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Wait. Her Royal Majesty Dinich said that her sources confirmed that Sherman was gone. My world will collapse if she's wrong.
This post has been sanitized with sarcasm for your protection.
I. AM. GOING. CRAZY.
Did hashtags even exist in 2004?
anyone else have Varsity Blues popping into their heads...LET'S BE HEROES BOYS! #beatbama
Not sure what HD's deal is with VT
It took that long because they were blind to the whole situation. Greenburg had them on a leash when it should have been the other way around. JJ leaving for a lateral position and his exit interview was the ahha moment.
Or TSL, or any other fansite... I'm sure these hopes and dreams are echoed all across Hokie Nation
I agree too,
Although this is a problem that keeps reoccurring, none of these worked out:
#BEATUSC
#BEATBAMA
#BEATBOISE
#BEATLSU (wasn't opener but a nat champion)
....(hell even #BEATEASTCAROLINA)
So if VT is doing the same thing over and over... I hope they change whatever they are doing, they might as well.
I don't think College Football is a place of moral victories.
Florida lost to Ole Miss and won a championship in 08
LSU lost to Kentucky and won a championship in 07
I wouldn't call Ole Miss or Kentucky "god" (interesting choice of words), I know those teams aren't quite the dynasty of the current bama.
Texas A&M beat Alabama at Alabama, all we heard about was how bama had 1 bad quarter and would have won if the game kept going or there was a rematch (although A&M/Sumlin/Johnny Football went up in everyone's legit books, I do see that)
Just playing with these teams doesn't mean much, it won't gain respect from them, only winning will. just ask Oregon.
Marcus and Craig James would get along just fine.
I had quite forgotten about the Daily Press' new online subscription system, where you can't read anything without inputting the special key at the right time unless you pay for it. A minor annoyance.
That aside, it was a pretty decent read. We didn't really learn anything else, except that Sherman doesn't want to leave if he has another option, but at least he provided a pretty clear, concise explanation for why we haven't heard anything.
I still think that having an announcement this week is a bit optimistic, but a guy can hope.
I wouldn't be surprised if there were no changes to the staff this offseason. Part of it is that I don't want to have hopes dashed and the other part is knowing how loyal CFB is to his staff...
As I've said in other threads, I will only believe changes to the staff when it is in the form of an official press release/announcement from VT/CFB.
I had to chuckle when I read this though....
"Still, the official silence in Blacksburg is maddening to fans, who expected public action nanoseconds after Tech completed its worst season in 20 years (7-6) with a Russell Athletic Bowl victory over Rutgers on Dec. 28."
LOL...Think he reads TKP?
HD will never shut up unless she is fired. VT could blow out every team by 50, win the national title (by 50) and she'd still find something snarky to state.
This has all the makings to be the epic change we all are hoping for
OR
All the making for an epic failure >= the abomination that was our offense this year...only time will tell.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE #$@? IS GOING ON!!!!
But Bama is on our schedule. They are our next game.
The #BEATBAMA mentality isn't just a mindset for Bama though, at least not to me. It's the idea that if you work your tail off in the off-season to strive to beat the best team in the country, then you have set yourself up to be able to compete and beat anyone on our schedule even after Bama.
So what do we have to do to win that game? Ever phase of our game has to improve, a lot. Even our defense needs to improve. It would be easy for our defensive guys, after the way the season ended, to say "We are where we want to be, we are happy with this." But if we want to #BEATBAMA they know they have to get better (see Exum's tweet). Nobody should be content, and all should have a huge drive to get better. If every facet of our team gets better, even if it is just for Bama, then our team gets better for the rest of the year.
If we can pull off that win then HD shuts up, ESPN shuts up, the SEC shuts up, at least for a bit anyway. But we prove to the country that we are not happy with just making a bowl game and occasionally winning the ACC, we want more, so much more.
So, to wrap this up, I see your point and I agree, looking forward to just one game only sets us up for disappointment, but even if we play with them and lose, we still show we can play with anyone and that would be huge in itself. But IF we win? Well, then as Joe would say, we become God, and this program, this team could be a force to recon with in the coming season(s).
These comparisons would be very interesting!
haha
oh nice!
"inside" info....99.9% sure it's reliable..
I think the problem is this: hyping up the first game and the opponents played. If they think about beating Alabama all offseason and don't (which is the most likely situation, sorry I don't like it either) the season isn't going to go well. The opponent doesn't matter, who cares if its Alabama, the Denver Broncos, or the Virginia Culinary Institute... go out and play Virginia Tech football! block kicks and block punts, wrap up and tackle, get turnovers, stay focused and disicipline, practice hard and play harder.
I think the best coaches instill in their team that its about them, not who they are playing. That every week no matter who it is or where they are it is a championship game. I also why I have a problem with the empty title case, they aren't playing for a national championship until they finish the regular season in the top 2, so lets do that first at least. and because of the BCS, the title game isn't even guaranteed. How about just wanting to win what ever game you play next.
Reporters asked Oregon's Kenjon Barner about playing Alabama earlier this year, his answer was "they are not on our schedule", Chip Kelly has his players focused which is why they don'tose to unranked teams, remember Pete Carroll's USC? Losing games they shouldn't was their achilles heel, they had no problem trashing Oklahoma in the BCS title game or winning 3 Rose Bowls in a row, but they lost to these unranked teams like UCLA and Stanford, because they focused so much on their opponent.
Point is, I think VT needs to focus on their own team, their own idenity (looking at you offense) and figure it out. Instead of we are going to beat whoever and play for the championship, say we are going to play Virginia Tech football
...And maybe the reason they play better when they are getting no respect or playing "under the radar" and have fewer expectactions is because they are finally focusing on themselves because they are in that type of situation!!!
If that pisses you off, I can't wait to see your reaction to ESPN's conference champion projections...
The article was fair. The team just had its worst season in 20 years and supposedly has a revamped offense coming in. They will not be considered a shoe-in for a win against Alabama or a spot in the ACC title game. They have to earn it again in the eyes of the national press - and they will.
Greenberg was head coach, and reported directly to Weaver. Frank Beamer, to the best of my knowledge, has TOTAL control over his staff. With the exception of approving his salary, I wouldn't think Weaver would have a whole lot of say in who Frank wants to hire or fire.
There is no way LT will go to the pros this year. His numbers were rather poor. 51 completion percentage and 16 picks. A 60% passer is risky, a 50%er is a no go. I would not draft him. He has the size and the arm, but look elite QBs in the NFL and it is about making reads more than anything.