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It's never too early to look at what's to come. Over the next few weeks, we will give you a peek at what is ahead for teams in the Power 5 conferences and some other teams expected to be players on the national scene. Next up: Virginia Tech Hokies.

So.... much.... hype....

Ok, this makes everything make a lot more sense. The absolute last thing Whit and Fuente were going to do was change up the look of the football uniform if Frank pushed hard for them to remain the way they were as the last thing he did before retiring. They'll let the freshness of the retirement pass before going with a complete overhaul of the uniforms, but I would fully expect the special uniforms to veer pretty far from the norm.

That said, don't be surprised if you see that triple-stripe stay around the program permanently in some form as an honor to Frank. Even if that's on the inside of the collar, like Nike has done in the NFL

Deable, Carroll, and Bradshaw will see the field.

I assume this as well. The new offense definitely has a spot for multiple "go make the DB's run with you for a couple of plays, and look for the ball if you get ahead" guys.

You know, its almost unfair that we have 2 guys as talented as Settle and Hill getting ready to anchor this DL for the foreseeable future wreaking havoc on opposing OLs, but to also know they're really good people in general? C'mon...

As an aside, going with the Superhero theme, does this make Tim Settle The Incredible Hulk?

Question about the WR's:

Bradshaw and Carroll both looked good Saturday, but IIRC, they looked good in the spring game last year too. Will either of them see meaningful snaps this year? If so, why didn't they last year?

I thought Click had a great day at QB. He might have been the star of the game if the WR's hadn't dropped several very nice throws.

I liked the format at VT's spring game this year. I was never a big fan of the 'normal' format where the offense and defense are split up into two teams. You lose a lot of cohesion when you split up the O-line, or when you don't give the 2nd string WR's the opportunity to catch a pass from the starting QB (pretending we had one of those selected already, of course). The only thing that I found off-putting was the way they handled punts. I'd have liked to see our punt returners actually, you know, return a punt. I understand why they didn't want to do it. No need to risk injury in a practice, but as a fan, I'd have liked to see if Stroman has figured out how to run north-south yet, or how the punter handles pressure from the block unit.

As a side note, if they continue this offense-vs-defense format in the future, it'd be fun to see the defense try their hand at offense for a drive or two. I realize that this has approximately zero value to the coaching staff and players, and thus will likely never happen, but it'd be fun to watch for the fans.

99% sure that Jaylen Bradshaw's parents or family members sat behind me. While they were very excited about his performance and touchdown catch, they didn't seem the least bit surprised. Would not be surprised at all if he emerges as the number 3 receiver this season.

Looked worse than a UVA coach after the game with VT.

Lets not laugh too hard... we've had our fair share over the years.