Recent Comments
This is interesting. I like the concept of rolling over the priority partner every two years, although if teams stay at a certain plateau of wins, they could feasibly be playing someone for a long time. Would we be ok playing Clemson for the next 8 years? It could happen. I assume that you would rotate another cross divisional team thorough each team's schedule, which is normally done on a two year rotation as well? So we could possibly end up with FSU and Clemson on the schedule again in the same year? How do you determine the non-partner schedule?
|
13 years 1 month
# | Bitter blog - An admittedly impractical suggestion for solving the ACC’s football scheduling problem I brought this up on another board when the NCAA was going to the 4 team playoff system. My thought was that not just the ACC, but the NCAA needs to take out divisions within conferences. The top 2 in the conference goes to their conference title game. This gives you the best team within each conference and eliminates the possible 7-5 or what ever team from pulling off some upset and winning the conference. The best of each conference are then entered into the selection of the 4 team playoff or what ever it will get to in the future. Its almost a mini playoff of the best 2 teams in each conference before the NCAAs playoff. This will eliminate the need to go to some high playoff number of 16 or whatever in the future.
You have your top 2 teams of the conference settle it on the field and the winner is then only eligible instead of allowing an at large.
Sorry to get a little off topic here, but i see some advantages to dropping the divisions even outside of just the ACC
I'd be really surprised if it was too far from home. Almost every in-state kid has a farther drive to tech than he would. My guess is what most people are saying: just too much talent coming in at that position.
Whatever the reason, it's nice to see everyone being level-headed about this. It doesn't take much digging to find this site and it reflects well on our fan base when people wish the kid luck as opposed to bashing him. Good luck Kalen and go Hokies!
More highlights:
I like/respect the kid's decision.....
If VT's not the place for you, then God bless and fare thee well (I mean it!)
It lets the coaches direct their efforts elsewhere.
Personally, bring on the Bradshaw's and Gallo's of the world that visit and leave wanting to bleed Maroon and Orange for coach Beamer.
It takes me back to some other players-bring me the John Engelberger's, your Andre Davis's......bring me your George Delricco's bad-ass, snot-bubbling, meat-eating MoFo's that didn't walk in with the star-power, but left with the bling and some NFL money in their pocket........
RAAAWWWWW!
Also have 2015 4* Josh Sweat visiting. The tweet says Smith but he meant Sweat. We already offered him as a part of the Oscar Smith pipeline initiative.
Oscar Smith Defensive End Josh Smith Visits #VirginiaTech bit.ly/168u0MA via @247sports #Hokies #757— EvanGWatkins247 (@EvanGWatkins247) June 11, 2013
Whoever she is, she's a lot better looking that the giraffe.
Hopefully running back. Smoooooth as a runner, nice jump cut, pretty good vision and decent top end speed. Catches the ball real well out of the backfield, too, at least for a tailback. Reminds me a lot of Ryan Williams, though a slightly different style.
Dunno. Found it through Google image search.
I find it encouraging that he's spending two days here, too, but what makes me even more encouraged is that we get him late in his decision cycle.....we're fresh in his memory. It can't hurt that he's going to be there on a gorgeous day.
|
13 years 1 month
# | Bitter blog - An admittedly impractical suggestion for solving the ACC’s football scheduling problem As it relates to the original idea of putting Miami and FSU in different divisions, I thought this was geared towards the possibility of an all-Florida ACC-CG (hence the location of some prior championship games). That didn’t work out so well, though.
It is a valid point regarding the problems that Miami, FSU, and especially Wake would have with the alignment. The only counterpoint is that each team would play three cross-divisional games, resulting in the travel woes being somewhat lessened. Still, you are right, it’s hard to fathom Wake signing up for this.
Here’s a much more simple solution that is within the confines of NCAA division rules:
Switch divisions for GT and NCSU, thereby making two of the bigger cross-division rivalry games become division games (GT-Clemson and NCSU-UNC). Then, play 6 division games and two rotating cross-division opponents, with one exception. Let FSU-Miami be the only permanent cross-over rival. Special rules seem OK for the ACC game that currently has the biggest national draw and likely always will. Yes, each team in the league only gets the cross-division Florida team once every 6 years, but they will at least get the other 6 cross-division teams more frequently. Yes, the Atlantic division looks stronger on paper, but as others have said, these things are cyclical. I could see some of the current middling Coastal teams as very strong competitors in a few years (basically, those not named UVa or Duke).
I know I’m reaching, but the idea of playing 6 of our 14 conference teams only once every 6 years is a terrible mess that needs to be fixed, even if it means giving two teams (Miami and FSU) slightly different treatment than the rest.
I agree.
I'm trying to NOT get caught up in the recruiting minutiae; if we land Park or Cornwell, then I'm a happy man.
But......if Park goes UGA and Cornwell 'Bama.....I will be sad.
I would love to have one of the above, and Bucky in the stable with Leal once Logan graduates.....
At the same time, if we land Park or Cornwell, we've taken care of the QB recruit for 2014.
We're loaded with DB Talent for the next few seasons. I'd pickup a solid OL in his place. A good offense is built with a stout line as its foundation.
Actually, I'd rather they gel as a cohesive unit. That pic is at least somewhat representative of that. Guys who don't get along don't have each other's backs on the field and aren't willing to sell out for each other to make a play. And guys who aren't working on becoming a cohesive unit don't pose for goofy photos like that.
If that pic goes viral, it's honestly no biggee. Anything on a bulletin or message board, if it's remembered to begin with, is forgotten after the first snap of the game.
Who is that in the picture?
Remember the last time a Hokie football pic went viral? I think it was taken before we played LSU a few years back. I can't find it anywhere, but it looked like our offensive linemen had ponytails and were jumping around like cheerleaders.
Are we sure we need this to get any more attention?
What is this newspaper you speak of? Don't you know us young people get all of our news from twitter/facebook
well this should go pretty viral. i'm glad our guys have fun though.
CHEAT-ERS!!
CHEAT-ERS!!
CHEAT-ERS!!
We owe everyone of these teams some payback from last year.
Ok, who turned out HD in Blacksburg and never called?
I think the Ravens are rooting for that too.
That's a heckuva defense. What's your dream offense to go along with that?
Take him to The Homeplace!!!!