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We're losing. If we are winning, you *bet* your ass he is getting some hype.

EDIT: stupid autocorrect

Not really. When I see USC, I always first think Southern Cal. I've never thought of South Carolina. I guess I'm with Dabo on that. :-)

Don't ask Mason to make your argument for you.

I'm not, so quit putting words in my mouth.

The article itself isn't what bothers me. I'm quoting what I have contention with:

Loeffler is fielding an offense that consistently screws up the basics. Consistently. In every phase of the game (run, short pass, play action, deep pass). The offense had barely 400 yards on Saturday and only tied the game after UNC fumbled twice late in the 4th quarter. If I wanted to show 15 plays of how the offense wasn't able to execute the basics, I could have. How is that not on the offensive coordinator? compare the offense to the defense. Bud Foster's unit has had way more injury/dismissal problems than Loeffler's had and his unit faced a much tougher opponent on Saturday... yet Foster's unit was the one to punch above it's weight. Not Loeffler's.

Scot Loeffler has no excuses. He has a healthy offensive line that has played together all season, he has the same two wide receivers and two tight ends playing that have played all season, he has a breakout star at tailback, he has a second year starter at quarterback who his entire team respects. He has more than enough talent at the skill positions to create mismatches.

If you want to breakdown the film and give me the reasons as to why Loeffler isn't responsible for the product that he puts on the field I'd love to read it.

Lefty isn't the reason the Oline can't pick up a basic stunt. Sure the "buck stops somewhere" and you can point fingers at the OC and he'd probably gladly fall on that sword, but it's not his fault our Olineman can't do stop a basic maneuver and even Wake Forest destroyed us with last year. Tell me how that's his fault? Short of him getting him in pads out there I don't really understand what else he can do. To suggest that he wasn't preparing the O properly is to question his ability as an OC, and I'm quite sure that while Auburn wasn't rosy for him for much discussed reasons, his tenure with Temple wasn't a fluke.

Brewer holding on too long for sacks? How is that on Lefty? Nobody wants turn-overs, but Brewer needs to recognize as a 5th year starting QB that he needs to check-down or throw the ball away and not take a sack. Once again, short of having a mic in his ear, Lefty can't control what Brewer does.

To be clear, I have no issues stating that the O wasn't pulling its weight for this game. However, Loeffler-designed and Loefller-executed teams have won us games this year when the Foster defense wasn't "punching up to its weight". To state that he has no excuses and not give him some slack is being over-critical and not warranted based off of this years performance, and certainly not off of one game.

If you want sellouts, you need to a) win, and b) schedule OOC opponents people want to see.

Great analysis.

Loeffler does some things well. But I've seen enough. As great as Sam Rogers is, I don't really want to see a play called where he takes a handoff and runs laterally.

I can't wait for the spread offense that _____________ (Fuente, probably) installs next year.

Good luck, Bud.

It's not anyone floating anything. The contract is on the table. Fuentes just has to sign it. I was told this last Sat by someone in the know. We probably won't hear about it until Sunday though because of the games this weekend.

oh no i fully meant reign. because only a king is deserving of this position after beamer has stepped down

In that article, USC refers to South Carolina.

reign: hold royal office; rule as king or queen.

reins: a long narrow strap attached at one end of a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse while riding or driving.

Take over/up the reins: take control of something, especially an organization or country.

I have seen it used incorrectly so many times I'm starting to forget the difference. The common idiom which most people are referring to is "Take the reins". An example of that would be "I expected Bud Foster to take the reins when Beamer retired."

Many people are using the incorrect word, though it is a homophone. To use the word 'reign' correctly would require a statement such as "Beamer has Reigned over the VT Football program for 29 years."

Know the difference. Knowledge is power.

I'm tired of seeing people hoping Bud will take the 'reigns'.

Meanwhile, one person with direct knowledge who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the matter said discussions between Fuente's representatives and Virginia Tech are already fairly advanced and that Fuente is by far the favorite to be first off the board.

Dan Wolken of USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/11/24/college-football-c....