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This is his last go around, and he's going to give it his all. I have a strong respect for that. Even if he doesn't win the job the competition will make everyone better.
I asked Virginia Tech and it appears a date hasn't been set yet, I'm told Fuente hasn't even had a full staff meeting yet.
I gotcha, but for posterity's sake, I'm going specifically with consecutive bowls in consecutive years.
yeah lets take out their knees. No brains in the knees.
Motley sounds ready, starting tomorrow.
The process for next season starts tmrw for me, send prayers my way. — B. (@MotleyKrewww) December 28, 2015
I've been an underdog ALL MY LIFE. Never stopped a dog from eating. Make sure you're here to witness.— B. (@MotleyKrewww) December 28, 2015
Nuff said
Sean Huelskamp was ejected for targeting during the ECU game, and had to sit out the first half of the Pittsburgh game.
That was a pretty questionable call, but it didn't seem as if the review refs could overturn it. I don't have the video accessible to me at the moment, but that's how I remember it.
Yet he was out for the first half of the Pittsburgh game.
So while you're technically correct, you're missing the point I was trying to make.
A Nole pointed out that VT has more bowl wins in the last 3 days than the last two Miami coaches, combined.
I've seen worse calls. He clearly came in high and had first contact face to face. Even if the receiver hadn't lowered his head, it would have been in the neck area and still targeting. I don't necessarily agree with the rule, but in this case I can see why the call was made by the rules definition. Bottom line is the defense needs to stay lower.
One of our d-linemen (I want to say Woody Baron) had one reversed against Wake Forest-- Nevermind. Yep, never seen a call overturned in a real game that actually happened and wasn't just a bad dream.
But in seriousness, I believe Kyshoen's hit against (I want to say Devin Street in 2012) Pitt was also a targeting that was overturned, but back then the penalty yardage could not be undone but the ejection was.
I'm just glad we actually utilize his talent. I always felt like we left much to be desired from ER4.
Cannot wait to see him play next year - it will be special!
That one fit all of the established criteria for a targeting flag, forearm to the head/neck & body "launching" even though he was trying to jump over a player that was clearly going down, yet you watch it and at no point feel like the "defenseless" player was in danger. A clear indication that the rule needs to be looked at.
If he does choose to go, I wouldn't count on him putting up the "great" numbers that many think he will.
Very few TEs are 1st or 2nd round picks and he's clearly not one of them at this stage. Someone could always take a flyer on him in the 3rd round, but more than likely he's no better than a 4th round pick right now.
IMO, after two years at the position, he's still not particularly advanced as either an inside TE or a slot TE. He still doesn't run great routes, he has inconsistent hands, he's actually a little small at 240lbs for an NFL TE (although I suspect he was asked to lose weight for this year), he doesn't particularly take advantage of match-up disadvantages (how many games did he simply abuse a guy and VT could go to him over and over?), and he doesn't run with much explosiveness, power, or authority after the catch.
To play devil's advocate for a minute, you can't really blame the refs for those calls so much as the current climate in football. With the release of the Will Smith movie "Concussion", I'm seeing stories and debates everywhere over the violent nature of football and head injuries. It looks to me that the refs, both professional and collegiate, are in a position of having to basically walk on eggshells when it comes to making calls like this. They seem to be erring on the side of caution which is arguably a good thing. Still, having a player ejected, especially a young kid in a college game for what is basically a marginal and clearly unintentional infraction is ridiculous. In my opinion the rule itself needs to be looked at and adjusted. I think the refs are just doing the best they can with the half-assed rules they are given to work with.
As for Isaiah Ford, my goodness what a player. Appreciate him Hokie fans. He is a once in a generation talent. Unreal body control.— The Original French (@french60wasp) December 27, 2015
He wasn't targeting the hand so he was safe
My mom bought me the movies when I was younger, I literally watched maybe 20-30 minutes and had approximately zero interest in what I saw. So I never bothered watching the rest, or any other of the movies. Couldn't tell you which movie it was to save my life.
Look closely at the situation: Tulsa had five viable receiving options on every play. They are running a hurry up. Donovan Riley is injured. Desmond Frye, I am told, was hurt, although I have not seen him on any injured list. Foster had Facyson, Alexander, Edmunds, and Stroman available at corner. Reynolds was playing free safety often while Clark played both free and rover. Greene, and Alleyne are the only non-walk on defensive backs that were dressed, neither of which have corner experience. Even to have a player miss one rep for gamesmanship reasons is a potential risk for a big offensive play when you have so little experienced depth in the secondary.
Like I said, EVERY coach I have had told us that if we were hurt and couldn't play the next play, stay down. I got my butt chewed in a scrimmage versus FUMA when I came off the field limping with a tweaked ankle. The coaching staff doesn't have enough time to get your replacement on the field (especially if they are tuned out, which back up OL tend to be) if the player isn't ready, or the switch could result in a delay of game, too many men, or the use of a timeout.
What do these 2 have in common?
Neither called for targetting, wut?
I kinda hope what sets her off is coming back like 2, 3 years later and Finn and Poe are just bro-ing it up, didn't come look for her, didn't message, just hang out, kill bad guys, and do brunch on weekends, and have a healthy platonic friendship without needing he involved.
Going purely on stats, yes. But remember that we have historically used a run heavy offense, and we have had receivers like Antonio Freeman (who became a certified NFL stud with the Packers), Bryan Still, Eddie Royal and Ernest Wilford, so to say that Ford is the best of that group would be a difficult proposition. Having said that, I would definitely put him top 5. Depending on what he does next year, he could definitely be considered the best.
I guess I'm in the minority, but I did see a helmet-to-helmet contact there, which does seem dangerous. However, this does seem mainly to be due to the receiver lowering his head, though, which is tough luck to the defender, but still falls within the purview of the penalty and goes against him.
All the more reason to teach better fundamentals and to understand where the "strike" zone is or whatever they call it these days.
If you go back and watch the previous play, a player went down at the snap without any contact.
I think Foster was saying, "if you are hurt, go down. Being a hero and trying to play through the injury is not helping the team at this point"
That's not altogether surprising right? Aren't we expecting at least 1 more coach from Memphis to join the staff after Memphis' bowl game this Wednesday?