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Hokie2013's picture Hokie2013
| 6 months 4 weeks # | Boundary Corner + Matej Sis on coordinator hires

Honestly it didn't seem like we changed on defense - our only stops in the first half were lucky vanderbilt mistakes rather than us stopping them. Then just add in that we got worn down by the grinding and physical attack we were not able to stop and our offense shitting the bed in their few opportunities

VBVTUSCG's picture VBVTUSCG
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| 6 months 4 weeks # | Boundary Corner + Matej Sis on coordinator hires

Was this not also the game that the Vandy offense drove down the field in a lengthy drive, and the D was completely gassed, yet we chose to punt immediately thereafter on 4th and Inches? (My memory is failing me)

That also broke the team and fanbase I think, when it was clear the momentum had shifted.

bar1990's picture bar1990
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| 6 months 4 weeks # | Boundary Corner + Matej Sis on coordinator hires

I don't think the Vandy game was that much quit... I think Vandy was just way better in the trenches than we were (go look at their portal class - basically everyone they brought in was in trenches), and by the second half, Vandy stopped making mistakes, and both teams started playing to their true talent level.

I also imagine that it's extraordinarily demoralizing for the defense when you're unable to score, and playing your ass off might get you to a point where you could maybe get into field goal range and win. That was one thing 2-3 decades ago, but in the modern era of football, it's absurd.

VTJ12's picture VTJ12
| 6 months 4 weeks # | Boundary Corner + Matej Sis on coordinator hires

I'm just so curious why the team seemingly quit on the staff during the second half of the Vandy game. Did Pry's words and motivation to the team as HC just start to ring hollow? Did they not buy into Siefkes and Monty? It appears like they are perfectly fine with Pry returning as DC so it seems it's not an issue with Pry as a coach. Drawing my own conclusions, it appears to me like Pry was just very bad at picking assistants and made bad hires with Monty and Siefkes.

I'm also relieved that it sounds like Franklin will be doing most of the legwork in building the defensive assistants around Pry (he has the network unlike Pry IMO). If Pry is calling the plays in his scheme with great assistants and recruiters around him, I think it could work well just like it did at PSU.

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