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i bet three ethan quarters he begins his statement by saying, "i have decided to take my talents to..."
unc pushed clemson
ncstate pushed vt
And we all know who pushes harder (except on the field that is).
Also props to zames for the thread idea.
He is a big fan of underachieving, and is very excited to see who replaces Dabo as the next head coach.
He has noticed the talent migrating to F$U and has realized he wants to be on the wrong side of the Bowden bowl each year.
He is a big fan of losing to a mediocre SEC school annually.
He cannot wait to play on the same field as Daquan Bowers.
He believe Tajh Boyd is the next Charlie Whitehurst.
He also likes running down hills, and patting rocks.
He is not a fan of 10 win seasons, fans bitching about the Offensive Coordinator, or creative Defensive Coordinators with a record of great stats, burn victims.
He believes Enter Sandman is played out.
He believes Orange helmets are #1.
He believes JGW is a phenomenal player and does not want to ride the pine behind him.
He knows ESPNU is not available in Blacksburg.
He does not like Chic-fil-a, even on Sundays.
but that is just wishful thinking. I hope he trips when he runs down the hill.
unc pushed clemson
ncstate pushed vt
That Duke loss hurts all the ACC bubble teams so bad. Is it possible for the league to only get one bid to the dance?
Davila....
still this team ... N.I.T.
Here are some things to consider. Stinespring runs the offense that CFB wants. I don't think any coordinator alive or dead could call a successful game week in, and week out with an average at best offensive line. I don't think he'd accept a demotion. I really believe we try to do too much on offense and we need to figure out what we do well and focus on that, forget the wrinkles.
I agree with you about Evans. I cringed every time he'd carry the ball from the shotgun because it didn't play to his strengths. As I understand it the backs had the freedom to rotate themselves in and out of the game. So it is conceivable that Stiney called a play with Ryan Williams in mind and Evans tapped him out last minute after the play was called.
As far as Wilson is concerned, yes I think he's going to be great and hopefully we use him and his spreed to spread the field. I am not 100% convinced that he can carry the ball 20-25 times a game like Ru or Evans. I expect Oglesby to get a healthy amount of carries next season.
And welcome!
I'd like to know their records against top 5 teams. Probably not that great. You only win those games when you have a team capable of being in the top 5.
I think you hit the nail on the head right there. We are a consistently excellent team and program but not an elite one. I think the 10 games a year streak is most impressive, but it is definitely devalued a bit by playing in the ACC and not having a couple of marquee wins over the same time period. I think scheme and philosophy have more to do with no-shows in big spots more than talent. Stanford wasn't more talented than us, and neither was Boise State, but they were more focussed, tough and had a better offensive strategy. Our offensive game plans are blend of whatever sticks and hodgepodge. That's not all on Stinespring either, it's CFB's system and all the offensive coaches need to step up.
As a reference, these are the top 5 teams we lost to over the streak.
Aug. 28, 2004 -- vs. No. 1 USC (at FedEx Field): 24-13 loss
Jan. 3, 2005 -- vs. No. 3 Auburn (in Sugar Bowl): 16-13 loss
Nov. 5, 2005 -- vs. No. 5 Miami: 27-7 loss
Sept. 8, 2007 -- at No. 2 LSU: 48-7 loss
Oct. 25, 2007 -- vs. No. 2 Boston College: 14-10 loss
Sept. 5, 2009 -- vs. No. 5 Alabama (in Atlanta): 34-24 loss
Sept. 6, 2010 -- vs. No. 3 Boise State (at FedEx Field): 33-30 loss
Jan. 3, 2011 -- vs. No. 5 Stanford (in Orange Bowl): 40-12 loss
On paper we were better or just as good as BC, Boise State and Stanford. We should have beaten Auburn, BC and Boise State. If we had won any two of those games it would have turned the media's perception around.
via http://voices.washingtonpost.com/hokies-journal/2011/01/virginia_techs_s...
As far as talent is concerned here's all of our 4 star or better recruits according to Rivals since 2002:
2010
Nick Acree
Nick Dew
Laurence Gibson
Zack McCray
Mark Shuman
2009
D.J. Coles
Jayron Hosley
Logan Thomas
Jerrodd Williams
David Wilson
2008
D.J. Coles
Quillie Odom
Vinston Painter
Dyrell Roberts
Bruce Taylor
Ryan Williams
2007
Blake DeChristopher
Chris Hill
Tyrod Taylor
2006
Jason Worilds
Olufemi Ajiboye
Aaron Brown
John Graves
Todd Nolen
2005
Stephen Friday
Victor Harris
Elan Lewis
Todd Nolen
Deveon Simmons
Ike Whitaker
2004
George Bell
Sean GLennon
Kent Hicks
Eddie Royal
2003
Xavier Adibi
Tripp Carroll
Chris Ellis
James Griffin
Vince Hall
Matt Welsh
2002
Jonathn Lewis
Marcus Vick
Jimmy Williams
There were a lot of busts especially between 2004-06.
I never experienced "the dark years", but I am uber grateful for everything CFB had done for VT and the football team. The would of, could of, should of is just terribly frustrating.
It has put us on the big time football map. Not an easy thing to do. It has brought in tens of millions of dollars for our sports programs. It has benefitted not just football but all other sports. When I attended Tech we didn't even get to bowl games and rarely sold out games. I am happy with the level of success we now acheive year in and out. Do I want more? You better believe it! I don't think we have yet had the talent needed to win a NC but we are getting closer all the time. One of these years soon we will finally make the breakthrough.
I think the stat is worthless. It is a way for the press to try and knock us (or Frank Beamer) down. We have beaten many "top notch" football teams, Texas, Nebraska, Fla St., Tennessee, LSU, Alabama, and others... No one harrasses them about losing to VT. We are respected for our program and all these schools wish they could have won 10 games for the same number of years as us. I'd like to know their records against top 5 teams. Probably not that great. You only win those games when you have a team capable of being in the top 5. We haven't been that good every year and neither have all those schools. We will get there when we have a good recruiting year where it all comes together.
We have trouble getting the very best athletes because it takes a big ego coach to deal with big ego players. That is not our coaches and not VT's style. We look for good students and good citizens that play tough. I am okay with that. I would rather not have the controversay that comes with questionable recruits and recruiting practices.
But in unison everybody, "Thank you Stiney!"
please don't throw 50 pounds on the guy to make him an undersized lineman
That cannot be emphasized enough. We have four tight ends in this class, it'll be fun to see where everyone is going to end up.
Still not over it. Still think about it at inopportune times. Love the Year of the Tough.
1. 0 ... no comment, only pisses me off.
2. i think drager and lanier could both go to te. drager has no future in the nfl at de, but he might at te. lanier could be a great blocking te, but becton either needs to stop being a pussy or via needs to step up and be the LT.
3. i love the throwbacks, but i am cool with nike pimping us.
4. bud will play his best and healthiest 11. if a whip doesn't step up, i could a 4-2-5 look, less of a change than a straight 4-3 which is a HUGE scheme change.
5. OL and DL are still a relative weakness for top teams. PERIOD and this year's recruits aren't changing that.
stache
It's so painful too. Their entire offensive line was just beyond beastly and we trot out this group of guys trying to finesse block. As much as I want Drager to stay at defensive end, him and Lanier in a two tight set would be great for Wilson to run behind.
"Year of the Tough" shirts are going to be made.
I see red tight ends catching passes and knocking Davon to his ass in my sleep.
I only have the Like button on posts because internally Facebook would chop off the permalink to the specific comment and make it a "Like" for the post. I am looking into adding an internal rating system once things get a little busier around here.
But if we lost that way to Stanford I would've been happy. Watching that mohawk toting sack machine actually hold back because he felt sorry for tyrod in the 4th qtr was just sad. I was proud the way we played Bama, embarrassed at LSU and Stanford. Any big win would be nice, and if we can't get that at least being competitive for a full game would hold me over until we do.
I've found myself looking for the Facebook like button on all these comments.
I agree, there is definitely heat from the fans (some of it based off of intelligent analysis, I think those of us who comment and post here represent a little bit more of an outlier because we're sensible more times than not) to win the big ones, but as long as CFB keeps winning ten games and ACC Championships he'll skirt around it. The thing that refrains me from being ultra critical is that I believe, that CFB believes everything he is doing is the right thing for Tech.
I did Tweet this to Jimmy Robertson: http://twitter.com/#!/thekeyplay/status/28113141007122432, to which he replied "@thekeyplay I think you could make that deduction, yes."
Even if it is one little thing, we are trying to get better.
There are a lot of irrational fans that think we are in the very top tier of programs but there are the more rational that can point out phases of the program that should be improved to hopefully get on the next step which is to win the big game a healthy amount of times. I think there has been a good bit of heat coming especially about winning the big game which Beamer even put some pressure on himself before the Stanford game. Winning a MNC is a rare occurance for a program who hasn't won one before but at least winning that big game on the national stage is huge, I'd venture to say that it's a negative recruiting pitch employed against us a lot.
Right now the story on VT is we are consistently good but can't win the big one and that is the key to the pressure for change to happen. We are the guy that can talk to the hottest girl all night but everyone watching says that we won't close.
If you have seen The Fighter a good analogy is that we are perceived right now in the media as the early Mickey Ward of college football teams, in that we are a stepping stone for a team, which means that we are good but can't deliver. In fact I think that's a great analogy to The Figher in that he doesn't have to completely change but has to keep some good elements and cut out some bad elements in order to get to the next level (hopefully I left out enough to not ruin the movie for anyone also it has a bonus reference to my earlier post since there is another Oregon connection w/ them watching The Fighter for inspiration).
This is why we can't have nice things!
It's really only between VT and Clemson.
Even though every girl I've met from Clemson has been pretty hot... I think he will see go with winning and top defensive coaching which makes VT end up with a top 25 class. Also he's been wearing a Clemson type uniform with a Tiger all throughout HS, he needs a change.