Weekly Weather Report - Biggest Game of the Season

Well, talk about building this game up... But seriously our boys have to be prepared to play this week, this is a HUGE game on so many different levels and if we can come out with a win it will completely erase the last two losses and the fan base will be feeling good again! (aside from that I'd really like to seem winston vs hokie D). Fact of the matter is this game is HUGE. Its at Miami (which i still think is complete and total BS) and its a true rivalry that has been reinvigorated since Al Golden has taken over (gotta hand it to him I think he's one hell of a coach). Our boys have to come to play!!!

ALSO: women's soccer plays UVA in the ACC - semi's down in North Carolina (which my roommate and I will be watching as we are visiting a friend of his at UNC) its another top 5 matchup for the hokies, and if they win this one you have to think they have a serious shot at making some noise in the NCAA's (I think they already have that chance but man if they prove they can win these games they have a legitimate shot at winning it) anywho wish the ladies some luck Friday night at 5:30 and if you're in the area of Cary NC where ACCs are held you should definitely come to check it out.

BACK TO FOOTBALL/WEATHER:

Its a rainy day in Blacksburg, I know, its pretty terrible and dreary but I have good news!!!! (aside from the fact that the powdered wigs are getting soaked up north).

A huge High pressure system is coming in pushing out all of the bad weather from today and these quick moving fronts should move out pretty quickly. This high pressure system (since we'll be on the eastern side) will push some winds onto us and give us some cooler air but with it should bring some clear skies. My point here is that Miami is typically pretty hot/humid...and i mean really humid. So the fact that some cool crisp air (for their standards) will be flowing in should spell out yet another weekend of beautiful weather for the weekend. This is awesome news (as much as I think a little rain would play out in our advantage). The rain from this week should also dry out and clear out by the time the game kicks off. So all and all the game will be played out on the field, as far as winds go offshore winds look a little stronger than the lands onshore so there is a small potential of some 10 MPH gusts, however I wouldn't get my hopes up. should be a beautiful day for football is basically the point I'm trying to get across here. Now after looking at the temperature readings I'm still getting some absurdly high numbers for our standards, with highs in the 80s and a low of 65 at night, so if you plan on going to the game short sleeves should suffice. This game is gonna be perfect football weather and I expect kickoff temperatures to be in the mid 70s and drop steadily during the game.

How it all plays out on the field:

I still dont understand Miami, they're talented, clearly. But they turn the ball over more than we do, seriously...and STILL find ways to win. If we want to win this game Logan CANNOT I repeat CANNOT turn the ball over, hes gotta be safer. Our defense has to go out and do its thing, if Miami keeps playing the way they do they're gonna turn the ball over and we have to be ready to capitalize. That's the key to this game, which team can capitalize on the turnovers, and score points off of other team's mistakes. Will we finally see a pick 6 and some more beamer ball?! Possibly, if there's a game to do it, this is the one, Stephen Morris is a lot like LT. Makes some incredible throws from time to time, but cannot limit his mistakes at other times. So whichever Quarterback is safer with the ball will go a long way to determine the winner of this game in my opinion. I would like to see some more I formation ground and pound, but had a nice conversation with a guy about how this isn't possible with our current personnel. He said the reason we run the read option so much is because our players were prepared for it for a whole year and its been kind of difficult to just ditch it within a season, that coupled with the fact that Loeffler (whether he claims it or not) is under intense scrutiny for the fan base to get things rolling has to put some kind of offense together that works. Expect to see more ground and pound PA style offense down the road. As far as the deep game, the reason we dont use it much is because again we dont have a consistent deep threat that can make the catches, I mean knowles is a surefire bet to drop one every once in a while and that's not good. Not trying to bash the players right now but I totally understand why Loeffler is doing what he's doing, the offense has much more form and much more identity and reason than it used to and you have to take the silver lining here.

Final statement

This game is gonna be gorgeous, those of you close to Miami that pay attention to this site (I assume you are a hokie fan if you're reading this) go to the game, its Miami...tickets are gonna be available... and the weather is going to be INCREDIBLE! Enjoy the game twice as much for me, I'll be cheering my head off at UNC and being rowdy and showing them how crazy fans really work!

Final Predictions

VT - 14 (maybe picking against them will reverse their luck?)
Miami - 20
Kickoff Temp - 70
High - 80
Low - 65
Wind - 5 MPH gusts
Precip - Not a chance
Skies - Clear

GO HOKIES!!!!!!!