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Came here to say that. It;ll be interesting to see how the two tactics compare to each other after a few seasons of data, and how it affects in-game tackling.
The only thing BC had last year was a very good defense, but their DC (Don Brown) is now the DC at Michigan. The new guy (Jim Reid former UVa DC 2010-2012) is a downgrade that runs a different scheme. Their offense was putrid. Now they have to learn a new, overly complicated system on that side of the ball and they do not have the talent we had when Loeffler was here. Addazio is building something, but it is going to take a long time.
I don't know how I missed this. This is the rest of the thread between Alexander and Gray after Nickeil told him to come to VT. I really want to overreact to this and get super excited about Nickeil/Turk playing together for us.
I'm really hoping they expand the roster limit for NFL.
We will win BOTH the Tenn AND ND games.
-Time Cop, as a special guest in the past-coaches section.
Some New England school, maybe Univ New Hampshire? was experimenting with holding a couple of practices per week without helmets, but with contact. Basically training the team to avoid dangerous head-first hits. Injuries/concussions dropped dramatically.
Well, you are using a lot of phrases that don't have a quantifiable meaning. "Belong on the same field" with OSU and Bama, what does that mean?
Do you really not know what that means? And why does it have to be quantifiable? It's an opinion. In my opinion, we have a pretty good shot against Tennessee. We "belong on the same field," if you will.
Also just my opinion, but sometimes optimism seems to be discouraged on here. If anybody ever suggests we might actually be good at football, someone almost always has to give them a reality check. As if we aren't all aware of our shortcomings as a football team the past four years.
And I'm not saying I haven't been guilty of the pessimism. I have. But we're all fans and sometimes it seems like we think our mindset actually matters (like how the mindset of the coaches and players actually does matter). Like, if we go into this game with too much confidence, we have no chance. Obviously, we all know we can't affect the game, so why can't we have fun with it and let ourselves get a little excited about the possibilities that come with a new season, a new coach, and a fresh 0-0 record?
Disclaimer: This rant isn't directed toward anyone in particular, or because of the comments above. I've just noticed for a while now that positive outlooks often get shot down as if it was naive to even think we might not suck again this year.
Tennessee isn't in the same tier as USC, OSU or Bama games we've had to start the year in the past.
Good team, but we can beat them. I think it's a one-score game
I got Miami as a 7-win team.....with a win over FSU. Because, Miami.
GT will be much better this year.
- Michael Scott
I agree with all of that. But we also shouldn't expect the same Virginia Tech team as last year. For better or for worse, who knows. And as was mentioned above, it'll be the second game of the season, meaning there will be some dumb mistakes, which I believe will (hopefully) play in our favor. I think the early season rustiness can decrease the talent gap that might otherwise be more visible by the end of the season.
This literally is their best player.
TimeCop is gone though
Maybe you're right. I suppose I am still stuck in the Beamer-era mindset. I can think of a few games where we should/could have scored 60 and only scored 25-30 because we were doing just that, actively trying not to score. I hope Fuente doesn't hold back and lets our team stretch their legs.
Insert generic "this is what's wrong with society" comment here.
Get a good grasp of the farm while at Salem? What do you think about Beinintendi, he just got the callup to the majors, jumping right from double-a. He spent quite a bit of time in Salem this year and last year I believe.
That's what I'm saying though. Vanilla is just fine for a team like Liberty. The oline will dominate than to the point that running the ball should start to yield chunks of yardage that we would have to actively try to not score to only score 27 points.
I almost rebuilt the LOLUVA Fail Chart into the VT Success Chart to counter this point but I got too lazy.
Suffice to say the only changes are "Win 10+ games?", "Beat LOLUVA", and "Year >= 29?"
Well, you are using a lot of phrases that don't have a quantifiable meaning. "Belong on the same field" with OSU and Bama, what does that mean? I think they are much better than us and would only give us a slim chance of beating them. I think we have a better chance at Tenn for sure, but only like a 30% chance. I'm not saying that there isn't a chance that we win, but I'm just saying my prediction.
That's a 5 star tackling technique right there...
We deserve to be on the same field.
I just don't think you can look at last year and think it will be the same team as last year. They lost very few players and the good recruiting classes that Butch has signed have more experience.
Well, I predicted an 8-4 record, which is on the optimistic side if you ask me. And I'm questioning what you mean when you seem hesitant to say we don't belong on the same field as Bama and OSU. Because I think we get blown out in that game 9/10.