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# | Corey Marshall leaves Virginia Tech (Update: JK, he's staying) I don't think anyone, even Teller, would say that was anyone's but his own choice. But that doesn't mean you don't feel the pressure of the team on your shoulders to make that choice.
Not sure what's up with Corey though
I'm really hoping that UNC beats USCe so that we can play another ranked opponent / have another night game.
I'm never quite sure what to take away from scrimmages....I know coaches look at them very differently than the fans do. It's an evaluation, testing environment, and above all, practice. Repetition. A way to get better. We as fan look at it and are thinking, "We're doomed!!". I've read a few other evaluations of other program's fall scrimmages so far this year, and you see similar questions for other teams. USCe had a scrimmage this past weekend, and their offense supposedly looked pedestrian. Of course, there's the Clowney factor, but this apparently went beyond his many talents. We know they're not that bad an offense. We had very little 1 v 1's, and when we did, we apparently weren't using our full compliment of 1's. We're still installing playbook. We're on the learning curve. Deep breath. We'll get there.
This is a great read! Thanks for keeping those of us not in Blacksburg informed. Multiple people have said it already but I'll reiterate. Bama is a far better football team than us at this second..........BUT.....
We have a chance in Atlanta. A lot of things need to go our way, yes, I know. It can happen, I have faith it can happen and it just takes the right set of circumstances. We have the ability to do it.
I'm not trying to be a homer here, I know what we're up against, but let's stop acting like they are miles and miles out of our grasp, I thought that's what the whole #BEATBAMA rally cry was about. A dose of reality never hurt anybody and is occassionally needed but let's calm down on the doom and gloom a little bit guys.
We can still do this and even if we don't win, we have a manageable schedule and a renewed since of intensity by the coaches. I like where we're at!
That is the biggest plus I see, and my personal favorite: The intensity is back. Not to take away from 10-win seasons but I have felt like some of our recent 10 win seasons have felt a bit flimsy...as if the season really could have gone either way in a few games. Now 10 wins, is 10 wins, but I felt like each season we were coming closer to collapse. I kept hoping it wouldn't happen but there seemed to be a loss in energy and intensity. Well, it seems to be back!
I had posted a while ago about managing expectations.
That maybe while you see obvious concerns during the scrimmage, the coaching staff is satisfied with how things are progressing-they understand that our offense should be judged on the end, not the beginning of this season; heck, maybe not even until next season.
If you look at the season without the opening game vs Alabama....I like our chances.
But, I do like the fact that we open with them; who knows?, but I am am loving the return of intensity I see.
And on Raycom sports, to boot!
Depedning on how our season goes, the UNC game could be a night game. That game will likely have huge implications in the Coastal race.
I feel ill now.
Let's be honest here, I can only see 2 guaranteed wins on that schedule for them. They will beat VMI (although that may be more interesting than any LOLUVA fan would want it to be) and they have at least one more win against either Ball State, Maryland, and Pitt but any more than one in that group is probably coming out on the good end for them.
To me, any other win would be a huge upset for them. This guy is a joke and yet another example of why we don't take those wine-drinking, cheese eating softies seriously.
Oh hey, ESPN said something nice about us!
I don't understand the "beating Alabama" premise of the article. I don't think anyone realistically believes we will beat Bama...it will be tough for us to even compete....so why take that approach to the analysis? The goal is for the team to develop a foundation of toughness and efficiency from which they can build....progressively getting better is what I would like to see, and is something that we have missed the last several years. Do we even have enough pieces to get better? With the shortage of 1. playmakers at WR, 2. bodies at RB, 3. effective OL, and 4. Logan's accuracy problems, I think the BEST we can hope for this year is an average offense that resembles the 2004 team
Yep. I always loved how VT recruited the diamonds in the rough...good character players who put the team first and just played exceptionally hard. I will never complain about recruiting higher talent, but I don't like when players jump ship at the first sight of adversity. Teller is prime example.
I really can't wait to see Facyson make someone pay for picking on him.
I agree, bama and UNC will be the hardest. I think every loss will be close (unlike last year), but I think with the 10 days we can come out on top. But as I said, as well as you, just gonna have to wait and see.
Miami does have duke Johnson though and he scares me more than any player on our schedule
It's not so much about earning playing time, I think. He could start at DE, but he also makes a good DT, so guess what? With lack of depth, you're playing DT...
I also think that we're getting better players nowadays, and in Corey's case, he could start at another school, maybe get some good exposure - so he might think that that's the better shot to get drafted. I hate to think that's where his head was, but with playing time being an issue at some of our highly skilled positions as we transition to a deeper team all around through better recruiting, some kids might be thinking the grass is greener...
I'm really not too surprised with the reports of our offensive performance (or lack thereof) so far, in training. We knew this would be a very raw unit. What I do hope is that we're better able to run the ball, during games.
However, I'm real encouraged by hearing and seeing what the freshmen DBs are doing in practice. It's not at all unreasonable to expect this defense to play better than last year. The defense needs to force mistakes on the opposing offense, and intimidate them. Indeed, I expect more than a few games to be won on the shoulders of the defense and special teams. If the offense can run the ball better than last year, that already helps the team out immeasurably.
I would be peachy with a 9-3 season. I'd rather not lose to Miami though....
Because someone went blind upon seeing it. Have to admit it is quite retina searing
IMO, UNC and Bama are our two hardest games this year. Fortunately, we have 10 days to prepare to play UNC at home, so I'm hopeful we can pull that one out. GT is never easy after a short week, and as mentioned in the OP, Pitt always seems to play us tight. I'm not sure why there's so much talk about Miami... They lost 5 games last year, only one less than us (one of which was to UVA).
One thing is for sure, I can't wait to watch this season pan out!
Here in Hampton Roads, UVA football is broadcasted on a 24/7 comedy radio channel. That can't be just a coincidence.
Twitter is a blessing and a curse because of things like this. It's great to get quick information but this leads to people/companies rushing stories out without getting then 100% confirmed. Glad Corey is staying now let's #BEATBAMA
From what I have heard, the intent is to use him for backup at OL now, in case of an emergency. Bud very much wants him back and has plans for him in the future. So at this point, seems like a better safe than sorry scenario.