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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening 
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening 
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening If Logan Thomas is still at Tech and not in the NFL.
/incoming objects being thrown
//ducks
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening Didn't even think about that. I guess that proves that we take the Special Teams for granted at Virginia Tech... Hopefully all the newcomers can jump right in and perform to the caliber we're used to.
On that note, last season's unit was a real eye-opener. In a bad way.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening No worries about the defense and our offense is usually serviceable by the end of the season. Real question I see is our special teams play, replacing a long snapper, new kickoff guy, new punter, and new place kicker. Could decide close games. Also would hope to reduce penalties and bonehead plays on special teams. With that in mind I agree with Joe putting us around 9 wins with a good chance at another 10 win season. 2013 will be Frank's year to go all out.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening I can't predict anything. I'm really interested to see which of the receivers rises up to claim the Alpha Dog spot. We've all predicted breakouts by Marcus Davis and/or DJ Coles, but they've always been in Boykin/Coale's shadow. Wanna see if one of those guys steps up, OR if Dyrell can come back as the straight burner.
The secondary is intriguing to me also. I think Dietrick Bonner is going to be one to watch. He seemed to come on strong at the end of the year. Would like to see him mastering the Boundary Corner spot, so that Fuller can roam more in space at the Field spot.
As far as the schedule - GT is manageable, they always start out slow. Cincy and Pitt could be penciled in as W's. I think they eat UNC's lunch. Austin Peay, Duke, UVa, BC - Duh. Miami will be a tough out - too close to call. Clemson is tough to call as well. If it is Clemson from last year, then - "L", but Clemson could be in the middle of self-destruct mode by the time they roll around. VT gets FSU after a bye week, but FSU has to come into Blacksburg. In November. On Thursday. Night. I say it's a win.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening I say we go 2-1 in the Clem-FSU stretch and then maybe drop one other in our traditional meltdown game. I like the enthusiasm above but we aint goin to the MNC. It just isnt happening for a number of reasons. I see no reason we wont do our normal 10-3 or 11-3.
I've already got permission from Mrs BCH for Cincy and GT is right before my bday so thats pretty much a given. Other than that I've never seen us play FSU in person so that may be a priority. Then theres always some random game I have no plans on attending and get a phone call on Thursday night before the game and someone offers me ticket and away we go.
As far as dark horse upset contenders, how about the Bearcats? While there will be plenty O&M in the stands, its still a game 5 hours from Bburg against a well coached team that has some speed. Then theres fake Tech. I know PJ's record when the opponet has time to prepare but they start every season strong with new wrinkles that seem to take people a few weeks to figure out. I'm gonna be very nervous Sept 3
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening I'll be worried about FSU when they field a team, and not just a collection of extremely talented players. Clemson.....I just don't get that one, and Miami is always scary to me. But remember, this is the FSU that lost to UVA at home last season, and Miami still hasn't seen the result of their violations, so who knows what to expect from them.
As of now I'm more scared of UNC and Clemson. Big lines always stump us.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening with this possibly being a special year. i think a great QB, which we will have, is one thing that is needed, a great defense the other. LT will make the rest of the offense play better ... the last piece of that puzzle, for VT, is doubt, nay-sayers, talk of being the middle of the ACC, that FSU and Clemson will woop our ass .. and it sounds like that piece will be there too
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening love it .. exactly my train of thought as well.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening My new little Hokie is due on 9/1. Let's hope the wife doesn't wait to go into labor on Labor Day, or I can't watch the GT game...such a good husband, right?
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening i'm an optimistic person by nature, can't help it. besides, we don't rebuild, we reload...hence the 10 win streak.
logan is going to be the best qb in the acc, our recievers all have started games in the past including the straightburner so the 8 new offensive starters is a bit misleading. we reload every single year at running back ....so the only real question, which is a question every year, is the line.
i'm not worried about our offense.
i'm hyped, so stop trying to bust my bubble. lol
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening was #4 last year and returning 9 starters. VT was #12 last year with a much EASIER schedule. By your reasoning, it should be an even more special year for FSU. VT has many more question marks at linebacker and defensive backfield than FSU does. Conserve your enthusiasm, this is more of a rebuilding year for VT with 8 new offensive starters. 2013 should be better (if Fuller and LT3 don't bolt for the NFL).
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening i understand all that, thank you.
i just think line play dictates the outcome of a game more so.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening if that happens, they would play the acccg in charlotte. lol #partialwin
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening Players get over injuries during byes. Players rest and "get their legs back," not as tired. And, coaches have more time to plan and implement a scheme. It is a huge deal to play all these teams after their byes.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening Miami has the easiest. UVA, UNC and GT are manageable. VT's is definitely the toughest.
The only difficult part of UM, is going back to back at BC and at Kansas State to begin the year. They also play Notre Dame in Chicago. So, their toughest games are OOC. They play at GT directly after Bethune-Cookman, get UNC and FSU back to back at home, VT at home after a bye, and end the season at UVA, USF, and at Duke. The only team they play after their bye is VT. Based on schedule, Miami is the team to beat in the coastal this year... Oh, that 4-letter station will love a UM-FSU ACCCG.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening the schedule is tough one has to remember this is the same ol ACC that we make fun of every year for lack of competitive teams top to bottom.
I do not have any faith in the rest of the league until they prove me wrong so I like VT's chances to be right in the hunt as we are the only constant in this league besides Maryland players transferring
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening i don't know why everyone is so concerned about time prepared, we aren't gtech.
against fsu and clemson, it will be more about our line play than time prep, IMHO.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening and i'm hoping we don't hit your floor. ha
i see 2-l's. @clemson and @miami (you all might have figured out i always pencil in a loss to miami to start the season, i'm terrified of them for some reason)
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening I would argue that only 3 of those teams (Clemson, FSU, and UVA) have more time to prepare than we do. Still, brutal that our two best opponents have a whole week.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening I agree; AP is certainly not the same team that we faced in JMU in '10. Madison and (to maybe a lesser degree) App State are probably the exceptions and not the rule when it comes to playing 1-AA teams.
After some of the comments following the scheduling in 2010, this made me think twice for a minute. But you're right, we're going to need the bye far more later in the season that we do after Ga Tech.
was the utilization of Wilson in the passing game. He caught less than 2 balls a game, which shows a lack of creativity and utilization of their player's best assets. Also, pass to the RBs open up the redzone and still get your prized RB the TD. VT can't run an RB screen to save their life. Were where the passes to the flats, over the middle, wheel routes, and check downs? It's a shame, cause DW will be the next LeSean McCoy (and I wouldn't be surprised if Philly drafted him). Kinda wish VT ran a Philly style of offense...
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening Hidden in the schedule is the fact that Clemson, Miami, and Florida State all have byes the week before they play us. In addition, UVA will have 10 days (Thursday night the week before) and Georgia Tech will have the whole offseason. So 5/8 ACC teams we play will more than a week to prepare for us. And that's not even counting UNC, who plays Idaho the week before we travel to Chapel Hill.
We caught a break with the schedule last year, and now we're facing its wrath this year.
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening our d is going to be top 3 in the nation, and lt will be just as strong as last year. if we find a gem in holmes and/or coleman, and our receivers produce (who aren't as inexperienced as outsiders believe), i sincerely believe we will have a special year.
let's go!!!!!!
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# | 2012 Virginia Tech Football Schedule, Hokies-Georgia Tech on Labor Day Evening Rest and refocus at the beginning of the season isn't nearly as important.
Austin Peay has gone 3-13 in Ohio Valley Conference play the past two seasons and over that same time have been shellacked 72-10 by Cincy and 70-3 by Wisconsin. They are not good. JMU would blow them out by 50. All I-AA is not equal.
Basically we needed the easiest possible opponent to play on the short week.
Weren't they leading the country in points and total offense after the first few weeks? Tevin Washington actually looked like a real threat as a passer.
Granted it was against crap competition, but still...that's the case for most teams early on.