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I think the key point getting lost here is how good that uniform/helmet/facemask combo looks (and I am not even a fan of the throwback uniforms with the shoulder stripes). I think the white facemask just ties it all together
I'm willing to give Loeffler the benefit of the doubt here.
If he says that Lawson wasn't ready, I'm thinking he wasn't ready. I'm sure they wanted him to be, particularly since they burned his shirt pretty early in the season.
Yes.
I read it as "Traveling/Sipping Beer.
I pretty much guzzle my beer when traveling.
OK. I pretty much guzzle my beer all the time.
OK, so I'm guzzling it right now. What's your damn point?
Finding and subscribing to this channel take precedence over Thursday Night Football tongiht. Thanks AMB!
they are just as likely to get hurt in practice as they are in a game. you play people during the season to win games. games that matter. this bowl doesn't matter to anyone but the fans. of course everyone wants to win the game but in the bigger scheme of things. its irrelevant prior to popular belief. that being said im making the 12 hour drive for the game. but still....
This goes to MEchase's comment above. The hat is thrown to indicate players going out of bounds. The simple solution is: find a different way to signal that instance rather than throwing a hat. No idea about autofocus, but it's an important consideration. The idea just struck me after hearing so often that we don't have an angle that corresponds to what the official sees. Seems like an eminently solvable problem.
Also doesn't necessarily have to be a GoPro, that's just want inspired me. There are all kinds of small high-tech cameras that would work and add minimal weight to the hat itself.
I'm actually curious about this stat. Does it include the 2012 season (LT3's Junior season)? If so, then VT has 76 from 2012-2015 which is almost exactly the same. I wonder if that's why Hale didn't include it in his info-graphic.
You mean like he didn't against NC State and how we all weren't sure if Motley would come back into the game? Oh wait, that did happen. We would have burned his shirt at that point for literally one play even if we hadn't burnt it earlier. That's what happens when your third string QB is a freshman and your starter gets hurt.
And what would you have wanted? He got a good mix of running and passing plays and showed he could barely get the snap sometimes. I have zero issues with plays called for Lawson while he was in the game.
Lawson stated publicly after he committed to VT that he was offered a chance to compete for early playing time. I think "chance to compete for playing time" has been conflated to mean "promised he wouldn't redshirt." I don't recall any statements made specifically about redshirting. Frank even said, more than ever, he's interested in getting the best players on the field even if it means freshmen, so to me, it's all about opportunity if the guys seize it and are ready for it.
Fuck Matt Ryan
I would love to have a great rivalry with WVU and play them every year
" or how about when Zaire left ND's game on a season ending injury and a true freshman came in?"
FWIW, Kizer, Zaire's replacement, is a Soph. That's a big step over a TFr. stepping into that situation at ND. A full season, a spring, and a summer in an offense makes a huge difference. Also, Brian Kelly is VERY invested and involved in the way his QBs operate. While it is impressive to the degree of how well Kizer played, it's not surprising that he was effective and successful.
I'll agree with the thought line that DL2 was promised some sort of playing time. I am a little disappointed though that he wasn't able to make an immediate impact and shine on a few plays early (esp. vs. Furman). Lefty keeps indicating that he has all the talent, but right now is still a step away. If that's true, then the RS should have been a no-brainer. We had Motley and Durkin (for emergency).
I have a feeling that we are going to see an interesting QB battle on our hands this spring, and honestly, I wouldn't rule out Durkin or Jackson in this mix. They just might be the type that CJF is looking for...?? CJF thrives on timing and getting the ball to playmakers in space and making the defense play into his hands, not the other way around. Who knows, maybe Jackson turns some heads upon arrival. Either way, CJF is not going to idly stand by an ineffective QB situation.
He rolled the dice on a young Lynch at Memphis who he leapfrogged over a Sr. There's a chance this case could present itself again this spring with Motely and Durkin, since he has 2 young QBs to chose from and groom in DL2 and JJ.
Either way, it's gonna be fun as hell.
I just recently discovered it one night surfing. They show Doug,
Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Salute Your Shorts, Hey Dude, etc. I
loved all of these shows growing up. I wonder if they will bring
back Snick. :) BTW its Comcast channel 133 for me.
I agree, but except for the top tier bowls they (the bowls) are about the $$, especially for the sponsor. Belk wanted Tech for the ticket sales which were projected to have been very high.
Yes, we would probably have been over-matched. If no one wanted Pitt, so be it.
What is this Teen Nick you speak of?
that's interesting. As someone who was born in C'ville I'm surprised that I never knew that.
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# | 4* FSU commit DJ Matthews tweets "I see myself playing at VTech" I say drop the stupid permanent crossover and rotate in a extra opposite divisional team, would make sure you at least see every team in the ACC at home in a 4 year span. I know this would mean the Miami and FSU doesn't happen every year, blame that on the ACC thinking they would be contending for the championship every year when they established the divisions.
I think there's some ACC rule that there has to be a buffer of a few rows between any student seating and the visiting team bench.
And perhaps more importantly, the TV broadcasts have their primary cameras on the bench side, meaning the students wont be in in the background during most of the broadcast.
I managed to transfer a bottle of Virginia Lightning to Cali this past Aug (to introduce the shine to my wife's cousins) no problem in my checked bag (they cleaned it out too).
Just opened up this week's Sports Illustrated. On page 24, they list "The Best Non-New Years Bowls." The good news is that the Tech-Tulsa game is one of five mentioned, with the caption "Where Hokies Coach Frank Beamer's 23 bowl streak began." The bad news is that they list it as the Citrus Bowl. Ouch. I expect better than that out of SI.