Bud Elliott and the Nolecast preview the VT game

My FSU friend sent me this pod. It's a really good listen:

Bud's analysis on VT is pretty spot on IMO - it's really impressive how well informed he is about every team. If you have time before the game, definitely recommend giving it a listen.

On the VT Offense vs FSU defense:

• Talent isn't there.
• QB is getting better, but still not great. Talks about Wells going out, and drones coming in, etc
• No talent on the OL.
• Decent WRs, talks about the loss of Jennings
• Thinks performance against Pitt was mostly due to Pitt being really really bad.

On the VT defense vs FSU offense:

• It's ranked in the 50's per SP+, but Bud isn't completely buying it; he believes that our ranking is due to preseason predictions still factoring in, catching Purdue in a weird spot, and not playing any good offenses yet.
• Says Delane is a stud and a top 100 draft pick, Stroman is pretty good if he's healthy, or ends are quick, but safety and LB play is killing us.
• Also says he take the FSU offense over an 'all-star' offense from the teams we played.
• In general, was able to really sussinctly describe our defense. I was (again) really impressed by how well informed he was.

His predictions include:

• Under 350 yards of total offense for VT
• VT Success rate in the 20%'s/low 30%'s
• Says FSU should break a big explosive run or two due to gap fit issues that VT has had so far this year
• FSU should be scoring in the 40's, if they don't, then they're probably not a legitimate threat to win the CFP.