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you can only show so many ex-players, play "name that tune" segments, and have "guess the year" contests.
Well, they did show Frank as an ex-player. The name-that-tune was also the two Beamers competing.
If all else fails, I've always had a feeling he could be our stop-gap QB, too.
What a dickhead comment to make.
Sorry, Hokies, but unfortunately our fanbase has it's share of jerks.
Completely agree. I remember thinking, "there's another INT" when he threw it up there. Terrible looking pass, albeit one that worked.
I feel for Motley. Great kid from what little I know about him. He just has never looked great in what we've seen.
It was clear last night that Malleck is the #1 TE. Blocking, catching, etc.
He did struggle with timing a bit, but the ball that Hodges dropped was better thrown than the ball Malleck caught later on. And even the ball to Ford on the 1st possession was still really close to reception.
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# | Hokies Fail to Recapture Columbus Magic, Fall to Buckeyes 42-24 and Lose QB Michael Brewer If he's ready, do it. If he's not, hell no. We can't afford to screw the QB room up for three more years.
Something that has gotten lost here a bit: Ryan Malleck. Holy crap. Some of those catches he made were insane. I wonder how 2013 might've gone with him healthy..... Easy to see why he was the focal point of Loeffler's plans.
Sam Rogers doesn't get ready for games, games get ready for Sam Rogers.
I love the attitude of Sam Rogers. "Uh, it's a team game. At the end of the day it's a team game. It's not about me at all, but they gave me an opportunity to make a play and it was my job to make a play. (QB) Michael (Brewer) had a great pass and there was great protection up front, but at the end of the day it's a team game."
We lost to a good dang team who was doing their best to run the score up. We hung with them until injury took us out of the game. Now we have 3 days effectively to get Motley/Durkin/Lawson ready for the next game. In the end, it was an OOC game and is in the past. Next game up, Furman.
We know from history, the loser of the aOSU-VT game, runs the table and wins the national championship. Time to put on the big boy pants and get to work.
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# | Hokies Fail to Recapture Columbus Magic, Fall to Buckeyes 42-24 and Lose QB Michael Brewer Just give him 20000 calories a day so he can keep gaining weight :)
Or at the very least, the Michael Phelps diet...
A New York Post account of Phelps's... wait for it... 12,000-calorie-a-day diet, gave us a stomachache. Could one human being really consume that much and still be in Phelps's shape? And could this possibly be healthy for Phelps, even considering his five-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week exercise regimen?
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/08/13/the-michael-phelps-diet-dont-try-...
No, it didn't occur to me at all. It's just filler...you can only show so many ex-players, play "name that tune" segments, and have "guess the year" contests.
My guess is that they would have done the same thing 5-10 years ago if they had a huge screen, a decent sound system, and fans/students that so desperately need to be entertained non-stop then like they do now.
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# | Hokies Fail to Recapture Columbus Magic, Fall to Buckeyes 42-24 and Lose QB Michael Brewer That second run, on replay one of Ohio State's DTs grabbed an ankle long enough for the rest of the team to close the hole.
I agree, he should have put it in on the first run.
Am I the only one who was not encouraged by Motley's TD pass? He threw back across his body, on the move, into double coverage, and it happened to work. Sure, it's nice to have a TD but I can't imagine that's a play I want to see him try to make more often.
irregardless of last night's turnout, i'm still proud of how our Hokies performed on the national stage. i love what our team is made of as we took each punch from OSU and counterpunched back with a lead going into halftime.
i will always love/support this team no matter what and my loyalty to the university knows no bounds--GO HOKIES!!!
My thoughts (worthless ofcourse)
QBs- Brewer looked much improved. hoping for a speedy recovery. Motley- Dear in headlights comes to mind. If Lawson is anywhere close burn the redshirt if not take our lumps with Motley/Durkin.
RBs- Sam Rogers is a MAN, JC- woulda liked to have seen them give him some touches after the fumble but he gets extra credit for Swag with the gold watch, trey looked solid, need more McMillian hes a big play threat every time he touches it.
WR/TE- Bucky wasnt Bucky, Malleck reminds me of Jeff King soft hands. Ford solid as always, didnt seem much from Cam or newsome.
OL- Much improved, this unit will be solid (cant believe im writing that) Nijman especially impressed me.
DL- Dadi blew up one play in the backfield before they could hand it off otherwise they didnt standout, ALOT of missed tackles i know Cardale is huge tackle him low!
Linebackers- 54 hurt us, thought that may be the case. Good to see RVD on the field though.
DBs- couple of shady pass interference calls on us. Thought Fuller/Facyson didnt look right, liked seein Adonis in the game he looked good so did frye, disappointed not seeing Donovan Riley more.
Overall with Brewer this team has ACC title game potential for sure without him it could be 7-5 or 4-8 only time will tell but for a Half they knew they were in the Terrordome.
Sidenote: Cardale is a Piece of work between the ears, But a great football player
You'll get a leg from me if you edit out the last line.
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# | Hokies Fail to Recapture Columbus Magic, Fall to Buckeyes 42-24 and Lose QB Michael Brewer I don't think so...Durkin's a redshirt freshman, so he has a year in the qb room, and hes almost the same kind of threat as motley...
It was obvious from across the field in Section 18 that if Trey had followed Sam he would have been in the end zone.
I'm proud of how this team played. Regardless of the outcome, Ohio State is good. They are really good. There is no denying that. Players stepped up that helped out the team. Between Sam Rogers, Ryan Malleck, Deon Clarke, and of course, Michael Brewer, the team was fully functioning. It's unfortunate that injuries exist in games like these, but like the coaches said, focus on the present.
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# | Hokies Fail to Recapture Columbus Magic, Fall to Buckeyes 42-24 and Lose QB Michael Brewer You better believe you will see D-Law against Furman now. I'm hoping it will turn into when Tyrod came in for Glennon (as a true freshman) against LSU and soared the rest of the season.
Purdue is the B1Gs version of loluva. Marshall lost 75% of their offensive yards and weapons from last year and managed to beat lolPurdue. If they bring what they had Sunday to our game, we will win. Their coach looked lost most of the game too; just another thing in common with loluva.
In the fog of sulky morning afters, I have failed to notice any mention of Sam Rogers. I was very impressed with how ready he was to play this game.
They should play the guy that gives them the best chance to win. If they feel that is Motley, then play him until they feel otherwise. If needed, my guess is that Lawson will be the next QB up. He has the most talent, just needs experience. Hopefully Motley and Lawson or Durkin will do well until Brewer is healthy.
Motley has been in Loeffler's system for 3 years. He may not get many reps but at some point it is on the player to be ready. He should know every line in the playbook, the reads against various defenses, and studied the game film against the opponent inside and out.
My perception he is currently a one-read-and-run guy, and if that isn't true, I apologize. I can see being rusty or even less talented in execution, but he should know WHAT to do when he gets in the game.