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Guilty.
#thanksweaver
Open up as 41 point favorites. Could be double if the WR's catch the ball.
I remember reading that in the other topics before the bama game. But they put up the classic and we wore it so here's to hoping it's a trend lol
I find uva 1-0 and us 0-1 always unacceptable. That changes this week and then we pull away
I like how they're doing it without slamming their heads into a wall like a drunk baby with a bucket on his head. Yeah, I'm looking at you, WR pass from the Clemson game last year.
That is exactly what I expect, although Coleman will get reps at the tailback position too.
For this week, I hope they can get up early while keeping Edmunds under 15 carries, and then split series with Mangus and Caleb. There is no reason to play Coleman unless he is 100 percent, and since he stayed home against Bama I am guessing he still needs some healing.
The more UVA is utterly embarrassed, regardless of opponent, the happier I am.
I know right!!!
I really like the way they're throwing curve balls and showing some imagination on offense.
Man.. I missed so much on the boards ... trying to catch up
Everyone has said so much already. My reiteration...
Receivers: Timid. Did not attack the ball. Scared to run routes through defensive zones. And as French exhibits plainly, simply without a clear understanding of our Offense and where to line up on the ball.
OL: A world of difference from last year. I shudder to think how badly this Alabama team would have manhandled us in 2012. They looked very good.
Edmunds: A beast. A true RB. Ryan Williams had vision but no true speed. Evans had power but limited vision and no speed. Wilson had speed and power but limited vision... Trey looks to have them all and he is only a freshman. Loving it.
OL and Edmunds together will result in this all year long:
The only thing I can think of to say that has not been said, or maybe it has since I have not had chance to read every comment on every thread, is that the scenario of at VT team that has a flat out dominate Defense with an Offense that looks to come on more and more as the season goes along, really sounds like a Hokie team.
Yeah, we all want the Offense to put 100's of points on the board but really, so much is new with them and for what they did well they looked really good. Other things need time with good coaching and player development. I'm good with that and can see Offensive dominance in our future... finally
Sucks to lose any game. Not accepting a loss. But I am very happy with what my choppy, behind the great firewall, online streamed game showed me about the potential of this team this year. Looking forward to see what the team brings next week when it can open the offense a bit more and experiment.
Oh, one final thing, Kris Harley not traveling or playing gives me the major Sads. I wish Wiles would put him in a game day situation and see if that is what drives him to succeed. Sometimes a kid just needs to be playing and not practicing to be good. I always thought this was Harley to a tee. I feel for the kid...
Before I graduated, a lot of students with south tickets would go with their friends in the north and east stands. Can't really blame them..
I don't really want them to get shutout though.....only when we play them! ;-)
We always put that helmet up, even if we're not wearing it.
Classic helmet is fine by me -- brand image. Even oregon, who changes their colors every day still has their "O" on the helmet rather than foghorn leghorn.
I'm not trying to be snarky, just wondering if it was an actual option or not.
So, your solution to the special teams underperforming is to strip Frank Beamer of special teams duties, give all of those duties to Shane, while still expecting him to coach running backs and recruit at a high level? Why not just try playing more starters on special teams so they tackle better?
80 point loss feels right.
Gotcha. So Edmunds didn't score on a triple option. It was just a dive out of triple option look.
Like the fake end around springing KJ on the long run against Pitt in '03. It was obviously not an option to run the end around, it just held the safety.
Which relates to my initial point, that Clinton-Dix was moving towards the Triple Option like he did the first series, which is what gives Edmunds the extra 60 yards.
Great article, thx!
He could wear two hats. On the All Access show Wiles was talking in what looked like a special teams meeting...
The Edmunds touchdown was a counter to a triple option. That is a good thing. A good offensive game plan includes counters against tendencies; making the defense think one thing is coming, then hitting them with something else. To the defense, especially one that has seen the triple option happen in the game already, their keys tell them option. (That's why we highlighted the option paths in the play diagram.) However, now those false keys, and are what set up the crucial block on the trap man, which is what spring Edmunds.
These are good things.
Still on for picks this week?