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The economy is stronger now than it was when we were winning ACC championships. Just speaking personally, I would be able to swing a trip to the game now, when I would have really struggled in the late 2000s. Also, getting to the ACCCG would not be met with the same "ho-hum, this again" attitude that plagued us then. Also, air fare to Orlando can be dirt cheap if you hit it right.
As for facilities, I've never been to any of them. I just know that Orlando has a hell of a lot more appeal to me for a leisure trip than Jacksonville or Tampa.
Please, oh please let this signal a shift toward larger DEs on Wiles' lines.
Orlando is also a destination outside of the game. You've got Disney and Universal, which are both awesome at Christmastime, tons and tons of lodging, lots of other attractions, and you're a 90 minute drive to Daytona. I'd love to make the ACCCG the cornerstone of a week on Orlando.
Compare that to the red-faced temper tantrum Butch Jones threw on the sideline at Bristol. Then compare the poise VT has shown series to series this season (outside of Fumbleocalypse) vs Tennessee's streaky nature.
Fuente is imbuing this program with his stone cold killer personality.
Their performance in the ACCCG was above their averages. They had a monster 3rd quarter, while our offense began the 3rd quarter with three 3-and-outs that netted 7, 3 and 3 yards respectively. Only one of the drives took more than a minute off the game clock. Bud had no time between series to adjust, and Clemson took advantage by putting up 210 yards and 21 points in the quarter.
If the offense responds in that quarter, it's a different ballgame.
I do believe that Lefty's scheme is one that can only work with the right quarterback. You will need a guy who can make complex reads and deliver the ball in a narrow window (of both time and space) if it is ever to work. I think Brewer had the cerebral ability to learn the scheme but lacked the physical tools. And the demand that offense puts on the QB makes it hard for the backup to be game ready.
They had Bryan Stinespring's number.
The last two times we played them, we went into the half down 10-3 and tied 10-10, respectively. The offense would fail to put a point on the board in the second half of either game.
Foster's defense collapsed in the second half of the 2011 ACCCG, but in the regular season meeting that year, he held Clemson to 118 fewer yards and ten fewer points than they averaged that year.
I have no doubt in Foster's ability to counter Clemson enough to give the offense a chance to win the game.
...in every game we play for the rest of the season.
What's funny is, you also just described exactly what Bud Foster does to run a defense. Fuente has brought that mentality to both sides of the ball. I honestly think that's why Foster decided to stay. When he and Fuente had their powwow, Bud had to have heard his own thoughts echoing in Fuente's sentiments.
Sure, in that regard all spread offenses are similar. But comparing the design of UNC's offense to ours, do we attack the perimeters in the same way, do we use formation the same way, do we use motion the same way, do we use a similar passing tree, do we have similar core plays, etc.
This will take a better Xs and Os guy than me to answer, but does Fuente's offense have significant similarities to Fedora's?
When you look at the numbers, 2015 was a marked improvement over the first two years of Lefty's tenure at VT. 31.0 points per game,up from 24.1. Yards per play up to 5.33, from 4.93. Lefty did find some measure of success in his last season. But the problem was the lack of consistency. We put up 55 against Tulsa but 13 against Pitt. There was just too much hot and cold. And I think that's just as attributable to the culture of our program in Frank's declining years as it is to Lefty's overly complex and often stubborn offense.
I stopped doing anything with the blog as soon as Loeffler was hired. For about the last year, though, I switched over to a comment system that had automod. Considering the blog's topic, as you can imagine, I started to get some real SEC-level deranged bullshit in the comments section, and Blogspot's default comment system was worthless for moderating comments. One of the features of the automod was that reported comments got temporarily removed until I reviewed them. And I stopped reviewing anything after Stiney was demoted and Lefty was hired, because I felt the blog had run its course. You might have been a victim of that.
The fact that Wisconsin did postpone the series is a great illustration of why you can't fill out the schedule with home and homes. That stuff happens all the time, and if you have a non-conference schedule full of those games, you can be scrambling at any time to replace a postponed game. The stability of a sustained series is good, even if the opponent gets boring.
Ideally we just need to find another nearby school to rotate with ECU. ODU would be a good fit because it would give is a chance to play in 757 recruits' backyard.
Primetime is sexy.
If FSU loses, that's two conference losses. They're effectively out of it. Especially if Louisville bests klempsun.
If UNC wins, they're undefeated in conference. Defending division champs looking for a repeat vs a resurgent Hokies squad.
This is perhaps a better summation of my argument. The series with ECU only became the albatross around our necks that we purport it to be when ECU became competitive in it.
I understand the argument that we'd be better served with a stronger opponent, or the desire for more variety among non-conference foes. But no P5 team team plays all P5 opponents in their non-conference games. You need those tuneups to get right on the field without risking a loss. And from a scheduling standpoint, relying on only home and homes or neutral site one-offs to round out your schedule is a nightmare. You need the stability of long-term series. We had that with the annual LOLUVA game when we were in the Big East. In a lot of ways, the ECU game just replaced that.
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# | With a Bye Week to Breathe, Justin Fuente Offers His Thoughts on Potential Anthem Protests Autocowrecked.
But here goes:
1 pound obsessive compulsive disorder
1 cup perfectionism
1 cup personality, dry
1/2 cup God complex
1 gallon orange food coloring
Mix well. Serve with national championship trophies and top 5 recruiting classes.
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# | With a Bye Week to Breathe, Justin Fuente Offers His Thoughts on Potential Anthem Protests I know a lot of TKPers revile Nick Saban. However, the one trait of Saban's that I have always admired is his ability to praise the work and effort of his players, and never criticize them unless it is in a constructive way, while also never bring satisfied with where the team and the program are at. It is a trait that separates good coaches from championship-caliber coaches, and it is a trait Justin Fuente has in spades.
My guess is we got the six day option to see who wins this weekend between UNC and FSU. If UNC pulls the upset, I expect out game with them to get a sexier time slot.
Winning the games we are favored in is an improvement.
If I have learned two things in life, it's be careful what you say in the comments section, and Jerod Evans is going to win the Heisman.
Didn't we pull him at some point in the 4th vs Tennessee as well? He still hasn't finished a game.
Virginia Tech has a well-designed offense that is fun to watch.
So if we get to Bucky's height in inches we meet the goal?