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I have seen a lot of consternation about the talent level on this team. I don't see it, the D is loaded. The OL is actually very talented and Wangs injury could actually help us improve our physicality. We need to commit to a RB and a system that will most allow him to succeed. Marcus Davis could become a faster Ernest Wilford down the stretch. He could set a bunch of VT receiving records.
And LT will play better, likely much better.
agreed I don't know why he isn't playing over Gouveia-Winslow? I heard that RVD was supposedly competing for the starting job this spring I'm not sure why we haven't seen him more this season
That I freaking love Blimp Cam!
amen
like vt's performance in pittsburgh ugly.
props to vtnerf who finished 5-1
a bunch of you went 0-6 or 1-5 ... no purty.
overall HokieV, Chazz Michael Michaels and RiVAHokie lead after 3 weeks at 67%
| name | wk win | wk loss | total win | total loss | games total | overall % | ||
| vtnerf | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| Bodak | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 56% | ||
| brianm11 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| DiRTyHokie | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 61% | ||
| EPHokie | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| HokieV | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 67% | ||
| RiVAHokie | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 67% | ||
| Seattle Hokie | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 39% | ||
| SpiderHokie | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 56% | ||
| Noel's Oasis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50% | ||
| bco | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| BilldozerVT | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50% | ||
| Chazz Michael Michaels | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 67% | ||
| DavidWilsonsWhip | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 39% | ||
| french60wasp | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 56% | ||
| Hokie_Wolf | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| HokieJoe3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| jmichons | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22% | ||
| legalhokie | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 42% | ||
| MiracleWaters | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| rocco | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| RusynHokie | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50% | ||
| schaef0418 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| T-Mobile_Servic | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 39% | ||
| vthokie1965 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| weavez22 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| ZacHAttach7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28% | ||
| HokieinJax | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33% | ||
| adcurf | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33% | ||
| VTColtTXRangers | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50% | ||
| atlHOkie | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| BlameGlennon | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28% | ||
| DC-Hokie88 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 42% | ||
| dwalt88 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28% | ||
| Helo_Hokie | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25% | ||
| HokieBarek | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 39% | ||
| hokiecheme | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| HokieFanCPA | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| HokiESQ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22% | ||
| InEnemyTerritory | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28% | ||
| jackal | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25% | ||
| JMayRed | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33% | ||
| joe | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 39% | ||
| ko1220vt | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| mikey4vt | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| pbowman69 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50% | ||
| polish | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| pRoJeCtPaT16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| sparko | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22% | ||
| StLHokie | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22% | ||
| TheVirginian | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50% | ||
| vtcoop | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| vthokie49 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 28% | ||
| VTJawo | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| will | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44% | ||
| wanderinghokies | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17% | ||
| Raleighwood | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17% | ||
| box | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22% | ||
| HightyTighty | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22% | ||
| hokiegrad | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 22% | ||
| JLM-Hokie | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 17% | ||
| kburkeVT | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33% | ||
| suckbrickkid | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25% | ||
| brooks_akerVT | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50% | ||||
| Cambro22 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25% | ||||
| dappindan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50% | ||||
| ewechtal | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33% | ||||
| french60wasp gf | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33% | ||||
| hokiesupreme | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17% | ||||
| juxtahokie | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17% | ||||
| pabooth | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58% | ||||
| rabinove | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50% | ||||
| rhodesrs | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17% | ||||
| scottbeardVT | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50% | ||||
| shakeitallabout | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58% | ||||
| TheTurkeyTavern | 5 | 7 | 12 | 42% |
Give up 537 yards, turn the ball over 4 times, and only rush for 59 yards.
That's a paddlin.
To say the least, the offense has been disappointing so far this season. They play well in hurry-up situations, but the coaches rarely have them pick up the pace. The players don't look comforatable and can't execute, the concepts seem foreign to the offensive staff. We haven't been able to sustain long scoring drives, and that's a problem. I've advocated for pushing the ball down the field more, and we did that against Pitt on a bunch of first downs, none of them hit, and we were unable to play behind the sticks. Second-and-tens have been a killer for us this season. I thought red shirting Trey Edmunds was the right move, and now I don't think so.
The defense got man handled up front. We knew going into the season that the secondary would be young, the LBs were dealing with injuries, and those guys would have to make plays, and get after the quarterback. Saturday we saw what happened when they don't. It's not all on them though, 7 other guys consistently had Pitt hats across their body.
That was a true team loss. Can Beamer Co. get it turned around in time for the ACC run?
My Quick thoughts/observations on the game:
-Logan's mechanics have gotten bad this year, he's regressing, and I thought he would have that sophomore --> jr leap like Tyrod. Not sure that happens this year. O'Cainspring need to focus on the mechanics, simplify the offense, and drop the shit (Pistol hasn't been effective yet)
-VT has no running backs. None of the current RBs run with determination, hit the holes quick, and keep their feet moving upon contact. (I think that's a coaching issue) Maybe Edmunds would be better.
-If Wang is out for long, Via needs to move to left guard, because Arkema was terrible. (Sidenote: Don't do a qb sneak to the gaurd side that just got injured!!)
-Defense didn't come out ready today. The D-line struggled early and Bonner and Exum got beat too often.
-The Defense also doesn't have enough playmakers. Gayle and KFuller can't do it all themselves. The coaches need to find a way to get RVD and Corey Marshall in the game more.
-RVD made two huge hits on special teams. He's a beast
-Last thing, if you take away a 95 yd punt return and 85 yd pass, VT scored 3 pts. That makes Pitt's D sound like Alabama.
my ribs were the tits.
what didn't we stick with Scales? He seemed to have a hot hand.
French Pitts offense is power run correct? Doesnt that usually give Bud Fosters defenses a lot of trouble...Just thinking back to the Stanford Orange bowl game. As for the offense I dont know what their problem was today. I didnt watch and could only listen to the game from the beginning of the 2nd half.
GT = cut blocking. You may not think so, but GT is a finesse offense.
Pitt= what the Hokies should be doing, with Trey Edmuds at tailback. Block every body down, kick out the end. Or, zone right, cut back when the backside DE or OLB overpursue.
I think you are going to hate me on Monday. There are some guys who we think of being in leadership roles who are getting buzzsawed.
How about the whole offense?
Hard to even look at a play of the game after that mess... At least UCF (where I'm a student) beat FIU... So today wasn't a TOTAL loss.
Does anyone know where we could buy some because we seem to be all out?
I'm wearing black. I took a nap and woke up hungover. That bad taste in my mouth was more likely from thoughts of this game, than beer and ribs. My wife buzzed my hair for me and I took a much needed shower to wash it all away.
You see, I woke up at 4:30am. I slow cook ribs to perfection for gameday and I like to run about 10 miles on the weekends. In the Florida heat, early alarms are the only way this is possible. This morning though, I decided to go back to sleep. Something didn't feel right. Maybe it was the fact that it was thundering and pouring rain. Maybe it was that I had only slept for 5 hours.
In college I ran track and didn't have the luxury of turning off my alarm. I had to get my ass up and throw down some serious miles whether it felt right or not. This football team had to get up and play today, even though my superstitious thoughts wanted to pull the plug. What they did wasn't pretty.
I put on black to mourn our hopes of receiving that elusive crystal ball. The chance of that happening may be gone but we can't get ourselves down. Superstition aside, I woke up 2 hours later and logged my miles. The ribs were amazing. It is only week 3 and there is A LOT of football to play. I'll stay positive and let my brother provide the gloom and doom. I present to you my pick for DPOG week 3 and what follows is an excellent perspective from tonkaberlin.
tonkerberlin:
An ugly game is an ugly game. Offense is stagnant. Defense cannot hold the opponent to under 500 yards of offense. It's truly embarrassing.
But let's be honest. We are not a Top-15 team. We have shown nothing to prove our worth to the nation. Sure, we beat an unranked ACC team. Sure, we crushed an FCS opponent (in an ugly fashion). But at the end of the day, who can point to any evidence and say we are among the best in the nation?
The best in the nation win consistently. They may not beat great teams regularly. They may not put up impressive statistics every week. But they win. At the end of the day, that is the most important statistic on the scoreboard.
But still, through our first two games, we showed nothing on the offensive or defensive side of the ball that proved our worth to the nation. We, in fact, showed our disworth. It took an overtime and silly interception to defeat an unranked GT team. We had to show true effort to overcome a bottom-dwelleing FCS team. This week, we were exposed.
Pittsburgh had been embarrassed. As our coaches had noted, they had been backed into a corner. Combine that with our undeserved and fleeting sense of worth. We came out flat; they came out with something to prove. The ingredients were all there for an upset. It took two electric plays, one from MD7, the other from KJ34, to get back into the game, but even at that point we knew we were overmatched.
Today's play of the game comes from an outstanding effort from Kyshoen Jarrett. If ever a name defined our program, it was Beamerball. If ever there was a chance for us to get back into this game, it was through Beamerball. Kyshoen did something that the rest of the team had failed to do; he took the game into his own hands. The punt likely should have been left to bounce into a touchback.
But Kyshoen fielded it, was aided by several blocks, and then sprung free by Ronnie Van Dyke's double block. He took the punt 94 yards to the opposing end zone and gave us hope. Even though we had all lost everything and become cynical against our team, we were all jumping and screaming and high-fiving. Plays like this are why we watch college football. Maybe this could be the play to turn this game (and hopefully season) around.
In the end, maybe it was. Maybe it wasn't. We will find out in the coming weeks. We certainly have enough talent on both sides of the ball. The ingredients are there for a Top-10 team. The coming months will decide if we get that recipe right. For the meantime, let's all marvel at Kyshoen giving this team everything he has in an attempt to get us back into the game. Let's admire his heart. Because we all know that right now we need something to admire in this 2012 Virginia Tech football team.
True.
...Great...
Now I'm in panic mode over our offense. The defense gave up a some big plays, yes, but they also gave the offense tremendous opportunities once again.
What the hell is that!?
and holmes looks hesitant
and logan is just off
and our d cant stop the run all of sudden
cant wait for fsu to roll into town!
ahh well at least the hoos got waxed too
at least the special teams have improved. . . . sigh
to the rush defense we had against Georgia Tech? We lost on both offense and defense today. Special Teams, we may have won by a slim margin...
Notice which guy he leveled... the 6'5" 225 lb. WR Shanahan. It's going to be hard to keep RVD off the field if he keeps making plays this good