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Ugh, this is like choosing between a root canal and a colonoscopy...
Option #1 simply isn't exciting and it feels like we've seen Option #2 play out multiple times before.
#2 is only enviable if we beat Miami. Clemson simply isn't what they were and beating them doesn't necessarily make us relevant IMHO (think SMU would actually be a bigger win at this point honestly).
Gonna go with #1 simply for the fact that I think James Franklin has the Recruiting and infrastructure in a place where we can actually legitimately build on a solid season.
OK. I do know what a gif is but don't ever use them or see the need. As for twitter and all that stuff, my one and only social media presence is right here. I am below the "less technical people" level, and if I need to learn something for reasons I agree are important, I will do so, but mainly I'm just not interested in computer stuff and my phone is for texting and phone calls, period. My friends make fun of me for my near Luddite ways, but TKP fills the gap in my Hokie news I used to plug with local radio and the Hokie Huddler when I lived around the 'Burg and I am glad I found the site.
In other words, happy for one and all for your improvements, they seem like a hit. Maybe someday I'll avail myself of the more technical side of life and join the modern world, but the shorter my life becomes, the less time I want to spend with it.
Option 2. I don't think we've beaten Clemson in almost 20 years? Badly want to see that. As for the bad losses, it's our first year so we have some wiggle room. As for the "bad" teams, we're talking about them like we already know they'll be in the cellar. If Indiana can win a championship, anything can happen. I can accept a head scratcher this season to get a big win.
*mashes Option 2 button*
Awesome...really makes the posting process simpler, particularly on mobile.
I had gotten used to the previous system, but would still have times where the formatting would be off and that, combined with fat fingers, could be frustrating on the phone.
1 makes me feel good but I think 2 is better for the program. Franklin immediately starts to shake the 'can't win big games' thing, our hard games are at the end of the year so people view it as momentum, nationally people care if you win big games and have short memory that you lost an inexplicable game to BC
Tenor works now. Good shout.
In the past, it would've really been nice bc you had tags like <blockquote>, and there was a start/finish, so if i was trying to quote on mobile I'd need to:
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Add the formatting tags
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Position my text in between
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Move my curser to the right spot
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Paste it (without my curser moving)
But now it's wayyy less of a PIA. Everything is one click. I don't need to highlight text to ensure that the right words are formatted correctly.
also, on a desktop browser cmd+B and Cmd+I work for bold/italicize shortcuts.
Huge QoL improvement all around.
My wife is a terp
Losing to your partners Alma mater sucks. I hate losing to GT more than any non-uva team
I think I agree with you... especially because the better teams in our schedule are towards the end of the season.
Also, practically, there's more room for learning in the first half of the season (easier schedule, less travel) than second half of the season.
Finally, no one remembers beating Maryland. Everyone (recruits and talking heads included) remember beating a Clemson or Miami, etc
Also, towards the end, they weren't calling much in terms of fouls. People were getting mugged with no-calls.
"It's just a flesh wound!"
I always did enjoy the way he despised Fedora and UNC.
VT's brand has always been option 2, seems like. Except for last year, when we hardly beat anyone.
And while one of JMFF's calling cards is beating the teams he 'should' beat, I don't think that brand is going to change in his first season here.
And yeah, I'd rather snap the P4 losing streak. We owe Maryland an ass-whooping or two.
Maybe I'm too pragmatic, but I'll take Option 1. It's Year 1, establish the floor and beat who they are supposed to. I'm tired of embarrassing losses. Set the standard for the future. Years 2 and 3 I'll hope that enough talent is on board to punch above their weight class and win some games they aren't supposed to. Year 4, enough time and talent to move up in weight class.
Forgot the bonus: I hope Franklin continues his personal mission to destroy Maryland at every turn. College Football thrives on this kind of pettiness (like Paul Johnson vs Brian VanGorder).
Im a tweener. I can't keep up with some of the stuff discussed for sure. I was about to ask for a legend for all the new symbols above the Add a New Comment section (know some, but not all by visual alone).
What I did this morning was go to the Add a New Comment section and hit the icons one by one and based on what appeared, was able to decipher all.
EDIT: And yes, to Joe's comment, this is much easier for less techy folks. Much appreciated.
Lord it's hell to get old.
As someone who is getting older, pulled a hamstring by merely squatting down, and is struggling to walk up stairs, I feel every word of this. 😂 Though I was hoping this would provide a simpler and more intuitive experience. Overall it should make it easier for less technical people to post gifs and Twitter embeds.
I appreciate that both of your scenarios were 7-5; it would be hard to be mad at either of those. But I'd take Option 1. To me it would show the staff knows what they're doing and with another year under their belt, I'd feel good about beating some of the top dogs.
Option 2 dropping some head scratchers would make me a little worried about game planning and consistency which seem less likely to improve year over year. But if the BAD losses were early in the year and they got their footing as it went on, that would feel different.
Bonus: selfishly I'll take snapping the OOC streak. My wife is a terp and we've got a big squad from both schools going. I'm anticipating it to be a Hokie takeover like Nashville was in 2024. It would be nice to win something more than just the tailgate.
Give me option 2 every day and twice on Sunday.
Beating who we are supposed to beat is nice... but generating buzz and excitement comes from beating teams that matter.
I'd much rather have an "unexplainable" loss in year one with a win that can show the program's new ceiling.
For the bonus- give me the ACC win. You could argue that Maryland is so early in the season that the team is still coming together.
Bar- what was your pick?
Lord it's hell to get old. I don't understand a word of this stuff.
Okay this is awesome, two thumbs up
I absolutely would
Oh, duh, makes sense. How many other people would use a markdown editor?
A la reddit posting, surrounding in *asterisks* to indicate italic, double **asterisks** for bold, [brackets] (followed by parentheses) for links and such.
But I don't really mind the RTF interface. Haven't tried to see if keyboard shortcuts such as ctrl+I or ctrl+B work (on mobile now)
Where do pollinators stay on vacation?
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At an Air Bee and Bee.