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Leg for Duck Donuts! They have the BEST donuts ever, hands down, end of story. I would go to the Outer Banks just to get this donut (screw you Charlottesville for getting a Duck Donuts)!

Scottie Montgomery is a grown man who goes by Scottie.

One of the big differences I have noticed this year too is how defenses can't predict exactly what we are going to do based on which RB is in the game. When Juice came in I almost expected him to tank it between the tackles every time he touched the ball but he was quickly used in the perimeter run game/speed option. While T-Mac, Shai, and Juice are all a little different they are still all well rounded enough to be used in a number of different roles which will only assist the unpredictability of this offense.

Also we have to remember the tempo issue. T-Mac getting 30+ touches in this offense just isn't feasible. Personally I'm excited to see more like what we saw Saturday where the opposing defense is absolutely dragging by the middle of the 3rd quarter and our 3-4 headed monster is still fresh and ready to grind.

It's fairly obvious Frank realized too late that he had to field a competent offense to be competitive in the modern game, and didn't understand enough about modern offenses to know who he should hire. Loeffler knows football inside and out and sold Frank on his vision in the same way he sold recruits. Results failed to materialize, and after three mediocre seasons, Frank hung it up. Did he stay too long? Perhaps. But he also bowed out graciously, preserving his legacy and allowing us to revere him despite his decline in his last years. After the ignominious ends to the careers of legends like Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno, that was a refreshing change of pace. Frank loved VT football enough to walk away from it before he damaged the brand and fostered animosity from the fanbase. He didn't retire a moment too early, but he didn't hang on too long out of pride, ego or spite.

Lefty did what he could, limited at first by bare cupboards, then by his own overthinking. When his scheme worked, it was beautiful. But it required too many things to go right for it to work. Perhaps a place like BC will be the right environment for him to find success, as the lack of blue chip talent will probably force him to simplify his scheme. I wish him well in every game he coaches except when it's against us.

My anger doesn't lie anywhere. I don't take the glee in watching Lefty fail that others have seemed to. I said as much in the open thread. But I understand the psychology of those who are taking pleasure in the dismantling of Lefty's offense. For years, honestly for over a decade, it was the lack of an offense that prevented VT from winning a national championship. Dismantling our old OC represented symbolically turning the page on years of the offense failing to hold up its end of the bargain. And although that frustration would be better targeted at Stinespring, O'Cain, or even Beamer himself for holding on to outdated offensive philosophy, Lefty presented an easy target, and lots of Hokies fans took aim.

To paraphrase Chris Rock, I'm not saying it's right, but I understand.

It's hilarious that a picture of Bud Foster comes up for the next video after watching that! The planets align!

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We are all Team Doughnut!

I don't think so brah

Whenever Scottie Montgomery's assistants yell "I'm givin' her all she's got Captain!" in times of stress, he doesn't get the reference.

Our game against BC was not televised (except for ESPN U subscribers).

Fundamentally, I get what you're saying, but you're saying it wrong.

ESPNU is a full fledged cable channel. Yes, it is the lowest man on the ESPN totem pole that is still on TV, and it doesn't get on as many cable packages as ESPN 1 or 2, but it's not that exclusive of a channel.

You might as well have said that any of our games on any ESPN channel aren't televised, except for cable subscribers.

I agree that this year isn't functionally much different from last, we are just putting up a lot more points and giving the bench some mop-up duty. I wouldn't be surprised to see Deablo on the field though, they burned his shirt in game 1 so I'd have to believe they think he'll be ready. And considering we've still got a long ways to go, he still has a shot to develop into a strong contributor as we get further into the year. Same goes for Wilson and Henri, they're all in their first season of D1 ball and could make big strides this year. I have no idea what to make of Bradshaw though.

I mean it's not unrealistic that we put 1000 points on the board during that game, right? Has a team ever finished with a negative score?

I'm calling it. They go winless this year! Just to put fears to rest we destroy them in our game As the #15 ranked team in the country!