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The Chicken Hill Spot # 510 and 509 tailgate crew has some of the crew already there in campers and the remainder is gathering in Blacksburg this week for a bus ride Saturday afternoon. Hokies represent! Can't Wait!
I still maintain that Dadi hit Ron Cherry on purpose
to me recruiting violations at this point are like speeding tickets, everyone does it and to different degrees, it's just a matter of if you've been caught
I will be there in 24 hours. Walking around my office today like
WOOOO!!!
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# | As Bud Foster Prepares to Slow UT's Potent Offense, He Sees Echoes of Brett Hundley in Josh Dobbs If the Tennesee O-line plays like it did against App St, I feel pretty good about our chances. So if Bud can do what he did in the first OSU game, we are good to go.
I was preparing a grandiose forum post about how big of a game the Battle at Bristol is in context, compared to other critical games we've watched VT play in recent history.
My post might be slightly off topic... but I honestly don't think this is a big game for the program. I'm much more interested in seeing us build an offense identity (and rebuild/tweak our defensive identity) than I am in winning one game against a non-rival who is only an occasional recruiting opponent. Like CFB said after the 2014 OSU win - this win means nothing if we don't build on it - same applies to this game.
Obviously the two scenarios aren't mutually exclusive, but given the choice, I'd rather drop this game, continue to improve and build an identity, beat ND and win the ACC coastal, then win this game and have up and downs throughout the season.
I agree 99.9% with this "nothing to lose" concept, but there's a big part of me that really dislikes that mentality.
I agree 99.9% ... there's a big part of me...
99.9% ... a big part ...
Disagree. In the late 90's/early 00's, there was a massive influx of immigrants from Central America that headed into the DC area. Not necessarily all Mexican, but tons of people and a rapid expansion in restaurant offerings all over the region.
I get that NOVA isn't like SoCal, pretty much over the border from Mexico, but it isn't like we didn't get authentic food offerings from the people who came to the area.
So we know at least 1k of the 150k will be Tech!
Henri Murphy's gone plaid
Good point..... Sort of like UVA betting blown out by Richmond?
He really wouldn't touch it. They could hand Frank the string.
Excellent- thanks for the tip on the Walmart for last minute supplies. What else is nearby in terms of supplies/quick food? I saw a liquor mart/gas station on the map but nothing else was really called out.
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9 years 10 months
# | As Bud Foster Prepares to Slow UT's Potent Offense, He Sees Echoes of Brett Hundley in Josh Dobbs No idea.
Henri Murphy is at Ludicrous Speed!
Even after an impressive effort against Liberty, the Hokies corners covering deep are cause for concern. With Dobbs, Hurd, and Kamara as running threats, I expect to see the Hokies loading the box and daring Dobbs to beat them over the top. Brandon Facyson, Greg Stroman, and Adonis Alexander are going to be tested on vertical routes. Tennessee has not excelled at completing passes down the field, and the Hokies struggled against big receivers winning 50/50 balls the last two seasons. That battle between Malone and Tech's corners will decide the game if Foster can keep Hurd, Kamara, and Dobbs contained.
^This is definitely my key to the game. If Dobbs has the passing game of his life, a la Munchie Legueax, I will be pissed, then probably cry.
I rewatched the Cinci/VT game from 2012 last night. Exum struggled mightily, and Ky Fuller had some breakdowns too (e.g. winning TD catch). Butch put together a pretty good game plan against Foster (the RB wheel route to Abernathy IV was money - great play and great timing). It will be difficult for the Hokies, and preventing the deep passes over top will be key.
To be fair Chubb might run for 150 on Bama too. That guys got talent.
I want to tell UT:
I love Frank. But nobody touches Skipper except the Corps.
French - how important will Moto be in this game?
I'm optimistic we may be able to keep him covered up, especially in our bear looks.
Maybe not part of a long con, but perhaps the kids thought they'd be able to handle them with little effort since Liberty was just an FCS team. Against bigger, faster, stronger opponents, we might see a different effort.
If we don't, it might be a long night.
As I wrote this, I thought more about how Beamer's teams in the mid-90s must have felt.
I think it's way too premature to bring up at this point in Fuente's tenure and overall a fairly pointless question anyway.
However, I'll be the dissenter here and say that I don't think it's nearly as impossible as other commenters seem to think. Alabama has done a tremendous job in the big opening games over the last few years and I think Saban excels when given extra time to prepare for a game. We saw that again against USC last week, though I also think USC will end up being much closer to a .500 team than a top 25 team. If you look at the rest of the season though, Alabama hasn't gone undefeated since 2009. They typically have several close games a year so as long as we are a bowl caliber team, it's conceivable we would stand a chance (and certainly better than 1/100).