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I never had a tie to university life in my youth. Moving to Virginia 25 years ago and becoming a Hokie fan, I have witnessed Franks journey and the success of the football program. Some of the best times I have had in my life have been in that stadium. SCHokies2011 says he almost cried. I got this damn lump in my throat and watery eyes and just damned grateful to have been a part of this. Now a new chapter opens and I can't wait to see it play out. God Bless Va Tech!!
Disclaimer: I don't have this opinion at all...just thinking outside the box
The only possible argument I can see for Fuente having a short leash is that this isn't considered a "total rebuild" and Beamer left VT in decent shape talent-wise plus our conference, though up and coming, isn't the gauntlet it could be right now. Fuente should be able to win fairly quickly given those circumstances.
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Me too but in his defense financially it makes more sense. The way the rookie contracts are structured now, it's better to get into the league as young as possible so if you do well you can start your 2nd and possible 3rd long term contract worth the big bucks.
Liberty - W. 45-7 : They won't be able to stop the run against what I really think will be our best OLine in a long time, led by an ALL-ACC guard in Teller.
Tenn - L. 34-20 : I've voiced my opinion on this game a few times. I think Tenn will go to the SEC championship game next year and we just won't have it together that early in the season.
BC - W. 28-13 : Still don't believe in their offense, especially now that Lefty is there. Defense will take a step back due to some losses, especially that one linebacker, can't remember his name.
ECU - W. 31-21 : Why did they make those coaching changes? Beats me, but they had a great thing going on there that I'm happy to see broken up. Will Summers catch us by surprises again and make us look like a touch football team again? I don't think so.
UNC - L. 35-28 : I actually believe in UNC this year. Normally, they are the model of an over hyped team that doesn't meet expectations but we haven't seen a UNC team that good in awhile. Almost beat Clemson in one of the most exciting games of last year. We put some points up to stay close, but they are just better.
Cuse - W. 35-20 : Honestly don't know much about Cuse, are we sure they are even in the ACC? No matter, I know I like their uniforms, and they have a nice QB. Not enough though.
Da U - L. 38-35 : Same result as our last Thursday night game in Lane, but the humiliating defeat that I have impressively suppressed from memory. Kaaya is a stud, second best QB in the ACC, and will lead da U to, yes I'm being serious, their first ever division title and a chance to play FSU for the conference.
Pitt - W. 24-20 : The team proves their mettle after a tough loss to Miami by beating the team that seemingly has us by the goolies each year. I'm really looking forward to seeing James Conner in this game. Battled cancer and now is about to play D1 football? Man, what an inspiration. Hope he has a great comeback year, just without the familiar pulverisation of our defense.
Duke - W. 41-21 : We finally break the 40 point mark and Duke finally comes back down to Earth after a stellar campaign of unexpected division success.
GT - W. 33-31 : Predicting GT's success is such a crapshoot that I made this my closest prediction. A classic in Bobby-Dodd for the ages. We pull out the win and go into our clash with ND a ranked team.
ND - L. 30-17 : Being ranked was fun while it lasted, but ND is a good team that will compete for a playoff berth and will not falter against VT this late in the season. A lower scoring game that expected by many, instead a hard fought defensive battle in the trenches.
UVA - W. 45- 17 : I predict UVA to be bad next year. Like very bad. The cupboard is pretty bare for them. Bronco hasn't had time to develop talent and recruit and they go winless in the ACC. Blanding is a standout that makes the ALL-AMERICAN team though. NFL teams are gonna fight over him in the first round.
Overall : 8-4
Probably a bit better than reality, but I do think we have an offense that is as talented as we have had in a long time. Only caveat is getting a QB in place. I think Evans will win the job and be a more dynamic playmaker than Brewer ever was. Ford continues to impress and makes an ALL-ACC first team as predicted. Teller does the same. Running backs will be more spread out than we probably want, but they produce at a high pace, with McMillian leading the pack. Defensively, Hill breaks out and becomes our most dynamic playmaker going forward.
The team puts up 32 PPG and the offense makes significantly more explosive plays.
The team gives up 24 PPG. Not great, but enough to show that we can still make plays on the defensive side.
TEEMING WITH INTEL
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9 years 11 months
# | August Recruiting- Football, Bourbon, Beer & Charcoal is in the air Do you really think he is on a short leash? I'm interested to hear why you think that. We got what most analysts/pundits/other coaches called a home run hire.
I think we will certainly be capable of putting up many more but I think we will play beyond vanilla in that game and I think we will play a lot of players to finish evaluations. my guess is that most of the first string will be sitting before halftime.
If we played starters all 4 quarters and actually ran our wide open play book, I absolutely agree with your views, but there's no way that we do.
I gotta ask, did you watch them at all last year?
Yes. OU, Florida, Arkansas, Bama, and Georgia. I didn't say they're not a good team. I just don't think they're so good that we go into it thinking we can only win if every ball bounces our way. If we think we belong on the same field as Bama and OSU, we most definitely belong on the same field as Tennessee.
You guys are obviously welcome to buy into the hype if you'd like. Personally, I'll believe it when I see it.
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9 years 11 months
# | August Recruiting- Football, Bourbon, Beer & Charcoal is in the air 
But really, I'm in a "wait and see" mode. If winning --> better recruiting, then we need to win quickly. I don't really believe Fuente gets much time, and he'll have to overachieve quickly
~Justin Fuente
Raiquan Gray has us in his top-6.
Thank you to the 30+ schools that made me a priority in this recruitment process but I have came to my final 6 pic.twitter.com/QFWGWyMBAi— RaiQuan Gray (@Tgray4) August 2, 2016
Here are some highlights from Vegas summer league last week.
Come on Buzz, let's land this kid.
Even an overrated ND team next year will be rated properly higher than VT.
Brailyn Franklin to Penn State
https://www.landof10.com/penn-state/virginia-athlete-brailyn-franklin-co...
God, I thought this was for VT when I saw the thread title.
I don't see how we possibly only put up 27 against Liberty. I watched our Bowl game vs Tulsa yesterday and they thing that stood out to me was how great we were at blocking their inferior talent. It will be an even worse discrepancy vs Liberty and the points just come with that. A screen and run here and there can go for a touchdown and 6 points. 27 points would be quite disappointing, because it would mean we have a long way to go if we want to even stay on the field with Tenn in the next game considering the talent levels almost reverse.
Liberty - W. 41-7. We won't show a whole lot in this game so I don't think we run away with it. The talent level will be the difference and we win comfortably.
Tenn - L. 28-17. I think UT is going to be really good this year (see above).
BC - W. 28-10
ECU - W. 28-14. I see ECU scoring early and then Bud adjusts.
UNC - L. I think we play UNC close, but lose 31-28
Syracuse - W. 35-14
Miami - W. Thurs night. 28-24
Pitt - W. It will be close. I think our new offense will offer more of a challenge against Pitt's defense. 24-17
Duke - W. 28-10
GT - W. DL will be good and I think Motu plays well against the option. 27-10
ND - L. I don't like Brian Kelly but he is a heck of a coach. I think we lose by double digits. 27-14
UVA - W. 35-10
Overall: 9-3
Repetitive hits are repetitive hits, as far as your bones and muscles are concerned. I think that from the angle of preventing injury, this is just about the best feasible idea that we have.
I think there is an upcoming market for virtual tackling simulations that could be used to teach form without stressing the two bodies normally involved.
I'm just not that impressed with them yet. Yes, their recruiting has been better, but outside of last year, they've been just as bad as us or worse on the field for the last few years.
I gotta ask, did you watch them at all last year? Because I did a few games and they are a good team. So much talent, with even more joining the depth chart this season. They will be the favorites to win their division, and before anyone says that it is the weaker SEC division, look at ours. Just as, but probably even weaker and we sure as hell aren't close to being the favorites to win it.
Their QB is gonna really really cause us problems. And their running back is also top tier.
Sometimes nobody else needs to be around...
Nawww that's been their strategy for years now.
Interesting post. Not sure how I feel about it, actually. One would think that it could be hard to evaluate game ready performances, but on the other hand, by the time players good enough to play college ball get to college, they should know how to make, and break tackles. I can rest assured that none of us want to watch them play patty-cake out there, but to reduce injury 80% is so dramatic that it could make up for lack of live tackling practice by preserving the best athletes and starters for the actual tilt. Can't, at this time, say I'm for it or against it, but it may not be a stupid idea, and like you say, it could help preserve not only the game itself, but the future lives of those who entertain us on the field.
Great to see were making strides in NC. Greensboro is the closest talent center to VT so we need to take advantage. Mook and Hooker are a big plus there.
We are lined up great with Crossen and Tre Turner for 2018. Both should be top 10 NC guys
Actually, I think LOLUVa started applying this tactic to games last year
Wow such low scores.
I like the predictions but you've got a Beamer Offense still playing. the 28 points a game average is right where Beamer would be this year, but now on to Fuente. In 2015 Memphis averaged 40 points a game and 2014 it was 36 points a game
On to the Tennessee game, TN was averaging 35 points last year and put up 45 points on a Top Northwestern Defense
Tennessee will come down to a few top plays in a high scoring game. I look forward to Cameron Sutton vs Isiah Ford. A battle in the spotlight neither Top player wants to lose.
Notre Dame is overrated every year...so why would this year be any different. Hokies are going to get the win in South Bend.
The NFL is very close to this already if I remember correctly. One of the major wins of the players association was to reduce the number of full contact practices to reduce physical strain on the players. No idea if it's taken to this extreme though.