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We need to hang 70 on VMI. Don't let your foot off the gas. Make them feel it and never want to come back to Lane Stadium again. And then prove that it wasn't a fluke by doing it again against ODU the next week.
What I would love most is a visual reminder of what VT used to be known for.
I want Game 1 to display some of the old school big hits and truck sticks to send a message to the nation we back up. No intentional injury type of hits, but hits we grew to know and love. Even if it means a 15 yarder here or there.
Sorry VMI....
I think the interim HC would have to turn them down before they called Pry
VA ABC getting in on the fun:
Yes.
The biggest upside of this hire is that it signalled that VT is ready to play big-boy football.
Franklin said it at the introductory speech at Cassell-'when a recruit visits, everything should look, feel, smell like a top-notch program.' (paraphrased).
At VT, (honest glasses on....) not much has looked, felt, smelled that way.
The one difference between class #124 and class #24 is James Franklin. .... think about that.
I just went to the Iron Bowl and got to tour Auburns Football Performance Center last weekend. $92 million. There's a barber shop in the locker room and an equipment scanner to micro-fit the uniforms. No one is wringing hands over the cost, can we afford it, etc.
And they lost the game (barely) to 'bama. I watched as the bama team etc left town with about FIFTY motorcycle police escorting and TWENTY (I counted them) tricked out Greyhound buses to make the 100+ mile drive.
Hiring Franklin and the BOV's initiative is signaling to the recruits what may be to come.
Given that we want a better product on the field, etc, but the past few months at VT can open the door to a much better position with conference talks, recruitment, hopefully TV and equipment negotiations, etc.
7 or 8 is my minimum for satisfaction, but I agree, getting 10+ is not realistic.
If anyone is interested apparently the shelter is selling shirts. Link to the shirt is at the bottom.
the one thing I dont like about the advanced statistics (which i love) is that a lot of time they give you a number they calculated and its hard to know exactly what made the number that way. What I compiled here is a more simple look at who beats winning teams, I wouldn't use this as a sole way to judge how a team played. But it shows that certain teams have been tested (and passed) more than others.
One thing I've noticed, that probably helps with croots and parents, is the fact that Franklin's messaging across interviews and platforms and whatnot, is very consistent. I've heard the same like public comments in one form or another over the past few weeks and it's the same story, similar telling of the story. Not being wishy washy or flip flopping a lot helps so much with building trust.
That begs the question: how many more coaches does penn state have to whiff on before they call Pry?
Pending portal, I'm hoping for 6-8 wins next year. I feel like if anyone is expecting 10+, they're setting themselves up for disappointment. Doesn't mean it's off the table with the right pieces coming in, but a winning season would be a big step forward
That's much better than the crap the team in Salem just rebranded too...
Can Joe handle 8 games worth of gifs?
While they haven't been winning the playoffs lately they have also never had a losing season under Tomlin. I am not sure ANY other NFL coach can say that especially for as long as he has been coach.
And we could just turn them into our farm team.
I'd be ecstatic with 8 wins. +5 wins year to year would be huge jump and show real progress.
Eeehhh I'm still scarred from the past 15 years haha. I think if we win 6 games and make it to a bowl, my expectations will have been blown out of the water. But I'm just some schlub who knows nothing about college football lol
I think we're right in the middle. Again, depending on the Portal acquisitions - I think 8 wins is a reasonable expectation for next year
Five pm tip pisses me off. I have a parking pass for a lot that won't be empty from students and faculty that park their during the day. A 6 pm tip off is a crap shoot getting into that parking lot.
I hope the ladies play angry and throttle Florida. But the ref's have been so blatant for the SEC this entire challenge it isn't funny.
I really like this and think that having that structure set up early really sets the tone for the locker room. I do think it would be tough to have it be robust though and have players in agreement about what dictates which bucket they fall into
So common there's even a Double-A baseball team named Trash Pandas
My man's never heard the term "Trash Panda"?
Saying Trash Panda is my favorite for referring to these animals I see routinely in life.
So pending portal results, what's a realistic W/L total for next year? Would we be happy with 6-7 wins and Bowl eligibility? Or are we full blown ACCCG expectations?
The more I see this drag on the more I think that Franklin was winning at Penn St despite the ineptitude of the program
If you are in Northern Virginia there are tickets for the Patriot Open at the door but read below.
Admission for all George Mason students and faculty is free with valid and current college
ID. General admission is $15 for adults, $5.00 for HS students, pre-HS free. Some seating is
available, bring folding chairs.
Event is at George Mason University Fieldhouse
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030