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300 bones for a jersey??!! That seems a bit high. Wasn't that the starting (and ending bid for several) of the helmets?

This is the reason that LOLUVA has a hard time succeeding in football. This is Littlepaige's decision, and while he'd be very happy to have a wining football team, it's not a priority. Until the Hoos have a different athletic administration, expect acceptance of mediocre football in Charlottesville.

I am so happy to know that the LOLUVA team is going to be able to go a bowl this year. Isn't it nice that they are all saving to go to a bowl together so they can watch real football teams play. They finally recognize that they can't absorb good technique from the side lines when they are getting their helmets mashed into the turf.

I liked Loeffler's route structure. My observation with Memphis is that Fuente gives his QB less to read. Essentially Lynch either made one read that chose between 2 receivers based on the defensive coverage and if it wasn't there, he improvised with his legs. The difference is, like Ohio State, the way the run and screen game works, it puts the offense in better positions to convert those third downs and makes play action a more effective weapon. Third and longs will be more difficult with Fuente than with Loeffler. Much of Memphis success was having an NFL caliber QB who could throw deep outs and back shoulder fades- throws that a defense has the most trouble defending BUT are also the most difficult to execute. I don't see the same arm strength in any of the QB options here (which isn't a knock- Lynch was probably the most physically impressive QB in college football- the one read and go issue is probably why his draft stock isn't higher.)

Dude!!! thats a sweet idea. I would personally move the number to the top shoulder and leave the pylons on the side or vice versa. The pylons would look almost like a stripe on top of the shoulder as another option. Would also maybe flip the pillars so the perspective position is going toward the center like in the original VT athletics logo

So with the offense being simpler, do you think we see route structures as well designed as Loeffler's were? More or less complex? While there were some issues with Loeffler's offense, route structure didn't seem to be one of them.

Polite VT fan response to UVA fans excited about finally/someday getting to bowl game:
"That would be great...so happy for you you!"

But actual, impossible to hide, visual response:

I expect Bronco to convince UVA to go from a competitive schedule to the "ACC lite", like Duke or Wake, and avoid any tough OOC match-ups to get wins. Like Duke and Wake their fans do not follow football enough to know the difference, and they will may be able to claim they are turning the program around by eking out .500 seasons against VMI, App State, UNC Charlotte and Richmond. They have to get better to wins those games, but it a manageable improvement based on the talent they can get.

I wouldn't say the D dominated. They gave up a few extended drives, but they were playing a very vanilla look and they still forced stops. UNC showed that you can give up yards and still win games as long as you get stops. I would say that the offense wasn't a sieve like it had been in years prior to the 2015 spring game.

If the offense gets good QB play, I feel good about them. D has more questions, at the same time I see philosophical changes without changing the basic fundamentals of Bud's system that I think will work well, provided they get mike and defensive back play on par with the average level of play at those spots prior to 2014.

He lost me once or twice. I was watching the game live and still can't understand how he got that much out of it without having full game tape to review. Amazing ! :--)

I think Deablo and Bradshaw will play. Carroll seems to have found a niche. Denmark didn't get much action on Saturday, but he had some nice film in drills and looks like a kid that is a better route runner than his HS film showed. I have been told that Phillip Patterson will make an impact. Wilson- he made some spectacular catches on the snapchats, but he didn't get separation often in the scrimmage. Given how non-committal Fuente was about him (we will talk in the offseason to see what he wants to do type comments), I don't know how Wilson will factor.

One thing I can promise you, if you are a skill position player and you want to get on the field, you better block your tail off in the run game. Everyone, including tailbacks, are used as blockers on different types of running plays. He won't play guys (including the top guys) if they are not giving maximum effort as blockers. Fortunately Ford, Phillips, and Hodges did a good job blocking last year, and with more guys getting snaps they should be fresher. I think Deablo will be a player because he is a big, physical blocker. The rest of the guys trying to make a dent need to make sure their blocking is a top priority in the focus of offseason workouts if they want to get into that rotation.

Don't be concerned by any outcome in the spring.