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haha... they didn't even have a picture of him for the mugshot on the banner. I bet they do next time though.

Did you just call Loeffler, Batman? If so I always thought Grimes fit the bill more, but I can't say that you are wrong.

I thought Sam Rogers really showed some solid sportsmanship on Saturday. He allowed to official to call a holding penalty on him.

That Macho hit was big. I think I like Flower's hit at 1:02 more though. So many highlights from this game. The epitome of Hokie Football in my opinion.

I think I agree...A prolific, high-scoring offense may be the offense we deserve, but it's not the offense we need right now. Despite the mostly pedestrian numbers, when the offense has been in situations where they absolutely have to make a play, they've done so.

#HUGHES4HEISMAN
#HUGHES4RAYGUY

You know you're Old School when:
-Your favorite rappers are dead.
-You look forward to seeing "Captain Phillips" and "Last Vegas" in the theaters.
-"Enter Sandman" is that "new" thing they're doing at the intro.
-You're excited about seeing another playmaker at whip.

My response to "modern football":

I WANT SACKS AND BLOCKS AND BLOCKS AND SACKS. SACKS ON SACKS ON SACKS ON SACKS. BLOCKS ON BLOCKS ON BLOCKS ON BLOCKS.

First of all, thanks for this. Great job at explaining the technical details of the game we all love so much.

Do you think Loeffler is still holding anything back? We've been so dominant on D the past three weeks that the offense's job has just been to keep the clock running and punt. If we get in a dogfight over the next five games I wonder if we'll change up the running game as you mentioned.

I feel bad, but AJ Hughes is so good, I pretty much find myself getting excited every time he comes on the field, just to watch him punt the ball. I'm still sad that we didn't get the conversion, but this guy can punt the ball.

An interesting side note: Sam Rogers now has a panther skin rug. It is not dead, it is just too scared to move.

Can't the short passing game be used the same way that the run game is used? It essentially does the same thing as a run in making the linebackers stay honest and it will eventually free up the deep ball and double moves.

The OL has been effective in the passing game and maybe the recruits that are coming are better suited to the smack-you-in-the-mouth running game than the current OL members are!

I agree with this so much. Sure scoring 60 points looks great, but if you face off against a team that scores 63 points a game, you're suddenly dependent on a defense you haven't spent much time honing.

Perhaps I'm an optimist or maybe even a Loeffler apologist of sorts, but I think he's leafing back to page 1 and 2 of the playbook once we get a lead. He knows how good the D is and decides to shut it down and try to milk the clock and play the field position game once we are leading. I think he wants to save some new schemes and plays for the next opponent and try to essentially control what he puts on film.

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