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The buildup was truly fantastic
Do you honestly believe that they are capable or even deserving of a bowl bid with the way they are playing right now?
But did I meet you on a plane to Raleigh a few weeks ago. I was sitting next to a guy in a Browns jersey, who turned out to be a VT alum after he noticed my VT wallpaper on my phone.
On Saturday, I found myself yelling at typical telegraphed O'Cainspring play calls, I found myself yelling at Eric Martin/Ryan Malleck for being terrible at blocking (and playing TE in general), I even found myself bargaining with God to help the Hokies somehow get a fucking official review to go their way for once this season (read: a Cinnci catch at the 1 yd line is somehow a TD). However, there is one thing I did not do -- one thing I will never do to this team -- give up. I wish I could say the same for MD7. His attitude, his propensity to loaf on every play, especially plays that don't flow towards his side of the field, and his lack of intensity in nearly every game this season is truly sickening and makes me believe he's completely given up on his team.
I hope he proves me wrong, however. It would be one instance in which I would absolutely love to be wrong.
Nother Miami fan here, and I'm still waiting for it to all blow up
If you thought the defensive effort Saturday was lackluster, then I got nothing for you.
With the way the team has played this season, if they continue to play in such a lackluster fashion, they HAVE NO RIGHT playing in a bowl game. Even if they finish the season bowl eligible, which I think is highly unlikely at the moment given the lack of leadership and on-the-field execution.
Screw the consecutive bowl record. Beat UVa and call it a season.
by Malleck....
...but he piled on because he's got a uva preference.
Is our offense ill suited to preparing offensive players in the NFL? Yes. Moreso than Oregon's? No. Is it outdated by 10-15 years? No, look at 75% of the NFL offenses and they use many of the same components we do.
The truth is that our defensive scheme is probably less suited for NFL preparedness than our offensive systems. The positional coaching is just far superior on the defensive side than the offensive.
...doesn't seem to be the time to criticize the ST's coach.
I'm more concerned that the entire world of college football has gone to the 3-man personal protector on punts but us. Beamer's argument against it was that it hurt our coverage, but it doesn't seem to be hurting anyone elses coverage. It does, however, seem to really limit our protection. The game has changed, this is the way its done now. Even the rules support it with this years institution of the no-jumping-over-the-protector rule.
and don't remember seeing Beamer after the "sack" but he was about 4 yards on the field after the missed fumble...screaming at some poor ref. Dude tried to get him to go back to the sideline so Clemson could snap the ball...Beamer took 2 steps back and then went forward another 3 yards. Got a "FRANK THE TANK" chant started in the band...always love seeing the head ball coach show some fire where it's due
At least I have the Giants to balance out my weekends.
Y'all know nothing about frustration & misery.
I loved the fake flanker screen to set up a rb screen which fell incomplete because it was blown up
I can only remember 1 game and it was duke last week that we ran another play off of the screen look and it was a 10 yard run I believe. But using formations and previous plays to set up other plays in the playbook is above the cluster we have going on in the coaches box
Initially I thought this was cool, until I thought about it more.
If he didn't trip he could have returned that for some potential points or better field position.
It is even more important in a really hostile environment where the fans are so loud.
I think McShay could back it up if he wanted too, which wouldn't be good I gurantee he could dig up some ugly stats on VT. Its sad to say but its kinda the eyeball test. It's like when people praise alabama, all they have to say is "have you seen them play".
I hate this play for so many reasons. 1. we run it way too much making it predictable and ineffective. 2. why throw the ball 15 yards to gain two? Run a dive play if you want two yards. If you want a quick pass then throw a slant route 3. the risk of a backwards pass/fumble. 4. risk of getting your receiver blown up. 5. easy pick six if play is jumped.
I feel like its the play we call when our Offensive Coordinator(s) don't really know what play to call. Which happens often. Which is why we run so many screen plays.
Funny how when we throw the ball down field with our potential NFL caliber QB that we make gains, but no. Our OC would rather run screen plays and slow developing run plays with average running backs and a busted up O line.
Rant over. But still pissed.
PAC 12 refs are worse
That and LOLUVA are the only things that are keeping me going this season. I want flat out chaos because that's all that's on the table.
No fumble on Watkins, LT3 down on contact while he was standing up, Hopkins pushed off on Fuller, missed pass interference on Davis, Boyd fumbled on the goalline (Clemson recoverd and still would have had a TD but it was still a bad call.)
you could include plays from this game and last year's ACCCG.
My guess is that something nuts happens. We lose to Miami and FSU, beat BC and uva. 4-4.
Miami beats us, but loses @ uva and @ Duke. 4-4.
Duke loses @ FSU, v. Clem and @ GT but beats Miami at home. 4-4.
GT wins @ UMD, loses @ UNC, beats Duke. 4-4.
4 team mini-conference:
VT 2-1 (W's Duke/GT, L Miami)
Miami 2-1 (Ws VT/GT, L Duke)
Duke 1-2 (Ws Miami, L VT/GT)
GT 1-2 (Ws Duke, L VT/GT)
Head to head between VT and Miami goes to Miami.
Defensively, we have improved significantly. Clemson had a paltry 15 First Downs, was held under 300 yards total. The Front 7 has been playing very well the last few weeks, even the secondary wasn't bad against Clemson and Duke.
Offensively, we were a train wreck but the previous few games we had actually played well on that side of the ball.
I know 4-4 seems awful to VT fans, but there are things we can build on here. And your insistence on "are we deserving of a bowl bid" seems to discount who normally gets bowl bids. Those games we watch at Christmas, full of flawed teams who are enjoying a quaint game against another flawed team in some flawed location sponsored by some flawed consumer product. We're not Sugar Bowl good, but we can be 1998, beat Alabama in the Music City Bowl and get ready for next year good.