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matthona's picture matthona | 10 years 8 months # | God's Gift

The only reason I can think of is entering the Corps of Cadets has cut his practice time to the point where they don't feel comfortable putting him in.. the lack of depth at TE and WR is really puzzling, we've got guys on the bench that have played significantly previously at one point or another, but now are unable to see the field even to spell a starter

matthona's picture matthona | 10 years 8 months # | Les Miles - Hot Seat?

Below is a post on Reddit from an LSU fan explaining why they are ready for Miles to be gone.. a lot of these points sound very familiar

#1 A boring, predictable offense that is about as fun as watching paint dry. When everyone in the stadium knows what's coming just based on formation and personnel 75-80% of the time, it gets real frustrating, real fast.
#2 A passing game that, outside of 2013, has not been effective over the last SEVEN years. I really shouldn't have to explain this one. Our passing game has been abysmal for an extended period. many gave Les the benefit of the doubt for awhile, but at this point it's clear that the problem is with him, either in who he is recruiting or how his philosophy on offense doesn't allow for a quarterback to develop. Our one success in this period was with a transfer.
#3 Undisciplined play. LSU has averaged over 10 penalties a game every single year Les has been at LSU. This has lead to more game changing penalties than I can even count. It's not the referees, it's not a conspiracy against LSU. It's a head coach that does not instill proper discipline on his team and over time these unforced errors really wears you out as fan.
#4 Poor execution. Somewhat related to #3, LSU frequently makes mental mistakes on both sides of the ball that lead to missed coverages, blocks, assignments, and open receivers. This is going to happen on any college team, but to see our opponents seemingly more prepared to execute their game plan on a week in and week out basis is another very frustrating factor that has worn LSU fans out over the last 7-8 years.
#5 Declining line play. For many years under Les, LSU has had very good offensive line play and oftentimes dominant defensive line play. it has been the hallmark of our success. That is no longer the case. Over the last 3 years LSU's play on both sides of the line of scrimmage has dropped off dramatically. This has lead to a situation where Les wants to win games a certain way, but is unable to do so because he doesn't have the kind of team set up to win games that way anymore. Which leads me to #6...
#6 Refusal to adapt. When Nick Saban saw that his offensive philosophy wasn't working the way it used to, what did he do? He changed it. He hired Lane Kiffin. He started throwing the ball more on early downs. He started challenging defenses on all points of the field. Most importantly, He realized that what had worked isn't guaranteed to work going forward. Football evolves, and to continue to be successful you have to evolve with it. Les Miles either does not understand this concept, or he simply refuses to acknowledge it. This refusal has lead to:
#7 Declining results. LSU, for many years, was rarely blown out under Les Miles. When I say blown out I mean lose by 3 scores or more. Sure there is the odd big loss, Florida 2008 comes to mind, but for the most part we have always been competitive and played with toughness and pride. This is no longer the case. While we still play down to opponents as we always have, LSU has now been blown out SIX times over the last 2 years. LSU is now 13-10 in SEC play over the last 3 years. A loss to Texas A&M makes that 13-11. that's mediocre no matter how you slice it.

zomfgbbqhax's picture zomfgbbqhax | 10 years 8 months # | OT - Cracked article about Marching Virginians

Cracked is no better than Buzzfeed now. They used to have some good articles that were both hilarious and some were actually informative. Now it's just click baity bullshit and they just flat out lie, make stuff up, and omit key information to entice anger and rage for clicks.

I used to really like cracked, now it sucks.

Baltimore Hokie's picture Baltimore Hokie
| 10 years 8 months # | Change name of Worsham Field to Beamer Field?

The only thing different is the terms. In our case Weaver was trying to raise funds so he sold the naming rights for several things. One time contribution gave you the name.

Whit could no more give the naming rights to, say, the VA Pork Board than the Ravens could resell the stadium name to Natty Boh.

VTMaroonOrange's picture VTMaroonOrange | 10 years 8 months # | Dadi Nicolas Suspended for First Half of UVA Game

He was called for being in the neutral zone because he stepped over the line specifically to point at one of the offensive lineman for moving so I'd say it was probably legit. The refs didn't care to watch most of UNC's o-line play.

4VPISU's picture 4VPISU | 10 years 8 months # | Slept On It: Lane Stadium Bids Farewell to Frank Beamer

The real MVP is the VT ball manager that placed the football on the 46 yard line where Elijah Hood stepped out of bounds a solid 2 minutes before that review was over in the 4th quarter....

And the video board operator that left up the foot for a solid 2 minutes.... that was great man.

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