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Less, actually. Officially 8,700, but I'm not sure if that includes the temporary bleachers in the endzones they bring in for the students.

There's not really any way they could have made it bigger though - neighbors were against the on-campus stadium for traffic reasons, so the school more or less had to build the minimum they could. The road network in and out of the university really couldn't handle much more capacity anyway. For a school with an enrollment barely over 4,000 and an alumni base that is fairly spread out, I think the number works for them.

I'll add here, and if my post is overtly political I'll accept the down votes as part of this great online Hokie Community...

Regardless of where any of us stand on the issue of LGBTQ rights and regardless of how we all feel about the bill, the ensuing results/outcome of the bill have been negative in a state where I spent quite a few years. NC is a wonderful place to live, work and vacation and it is a shame that all of this is happening.

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the people in NC (other than maybe Larry Fedora:)) and I hope that this whole situation can be rectified in some way so that everyone who lives there can continue to have a thriving and productive society in which to live.

In the meantime, we should just move the ACC Football Championship to Blacksburg since the trophy will soon find its permanent residence there!

When the guy at subway asks Steve Addazio what he wants on his tuna sub, he answers his cell phone, turns his back on the sandwich guy and sticks his finger over his ear. He spend 3 minutes explaining to the guy on the phone where he is and why he can't talk before asking "what's up?" After another 3 minutes of listening, he turns to glower at everyone in line in behind him and tells the guy behind the counter "Just Mayo", before returning to the cell phone conversation, which is now about the Patriots game from 2 days ago.

I think I would use that clip at a referee clinic to define launching and targeting an opponents head. You wonder if it was picked up b/c it was a big o-lineman that was targeted and maybe we don't need to protect them as much? /s

The meltdown of the game made it a bit harder for me to diagnose the individual issues on the busted run plays in real time, but I was afraid that we were seeing a lot of Tremaine getting blocked out of plays and being tentative. These things don't mean he will always struggle with this, he is a new starter in a position where he has to key properly and quickly to make plays. Hopefully, he will improve as the season goes on instead of this developing into a bad habit.

So what are the chances the first round games that were scheduled for Greensboro get moved up to Charlottesville and JPJ?

Ridiculous. Was at the game and didn't see this. Wondered why I was getting so many texts about a personal foul that was picked up. I assume this is the one Herbie was discussing as a missed call?

The blocking zones to the right. The boundary defensive end reads the play and crashes hard to the inside. Yosh Nijman lets him get the inside position by putting his inside shoulder on the outside leg of the end. On a zone play, he would try to put his outside shoulder on the inside leg of the defensive end.

Behind Nijman, Justin Martin (No. 8) crashes inside from the corner to handle back-side contain. Isaiah Ford allows Martin to get inside position and then seals him inside.

This is crucial. It isn't just about finding linemen who can block aggressively and with attitude anymore. Under this system, the OL is called on to block the right way to sell the play. The blocking sets the table to create the lanes and holes the ball carrier will use. If a lineman goes "off script," it can destroy a play.

Who is willing to look for more work in the state if their company leaves or will just pull up stakes and go where the work is?

I can only speak for myself, but my wife and I have already had that conversation, and should my company pull up stakes, we would likely follow. Spent 14 months on unemployment after my previous company slashed jobs in 2010, and remembering how thin the job market was back then, even when Raleigh was among the few markets actually growing, I'm not about to allow myself to be in that situation again if I can help it.

When I watch high end DBs in the NFL, one of the things they are good at is the rake. And it starts with hand placement. Stohman's effort here is tremendous and French is right, of course, you can't coach height. But the way to defend the jump ball against a taller receiver is with great technique and hand placement. In this fantastic photo you can really see it.

As a defender on a jump ball, the place to get your hands and arms is inside the the receiver's arms. If Strohman's right arm goes in between the receivers arms his chances of unlodging the ball are much higher. It's all about leverage on the way down as the DB's body then becomes a wedge.

It's of course much easier said than done. Most DB coaches teach this skill but it takes incredible body control to pull it off. For shorter defenders though it is a powerful techniques on these kinds of jump balls. I have heard of NFL DBs studying martial arts to improve their hand fighting abilities.

As many problems as Hokie DB's have had defending the jump ball the last couple of years, maybe a little jujitsu training would be a good thing

Motu didn't come aggressive enough, for sure. But it's Edmunds2 that blows the play with his awful angle and taking out Motu.

So does his car.