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I'm not sure what this comment is trying to add to the conversation. In some games, points will be hard to come by. Texas A&M in 2002 comes to mind. But that's not at all what Glennon and Holt are talking about. Calling off the dogs was one of Beamer's trademarks.
This is also one of the reasons why the offensive staff changes in 2013 were doomed to failure. We changed scheme, but we didn't change our offensive philosophy. It was still wanting the offense to score just enough to win. That mentality set the table for failure. When you have a culture of low expectations for the offense, the offense won't be able to respond when it is actually on them to win the game.
It's a great point about Evans. He's not going to be satisfied with a four point win. He comes from a culture of scoring every time out, so he already shares Fuente's philosophy.
Doesn't hold a candle to this:
I didn't think the dog was ever gonna get the damn stick, but what he does at the end us pretty awesome.
Dem INTs though....
Pumpkin Spice Effect
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# | Just when you think its not as fun to see UVa keep losing, remember stuff like this... After the BC game, I have a feeling I'm going to come back to this guy's comments over the course of the season with this reaction:
If the internet has taught me anything, it's that there is a version of this gif somewhere out there that ends with a Dickbutt.
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# | A Second-Look At Travon McMillian's Touchdown Reception Against Boston College Since this piece is mostly lauding the design of the play, I think it's right to give the praise to Fuente. However you bring up a good point that Coach Corn has done an exceptional job at play calling through three games.
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# | A Second-Look At Travon McMillian's Touchdown Reception Against Boston College Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to commemorate the demise of the slow-developing play. It shall not be missed.
I'm interested to see how he holds up against some of the better ACC defenses.
And no, I'm not convinced thus far that FSU has one of the better defenses in the conference this year.
Apparently some people think I'm crowning him the Heisman winner after three games. I guess you can't be too specific when trying to make statements like this. Let me clarify:
If he maintains a completion rate in the high 60s, keeps his TD to INT ratio at anything approximating 10:1, and his YPA continues to climb as it has over the first three games, then come late season, his name will be brought up in conversations about who deserves an invitation to New York. Along the lines of, "Well, what about Jerod Evans of Virginia Tech? Look at what he's done this season." Since there was zero talk about him having that kind of a season coming in, that would make him a darkhorse candidate.
And to be as clear as possible, your name coming up in the conversation without being on anyone's radar going into the season makes you a darkhorse candidate, by my definition. I'm not saying he's going to be in contention to win the Heisman.
That makes way more sense.
Let's be honest, though. No pocket passer was developing much behind that O line Glennon was stuck with.
This is the first time I've ever heard anyone say a position battle is bad for one of the players involved.
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# | A Second-Look At Travon McMillian's Touchdown Reception Against Boston College If you can't get people out of it, the combinations, and kind of fun stuff you get to do on offense is really, really limited.
And then the real chess match began.
I love having a coach that thinks offense is neat.
And my point is most of the people invited to New York with him won't be either.
Loria was a DB. Are you thinking of Don Strock?
Well, 1/4 of the season is in the books. And while it's way too early to be projecting who gets invited to New York, we should have an idea by now which preseason favorites are underperforming, and which players are positioning themselves to be in the conversation.
Sure, well know more after three more games, but it's not like we have no data to go off of.
I honestly have no idea what you're talking about.
Might very well depend on what Ford decides. Depending on how this season plays out, I could see Fuente trying to sell players on the idea of doing something special next year.
Or manages to throw 40 TDs in the season, even if his INTs creep up a tad.
I get what you're saying, but I'm not really sure how I could have been any more cautious in my wording. If Evans manages to maintain this level of performance (huge if), I can't imagine he won't be in the conversation to get an invite to New York.
Candidate.
It's not out of the realm of possibility to say Evans would be a darkhorse Heisman candidate if he sustains this level of play over the course of the season.
Great facilities upgrade. Comparing it to Maryland, the only thing I'll say is Maryland's feels like a much more open space. I think it's the low ceilings on ours, but if you get half a dozen guys lifting at once, I'm gonna bet it might feel a little claustrophobic.
Also with the lower ceilings, I'm hoping it's got a top notch ventilation system