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The review of a targeting call is purely for show. I don't think I've ever seen one be reversed. Safety being such a focus at all levels of the game right now, if a flag gets thrown for targeting, it's gonna get upheld. And that's a big problem, because targeting has become about a 50/50 call.
With Fuente now running the show, I'm guessing Bud is just trying out some strategies he'll be implementing in spring drills to slow the offense down
And JC fumbles...
...still, I think it speaks volumes about the Beamer family, there may be only a small handful of teams where JC would have seen the field in the last game of his Senior year.
This, so much this. The TV feed shows him telling the an injured player to get down. I think it was pretty clear that the injury was legit, and that Foster was more worried about him getting down not to hurt himself more AND not be a liability the next play.
The conjecture is strong with you sir
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That's just showmanship-ass-covering. That Baylor kid was faking an injury and Bud was clearing yelling at Alexander to fake an injury, but he didn't understand so Stroman did. Herbie called out something that he probably shouldn't have and then had to apologize for it. That Baylor kid probably did roll an ankle at some point, but in that situation, I'm sure they are instructed to just hit the ground instead of limping off the field. It's an advantage to his team to do so.
It's not a big deal, happens all the time. When someone does it to us next year, I won't be mad then either.
Injuries happen, both legit & fake both on college & the League. Are the fake ones unethical or just another tool to be used when necessary? If faking one can serious stop a team on a roll and it benefits our/my team, well I'm good with it. At most it might raise eyebrows but I couldn't care less.
I won't. These are kids getting hurt and if the offense is working it'll work with some pauses.
The only questionably timed injury that I saw was Stroman, late in the game. But he got up slowly and looked legitimately cramped, as would be expected when facing a high-paced offense like Tulsa's.
If I recall, that's the exact injury that they showed Foster signaling downward right before.
However, he was still doing the same hand signals to another player right after that. I doubt that's what he was indicating.
The thing is, that's what Ford did with really only one/two (Bucky) receiver threats, I know theres Sam Rogers and Malleck running a lot of underneath routes.
But there were only two other receivers who caught balls the entire year. Demetri Knowles and Kevin Asante, each hauled in just one pass.
Give Fuente two years and we'll be doing the same thing.
IDK, it can become a slippery slope. Remember when the Baylor DB was screaming at a fellow player to 'get down' and everyone thought the guy was faking to slow OU down. Then we found out he had a legitimate injury and his team was looking out for him. Kirk Herbstreit was on the call saying he was faking and (to his credit) ended up apologizing for it.
I'd like to apologize to @BUFootball & Terrell Burt. Last pm I thought he had faked an injury and I was DEAD WRONG. He was trying to— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 15, 2015
Fight through an ankle injury he sustained on a precious KO. He kept playing until finally a teammate forced him to sit down to get him out.— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 15, 2015
I saw what I saw at the time and didn't realize he had tweaked it earlier. I take full responsibility and apologize sincerely to Terrell.— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) November 15, 2015
I think he deserved it. He was the best player in the ACC, accounting for around a third of our teams points. I remember games where he'd shoot 50%, and the rest of the team was shooting 15%. Can't fault him for the way our team developed.
He's the best we've ever had. I hope he makes a quick transition to Fuente's scheme, because he's gonzo after next season.
I like this policy. But I think Whit should place an edited asterisk.
Officially retiring Frank's #25 would be a final stamp on Frank's endured legacy. His jersey is already hanging, but for all he's done as a player, coach, and ambassador for VPI. If anybody deserves a retired football number at Virginia Tech, he's sure as hell one of them.
IMO.
Isaiah Ford 2015 Totals: 75 receptions, 1164 yards, 15.5 ypc, 89.5 ypg, 11 TDs
Games Brewer Started: 46 receptions, 728 yards, 15.8 ypc, 104.0 ypg, 5 TDs
Games Motley Started: 29 receptions, 436 yards, 15.0 ypc, 72.7 ypg, 6 TDs
Totals are divided by who the starter of the game was (Brewer gets credit for Ohio State, Motley for Miami), because that's way easier than trying to figure out which QB actually threw each of Ford's receptions.
Factor out Isaiah going straight HAM in the Independence Bowl, and over the course of the regular season he actually had a better ypc under Motley, and his ypg under Brewer 83.5. His career day against Tulsa really skews the numbers, but Isaiah is just that good regardless of who the QB was.
But like fernley said, Motley will not be QB1 next season.
I think that catch he made on the 1 when he was getting tackled during the bowl game showed a flash of what he could do. He should be a best next year.
I didn't see Bud by I think it was Stroman who looked a little cramped or winded. The whole sideline cheered when he went to the ground and the Tulsa side booed. On a side note I could hear Bud screaming at the Defense during a timeout on Tulsa's last drive.
Odds are he knew Stroman was not 100% and needed to be substituted.
Hes referring to the Stroman injury I'm sure, but it was hard to see what Stroman was doing, the cameramen didnt do Bud any favors, but if the guy was hurt or cramping and just trying to play it off, he SHOULD go down.
The cameraman just showed Bud losing it over something, then swiping over to Stroman limping and going down as if that was what Bud was losing it about and finally listening.
I saw it too...wasn't sure what was going on and I'm not really going to speculate on it because we don't know anything about Bud's signals. Could have been a coincidence. I'd hate to assume that a player feigned injury when they were actually hurt. It didn't affect the outcome of the game anyway. Tulsa scored on that drive.
I saw a player cramping and trying to limp off and Bud told him to get down. This is not outside the norm.
In the 4th Quarter after Tulsa got a first down, they went quickly to the line like they have the whole game. ESPN then showed Bud on the sideline making signals to the team but it it looked like he could of possibly been telling a player to get down. They then showed a Tech player (Stroman?) on the ground which what looked to be cramps and he then was assisted by the training staff.
Tyrod tore it up against the Cowboys yesterday!
He uncharacteristically threw a red-zone pick (20:6 TD to INT ratio so far this year!) but was money on some late-game heroics. His scrambling has been a difference-maker for a bad Bills offense, and he's been the lone bright spot for a bad team.
Western NY are believers now, as is the Bills coaching staff and management. Since this is his first year starting he's well past anyone's reasonable expectations. If he develops a bit more chemistry with his receivers next year he'll have a permanent home in Buffalo.