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Liberty - W
Tenn - L
BC - W
ECU - W
UNC - L
Syracuse - W
Miami - L
Pitt - L
Duke - W
GT - L
ND - L
LOLUVA - W
6-6 - There will be one game in there that we unexpectedly lose, which is to be expected with a new coaching staff. If we drop one of those early ones against BC or ECU, we're in trouble in regards to making a bowl.
Might seem crazy, but I'm more in agreement with your assessment. I don't think as many of these will be so lopsided in our favor, but I think we get some serious revenge on the Coastal division this year.
Tennessee will be a tough match up, and I will in no way be disappointed if we lose a hard fought game. But, I think the hype on them has gotten a bit out of control. Talented, yes - but not Bama or OSU elite. I expect this game to be an absolute grinder, and I just have a feeling we are going to sneak out of there with the W. Fuente knows the magnitude of this game and recognizes what a huge statement for VT a win in Bristol would be. I imagine the new staff has had this one in their sights since they came onboard.
Definitely see a loss or two in there somewhere, but I think this team has the potential for a breakout year IF we get solid QB play. I also agree that we absolutely throttle UVa at home this year. A lot of stars have to align, but would love to see us have a statement year and get to 10-11 wins.
The track is concrete except for the apron so there is that...
I refuse to ever predict a loss to Clemson, ever ever ever. Other than that, I can vibe.
We are the underdog and we should be. We haven't been good lately. I'm not saying I would bet on us to win, but it seems to me that the same people who went to the Georgia Dome saying we were going to #BeatBama are now of the mindset that Tennessee is in a different league than us, and that doesn't make sense.
sounds like FedEx prices!
Sept 3rd Vs. Liberty: W - 52-3. Fuente starts both QBs, picks a starter for the following week.
Sept 10 Vs. Tenn: W - 24-21. Tennessee craps the bed early in the year, again. They only beat 1 team with a winning record down the stretch last year and have a tendency to start slow. Typical SEC overhyped team with good talent.
Sept 17 Vs. BC: W - 45- 7. Loeffler still can't win against a P5 team not named UVa in Lane.
Sept 24 Vs. ECU: W - 77-0. 'Cause they need to know their place. O is starting to click. Fuente remembers what it's like to have a D.
Oct 8th Vs. UNC: W - 17-10. Trubisky becomes Ekanem's and Mihota's tru-bitch-sky. 10 sacks by the D line. Everyone finally realizes that Trubisky racking up big stats in mop up time of blow outs doesn't make him awesome.
Oct 15th Vs. Syracuse: W - 41-24 Donovan don't play there no mo.
Oct 20th vs. Miami: W - 31-24 "Oh my god, they killed Kenny!" becomes "Oh my god, they killed Kaaya!"
Oct 27th Vs. Pitt: W - 35-13 Matchup of tough Ds. They still haven't figured out how to stop misdirection.
Nov 5th vs. Duke: W - 49-10. Not having Sirk makes a difference.
Nov 12th Vs. Georgia Tech: W - 27 - 20. Settle. Just Settle.
Nov 19th Vs. Notre Dame: L - 27-21 (OT). We outplay them in every phase of the game. Ron Cherry calls a mystery TD on a dropped pass again this season to help ND remain undefeated.
Nov 26th Vs. Virginia: W - See Liberty. Welcome to the Terror Dome, Bronco.
Dec 3 vs Clemson -ACC Championship Game: L - 45-42 Dabo makes the Playoffs again.
I won't predict a bowl, since the system is so jacked up we could be anywhere from Miami to Annapolis.
Overall: 11 Wins, 2 Losses
Wow, those are all pretty spot on. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that conference coaches are so in tune with what our biggest issues are for the upcoming season.
They brought in a juco guy [Jerod Evans] so that'll be a sensitive dynamic because Motley is kind of a popular guy and leader on the team, but he's probably not the most talented guy."
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Thank you Eddie, this is the kind of nuanced look at them I was expecting. Tenn is a good team that has been working back to relevance for a few years and if they continue to get a little better this year then the sky is the limit for them in the SEC East. Depending on the quality and experience of their OL, we could be in business (see: OSU at BuckeyeTown). I'm hoping for a close game and victory but we are definitely the underdog going into this game.
I really wish at least one coach would use the cloak of invisibility to bash someone. "I can't believe that idiot still has a job. They 're really letting him drive that program 6 feet under the ground." Or "Sooner or later that they will get caught/punished for all the cheating." What is the good of being anonymous if you still use coach speak? Not much to see here.
Season Tickets will be here tomorrow!! I'm ready to start jumping now.
Wx12 or 13. However many games it takes to win the National Championship these days.
Love how most of the comments on Clemson are backhanded.
"They have as good a shot as anybody in the Coastal if they can get the quarterback play solidified."
The only chance he'll have to change numbers without changing teams is going to be between seasons, and for the purposes of jerseys, the season has already begun. They've already started making promotional items with the current batch of numbers, not to mention all of the jerseys that have already been produced.
Although, I think there is a loophole if they buy out the stock of the old jersey numbers, but no one ever does that.
Definitely not.
I see Paul Johnson had nothing to say about us. Then again "grumble, grumble, look at my mad face, grumble, grumble" isn't exactly riveting journalism.
He always looks mad and it scares me.
Really though, I like the generally positive comments on our program. It seems like the VT program is still progressing in the right direction in the eyes of peers.
My wife went to Tennessee, so I've been following them for a good 5 years or so. They are a good team and have been building up to have a great season this fall.
They lost 4 games last year, and three of those losses were very close and easily could have been wins. @Bama was close, they lost in OT to Oklahoma, and choked against Florida. The only loss where they really played poorly was to Arkansas. So two of the losses were close games to teams that made the playoffs. They have also been a very young team over the last couple of years and that youth now has experience.
Dobbs is a good QB and mobile QBs have given us problems over the years. Hurd is a HECK of a back and is in the mold of Conner at Pitt. We know how good Conner is. UT's backup RB is also very good and would probably be a starter on most teams. He is QUICK.
UT has a very good DL and LBs. I do not know much about their secondary.
I'm not saying that we will get blown out of the water, but I think UT is a very good team and I think they'll place for the SEC championship this year. Anything less would be a failure.
I think we have a chance for the upset if we can stop the run game and force Dobbs into 3rd and long. That will be the key in my opinion.
One thing going for us is that we have a new offense and there will be one game's worth of film of our offense for UT to prepare. I'm sure Bud will also do some things on defense with the new coaches providing some tweaks.
Just a quick summary of what I'd guess for this year:
Liberty - W
Tenn - L
BC - W
ECU - W
UNC - W
Syracuse - W
Miami - L
Pitt - L
Duke - W
GT - W
ND - L
LOLUVA - W
8-4 (6-2) with a trip to a bowl that we will win. The new offense will win us the games that we should have won last year, but not take us to dominating the Coastal yet. We might sneak into the ACCCG on a H2H tiebreak.
Liberty - W - Don't think it will be the blowout that we hope it will be. Fuente will keep it close to the vest and it will be a painfully boring game. I see a 27-6 type of game in our future.
Tenn - L - I think we ride the emotion early and are with them through 3 quarters if not ahead but do something that a young team will do in the 4th to lose it. 34-27 feels right.
BC - W - We are due to beat the pants off someone. This one is it. 37-3.
ECU - W - Setting the tone for our next 19 games with these bastards. 41-14
UNC - W - We always play the Heels close and I think we squeak one out at their house. High scoring game and possibly going into OT. 41-38
Syracuse - W - Boring game. 27-10
Miami - W - Miami gets pummeled by injuries in the 2 weeks leading up to the Thursday night game, comes limping into Bburg and gets a dose of pain circa 2003. 31-7.
Pitt - L - I hate Pitt more than I hate ECU. This game will take 4 years off my life. 14-13
Duke - W - Toss up but I will go with a W here. Close game. 35-33.
GT - W - Paul Johnson is a piece of shit. 35-21.
ND - L - Not sure I've seen enough of ND to call this one but I think the energy in this game is wild. High scoring game. 38-35.
UVA - W - Don't see the streak ending anytime soon. Part of me wants to say 38-0 but we always seem to win by a score or so. 31-24.
9-3 is a win in my book. Onward and upward. Go Hokies.