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'nuf said.

Offensive success starts and ends with line play. Get someone who speaks the language of bigmeanfastnasty.

That just because Logan said he was coming back that they are delaying an actual announcement about coaches. Those two things might not be relevant but I say the earlier the better so that recruits become intrigued.

view you wish to represent, LOL!

Oh hell no! Taylor is much more VT than Tina.

See u guys in Atlanta aug 31st— Weapon X (@Lthomas_3) January 15, 2013

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Recruiter? Yes

OL coach?
Virginia Tech - Tackles for Loss Allowed
2006 - 79 total (6.08/game) - 77th nationally
2007 - 107 total (7.64/game) - 117 nationally
2008 - 93 total (6.64/game) - 116th nationally
2009 - 85 total (6.54/game) - 95th nationally
2010 - 90 total (6.43/game) - 107th nationally
2011 - 91 total (6.50/game) - 111th nationally
2012 - 85 total (6.54/game) - 104th nationally

Virginia Tech - Sacks Allowed
2006 - 29 total (2.23/game) - 77th nationally
2007 - 51 total (3.64/game) - 116th nationally
2008 - 38 total (2.71/game) - 114th nationally
2009 - 31 total (2.39/game) - 91st nationally
2010 - 34 total (2.43/game) - 99th nationally
2011 - 17 total (1.21/game) - 24th nationally
2012 - 25 total (1.92/game) - 63rd nationally

Stats from Keyplayer "sammyeanes "

Did you watch the Stanford bowl game? Pep / David Shaw has made them very "multiple" as well. In fact, I thought that the Stanford offense in the Rose Bowl looked VERY similar to the Auburn offense vs Clemson last year.

Yes, Stanford still has the power set with two tightends and a fullback. But they also ran everything else from empty sets to read options. It was very different offense from when Stanford played VT in the Orange Bowl - - back then, they were almost entirely in the two tight-end power sets, and I believe that is what we all thought Pep would bring to VT. However, he was not the coordinator back then, and, as mentioned, the offense he installed as coordinator was much, much more multipe.

In my opinion, the ONLY thing that sets Stanford apart is that their offensive line will absolutely and consistently maul you. I'm Ok if the playcalling has a "multiple" feel to it, which it will. However, the offensive line needs the consistent mission statement you mentioned, which is to dominate the guy in front of you.

I'm slowly convincing myself that the OL line coach is the most important hire to offensive success.

When asked about the coaches reactions, he said he pretty much only talked to the two Beamers and Stiney (meaning the rest are gone).

I was in the north endzone for that game. Ughh.

As French has mentioned at least twice, the problem with Loeffler is that his identity isn't clear. With Pep, it was clear. Franklin, clear. Even if we went with Fridge or Bible, their identity is clear.

I can't quite figure out what a Scot Loeffler wants to be when he grows up. He's worked under Lloyd Carr and Urban Meyer. Does. Not. Compute. He teams with Addazio to make Temple effective. Still. Trouble. Computing. Then, he goes to Auburn, following Gus Fucking Malzahn, and takes his talent and goes all "Pro-Style" on it, giving us an interview in the process where he says, "I don't know what Pro-Style is anymore. We all want to run the ball." WTH is going on here?

Why would you take Malzahn talent and try to go Lloyd Carr on it? And if you've got a Masters Degree in UrbanMeyerology, why did you go back to Lloyd Carr to begin with? Oh, so the answer is that "Gene Chizik made him!" Maybe so, but that doesn't bode well for meetings with Frank Beamer and Billy Hite. "Oh, you want to throw it in the redzone? We don't do that here."

I'm hopeful Loeffler will work. I'm hopeful he has an independent voice in our coaching meetings. He's a bright guy. But develop your Mission Statement, use a sharpie to write it on the wall and live by it.

Not to defend O'Cainspring, but how many potentially successful plays were blown up by terrible interior line play and shoddy WR blocking? I recommend reviewing the OL recruiting from 2004-2009... it is beyond atrocious. I wonder how Tyrod lived through it. Grimes is the key guy. Big time recruiter and looks like he's a outstanding coach. I think with that and Loeffler getting to his apparent roots as a run first guy, we'll do really well with this combo.