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Blacksburg was certainly better to me before anyone knew where it was on the map.. and Frank Beamer was playing DB. I recall waking to incoming rockets with images of the Drillfield still in my mind's image, so don't preach to me about how special a place Blacksburg is. I know it as well as anyone.
As far as football, I know that it is just a sport and I am just a customer ... I can tell by the way I am constantly marketed to. The scoreboard doesn't give me scores as much as it tries to sell me stuff. But since I am just a football customer, I can be a discriminating one, thank you very much.
I think the important thing really is to just pick a system, recruit to it, and perfect the details of it. Plenty of teams run the spread that have lousy offenses, and same with the power offenses. If you have the talent to run the scheme, and you execute it properly and with attention to detail, you will have success regardless of what that scheme is.
At least, that's my opinion.
In my case I think intent can be derived by whether he wraps up.
That he's on his toes trying to reach high and no wrap is an attempt to hit him as high as possible.
I came back to this thread thinking he had just gotten injured, tired, etc...
but..
Yep, he's still the highest scorer in VT history. Here's the top 10 via Hokiesports:
Name (Total Points)
1. Shayne Graham (371)
2. Lee Suggs (336)
3. Brandon Pace (310)
4. Carter Warley (307)
5. Ryan J. Williams (254)
6. Chris Kinzer (234)
7. Cody Journell (233)
8. Don Wade (224)
9. Kevin Jones (210)
10. Branden Ore (198)
"Get over the three yards and a cloud of dust already."
Sorry boss. These offenses represent the past. Every element of the running game in a spread system comes from offenses considered to be antiquated. The Clemson/Ohio State/Auburn versions feature a great deal of Single Wing and Wing-T principles (note, the last team to win a national championship running single wing were the 1951 Volunteers. Meanwhile, the Baylor/Oregon etc. version of the spread running game is the splitback veer that Houston perfected in the 70's, but from a spread formation. The passing concepts stem from Sid Gillman and Don Coryell's "force the defense to defend the entire field" theories from the 50's and 60's. The only innovations are the screen concept triple options coupled with the alignment of receivers closer to the boundary. The passing game systems are much less complicated than when college powers tried to emulate the pro-style Bill Walsh systems in the 90's.
Defenses are adjusting personnel and recruiting to defend the spread, and therefore are getting smaller and quicker. As result, schools that can execute power football against smaller defenses will have a huge advantage because it is a matchup problem AND because it is so rare these days that it serves as a curveball for defensive coordinators.
The time will come folks. The veer and triple option had its day in the 70's, and the Miami 4-3 almost single-handedly ended that era. Everybody runs the spread now, and with each passing year it will become easier and easier to defend. The team that can innovate with Stanford's attention to detail and ADD the elite level of athleticism found in the southeast will be the next dominant program. Mark my words.
I judge clean and dirty hits by the angle of the neck. If the head is bent back, then you're guaranteed to perform a clean hit and form tackle. If the neck is bent forward, then you're leading with your head, which has been deemed dirty hits due to the concussion causing nature.
His neck was bent forward, and thus leading with his head. The primary contact was in the chest and chin, leading to a concussion. If his head is bent back, and his arms wrapped around Logan's body, then he hits the chest only.
It was unnecessary roughness because it was a late hit.
Heh heh. PENALized.
The angle that shows precisely the opposite of your opinion is a "bad" angle?
Gentlemen, the debate is over. aOH's logic is impeccable.
Poot.
You do realize he was penalized, yes?
We're arguing how illegal it was, not whether it was legal.
He just said he preferred. I don't think that classifies as a soiled fan (see what it did there). And let's be honest, we ALL would and do prefer 10+ win seasons with conference champs and bcs appearances.
Dumpsterfireception!
you sound spoiled. The best VT fans are the ones who love VT win or lose and will come out and cheer their hearts out for the entire game. The best VT fans were fans before Beamer. The best VT fans were fans when nobody knew where Blacksburg was on a map. You...you sound like a punk kid who should be rooting for the team of the moment..like FSU this year, or Bama last year...get over yourself and just enjoy being a Hokie. Don't worry about how talented we are. Don't be dissatisfied because you don't know whether we're good enough to win the conference or not. Non of that should matter..it's just a game. You should be proud to be a Hokie no matter what. There is so much more to Hokie Pride than football...believe me
Fuck.
shit.
ive heard quite a few people mention him being a whip LB. Not sure the case tho. But he is great around the line of scrimmage and a nose for the ball. And a huge hitter.
"Eric Martin also gets blown up,"
That sums his VT career up in one short sentence. I'm sure he's a nice kid, but IMHO he was the single worst tight end to ever put on a VT uniform.
Clean hits don't knock someone out before they hit the ground.
If that's a clean hit, then the rules need to be changed. Luckily, it was not, but he still needs to be ejected for a hit like that.
Also, I'm not sure where you're seeing any contact with the chest. Even if you argue he didn't make contact with the head and Logan mysteriously jerked his head back and lost consciousness, the contact was most definitely to the shoulders at the lowest.
Awesome, what a big hitter and a nose for the football. I believe he's been recruited as a FS, but based on what I see here, he could play OLB, too...and return punts! What an ath-a-lete!
Any word on DJ Reid?
Not looking good...sounds like he didn't get in.
I wish all my Fork Union brothers good luck on the next level Ballout like i know yall is . ill be watching from home— Cequan Jefferson!! (@Real_PrimeTime2) January 5, 2014
one of the best parts of the movie,
"you aint afraid of no man"
"thats no man out there"
that fucking sucks. I hope he doesn't really walk away from football though. there must be some schools he can get into that would love to have him.