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Long odds for sure. I want Pry to succeed. I think firing underperforming coaches was a step in the right direction. We'll see how his hires do. His own game management needs work. Hopefully he's reflected on that this off season and has a plan to clean up that part of his job.

I do think Pry has a shot at turning things around and saving his job but he's definitely got an uphill battle. I'm rooting for him but my expectations are low. His record in one score games and against noncon P4 teams is telling. That's going to take a lot of work to undo. Will he get the time? Idk.

A small part of me wants to see Pry succeed for the simple fact that if he doesn't I'm worried Whit will be able to hire the next coach and I'm becoming increasingly less confident in his ability to land top football coaches.

Appreciate it.

So going off WVUs 335 stack from years ago it's more than just blitzes. you can easily drop 8, and it also the position of the dline gets you some annoying things like NT over the ball, centers hate that. The Dline positions stresses the oline and forces more 1v1 matchups.

I'm not sure how this relates to that defense, but largely the concepts should be there.

It's also easier to find LBs and Safeties that DTs so makes recruiting a bit easier as the NT is a tough position but you don't need two DTs.

My googling shows that it allows for a lot of disguising and exotic blitzes.

Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the review!

I expect the nose to be Gilliam/Priester/Copeland, with Nash, Copeland, and Laws at the 3 tech and Burgos, Stevens, and Abbey at the field side DE.

How good are these personnel fits? Forced based on who's on the roster or do they actually make sense?

Did you forget about Bass or you don't think he starts?

Middle safety is the hero in the scheme.

Will be a selling point to recruits. Will be interested to see if that plays a role in getting blue chip safeties moving forward.

And Pry must have been considering this change because the rumor is that Jim Knowles was coming to VT after the Michigan game then they went on their run, and they use the three high with a four man front. But VT doesn't hav Caleb Downs last I checked.

Well, the Jack is on the LOS so it is a 4 man front, but the center is covered so it is an odd front call for the center. It can become a five man front when they walk up the WILL. The MIKE is the closest thing to a traditional LB. Middle safety is the hero in the scheme.

French! Great stuff. Look forward to the next analysis u provide, it'll be very revealing.
Question: How does this fit w Bud as a Key Advisor to the plan? That will be key, IMHO

1.5 or fewer points per drive allowed and 6.5 3rd/4th down conversion percentage allowed, with an average of 17 attempts are my criteria..

Vandy: 34 points, 11 drives: 3.1 points per drive, (7 of 15 on 3rd/4th, including 1 4th down punt that was called back for a penalty, which then was a converted FG) - L
Marsh: 14 points, 14 drives: 1 point per drive (6 of 20) - W
ODU: 17 points, 14 drives: 1.2 points per drive (2 of 13) - W
Rutgers: 24 points, 13 drives: 1.8 points per drive (8 of 19) - L
Miami: 38 points, 11 drives: 3.5 points per drive (11 of 16) - L
Stan: 7 points, 9 drives: 0.8 points per drive (8 of 16) - W
BC: 21 points, 13 drives: 1.6 points per drive (7 of 17) - W
GT: 6 points, 14 drives: 0.4 points per drive (6-24) - W
Syr: 38 points, 13 drives: 2.9 points per drive (8 of 15) - L
Clem: 24 points, 14 drives: 1.7 points per drive (9 of 20) - L
Duke: 31 points, 16 drives: 1.9 points per drive (2 of 12) - L
UVA: 17 points, 11 drives: 1.5 points per drive (6 of 16) - W
Minn: 24 points, 9 drives: 2.7 points per drive (6 of 13) - L

So in summary:
When PPDA>1.5&&Conv%>38.2on17, Tech Record = 1-6
When PPDA<1.5&&Conv%<38.2on17, Tech Record = 4-0
When PPDA>1.5&&Conv%<38.2on17, Tech Record = 0-1
When PPDA<1.5&&Conv%>38.2on17, Tech Record = 1-0

You mean you hired a.......Beard?