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9 years 6 months
# | Hokies Mount Historic Comeback to Stun Arkansas in Wild Belk Bowl, Capping a 10-Win Season They were also so very complimentary of our offense. The only mention of #WakeyLeaks was to compare 0-0 (possibly with inside information) to our modern offense that "is just a lot of fun to watch."
They also managed to discuss Arkansas' second half issues this season without taking anything away from our performance.
Very well articulated, and I agree it was the right call. However, I think it's incorrect that the inadvertent whistle didn't matter. I think the only way Arkansas ends up with the ball back is if there's both the holding call and the inadvertent whistle on the same play.
If Fuente was respectfully discussing the proper application of a rule, then I think he would have been shown the same courtesy Bielma received.
In the moment, I was pissed about Bielma being out on the field. But he was always calm and respectful. He never went full Narduzzi. And if he actually knew that by rule the penalty yardage should have been applied from the original yard of scrimmage in that crazy scenario, then kudos to him.
This is my understanding, and it's probably wrong:
Because there was both an inadvertent whistle and a penalty on the same play, the result is to enforce the penalty from the original line of scrimmage and replay the down. But in this case the penalty yardage was sufficient to give Arkansas a first down, so they retained possession.
If there had only been an inadvertent whistle, we would have gotten the ball where Edmunds recovered it and been backed up ten yards from that spot. If there had only been a penalty, same deal. Because there was both, it essentially reset the play and applied the penalty from the original line of scrimmage, which gave Arkansas a first down.
I love this team. I love everything about this team.
I believe in this team.
And that's why I ask, is the site worth supporting financially. A lot of people assume that I'm implying it is. (And a lot of people who ask that question are also implying that it is.) For a lot of people, the answer is going to be no. And there is nothing wrong with that.
To me, it's worth the pricetag because 1) there simply is no substitute for French's analysis, and 2) there is no other VT site that is as football savvy as TKP. Beyond whatever sense of community has been built here, I think the content is worth paying for. I've heard people say they can get their VT news from other sites, but I've been a member of those other sites, and none of them ever changed the way I watched football. The analysis here has. To me, that's worth my money. For lots of people, it isn't.
If you don't feel TKP is worth your money, you aren't wrong. I think that's getting lost in the conversation. But I also think there are lots of people out there who do think it's worth paying for, but won't do it until they're properly incentivized. That's the target market, not the people who have already decided it's not worth paying for.
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9 years 6 months
# | Report: Former Hokie Safety Keion Carpenter Passes Away (Confirmed by Family) I hope we do something during the Bowl for Keion. Probably not enough time for a helmet sticker, but at least a moment of silence or something.
I'd rather see them lawyer up for inclusion in the CFP (beyond the conciliation NY6 bowl). I think the path to an expanded playoff field runs through the courtroom.
Todd Fisher, Carrie's brother, released a statement that his mom "wanted to be with Carrie."
I simply cannot fathom the heartbreak this family is experiencing.
Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, has passed away from a suspected stroke.
What I'm trying to get to is, I am interested in the $84 investment, but I would like to know what in the future this gets me.
Looking at it another way, what would it take to make you pull the trigger on this $84 expense? What would you need to get in the future to make it a justified expense?
I can tell you right now that you won't ever get an itemized list of which articles will be TKPC exclusive, because Joe is going more Wikipedia than 247 in his business model. He's going to use exclusive TKPC access to strategically advertise the simple fact that without financial support, TKPC goes away.
If you need a concrete explanation of what you get in the future for your $84, the only valid response is, you get The Key Play. Either this site is worth financially supporting to you, or it isn't. A full paywall system is the last resort for TKP, because Joe doesn't believe in that model. It's not the site he wants to run. And honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he let TKP die before going that route. So there can't be a delineation of what perks you get, beyond the fact that you won't have to deal with hitting a dead end and a plug for membership unexpectedly. You'll get full, unfettered use of the site with no surprises.
This is the situation: not everyone will contribute financially to TKP, but if no one does, TKP goes away. Is it worth $84 to prevent that from happening?
Usually, when I say LOL, I didn't actually LOL.
This time, I actually LOLed.
I knew we were getting close to the first anniversary of TKPC. Very soon we might start seeing something we haven't witnessed yet: membership numbers going down. I doubt the retention rate will be 100%, which means it's critical to find new members to help offset anyone who chooses not to renew.
I am deeply offended that you didn't have the consideration to shit talk me.
Joe still accepts donations outside of TKPC membership. I'm sure he'll gladly accept your $30.
Looks like membership has jumped by about fifteen since this all happened. That tells me this is the right call.
Some will say that is offset by some of the complaints. But I have a sneaking suspicion that the people complaining the loudest never intended to join in the first place, so there's no loss there.
Navy/LA Tech has been hella entertaining.
At least the golden vagina looks like actual gold. The ACC trophy looks like they glued a football to a base and hit it with a coat of gold Rustoleum.
Knob Creek Maple is the only decent bourbon with maple flavor added. Most of the "maple" bourbons taste like a stack of bourbon-flavored pancakes. (Looking at you, Jim Beam.)
This will be an awkward Christmas at the Beamer household.
This is amazing. Thanks for this.
Hot takes:
- VT's athletic success had more to do with joining the ACC than having Weaver as AD.
- I expect to see a plummet toward the baseline under Whit. (That's a good thing.)
I despise the new ACC football trophy.
The flaw in your logic is that chosing to sit the bowl is effectively terminating the player's contract with the school. So, sure, a player can sit any game at any time, for any reason. That's they're choice. But that's the end of it. There is no reasonable expectation to sit a game and then be able to play later. You can't breech a contract and still be bound by it.
The question is, do players have the right to terminate their contract with the school at any time of their chosing. My answer is yes. To which your rebuttal seems to be, "But why can't they do it for any game?" And my response would be, "They can. But once it's done, it's done."
I really like this outlook.
It's also a bizzare turning of the tables that you are trying to convince me that there's reason for optimism.
Here's the problem that I have with the notion that the holding penalty wiped out the rest of the play because it happened before Cam touched the ball:
Imagine a play where the returner bails out and let's the ball roll. Now imagine that before the ball rolls dead, the receiving team gets called for holding. Are you saying that since the receiving team hasn't touched the ball yet, that holding call as the ball is rolling dead gives the ball back to the kicking team?
To me, the moment that punt leaves the punters' foot, any holding penalty will be enforced from the end of the return.