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Before that, no undefeated ACC champion had made the playoffs either
Additionally, ESPN's FPI gives Tech just a 0.7% chance of winning out. Still, it's safe to say that the odds of an 11-1 regular season are substantially higher now than almost any neutral party would have given before the season.
The ESPN FPI is also criminally underrating us, last time I checked. Either they still have a significant preseason bias, or they follow the BCS adage of "it's who you beat, not how bad you beat them". And I'm pretty sure their "chance to win out" includes a conference championship game appearance, which I'd expect us to be at about 20% to win at this point against either Clemson or Louisville.
Sean Riley has returned more kickoffs than anyone else in the country (26) but whatever, because Joey Slye remains No. 1 in the nation with a 65.39 yard kickoff average — the only kicker in the country averaging MORE than a touchback's yardage.
How is that average determined? I can't imagine it's that low, unless they count anything in or beyond the endzone as ending at the goal line, in which case that means we've had more long kickoffs due to penalty than kickoffs where he hasn't made it into the endzone, which is interesting.
To all you non key players club peeps
Those two examples are the only ACC champions with less than two losses since the ACCCG came into existence.
If we'd won the ACC with one loss the years we played Bama or Boise State, I don't think it's a given we'd have been left out of a playoff.
Something something blind squirrel...
Another thing to consider: Baylor played the same number of Power 5 teams we did (and Bama) this year. Big 12 has a 9 conference game schedule vs. our 8+1. So really, they "scheduled" just as hard.
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# | GIFTORY: Frame-by-Frame Highlight Reel of Virginia Tech's 34-3 Whooping of North Carolina Well he is playing in the No Fun League.
They appear to have discontinued "This Week in Schadenfreude," which was the best thing about Bleacher Report
1. The experience in the back end allowing them to play zone instead of man free
2. The DL is playing great and getting pressure
3. We played Liberty, BC who has a serious talent deficiency, and UNC in conditions where you can't throw very well. ECU we just dominated.
As long as Baylor is coached by Jim Grobe, I don't think they'll go undefeated.
LEGS
Does anybody think Tenn will still be a top ten team after they lose badly to Bama?
I think this statement only became true after the FSU championship and Clemson's run last year. Before that, 1-loos ACC champion would probably be left out.
Bama has shown that by playing good P5 OOC opponents, even though risk is higher, it actually also earns themselves a higher margin of error because the Committee understands they're challenged more. I think if Baylor actually schedules better OOC opponents and drops 1-2 Big12 games simply because Texas/OU/TCU are too good in the same year, same benefits of doubts would be given to them too.
He will knock the dog out of you.
I get where you are coming from, but it would be an absolute travesty if that was a factor in deciding the 4 best teams.
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Serious Question, or more like a demand. Bring back Stick it In.
I mean it was Wedley... I'd want to avoid sounding like a Hoo booster as well
Can't have this fall off the Active Discussions
I'm more optimistic about Dax Hollifield. He's visited several times already, too. But, I would never complain about Teradja Mitchell becoming a Hokie.
Our offense is ranked 96th. Over/Under is 68. Line is -19.
So vegas thinks 43-24. So that's about 4 points less per side in BRs prediction.
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# | GIFTORY: Frame-by-Frame Highlight Reel of Virginia Tech's 34-3 Whooping of North Carolina yup. i've been noticing for the past couple months that some GIFs don't show up. the post will just be empty. most of the time it's fine though.
