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Hard to thank someone who is responsible for pretty much everything that I have as a citizen...but, thanks...to EVERYONE in uniform.
I was snot bubbling the whole time I was reading!
Also, we can't discount how much the phsycohology damage was done to Miami's special teams after two turnovers on punt returns. They started to play almost too safe after that. Kudos to AJ Hughes for starting the frenzy.
Saban even gave us credit due for winning the battle in the trenches, on both sides of the ball. That's why I was perplexed when a few games later, we started Benedict at OT, instead of Gibson.
Yea just give me like 5 more mins...almost done...
Our defense did a great job in stopping the run, all game. With Miami's sheer speed and physical talent, we were very fortunate that except for a few big plays, they couldn't drive down the field and score.
My god that gif is simply glorious. Thank you for that.
Very acute observation.
Thanks for the awesome write up. Seems to me everyone is playing with more awareness and intent. We by and large have good kids on this team. Having them play together, purposefully and I think this offense will be fun to watch. If this team could get healthy and continue progressing, would love to see an ACC Championship game against a worthy opponent. I know it seems a bit of a long shot, but we might give them a run for their money. Too bad the winner wouldn't get to play Alabama!
Really think the program is headed in the right direction. A year from now everyone will have more experience in the system and I think will be playing more cohesively with more emotion not letting their head tie up their feet. I'm sure he's worried about injuries, putting his backfield back together, but I have to imagine that Bud is ecstatic, giddy even about this offensive performance.
Fair enough, but that last sentence made me chuckle. Fun fact: posters are human.
Including Bryan Stinespring? Or are you still being obtuse about that?
It was me and it was neither. I'm tired of the chest beating by both sides every week. Sure, I've called for Leal before in games where Logan is struggling/throwing picks, but I've given him credit when credit is due. Let's stop attaching labels to each other (Leal truthers, haters, Logan lovers, etc.).
Sure, I think we all believe he's a good guy and would try his hardest...just like Logan. Except supporting doesn't mean we have to pretend he has the same attributes as Logan, or that if we put him in he would play just as well (or poorly) as Logan.
Hey man, his name isn't Kalvin Cline, so he doesn't need to be held to those standards. I don't care if he eventually looks like a hobo. As long as he keeps playing well, I'm okay with that.
As crazy of a task as ball control became in the early part of that game, I'd love to give kudos to Coles and Knowles for their awareness and jumping on those fumbles on those 2 plays in the redzone. Love seeing the running game work, and LT's ability to convert some crazy 3rd downs.
I also kept saying after Florida State whacked Miami they weakened to a tropical depression. After losing that bad too us I'd say they aren't even a named storm.
Exactly. This is equally as incendiary as the Doctor's thread. Same goes for the "suck it haters" meme. Yes, I'll own it, I down voted it. We're all human and we all want to be right all the time. But beating your chest when you're right just makes you look like Marshall Henderson (side note - I'm not exempt from this practice either). I often feel like we use the same debate formula our Congress uses: frequent use of hyperbole + yelling louder than your opposition ^ extreme stance = being right. It's no wonder Congress can't agree on anything.
So I suppose the moral of this post is to vote independent?
[there's some real low hanging fruit for a Simpsons gif/meme. I'm talking really low ... like touching the ground low. Don't let me down]
If not a fat finger mistake, probably a salty Leal truther, anyways
Def a block in the back but the only thing I saw that might have helped the non-call was bonner was moving in that direction with his back towards the run. Was he blocked yes but it was weird looking, he was trying to pirouette back to play and got blocked out. Also down the field there was another clip
That's always been my position. Bud deserves first right of refusal. Maybe he wants to stay as DC, and leave the politicking, fundraising, and managerial stuff to someone else. If that's the case, I'm perfectly happy as long as Bud stays in the role he wants.
Nice breakdown. I have a hard time diagnosing the play while I'm watching, so these posts are invaluable for giving me the opportunity to see what we're actually doing.
I do have a semi-offtopic question though. On Miami's first long touchdown run, I was sure that Henderson should have been called for holding/block in the back on Bonner. The play starts at 1:15 on Billdozer's video, and at 1:17 you can see that he gets one hand on the front of Bonner's shoulder but Henderson applies most of his drive through the hand on Bonner's back. I'm a little shaky on what exactly constitutes holding, but was this a missed call or just a good block? It seemed a little prominent to be missed if it was holding.
Also, some of the camera angles we are given are less than ideal for following the blocking intricacies you are pointing out. Is there any realistic possibility of getting the all-22 film during the offseason? I know it is distributed among schools, so theoretically there wouldn't be any problems making it generally available. However, it doesn't appear that anyone actually does that.
is there a bus or anything that goes over there? or some parking? normally I do public tailgating but I'd love to tailgate with yall
My guess is that it was simply a case of it being Coleman's turn in the RB rotation for that series. When Billy Hite was at VT, he would typically run his #1 RB for two series, and then his #2 RB for a series to give the #1 guy a rest. It seems to me that maybe Shane is doing the same thing, or at least he was on Saturday night. (Incidentally, it's Shane, as RB coach, who makes the decision on which RB is in the game, not Frank.)
Then again, given that Edmonds already had 4 TDs by that point, maybe he just wanted to see if he could get JC one as well. After all, the game was already over.
I think Shane is still 10 years from being an effective HC. Lets not rush him into it.
I doubt Foster would be all for bringing in a new, younger HC to run the program he and Frank built.
It might be something he's up for, but I doubt it. I think he deserves right of first refusal for the HC position.
GO HOKIES!
I loved seeing a healthy Coles running well after the catch and leveling DBs when blocking. That one pass play where he dragged defenders for another 25 yards after the catch was fantastic! Dude was on fire!
Agree and enjoy focused on other things than replacing LT at QB.
It is moot at this stage of the season.
That's all I meant by it.
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