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I completely agree. Holmes won't put his shoulder in and push through like the likes of Ryan Williams and Darren Evans (yeah, I know, not even close to the same person) and he does that ridiculous studer step when he finds the hole. Coleman has had a few breakout plays and has shown that slight glimmer.......START HIM! go with whats works or at least shows some life!
Agree with the rest. Best thing that could happen is we lose out the rest of the season. Especially losing to UVGay. That will give us at least a 25% a change will happen. Shame such wasted talent every year.....
It's not just this year. He's always had this problem. Even in the limited play time he had in mop up duty in past years against 2 string d's. The guy has NEVER been able to hang onto the rock!
i remember on the drive were we fumbled on miami's 1 yard line one or two plays before that Ocainspring called a sweep to the left. And who gets the ball Holmes and it didnt even look like he was running as fast as iv seen before there was space to get to the corner of the endzone with a possible dive over the pilon. What does Holmes do he dogs it out it all the way out of bounds i was screaming at the TV COLEMAN WOULD HAVE SCORED! Coleman is fast enough to get to the corner of the goal line in that situation! And would have gave 10 times more effort on that run!
For all the chatter I heard about trimming down our running crew, we saw EVERY ONE of them back. And for the love of god, why are we putting the ball in Gregorys' hands? He has turned into a fumble machine this season.
HEAR, HEAR!
I'm not calling for Frank's head just yet. Granted, he is the special teams coach and he needs to take the blame for what happened. However, he shouldn't be fired, he should just make the reforms and changes where they need to be made. GIVE THE FUCKIN' AXE TO O'CAINSPRING AND NEWSOME. PLEASE GOD. I DON'T CARE IF WE HAVE TO LOSE EVERY GAME FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON -- except UVA, of course -- TO GET RID OF THEM, BUT IT MUST HAPPEN.
I'm pretty sure since Miami won tonight and Duke is still at the top of the Coastal, the Coastal Div. Title Game will be Miami/Duke at the end of the season... At least I think that's when they play
It is official. This year's team has gone where no VT team prior since the move to the ACC has gone before. We are now officially IRRELAVENT in the race for the ACC championship, and it is only the first game of November. I know, we could win out and catch a few breaks and still make it to Charlotte. But does anyone think this team that scored barely one-third the points that other ACC teams have been averaging against the Miami defense, this team that has looked very vulnerable on special teams, this team is going to beat FSU? Not likely. We will be lucky to go 4-4 in the ACC. This season is done. UVA is our bowl game.
Go Hokies, beat the boohoos.
Then get some new offensive coaches because nobody is going to believe the off-season cheerleading and spin-doctoring unless we have a new Offensive Coordinator and staff. Make the call Frank! Please!
It sucks to say but I don't think I want us to beat FSU. That sort of marquee win would gloss over a lot of the shittiness of this season and convince the coaching staff they are on the right track.
You hear now that Frank "wanted to get Holmes going" in response to why he got so many carries. That is maddeningly frustrating and just makes me that much more sad and disappointed in the coaching staff. Holmes couldn't "get it going" against Austin Peay, Pitt, Bowling Green...or Miami, the 2nd worst rush defense in the game. It just seems pig-headed and stubborn to prove that they were right in anointing him the next big thing preseason, giving him the workload.
This type of move is why I don't think the players take things seriously this year. Look at Dyrell laughing and smiling after dropping that (tough) endzone pass.
but I am hoping that FSU routs us next week and that BC beats us too (cannot say how much it hurts to advocate this position). I will never say that about UVA though, we MUST beat the boohoos. Why advocate for losses? Because VT needs a shakeup in the worst kind of way, and I am not confident that it will happen unless we miss out on a bowl game. So what if we go 5-7? how is that any better than 6-6 or 7-5 if we do not get the desperately needed changes to happen? Not going to a bowl would allow the administration to focus on coaching changes rather than an upcoming bowl game of zero importance.
CFB has proven that he is extremely loyal to his staff. It is an honorable and admirable facet of his character. But out beloved VT football team is getting embarassed on national TV by lackluster programs that we should be pounding into dust. We are failing not because we do not have the athletes to do the job, but because the team is not being coached up to the level they need to succeed.
As I recall, Mark Richt had to fire his offensive staff 2 years ago in order to bring in a new culture at UGA. It has helped them become relevant again. VT must do the same thing, or next year will have no hope of any major improvement. Our offense is woeful, inept, and able to make lame defenses look like top shelf units. Change must come from inside, or change will be pushed upon the program from without. Make the call Frank, please.
Go Hokies!
This under-performance is inexcusable. Changes must be made, or VT better believe they'll begin to lose fans.
That Logan *needs* to check every play. I'm 95% sure that the coaches are telling him to do this. Last year he did not check with them, and 95% of the time he changed the play to better fit the defensive alignment.
Not only does Logan check every play, but the defense always sneaks up late and Logan doesn't adjust.
I say the exact same things every single play. They had nobody on the weak side the whole game and we never even tried to run a counter that way! But I still can't blame the play-calling when Logan is that bad.
Has anyone else noticed that this year Logan has to check every audible with the sidelines? Why is that? Last year he was constantly calling out of his own plays and fidning better ones based on what the defense is showing. This year he gets a play from the sidelines and 90% of the time it goes for less than 3 yards. And why do we seem to run it to the strong side every single time we shift both tightends presnap?
I'm super depressed right now. Didn't think I would live to see the day my Hokies would take a step back as a program. #Heartless— C. A. Moore (@C_Murder56) November 2, 2012
I'm at a loss of words. You said it all. I know that Logan said that he's coming back next year, but it might be in his best interest to leave. I mean this entire campus is going to turn on him like they turned on (God Damnit) Sean Glennon. I'm honestly hoping he leaves, then Leal or Hodges gets a chance and we don't have to keep banging our heads against a wall hoping something will change when it's clear that nothing will. You're spot on, they had everything to play for, they needed no more motivation than a chance at the ACC title, and they completely shat the bed. This offense has no leaders, no quarterback, and no heart. Did you see the defense? Bud Foster did everything in his power to give us a shot in that game and the offense didn't look like they were even interested in being out there!
There's no chance O'Cainspring or Newsome come back next year, but those aren't the only changes that need to be made. We need a change in mentality. But I'll tell you one thing, I want Lane Stadium packed next week still. I want every damn student in Blacksburg to get a ticket to that game and maybe, just maybe, give this team the spark they need. Not making a bowl game would ruin us for a long time.
Except for in the one place that counts.
Didn't get a chance to watch the game.
We totally dominated an inferior Miami team that had about 2000 fans in the stands, right?
Wait, what?
Miami was just rubbing stineocains face in it
Let it out man... just let it out.
There are some serious problems and hopefully people other than us Key Players see that
This is the worst coached/managed vt team ive seen in a very long while. What can save this team this year? Nothing. Pray FSU doesnt score 30 before the half and that they beat an average BC team on the road (fingers crossed!) And a turrible uva team.
if we still have an offensive coaching staff that is unable to score points on 2 of the worst defenses in the FBS, we will still disappoint. Our offense needs a total reboot, and our special teams need a dedicated coach b/c obviously, CFB is unable to dedicate the time necessary to make them successful. They have been medocre at best over the last 5 years, maybe more. Tonight's game was a national TV embarassment. I hope to have the fortitude to watch all of the FSU game, but it may be difficult. The only silver lining that can come is new coaches. Never thought I would see a CFB coached team at 4-6 again, but I suspect it is about to happen.
I have seen some shit in my day! But this is not going to fucking cut it! There has to be changes, heads must roll! This shit is getting old (giving fucking games away). No excuses for this shit. Turnovers,missed chances, uninspired play! If he won't or can't make the changes then give him his Beamerball and run his ass out of town. Because what he is allowing to happen now is not in the best interest of this team! I mean, WHAT THE FUCK! Loyalty, I love it. Shit my dogs loyal as fuck, but if that bitch bites me she's fucking history! I'm really pissed at this performance that I have had to watch this year. Even the games we won, we looked like shit!
You are correct