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That wasn't a 9 man protection, Logan had other places he could have gone. He PICKED the low percentage throw.

Yes.
This could be the most awesome act of foolishness ever.
I like it.
And they could auction them off after the game to help fight equine obesity.

They do have some level of talent, but please stop with we don't have enough talent

I have never once said this, and in fact argue against people that do say it. I think there are two separate issues that people are pushing here, but neither can be completely blamed for our current problems (which are also not nearly as dire as people tend to believe):

1. Lack of recruiting coherency for several years
2. Coaching issues

I think problem (1) is far larger than problem (2), and I still blame problem (2) more squarely on the guys that were just fired. I refuse to pass judgment on Grimes, Moorehead, and Loeffler before they've had a couple of years to implement changes. We have plenty of talent on the field right now, but we need to give them time to mold that talent and develop other new guys into what they want us to be. We're in a rut because the previous coaches were not good enough and the players they brought in did not fit into a true scheme, they're just good football players. That's simply not good enough to get the job done at this level; you have to have a plan. I remain convinced that they did not have a good enough plan, but lots of love to our guys on the field right now who are busting their butts to try to win in a system that is brand new to them.

I'm not talking about that at all. I'm saying that Bud Foster would be a good head coach. I'm saying HCFB won't be HC forever. I'm saying that a Bud Transition would go better than most changeovers. (Again, see "Fulmer, Phil" and "Tennessee, University of, drain, swirled down" in the encyclopedia.

I'm also saying that a change from Frank to Bud might allow us to move toward that NC - the one that we went for, yet plateaued in the attempt. Will it happen - it's certainly no guarantee. But it might put a change in the air, from the whiff of complacency people can sense.

And maybe it might break the "we can only recruit in the Commonwealth of Virginia" mentality that we also have - in my opinion. It's been said the other 49 states play the game at the high school level, too. But that's probably another subject for a different thread.

Hi Andy,

First, great article. Could not agree more with your point about Auburn and Lefty.

My question, you've been around two fan bases (that I know of) that annually have championship expectations and have seen their team falter in some way. As a comparison which fan base do you see handles the situation more maturely? I know this is a trap question if you say Auburn but I'm curious.

Winners always want the ball

-Gene Hackman

I won't downvote you, I want your comment to be 100% inaccurate.

Only because the horse on a treadmill is ours and ours alone. No hard feelings!

Devil's advocate here. Since the veterinary college is a joint venture between Tech and Maryland, isn't it possible that the horse on the treadmill is partly theirs? Why do I feel my turkey legs slipping away?

for those of you who weren't at the game, here's a fan video of the commercial played. it doesnt quite start at the beginning but you get the idea. as a friend of mine put it, "who else has an 60,000 person inside joke?"

Today marks 3,278 straight days that the Commonwealth Cup has remained in Blacksburg.