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Kville Hokies's picture Kville Hokies
| 9 years 11 months # | "A New Job Without Having to Move": Foster, Wiles Adjust to Life Under A New Boss

I'm betting CJF is not nearly as conservative as CFB was with a lead (not sure that is possible). We also play some teams (Pitt, GT and maybe Miami or BC this year (not sure with new coaches), that need the run to set up the pass, and if they get down tend to become more one dimensional and turn the ball over. I'm kinda okay with giving up points in garbage time as long as we are up enough to have garbage time.

MEchase's picture MEchase | 9 years 11 months # | Things you want out of the 2016 season

Offense PPG: 35.0 (2015 was 31.0ppg)
Defense PPG: 22.0 (2015 was 26.3ppg)
TOP: 31:27 (2015 was 31:27)
Turnover Margin: +7 (2015 was +4)

I'd like to see the offense and defense be consistent. I don't want the stats inflated because of one or two amazing games.

bluehokie2006's picture bluehokie2006 | 9 years 11 months # | ACC Schedule Changes- could VT be key swing vote?

The issue isn't getting to 6 home games. The hurdle is that most schools want 7 home games a year. Easier to do when you can just rent an FCS team for a week, or make lopsided deals with Group of 5 schools.

This whole idea of we'd give up home games for marquee OOC games is silly.

Both years that we played Alabama, we only had 6 home games. This year, we have 6 home games. I'm sure that had we not played those games, we would have had a 7th game in Lane (granted, against much inferior opposition). Now in 2010, with the Boise game at FedEx, we still had 7 home games, but our OOC schedule was an FCS and three current Group of 5 teams.

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| 9 years 11 months # | TKP ESPN College Pick'em Group

Joined.

I see nobody has any faith in my fighting Tom Hermans

and I'm a little surprised UNC didn't get more love against UGA since they have a new coaching staff. Should be fun though! I've never done this before so it will be interesting to see how it works

NotoriousZSB's picture NotoriousZSB | 9 years 11 months # | ACC Schedule Changes- could VT be key swing vote?

I'd agree it isn't happening anytime soon. But once you move to 9 playing 12 P5 opponents esp with the ND deal gets a lot easier for ACC teams even if you have an instate rival from another conference. This whole idea of we'd give up home games for marquee OOC games is silly, do home and home and don't set your away in a year where you have the 5 away conference games. The schedule from the league office/the ADs can be manipulated to work around some of that. And if you don't want to do that you'd still have a floating game to do whatever you want with.

The value of a home game in terms of income would be offset by the extra TV money from guaranteed conference games or getting paid to do a neutral site. I just don't believe the 9 game schedule would make it impossible to get 6 home games a season plus more guaranteed TV spots.

Especially since our in state rival is in our division we really wouldn't be affected in the same way as some of our other conference buddies. We will always have a chance to have 2 OOC home games if we want them.

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