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Clifton Garrett is one of the offers, but it sounds like Tech has to make up some ground with him.
A few schools that stick out to me. #OleMiss #Florida #LSU #OhioState #USC still a Ways to go though!— Clifton Garrett CG3 (@CG340) March 5, 2013
The question in my mind is does London get fired after UVA goes 4 - 8 this year??
I see them losing to BYU, Oregon, Pitt, GT, Clemson, UNC, Miami, and VT.
Maybe the coaching staff is trying to start establishing some relationships in the midwest in anticipation of Notre Dame "joining" the ACC.
They're just so depressingly straight... go around a bend, and suddenly I see the boringness I'm going to drive through for the next 10 miles...
Cornfields may be boring but you know what they produce? Big ole nasty corn fed country boys. Those boys grow up to be big ole nasty O linemen for Grimes to teach how to break the will of the opposition. We NEED those cornfields.
Indiana and Ohio are beyond boring. I made it this past Summer, there are cornfields as far as you can see.
the line play and Logan tie into this but I want a consistent run game I'd love to see edmunds go for 1000 yards I know that may be a stretch but I think it's possible if the line clicks and Logan plays like we all know he can. I really miss seeing a vt RB just scare other teams like Wilson Williams and Evans did.
I actually think I have selective memory. Was there more than the two that I mentioned? At least I am TRYING to forget!
In the year I was living out there near Chicago, I made the drive to Blacksburg 3 times: 2 football games, and one job interview in Christiansburg.
I made the drive in 10 hours. Google says it is 11 hours. I somehow doubt they're driving the 130+ that would be required to make it 6 hours (though there are definitely some areas of the trip where they physically could... there's NOTHING through most of Indiana and Ohio)
dont worry. I'll be doing an everysnap vid of the spring game.
Already did it. She has a boyfriend.
The 6 hr radius is growing because the new coaches drive faster than the old timers :)
I can't imagine there are any other major connections out there.
From my year of living in the suburbs of Chicago, I never really heard anything about local high school football. It doesn't seem that big out there, at least not as big as the 757, where I grew up.
How good are these guys supposed to be?
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I completely agree. I am stoked he came back. That said, I hope he is more accurate than he was last year, for whatever reason. Remember O'Cain hilariously blaming his poor mechanics on that trainer he had worked out with over the summer?
Now I'm not sure if receivers were to blame, a lack of trust in the o-line was thr problem, the staff's 'mastery' of the pistol (I think they spent as many minutes learning it as UVA had fans at their spring game), or if it was just lapses in concentration. But whatever was the root of it, I sincerely hope it's fixed.
Logan Thomas was essentially an "Army of One" last year. He had to be, given what little help he had around him.
Which reminds me, I have drill during the Spring Game weekend. I really hoped to go this year, after going to the cancelled one last year.
Everybody please give good reports for those that can't be there.
I expect 100% to see a completely different product on the field along the offensive line. I've seen more posts than I can count saying it'll take Grimes 2-4 years to get 'his' guys out there and have them coached up properly. I've seen way more posts about the line needing time to 'gel' and 'become a cohesive unit.' No. False. Incorrect. Wrong.
If Grimes is the excellent coach I personally (and I know many of you) expect him to be, we'll see a nasty, tough unit on the field day one. At the very least, it'll be a nastier, tougher unit. No amount of 'gel time' or 'cohesion' would have stopped Farris getting knocked on his rear all game long against Rutgers. I'm tired of that excuse. We've already seen Moorehead dropping the hammer on his receivers and holding them accountable. Grimes will do the same. Those boys will hit, stay low and drive (and then repeat until the will of the opponent is broken), or they'll sit on the bench. Grimes was hired for one reason: produce elite offensive lines. I believe that begins now, not 3 years down the road. Will he have his best unit in 2013? Highly unlikely. Will it be a solid, tough unit? You're darn right.
Not me. Tech is DANG lucky to have Logan Thomas at Quarterback. Brings many more positives then negatives.
No way Tech gets to a bowl game last year without him.
I think it's, if she was in a relationship. Can't imagine too many guys would be like, "yup, that's my gurl!"
This same philosophy has caused me to stop caring about the Heisman as well
So bear with me here.
1) I think Logan Thomas need to feel some heat. Mark Leal and Brenden Motley both have been in the system quite enough to seriously challenge Thomas for the starting spot. I feel Scot Leoffler should be given the chance to evaluate what he have on hand, and Carlis Parker being in the mix would spice things up this spring. I am not saying that Thomas should be demoted, but I think if he feels a bit of competition, maybe that will make him step his game up, take ownership of the offense and leadership in general.
2) The offensive line have to completely start over. Grimes' track record indicate he is a success story, and I have every reason to believe that Grimes will get something out of the current offensive grunts. Just because some of the players have been on the roster for a long time should not be given the first look. Translation: time for some serious butt-kicking, competition this spring.
3) Aaron Morehead is given a great opportunity to apply what he have learned from his time at Stanford and being in the NFL under the quarterback of Peyton Manning. With the way he publicily challenged Antone Exum, I think he is going to push the young wide receivers. I saw a tweet where one of the receivers didn't make to his mandatory 7 a.m. meeting, so he said, "Ok, we'll try again tomorrow at 6 a.m." When was the last time a coach gave the players the old "what for?" I think that was something missing from Kevin Sherman. In fact, I read on a blog at Yahoo! Sports where Marcus Davis said the players basically coached each other, and Sherman had a bit of hands-off philosophy. (Reference
4) The health of the linebacker and secondary are of serious concern. That said, I think that the entire defensive staff are more than aware of that, and I think they are already hard at work on making a contingency plan. It kind of sucks that they have to go up against a very physical Alabama without Exum (presumably he's not gonna make it back in time, I'm hopeful though), and that means all the young'uns have got to take advantage of their opportunities. I think this spring is going to light fire under their collective asses to get better or go home.
5) I think that Beamer should let Shane have some inputs on special team. After all, Shane helped engineer a turnaround in South Carolina's special team performance. Sometime new set of eyes are extremely helpful.
6) The running game needs a kick in the ass. With Shane coaching the running back, I hope he listens to Grimes (who doubles as a run game coordinator) on who is the best back in what situation and on what downs. I can't remember the last time there was this much uncertainty with the running back situation. It always seem Tech could plug and chug, but this time, the running back need a serious evaluation. Shane has his work cut out for him.
I think I have rambled on long enough to write a blog post!
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Thanks for sharing - always good to know what's going on out there. We all know he likes Michigan a lot, but hopefully proximity to home, Bud, and Hokie Nation can convince him to stay in state.