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Did that dude move from Nigeria to the Ukraine? I'm sure that's why I haven't gotten my $2mil yet.
Tuition is $985 per semester. The two listed classes are Advanced Football 101 and Christian Values 101. Those are followed up in the spring semester by Advanced Football 102 and Christian Values 102.
I agree, these guys had to be pretty gullible to fall for this, but the dude did at least do enough SEO to make it look like this place existed. If you had a dream to play collegiate football, this guy at least made it look like it was a possibility at this "school." Feel bad for these guys.
EDIT: Also, they list Fork Union on their schedule on Halloween, and Fork Union's website backs that up. I'm not sure what's going on here.
And then the wheels fall off like they did after McGlock went down last season. Building cohesion across multiple personnel groupings isn't the worst idea.
But with all the rotation we're seeing, don't you think it's possible the entire objective is finding linemen 7, 8, 9...
If you're going to rotate in your 2s, who are you gonna drop out of the 1s? Common sense says it's the guy you have the most confidence in, the player who is most game ready and needs those snaps with the 1s the least. By every metric, this board believes that to be Teller.
I get that unit cohesion is really important on the OL. But so is developing depth. Maybe, just maybe, could we all be freaking the hell out because it's been so long since we've had depth on the OL, we've all forgotten what it looks like?
I thought mike has a definite assignment against the flexbone? I definitely don't think Motu will be the defender reading the pitch. I look for that to be Clark, or maybe Kendall.
I hope opposing offenses feel the same.
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# | Urban Meyer: Ohio State now devoting over 50% of their camp practices to Virginia Tech Bring it.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" Every article, segment, editorial, etc, that I have seen or read about Beamer in the last five years mentions how good a person he is and how the only accomplishment not on his resume is the NC. Frank commands a monumental amount of respect both in the sports media and his colleagues in the coaching profession. There are lots of people pulling for him to clear that last hurdle before he retires.
We basically have the surrogate grandfather of college football as our head coach. He's a (rightfully) beloved figure, and if in a position to possibly play for a NC, I honestly believe the people who are on the selection committee would feel compelled to give him that opportunity.
Having said that, they aren't passing up an undefeated team for a one loss VT. We have to legitimately be in the running. But if it were truly a tiebreaker situation, the number of people in the sport rooting for Papa Beamer to clear that last hurdle would be a big impetus toward giving us a playoff berth.
Assuming a smooth transition to the next head coach and a promotion from within for next DC, I'm so conflicted on if it will be Wiles or Gray.
This. Sometimes good passes are picked off by great defenses. It would be a floated pass or trying to thread the needle into double coverage that would concern me. I'll take that throw by Brewer all day. There are probably a handful of DBs who could make the play Riley made there.
Short answer: a win.
Nit-pickingly analytical answer:
- A LONG touchdown throw.
- A sustained ground game with backs finding their lanes and hitting the hole with authority.
- Pass protection.
- Explosive plays of 20+ yards (not all game, mind you, merely their existence).
- Our front four blowing up their line, getting consistent backfield pressure without the aid of a blitz.
- Blitzing anyway.
- Facyson doing Facyson things.
- A competent kickoff return game.
- Only returning one kickoff.
- A win.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" See above comment. We're in uncharted territory.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" Loeffler was a terrible hire for Auburn. There was no justification for bringing in such a green OC to try to spearhead a complete overhaul from Mahlzan's spread to a pro-style multiple offense. That needs an established, seasoned pro-style OC with an articulated plan to transition. Lefty was in year two as an OC. No. Terrible hire, one of the biggest boneheaded moves of Gene Chizzik's tenure.
Here, Loeffler is not transitioning from a spread to a multiple, but rather installing a multiple in place of a very poorly designed and executed multiple, while also trying to lead a resurgence in offensive recruiting. The offense that Loeffler says he has always wanted to run is a really good fit for what a Virginia Tech offense should look like under Frank Beamer. He's young, aggressive and a workaholic, so assuming he interviewed well, it's very little surprise he got hired.
So the Auburn comp just doesn't hold much merit. Very different programs, styles, and objectives. And honestly, as a critic of Loeffler, you probably don't want to push the Auburn comparison, because rationally speaking, the transition for Loeffler should be much easier here.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" Keep in mind, the difference is, nobody is ignoring what you're saying. They're providing examples of why it's too soon to render a verdict on Loeffler. But you've already stated, the reasons they're providing, you don't accept.
My question, though, is, how can you honestly say the state of the OL was anything other than an unmitigated disaster upon Loeffler's arrival? Forget everything else that's given as a reason for patience and just focus on the condition Newsome left the OL. Are you saying that wasn't a nuts and bolts rebuild?
No OL, no offense. (Unless you have a Tyrod Taylor taking snaps.)
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" As for run/pass balance, I don't know if we can say for sure, because Loeffler is basing his running game strategy around what the OL will allow. But there have been times Loeffler seems to spurn the run when it's working (a concerning holdover from his predecessor). There was one game last season, I can't remember which, when Loeffler called the exact same run play like six consecutive times coming out of halftime. It was like he was waiting for it to not work anymore so he could say, well, run's not working, back to the pass.
But again, he's obviously timid about committing to the run because of how the run game has looked the last two seasons. (Hint: it ain't good.) If we start seeing push and if backs start hitting their cutback lanes, that might change. He wasn't afraid to go run-heavy when JCC caught fire down the stretch. I'm hopeful.
We can definitely break down the specifics we've seen in the scheme, though. Like his passing tree. Dude is on point with structuring his routes. He forces zone defenders to make a decision, and that decision leaves a receiver with one on one coverage. The route situation is much, much better than it was under Stiney, and in my mind it's only an issue of bring pass pro along in the OL so the QB has time to make his read and pick his target.
I love the way Loeffler uses tight ends. And Stiney produces exactly the TEs to thrive in this scheme.
Overall, my biggest worry is if he's going to be willing to have faith in the run.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" And the thing is, I would enthusiastically welcome a debate on the merits of Loeffler's specific scheme. Breaking down the passing tree, down and distance philosophy, tight end blocking philosophy, etc. etc. etc., could make for some GREAT conversations, and there are specific parts of Loeffler's game that I'm not thrilled about. But the conversation always revolves around total and scoring offense, not the actual scheme being installed.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" Blame in a rebuild is counterproductive. Set an evaluation point, arrive at that evaluation point, evaluate, render a decision.
Complaining in the interim is just angst for angst's sake.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" Massive crossover between 1 and 3.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" I'll adjust that slightly. Points on the board, yes, but in a dominate defensive game, third down conversion and red zone TD% are critical stats for the offense. Those stats indicate the offense is still functioning and playing a role in the win while we maintain a lead.
Total offense is a feel good stat anyway. I prefer to get down into the situational stats to judge an offense.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" 
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" You've gone hurling headlong over the threshold of patently absurd now. You are now having hypothetical arguments with what hypothetical people might or might not say after an upcoming season IF the offense is bad.
At this point...what's the point? The conversation is going like this:
Scot Loeffler Critic: The offense is terrible.
Me: Yeah, it's been an underwhelming two years, hasn't it? But I've always said, you get three years to install your scheme.
SLC: Scot Loeffler sucks as an OC.
Me: Well, he walked into a tough situation here. OL in disarray, no real QB on the roster.
SLC: He sucked at Auburn and now he sucks here.
Me: Auburn was a square peg in round hole situation. Chizzik had no idea how to transition from spread to pro style, and he hired a young OC to try to do it. Not sure anyone with Loeffler's experience could have managed that. Plus, he had a pretty good year at Temple. That makes me hopeful.
SLC: But our offense suuuuuuuuuuuuucks.
Me: Yeah, I'm not happy with these numbers either. But rationally, could we have expected any other OC to do a better job?
SLC: Why can Loeffler do no wrong in your mind? Why are you such an apologist?
Me: Not trying to be an apologist, just waiting to see what Scot can manage with a healthy OL and a QB who knows the playbook. He hasn't had that in two years.
SLC: Whatever, you'll just be making excuses after we suck again this year.
Me: I'm not sure I've ever said-
SLC: 
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" There's no guarantee of linear progression during a rebuild. If you commit to X years, you wait until after year X to formulate an opinion on the effectiveness of the change. You keep your eyes open and follow trends during those years,sure, but that's not what you're doing. You're being a vocal critic and calling out anyone who isn't a fellow critic.
The prospect of that swiss cheese OL makes it feel like 2008-10 all over again.
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# | "Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler seeks more balance in his life" If you're going to give him three years, what's the point of wringing your hands over the results of year 2? It's an exercise in futility. Would I have loved a quick turn around? Yes, and it's what I was hoping for. But when I look at the last two seasons, I see viable, rational reasons why the installation of a new OC might have produced underwhelming results. That's not an apologist attitude, it's an attempt to rationally analyze what we've seen on the field the last two seasons and uncover what the weak spots are, what the schematic deficiencies are, and whether Scot might be a good fit once his scheme is installed.
Bruce Smith can stare him down from across the field.