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decaf?
you lied to me!
Everyone knows that kickers tackle better than QBs.
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# | Bitter blog - As an era comes to an end, a look back at the Hokies' checkered history in the BCS Don't you know? According to London they are building a dynasty over there in magical Hooland. Who wouldn't want to be a part of it?
In all seriousness I have know idea what he is feeding them, I think those 7 on 7 coaches must have something to do with it. I think eventually recruits will not fall for his nonsense and come to the Tech.
i call bullshit, he was rolling his ass off the night of the michigan game and got busted.
My biggest concern with Leal is confirmed with this post. His mechanics breakdown too easily. I noticed this during the game and it was even more prevalent when I re-watched. Unless you are a significant threat in the run game it is very difficult to survive in this program without proper mechanics. If Leal were younger I wouldn't be as concerned but he is a senior with little-to-no in game experience making it a problem that will be tough to correct. He will essentially be a glorified redshirt freshman next year considering he also had to relearn the play book and new coaching schemes. I am looking forward to following his development along with Ford, Durkin and Motley. It will be refreshing to see new faces.
If we don't wear #AME on our Thursday night (and preferably all season, give and take I guess) we riot.
They teased us last year and were almost not forgiven.
I will be there. Depending on the weather I might try and bring my Niece this year. Was a little too windy this past year. It will be her first VT "game".
cough cough HD cough cough
That's like 10 a piece
I was impressed with Wright and how he did with the limited number of carries he got in the Sun Bowl. I'm a fan of the downhill, up-the-middle style of running he showed.
Hoping I can make it.
Here's how excited I am, I'm coming for the first time since I moved 12 years ago.
And to start thinking about next years schedule, OSU at the shoe, the defending National Champs in Charlotte. Miami home. UVA home.
Finally. Thursday night has come BACK to Blacksburg.
This is big time college football.
At least 80% Newsome. Let's not forget some of Stiney's offenses, before Newsome came around, were top-30 type offenses. Once Newsome arrived, that's when offensive production fell off a cliff.
I will be there with family in tow
I'm making it a point to track you down and sit nearby. That's gotta be ridiculously entertaining.
There is another team is on scholarship as well. Individual match ups and style of play make games. Some of those outcomes were dictated in part by teams that the Hokies didn't match up well with.
Okay, for the purposes of this site, I'll cite sources in the future, but with all due respect, I'll be the judge as to whether or not the source is credible or not. I've been around Tech football (since 1967) and the Tech message boards (since 1998) long enough to know who posts reliable info (atrain99 for instance), and who's shoveling major amounts of horse manure (too many to list). If I believe the information is credible and comes from a credible source, I'll post it AND cite the source as long as it meets the community guidelines. But, you're the Editor, and it's up to you whether or not you want to delete those posts in the future.
One more comment - I agree with you 100% that Andy Bitter is one of the best journalists in the business and does his very best to check and double-check every detail on the articles he writes. Additionally, unlike his predecessor, he does not display any personal biases. But, there are a number of other so-called "newspapermen" and "newspaperwomen" employed by widely known and respected media outlets out who wouldn't know a fact if it hit them between the eyes. Those people get cited all the time, and we all know their work is worthless unless you print it out and use it for bird-cage liners.
I will be there, pen handy and Ms Susie Cue by my side to tweet all my inane comments.
I blame last year's Maroon-White game being changed to the Orange-White game (and pulling out the orange unis) last minute for any of this past season's disappointments. I hereby call for the #ALLMAROONEVERYTHING-#ALLMAROONEVERYTHING game. Sure it might be just a tad confusing, but I think that should fix the curse.
Wow sorry I was typing with my face there for a second. Fixed and a turkey leg for the correction.
Season summary (simplified): I'll leave out the hows and whys and focus on results (scores) from 2013.
There were four games that stand out where the either the offense or defense significantly over/under performed leading to a win when we were the underdog or a loss when favored. In each game the other side of the ball held up their end.
Wins - GT-Defense held them 2 TDs under projection. Miami-Offense scored 3 TDs more. (note: all scoring was lumped under offense).
Losses - Duke-Offense underperformed by 2+TDs. MD-D let them score 2+TDs more than expected (all scoring against lumped under defense).
There were four games where one side of the ball under performed but the other over performed to almost compensate.
Three wins; ECU: O-D+, Pitt: O-D+, VA: O-D+. (offense under performed in eight games but improved in the last third of the season)
One loss; BC: O+D-.
In all there were eight games where at one side of the ball did not play to expectations (with scoring results only). To me this points out major inconsistency. Everyone was not showing up every week. That is something the coaches can work on.
Appreciate the response on this issue - thanks.
Its what I like about Ford in his film... running for his life, finding open open receivers and delivering an accurate ball.
Not trying to knock Jernigan or be disagreeable here but I don't buy the whole "flu" ruse. Dude was gassed from the high level of output it takes to use his 300lb body to move other 300lb bodies around in pursuit of players who run 4.4 40s. There are always going to be size, speed, strength, and endurance trade-offs. Jernigan puking on the sidelines was one such example.
LOL thanks for this. That was me today when i found out a project I've been working on for 4 weeks had the drawings completely changed by the engineer/architect.