty sure it was caused by Evans' gigantic titanium balls slamming into his leg.
Comment of the game thread right here
Score: Slye 17 - Pitt 21. Here comes the comeback.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm confused about our qb situation
edit - not qb. rb.
Lawson. Enough said.
Whelp
It's like not being distracted by whether or not he should run makes him throw better
Crap - need to stop the big plays by Pitt
VT -29, Refs - 28. Finally!
We need to murder Conner!!!! Tackle him already.
James Conner is still that dude.
Yeah but we lost outside leverage on that run play.
Heh, ended the 3rd quarter the same way we started it.
James Connor: Thanks for beating Cancer, great story. Now please graduate
Probably 10 more to win, maybe 7
I'd like to see Conner get hit really hard. At least once.
As powerful as he's running, I'm pretty sure our tackler would get the bad end of that collision.
Will we have to institute The Marshall Plan?
d, please don't let up.
Let's go defense....this is the time we need you most.
MUST STOP THEM HERE
Let's get another closeup of Narduzzi.
There it is.
Chuck Clark!
2nd and Loooong! Go D.
I really hate Narduzzi.
Can't argue with that call!
I can argue that they only got the throw off cause of a massive hold...
F*k dammit Terrell!!!
Wtf is wrong with this Pitt coach is he always like that.
Yeah okay but ignore the blatant holding.
Field judge is a sackless little fraidy-cat who let Nard get in his head.
Man. No doubt. That dude just stood there and took it.
Very oddly officiated game. Obviously the PI's, but so many missed holds, a couple of bad spots, and the post-kick changes took forever.
OMG I cannot believe that call. Wow, that was just good defense.
The way Narduzzi ran so cheerfully after his WR who drew the flag, I'm wondering if he told him to flop. This ain't basketball.
There needs to be a flag on Narduzzi.
Coach is ridiculous. Loser.
Narduzzi is an ass clown
WHAT THE FUCK, CONSISTENCY.
These. Refs. Suck.
Need to step up and hold them to a FG here
Wow officials with the makeup call and Narduzzi still not flagged and our inability to touch Conner until he is 15 or more yards down field is ridiculous
On All Those runs by Connor where the heck is Matu?
Narduzzi should leave...
narduzzi is such a bitch
FUCK NARDUZZI
I sure hope VT wins this one.
Damn, bud is getting schooled again.
Lets get a stand defense. Hold to 3
I hope they don't get it.
this is making me hate natduzzi
Hey, cover CONNER!
Wow
Good grief. I hate being this angry.
I hope Narduzzi throws his back out flailing around like he is.
BTW: Fuck Pitt
Our Plan: Win the game. Spend all week making "caption this" with photos of the Pitt coach.
Can we give this infinite legs?
Foster and his boys with no answers. Getting tiresome watching Pitt walk all over us
Fuck this shit. Fuck it all.
My friend, you gotta say that stuff into a pillow or something.
LOLOLOL Pitt knows how to run a that play! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Well, we'll find out tonight if our team is resilient. Tied in the 4th quarter - never been here before with this staff and team.
What was the PI call on Edmunds? I don't know, because the replay only showed their feet getting tied up at best.
Nerves officially shreaded
Wow this coach is a douche bag
And of course the made the two point conversion.
I am assuming the winner will score two more touchdowns.
Bud needs to get his pants up from around his ankles and coach defense for the rest of the quarter. Yeesh.
Our d line is getting man handled
Where in the world is Tim Settle
Just keep scoring.
Defense had a stop that time without the PI penalty.
So Pitt DBs can undress Bucky and Ford all game without issue and Narduzzi berates the field judge into a call? Fuck Pitt, Fuck Heinz Field, Fuck Mike Ditka, Fuck Dan Marino, Fuck the Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins
I was with you until you got to the pro teams. Pens Steelers and Bucs (and odoyle) rule!
Jessie Palmer is a fucking idiot.
Nice catch by Hodges!
Evans to Hodges - nice! No YAC though.
These refs officially suck. Make them pay. Go tech
Edit: May be wrong, too early to tell.
Bucky Hodges' YAC average is like 0.08.
That was a game changing , field changing grab though
Yep. Indeed it was.
And I thought I wanted to punch Bronco Mendenhall in the face....well I still do but Nardoozy is quickly taking his place.
Why are they still running the ball?
Hodges with YAC!
that was a huge third down.
Bucky didn't fall down on a catch!
My wife and I just said the same thing and high fived
Hodges got mugged
Bucky YAC sighting!
These referees are afraid of Narduzzi.
LOL what the fuck.
We've gotten screwed so many times by refs, but this one takes the cake.
They haven't called the jersey pull all night. They have called other stuff on the PIs that they did call.
We need to get over the PI officiating and play the game.
If we get to the point of scoring a TD and putting the game out of reach late, I want whoever scored the TD to walk over to the Pitt sidelines and hand Nardoozy the ball. Nothing else, just hand him the ball.
Also, These refs are fucking idiots.
WHAT IS THIS PLAYCALLING?!
I'm getting really tired of this abysmal red zone playcalling.
I hope these refs are fired.
These are the worse refs I've seen call a game in awhile. They are afraid to call too many PI's on PITT so they are actively ignoring them now. This is not even hand checking, they are YANKING the jerseys damn near off Bucky.
Get ready for James Conner's 4th TD. You know its coming.
They are now apparently desensitized.
I think Slye is going to wear 25 next week.
Equal to his point total for this game
Are you SERIOUS!!!!!
And that's why I said I admire the toughness but be smart.
What is the coach thinking?
I would love for officials be held accountable at least once. It's like they botch game after game for different teams and there is never public repercussions. It's fucking bullshit.
Great for Slye, our red zone coaching is horrible. Go defense get the ball back!
McMillian just gave up trying to block otherwise Phillips would have had the first easy. If he does not block he should not get carriers.
He hasn't gotten a lot of carries tonight. Its been mostly Williams. I agree with your sentiment, though.
Wake up ACC and suspend these officials.
Spoiler alert: here come Connor
Cornelsen just can't seem to get the drive killer out of his head tonight
Aside from the occasional, "come on, how do you miss that?" against the refs, I generally try to avoid complaining about the zebras. But tonight, the ACC should be ashamed. All those missed PI calls (at least 5 by the Pitt DBs) and letting Narduzzi run wild like a chimpanzee on amphetamines on the sideline...it's shameful.
If travon blocked for cam there, we get a TD. instead he jumps back? Was he waiting for a pitch?
I hope someone points out to the Nard Dog that he's a fucking ass. Bitching and crying about the calls and his guys are EASILY getting the better calls.
Come on Hokies. Make it a 10 ppint game.
I've added Narduzzi to the (relatively short) list of coaches I hate. What an ass!
If the defense does not prevent points on this series, I'm calling it, loss.
Thank God for Slye
Can we start a petition to have these refs evaluated and fired... WTF
I've got a flag and a whistle. I know when to blow it, throw it and keep it in my pants.
It's bad when Jesse Palmer is destroying your offensive coaches accurately
*sigh*... I really thought we were past this.
I'm not sure the offense did that poorly. Sure, points were left on the field. But 39 ain't bad. I'm more upset with the defense allowing 36. Just my $0.02.
However, when he was talking about how we shouldn't keep running up the gut when the passing game is working, I was in complete agreement.
There was never a more important time to get a stop.
Fucking cheating Pitt has been pass interfering all night. Bucky has gotta ask for the call. Get up and at least look at the ref.
Its not cheating if they don't call it.
Hodges and Ford have sick stats. Unfortunately, so does Connor.
VT - 32, Refs -31, Pitt - 29. It's a tight one, folks
Why are we not looking for a slip pass to Sam Rogers?
Was begging for that on the 2nd to last drive. Would have liked to see that instead of the out to Carroll.
That's a school record 20 points by kicking, breaking Mickey Thomas' 1989 record (18 vs Vanderbilt)
Would be great to hear, if our D was playing well too.
ugh...i just dont like the feeling here...
Lets go Bud. Come up with something. Shove it in Narduzzi's gaping foaming mouth.
Big 3rd down here - need a stop!
Can someone on TKP make a screen capture of all the missed PIs? THIS is bull crap by the refs.
Here's a good one.
They'll be a lot of plays submitted to the ACC office from this game.
Might kill the internet again. Better to focus on out scoring the refs, Pitt will follow.
Come out throwing. Don't play not to lose.
Edit: Thank you
Okay offense, get 7 here. Make it a two score game.
Now we need the closeout TD drive. Run six minutes or more and put up 7
I'll take it. (and seven more points)
Now drive and get a ducking td, we need another two score lead.
HUGE job stepping up by the D on that 3 and out!
Fuck PI - we don't need no stinking help from the officials.
Follow up play - not a good decision. Lucky we get second down.
Boy is this drive huge.
awww yeah
CAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
We're gonna mess around and have 3 receivers break 100 yards tonight (if we haven't already).
I think we're there:
Bucky 6/145
Isaiah 10/143
Cam 6/109
Score: Slye 20 - Pitt 29
Come on Slye. You can do it.
FORD THE GOAT
Sweet!
Isiah MF'ing Ford!
Our receivers are fucking studs! RECORD FOR ISAIAH!
That has to be sportscenter play.
WOW
FOOOOOOOOOOOOOORDDDDDDDD!!!!
He caught that with his fingernails?!
Evan's ankle didn't look like it hurts when he celebrated that TD pass.
A FORD RECORD!!!!!!
A stop here likely wins the game.
How I feel about talk like that:
Evans the man, Ford the superstar.
Finally !!!
Need one more defensive stop right here Bud. Gotta get it. Lock them out.
Damn, he had a fist full of Fords should pad on that catch too!
Should have been that play call every. single. red. zone.
And this game would be over.
Ford soooo sickkkkk
Move over Antonio freeman. We have a new TD record holder!
Mr. Isiah Ford!
We have three receivers over 100 yards. Wow.
Such. A fucking. Beast
#Ford/Hodges 2016
No Cam on the ticket?
Secretary of State.
Cam will be Secretary of the Hot Light
VT - 38, Refs -36, Pitt - 29.
Gonna need another score to put these guys away.
And Eff Pat Nardouchie.
I see what you did there
8 seconds, by 8 second you got me, I count that as simultaneous with the refresh lag
Guys we shouldn't be so hard on Pitt. Nardouchbag just got carted off the field after bursting a blood vessell in his face arguing why they couldn;t stop Ford
Trademark: Nardouchbag
10 pt lead UNLOCKED!
LEVEL UP!
Three different 100 yard recievers tonight!!!
Let me tell you. Ford is a dude.
Man I'm worried about losing Ford, Bucky, and possibly Cam next year.
Where is Cam going?
Probably nowhere, but only probably.
The White House
Honestly, I don't think it's was Pitt who bought off the zebras. I think it was UNC.... Swofford really needs UNC to be the Coastal champ.
And yes, the tinfoil hat is comfy.
Evans is a tough SOB
Damn straight fellow Hokie!
We won't lose Cam.
Hey, Pitt players can get flagged for yanking jerseys after all.
finally a hold called. They have been doing it all night.
Nice 3 and out - again!
The Sam Rogers seam route would be nice on first down.
without the run threat our D we will eat them up
Long, time milking drive for a TD needed here.
Even managed to stay in bounds.
Hey look what happens when travon blocks for cam!!!
Narduzzi getting a lot of help from the refs with non-calls.
Jarod Evans: 400 Yards, 2 TD, no picks, all heart
I left for 5 minutes and we scored a touchdown. I can do that again if needed.
We'll see you in 5 mins.
Can you come back on December 4th.
Thanks
Or keep doing it until January.
We'll send you some beers.
Cam has been great on those runs tonight.
Great stop defense, now one more score vt offense. Even the announcers are now making jokes about the lack of calls.
4 minutes left in the game
Announcer: "Well, we can say it. There is contact on every play"
Just when I think we got this our play calling goes to hell...
Man that 3 and out our D put up before our last scoring drive was absolutely massive. Their offense was moving the ball so effectively before that but our D has stepped up BIG TIME since then.
Throw it DEEP
Come on Evans, you have to at least be accurate. They will let you have it all night if you actually hit your receivers.
Come on man, he is 24/40 for 400 yards. And had at least 6 passes his receivers while they had a Pitt DB in their jersey
And on one of those two passes he wasn't within 10 yards. Took like 10 seconds off the clock when we needed the offense to ice the game. Gave the ball back and Pitt is having their way with our defense. I'll keep doing me.
Unmmmmm so we throw it now when we should kill the clock then run it on 3rd instead taking a deep shot
Apparently he's been taking advice from Mike London on clock management.
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