Recent Comments
Let's just change our colors and logo too. Why not change our name as well? Why stop at just the 25?
These jerseys should be a one time only effect game. What a weird story and good game. And then we obviously had to scribble out the Russell logo since we were a Nike school, but somehow our equipment people drew the swish backwards on these? Lol only at VT.
His point is that, after the fist penalty, if we'd made a TD, the entire rest of the games is different and maybe there isn't a second boneheaded play. Given that we made really boneheaded plays, I would argue against his point and say, we were likely to make another (at least one) boneheaded play, just a different one. We seemed intent on fucking ourselves over from dumb, costly mistakes, so maybe the butterfly effect in terms of changing things, but still think it would have been a negative outcome.
One of Cal or Duke or preferably both need to beat UVA so I don't have to hear their fans yapping anymore. They're decent but they are having the ball roll their way more often than not lately and are just opportunistic and don't make many mistakes. Things are bound to catch up with them sooner or later. Duke and Cal look like the best shots for them to take a loss.
It's still early. Only 12:10.
Also my prediction is looking bad after that start. Duke with a solid chance to get at least 3 before the half and start with the ball in the 3rd. 28-21 Duke currently.
The reason we were trying to pass is that they knew the only really effective thing we have is a talented RB, so they load the box and dare us to pass. We can't make passes, but also can't run the ball, so have to pass on third and long. Plus, I didn't see much of a variety of plays.
Maybe the players couldn't execute, but also maybe don't call a run straight up the gut 3 times in a row to try to pick up, what, a 4 yard TD?
Plus the punt on 4 and 2, which we didn't question at the time, but probably needed to take a chance on.
People may not have been that big on Bowen, but I feel like he came up with plays that the players on offense could actually execute. (And that includes having a porous O-Line to account for.) I think Montgomery acts like we've got a great line and a highly accurate QB and calls plays accordingly.
I'm fine with moving on from the 25.
We need to just let go of the past. All aspects of it. The first step forward needs to be untethered from the past if we want to truly move on (and up)
Except Hendon Hooker (recently).
Glad I'm not the only one who can't sleep and is watching PAC-12 ACC After Dark.
Yep..they look solid and will be rested.
Good chance we have seen the last VT Victory of 2025.
I mean if course he wants another Frank, who wouldn't want a HoF coach that changed the way special teams are viewed.
But I agree that we need to move away from the past (keep the #25 jersey thing though). We need good coach to come here and win and then maybe go to a bigger job and show everyone you can win here. And then we need to hire another winner.
Cal up 14-0 early on Duke. Good chance they're going to come into Blacksburg ranked on an almost 2 week bye? They play today, then play in Blacksburg on the 24th. What an odd scheduling quirk
WOW. BIG HAUL!
CONSIDER IT DONE
|
9 months 2 weeks
# | Georgia Tech signs a 10 year roughly $190m apparel deal with UnderArmour 
A lot of the Florida fans/alumni i know seem to think they'll pull Beamer away from USCe if they part ways with Napier
The fuzzy thing to me is the hierarchy still hasn't been fully explained. Is it going to be a GM who oversees all of football and the HC reports to him, or is the GM going to kind of share duties with the coach and handle more of the business and NIL aspects rather than full control of personnel? If it's the latter I think the HC would have a ton of input into things and maybe even who the GM would be. I think they pivoted on this search to prioritize the coach because they probably got a sense from agents that many HCs at least right now in the college market are not interested in reporting to a GM who has full personnel control. That would limit our candidate pool tremendously.
The only other program with a true NFL-like GM who has full program and personnel control is Stanford with Luck. The other arrangements to me seem more shared duties or collaborative.
Resurrect Marty Shottenheimer.
Florida state attempted the worst onside kick i've ever seen a few minutes ago
This. I despise them, hate them completely. But they're good for the sport.
I don't think there's anything there.
Us switching focus from GM to HC first doesn't change the fact of a GM (eventually), so it wouldn't (shouldn't?) placate Shane anyway, if he was the target.
I also just don't buy that he's the guy, regardless. At most, timing because a reporter asked him because of his name. No more than that.
bassett committed. miller goes wherever bassett does. pamper that kid, fly him to the sertc every weekend and make him live like a king. hes worth it tbh, hes a game changer, a multiple gold medal winner.. takes a good program to an elite program
miller is the EXACT SAME too
word a cannot describe how big this is. I know wrestling funds itself but throw these guys some cheese. this is massive
Update. Coin flips got me 0-4 so far with two games remaining. Good chance I'll go either 0-6 or 1-5.
Would not recommend
I definitely don't love them, but I do think college football is more fun when they're actually good.
If Whit is ultimately gone I could see it. From what I gather Shane would not ever come back to VT as long as Whit was still around. Honestly what else could/should he say right now other than he loves South Carolina and wouldn't want to be anywhere else? I have to think he would love to have the VT job if the situation is right. He's going to have WAY more job security here than he will at South Carolina. Might be a good idea to jump to VT where his dad's status will offer him a good bit of protection while his stock is high.
I would feel mixed about it because ideally I think we need a full clean break from everything Beamer. I think VT football needs to quit living in the past. But I'm starting to think and somewhat worry that there are too many in influential circles that just can't move on from the Beamer legacy. Even Eddie Royal who was interviewed after it was announced he was on the selection committee, really sounded like he wanted another Frank.
I think Shane is a good coach and would recruit well and hire well at VT. But part of me wants to move away from the past.
We really are at a crossroads as a program and fan base. Yes Beamer built the program and did so much for the university, it can't be overstated. But also we aren't the fighting Beamer's. And the 25 thing, who keeps that going for a coach who retired 10 years ago? It was a good tribute the first couple of years but it seems like clinging on to the past at this point. I would hope VT is bigger than always being tied to a Beamer in football, but I'm starting to think otherwise. For better or worse.
Think WVU is going through a similar existential crisis, when they thought hiring Rich Rod back would bring in the glory days. Turns out "Hard Edge!" isn't all that fun.