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I'll be the first to admit that Allen hasn't been great thus far this season. He was dreadful against Alabama State and Jacksonville State. Him and Buzz both acknowledged as much early in the year.

But 12 games in, it's clear he's the key to our offense. It's not last year when we had several shooters (Mueller, Smith, Johnston, Hill from the corner) camped out behind the arc and Devin Wilson would come off a high ball screen and try to find one of them. Instead, much like St. Joe's did yesterday, teams are sagging off the players who have no proven jump shot (Wilson, Clarke, Hudson, LeDay), leaving Allen as the best option to create on offense. That lack of space to work in will result in turnovers, yes, but Allen is only going to get better as the season goes on. He's at the top of every opponent's scouting report, and as he adjusts to being the primary option (he played with Dez Wells as the leading scorer at Maryland), he'll continue to improve his efficiency.

Loeffler was the right coach for the right time.

When Loeffler came to Tech in 2013 the cupboard was absolutely bare. The biggest hurtle to overcome was the lack of a decent OL. That times more than 2 years to build.

Loeffler's biggest fault is that his system is too complicated for underclassmen. His biggest strength was that his offense is complicated. Skill players in HS can recognize that if they learn his system, and execute, that it's a path to the NFL.

I bid him well, he's a good dude, and will always be a Hokie.

Brewer. was also the right QB at the right time. He epitomized true Hokie grit. Not the winningist Hokie to play the position, but I think he won the fans over and probably will be one of the fan's most favorite.

My ultimate criticism of Lefty is the complexity of his system. This isn't the NFL. Between automatic turnover (due to graduation, attrition), and the relative skill level of your players, you don't get a lot of "development" time. I think When you have a complex system (relative to other systems), you leave a lot to chance. He may have been a great thinker, but when your players can't execute it (regardless of reason), what's in your head is irrelevant. I wish him and Brewer nothing but the best of luck in the future.

To me, this is the underlying issue. Athletic Dept/football scrutinizes the risk/reward and ROI of every spending decision. The top most valuable 20 football teams all profit at least $28 million/year (with preposterously impressive margins no less). I get that football has to fund the entire athletic department, but still - the hypocrisy here in unreal.

Those xbox's and PS4's are stress reducing machines actually.

In all seriousness, a few video game consol's along with whatever else VT does for athletes that doesn't contribute to their performance on the field or in the classroom does not get remotely close to a $55 million complex. The luxuries being provided in this complex are services that anyone, not just students, would have to pay for in a normal scenario. If you are a Clemson donor, not only have you helped pay for football players to play laser tag whenever they want for free, but now you and your Clemson student children (assuming they are not good at football) still have to pay for every game of laser tag that you want to play. Clemson is basically building a $55 million complex for a fraction of their school population that in no way contributes to them being a student athlete besides keeping their hair out of their eyes.

.....and had minimal impact. He got nine minutes, no points, no rebounds, one assist, and two blocks. The no rebounds is the biggest concern to me. Kind of like Henry last season, if you aren't going to be able to score, than you have to at least contribute to scoring by getting boards and giving your teammates opportunities to score. First game back so probably some rust but not what you want from a seven footer at this level.

He played limited minutes.

The more I read, the more I understand I don't know squat about BB. However, I see a long and arduous trip back to mediocrity for us. Jim Weaver, RIP, did us in when he fired Seth. Seth was a true Hokie and bled Maroon and Orange. Spilled milk, I know.

I did not watch this game. I plugged in my ear phones and listened. As always, my heart said any minute now, Bibbs will can a couple 3's and we will be back in it. Or, we drive and make a bunny and get fouled, 3 point play. Or, a great defensive stop and a slam at the other end. Yawn.

This is a great idea until a player tears his ACL running down the practice hill.....

I'd have to agree with you Brian. Yes Seth Allen has had countless mind boggling decisions, sloppy turnovers and out of control drives this year... but he is far and away the best offensive talent we have and I think our success throughout this year and next will depend mostly on him. No one is better off the dribble or at creating their own shots... he is our only real enforcer right now with the ball in his hands. I also don't feel that he is as selfish as most people think, rather he feels he has to do too much and is just trying to force himself into a grove that he hasn't quite found yet. I think if Buzz can get him to recognize how bad some of his shots are and how out of control he has been at times, then he will slow it down more when necessary and eventually find that things will come naturally easier for him. At that point maybe the offense will flow better as a unit and be more effective overall... but I do believe it all starts and ends with Seth.

This will be ironic but It amazes me how many people keep replying to Shockwave and adding irrelevant posts. Why don't you guys just ignore what he says and move on? I am not saying I agree or disagree with everything he says, but it's evident he is not going to back down to your posts, so why bother? Let the mods do there job. Even with the leg counter gone, we still have too many leg hunters on here. People feel like they have to comment on every post by Shockwave, knowing he won't change his ways, but they continue do respond.... almost comical. Just my .02

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