Pry-ssr Fall Camp 2023 #4
Scrimmage day y'all. We're so close.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Football Forum
Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
ESPN expose on VT Football under Fuente
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38191883/inside-virgini...
First thing that gets called out is a poor relationship between Ballein and Fuente.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
ACC expansion alive? Politicians push for Stanford & SMU
I hope this justifies a new thread. Politicians....guess it was bound to happen.
Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush Push for Stanford, SMU to ACC
My thoughts:
The B12 beat us to the punch on the most practical expansion candidates. Adding only 2 Western schools to the ACC is ridiculous. I see only one chance that ACC expansion could work, ASSUMING it would force a new TV contract:
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
AP Top 25 Preseason
What does everyone think about the AP Top 25?
I was surprised that there were 4 ACC Schools* in with FSU and Clemson at 9 and 10. *Notre Dame is at 13 and North Carolina at 21.
Kind of interesting how many PAC-12 schools are in with how they are disintegrating. They have 5 in.
Otherwise kind of business as usual.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Pry-ssr Fall Camp 2023 #3
This was from 8/11, so a lot of these tidbits have already circulated the medias. Here are my takeaways:
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
USA Today Poll: 2023 Top 10 Best College Sports Traditions.
VT is currently in 2nd place in the 2023 USA Today poll for best college sports Tradition.
No way we should be losing to University of Wisconsin-Madison for 'Jump Around'. Vote once per day until polls close on Monday, August 21 at noon ET.
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-college-sports-tradition-2023/...
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
caption the Prying Office, pic.......
🤔
b.street
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
ACC Roadtrip 2023 and Pry + Beamer interview
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
2023 Football Ticket Exchange Thread
List extra tickets you're looking to offload, or inquire about tickets you need. Do not post any tickets above face value. Understand that Orange and Maroon Media, LLC is exempt from any liability from transactions that are initiated here, and will not assist in brokering any transactions.
The best way to exchange email addresses is to encode them, for example: foo [AT] bar (dot) com.
Threads with tickets for sale found elsewhere will be deleted without warning.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Texas A&M NIL shutdown by IRS
Texas-A&M-NIL-shutdown-by-IRS
The decision to shut down the 12th Man+ Fund came after the IRS released a memo on June 9, which told NIL collectives their function doesn't fit within the confines of tax-exempt status. The 12th Man+ Fund attempted to reward donors with athletic department points and tax benefits in exchange for donations to provide NIL compensation to athletes.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
LB Stone Snyder no longer with team
Quick roster note: VMI LB transfer Stone Snyder is no longer with the team, the #Hokies confirm. He wasn't at media day or practice Tuesday, termed "unavailable" at the time. He arrived in Blacksburg as a walk-on after being a three-time FCS All-American with the Keydets.— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) August 10, 2023
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Report: ACC considering SMU too
https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-acc-considering-smu-in-addition-to-cal-...
Maybe even more important: The university would arrive at a reduced rate. Employing a rich donor base and a healthy desire to advance to the Power Four level, the university is open to forgoing conference distribution pay for its first several years in a new league. SMU officials held similar conversations with Pac-12 administrators.
That is a very interesting wrinkle that makes it a more tenable situation for current league members.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Parker Clements discusses Offensive Line changes
I noted Clements discussing using more simplistic zone schemes. Some of the Instagram footage from last week showed zone blocking drills, and I noticed the emphasis Ron Crook had on contact points, angles, and maintaining leg drive. On a rep with Kaden Moore, Moore kept his feet moving at contact (with very vocal encouragement from Coach Crook) and had to adjust to the movement of the defender to stay engaged.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Pry + Friends Live Pry-ssr: 2023 Fall Camp #2
I am trying it again. I just so happen to have the afternoon off and VT football blessed us with a live streamed Pry and Friends press conference scheduled for 12:45pm. VT football has completed 2 of their 5 scheduled "mini-camps" and should be getting a better idea of how the depth chart is shaping up for this Fall.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Virginia Tech ranked 19th best football program of last 40 years
This guy on r/CFB has been ranking the best cfb teams of the last 40 years. His work is very thorough, highly recommend reading.
- Here's the guy's piece about VT.
- Here's the reddit mega-thread, with links to other teams.
His intro for VT:
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Pitt Ticket Questions
Did not see a current thread and wanted to ask for advice. I have not been to a game in many years; but I am thinking about going to the Pitt game this year.
First question: Is anyone going to have two tickets available?
Second question: Where is the best place to stay? VT is about a seven hour drive, so I may need two nights depending on game time.
Third question: If I buy tickets, where is the best section? I don't mind loud; but I don't want to have beer spilled on me and I don't want to be among a group of rowdy, obnoxious fans.
Thanks, in advance.
Edit to add: If you have tickets, you can contact me at my user name at hotmail.com.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
ACC reportedly considered picking the bones of the Pac-12
ACC presidents were scheduled to meet tonight to further discuss the league's latest expansion plan, sources tell @YahooSports.Recent Big 12 acquisitions likely ended any Westward expansion plans. The league seriously explored adding 5-7 Pac-12 schools.— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 5, 2023
The bi-coastal league had been floated among media members for awhile, and apparently the ACC was actually considering it, but was late to the party.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Oregon & Washington joining Big Ten Per Brett McMurphy
BREAKING: Oregon & Washington joining Big Ten, becoming latest schools to leave Pac-12; putting Pac-12 future in doubt, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ 👀👀👀https://t.co/FtVKNdjHuD— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 4, 2023
And round and round the realignment carousel goes.
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Pry-ssr Fall Camp 2023 #1
Have you had your fill of conference realignment, sneaker deal, and AI content? Good news, Fall Camp has started and we can actually start having off-the-rails conversations directly related to the football program.
As always my summary notes:
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
Realignment: 3 Super Conferences?
Mike Farrell's speculation on a 3 24-team Super Conference CFB layout.
Realignment-a-world-with-three-super-conferences
DISCLAIMER: Forum topics may not have been written or edited by The Key Play staff.
