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I didn't buy into the preseason hype, which may have been a good thing. So far this team has exceeded all my expectations, on offense and defense. Surprisingly strong performances to date by Evans, Stroman, Mook, Motu, most of the O line & Terell Edmunds. Of course, we knew about Ford, Bucky, Cam, Ekanum, Sam, etc. The coaching and play calls have been A+.
There is still some doubt, but after Miami we'll know.
Don't disagree. It's certainly interesting going from yesterday's conditions
to a nice field in a dome though.
HorseOnAHypeTrain
Wait. Duke was predicted to beat us as of yesterday? Seriously?
QB Mitch Trubisky had a 0.0 QB rating when targeting the man covered by Stroman.
They are 36th in total offense nationally. I could see them busting a few big plays here and there, but I think eventually our front 7 will overwhelm their very below average OL.
He deserves it. Really hung in there with all the criticism last year.
Don't forget the 2 or 3 bad snaps. I really like how this team is playing, but it's hard to believe there is not a decent center or long snapper. What the??? I'm afraid the bad snaps that have been consistent in almost every game will cost us against Miami or Pitt. It made a difference in the final score of the UT game.
Totally agree. Hokie Nation is something else. I tell people the games are
like festivals in addition to the football game. It's a good time.
VT shows up at #15 in the FWAA-NFF Power 16:
http://footballmatters.org/alabama-remains-no-1-in-week-6-fwaa-nff-super...
I saw that also. It was ridiculous. That narrative is so over done. "Miami and Florida State have some DUDES." Okay. Continue glossing over the fact that Louisville beat FSU and the DUDES by 50 and the fact that UNC also beat FSU. Both of them seemed to only have seen the score to the UT game. Saying we, "looked like we didn't belong" out there. Lol the one guy said we came out flat despite the fact we outgained UT 200-10 and were up 14-0 through one quarter. Neither of those guys have watched us play a game, I guarantee it.
This same argument was used against us in '99.
"Who have they beaten?"
Everyone. By 30+.
Keep dismantling our competition, eventually they can't deny us anymore.
#17 feels right but couldn't help getting fired up when I saw #12. Fully dipped.
Yeah, it was the next column. Got cut off when I did the screencap.
S & P has us at 15.
Phil Steele hasn't updated his power rankings yet.
Nah. More like this:
The S&P rankings take opponent strengths into account, to give a better picture than the simple "total yards allowed" rankings. They might be a little better than #79 by the end of the season, but I don't see the needle moving that much without some serious improvement.
We have POWER! Now anyone know a way I can watch the game from yesterday?
your daddy :)
How does Syracuse score 23?
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I'd take a game against Michigan or Ohio State in the playoff, too. Or both, really. You could also throw Bama in there. I'm not picky.
But even then, there were missed opportunities, dropped balls, technique breakdowns on 2 long TD passes, etc. We've been fingertips away from beating the last 3 teams even worse than we already have.
I think that's more in line with my appraisal.
That said, I wouldn't be surprised to only move 3 or 4 spots on the AP or Coaches polls.
Not any more, surely.