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I'm glad changes are being made, and I hope Laycock goes outside the program for replacements.
I havent' heard this from anyone yet. And that is supposed to be a home game for us. I hope they give season ticket holders tickets to this game and don't try to charge another $50-$70 on us.
This is just a dumb idea anyway though. Play the games in Blacksburg!!
the UMD Game will be in B'more this year. Another Pro Stadium!
he actually averaged about 400 yards per game. He also did some good grooming on QB and wide receivers.
Anyway, thought it was awkward that he would all of a sudden quit like that, after spending that much time there. There were no other coaching changes.
Made me wonder if he was somehow related to VT. Could be the OC or a positions coach.
Hopefully you can make it to Ohio St game in 2015!
A large portion of the north endzone was full of students supporting their various greek organizations, not the football game. I noticed them slowly trickling in during the first half, thought it was odd that there were hundreds of students wearing colors other than maroon and orange. And then immediately after halftime they all left, leaving the endzone almost half empty for the second half. Granted, it was Duke, so I could only feel but so embarrassed (since we tend to take at least half of their seats in Durham) but it was appalling to me.
I get that there's tradition involved with announcing the homecoming court at halftime of the football game, but it attracts all the greek students who don't watch football to get tickets that could be going to people who are there to watch the game.
I had to help put those seats up once, total pain in the ass! Figures they don't do much lol... ohwell, it is cool being in Lane Stadium when its empty.
If we can hire somebody that has a history of getting quarterbacks ready for the NFL he will probably stay, but if not he's gone. He's not ready for the league now, but he would learn a lot more from an NFL QB coach than from our incompetent offensive staff. Either way, I will support him. Say what you want to say about him, but he gave it his all every game this past season
So we play East, West, and North Carolina. I feel like we should be able to trade Marshall for South Carolina to complete the cardinal directions.
could be a blessing in disguise if LT leaves. an easy schedule makes it a lot easier to break in Leal at QB. not nearly as fun as playing good teams though.
the greek people that show up late and leave early, not greeks themselves.
I don't mind so much that the search is taking a while. I do mind that we're interviewing Chuck Long. It seems the consensus amongst Hokie Nation is that we should return to the smashmouth, run-heavy offensive system that worked for us in the past. Long inherited the greatest running back of our generation and didn't implement this style of offense. Sure he had success at OU and made Jason White a heisman winner, but I just don't see this as a good fit for the program.
Just forget about the spread offense. It works great for the Oregons, Clemsons, etc... Meanwhile 3 of the last 4 championships have been won with a pro-style offense and power running game. That's what we need to get back to. Just because we missed out on Hamilton we shouldn't abandon our search for that type of coach.
Don't we already *basically* have that in place with our defense? Hasn't Bud been grooming the younger guys like Gray to be able to step up if he left?
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13 years 6 months
# | FB's staff retention isn't just about Stiney;Shane is AHC, that affects new hires too! But when you look at the age of BH and SB, it's not even close. It's hard not to think Shane taking the big job one day hasn't crossed Frank's mind.
Exactly. There is a reason good coaches eventually make it to the nfl or destination jobs in cfb.... because they are good coaches. Id rather have a good coach for 2 or 3 years, install a true system so that when they eventually leave a true system that works is in place. Then they can promote from within or hire an OC that has a similar system.
Can't argue with that.
Unfortunately, I think Bama will reload more than it rebuilds.
But if we want a current OC, I think we have to search the mid-majors, or bottom level BCS schools. Of the top 50 total offenses (seen here: http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/team/_/stat/total/sort/ne...) what OC would make a lateral move?
To ask a coach to make a lateral move, I really think they need to have a tie to the program, be friends with Frank, or be offered an exorbitant amount of money.
Clearly, this is a complicated process, which is why I'm ok with it taking so long.
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13 years 6 months
# | FB's staff retention isn't just about Stiney;Shane is AHC, that affects new hires too! AHC is waaaayyy different from a HCIW. Just ask Billy Hite.
Can we please go to the SEC/ big 10 now?
My point was that Pep is not from across the country, he's essentially local. And what can we offer that Stanford can't? Money. We could pay him the exact same amount they do and it be a better deal because cost of living is drastically lower in Blacksburg. To be honest, I didn't really see him ending up at Tech, but that's not because he's staying at Stanford. He's on to bigger and better things. Chuck Long has absolutely no value to the program. He has no recruiting ties, his numbers don't speak of an outstanding coach, and he's past his prime. If we're going to take a risk, get someone young and hungry to make a name for themselves. While interviewing a broad spectrum of coaches is a good idea, interviewing everyone with a pulse is counterproductive.
he deserves it, he wont win it because of the team he's on but he is an absolutely incredible basketball player.
Lacy, Milner, & Fluker to NFL
http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/team/1357924279-206-823/eddie-lacy-dee...
you should get a forever comfy. has anyone seen that commercial? the trucker guy's like, "my back feels good and my bottom feels gooood"
or you could just be so fucked up on painkillers and alcohol that you just dont care.
i just threw up in my mouth