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Last year was easy because we didnt really improve the team in the offenses season. Hawkins and Stewart were great pick up but they weren't tuten (though I am excited to see Hawkins this year).

This year is tough for me. We have a lot of improved talent but I don't know if its the right talent. Oline should be better, but how much and pass protection is needed. QB should be better passing but not really a runner which means easier to defend than with a running qb (doesn't mean easy to defend). Im not sure we are better at WR but we will find out was drones ball watchable or were the WRs just not great. TE we improved, but needed the least improvement. DLine should be better, LBs im still not sold on, and CBs we got a couple of highly rated guys.

I am going with 5-7

I'm still from Mizzou this year. If we look much better than I expect, maybe I stick a toe in the water in '27. In my 60-plus years of watching Hokie football, Frank's years are the outlier.

I'll be very happy with 7 & 5 this year if it includes an ass-whuppin of the hoos.

We should be 0-2 against GT in Blacksburg. Don't know how we won that one, but it was beautiful, because my sister (GT alumna) and nephew were at the game with me that day.

I've got about 2 inches of ice on top of about 3 inches of snow. I'm about 3 hours into shoveling and sweeping the stairs and driveway to get to the road. I still haven't made it to the road yet. I also have only cleared half of the driveway that is directly in front of the stairs to get up to the house. I only have a normal 2 car driveway but it's all down hill from the house. Kinda wish I had a flamethrower for the job.

We went to nine ACC games.

Oh definitely, I wholeheartedly agree! I think the alignment of models definitely points to formation with a high level of confidence. I guess the million dollar question is where does it hit / who gets hit the worst?

I get waiting until the forecast firms up, but when both the Euro and the GFS are in agreement this far out (which is rare), and given the predicted rate of strengthening, it doesn't bode well.

From the WaPo (pay link): https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/01/27/east-coast-winter-stor...

What we know
There are three things we know about this upcoming system:

- It's probable this storm will form. Just 24 hours ago, the jury was out. Now, most of the larger-scale weather models depict a low-pressure area forming. And, now that we're within five days of the anticipated event, the weather models suggest this wintry potential is growing.
- This storm system could strengthen fast. The European model depicts an intense bomb cyclone, or a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system. In fact, that model simulates a system stronger than a "double-bomb," strengthening 180 percent faster than the threshold needed to be classified as a bombogenetic cyclone. The American GFS model is identical in its simulated rate of intensification. It's rare to see such identical computer model output at this time range.
- This would mean more snow. Because of all the antecedent cold air in place, unlike the last system — which was accompanied by mixed precipitation along the Interstate 95 corridor — this next one would probably be all snow.

This would normally just be a nasty January rainstorm but for the polar vortex in place. I hate this timeline and want off.

Fair, as it looks like the set up is there for another system. Personally I'd wait until at least tomorrow to begin putting stock in the forecast, to give it more time to come together. It also gives those of us in New England another day to dig out lol 😅

Smells like "I wasn't good enough to see the field, but it must've been somebody else's fault" to me.

To put it succinctly, you're comparing apples and oranges. The Farmhouse is an upscale restaurant (just looked at a menu, $7 sides!), and the Homeplace was a family-style restaurant, in that you get large plates/bowls of ham/fried chicken and sides, from which you serve yourself. Each excellent in their own way.

maybe it's just me, but whining and airing dirty laundry isn't a good look...that sort of behavior would steer me clear of Simpson, personally.

NNK electric had only two outages that I saw, and I hear that Dominion got all their customers back on in our area, Gloucester and NNK, by last night (evidenced by the fact that the wife came home).