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Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.

What do you like and don’t like about the current football team?

Despite losing a close home game to ECU, Coach Frank Beamer claims that he is more convinced than ever that the Hokies have the potential to be a really good football team. After watching all three games, there are many things to like about the team. There is also plenty of room for improvement. I agree with the coaching staff that the Hokies have plenty of talented young players to turn things around if they can limit and learn from the mistakes.

What do you like and dont like about the current football team?

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Even in victory, LOLUVA

Turkey leg for Reece Davis. On College Football Scoreboard Final as the vid of student streaming from the lawn plays:

Reece Davis:
"usually you see this rush by Virginia fans back to their post-game tailgate"

LOLUVA

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Bears vs 49ers Fuller

Fuller is now in playing corner for a hurt Tillman. Looks like the 49ers are testing him early.

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Thank You North End Zone Students

I mentioned this in a comment that got lost in the gameday thread yesterday but I just wanted to give a shout out to the students that were in the North this week. They really stuck with the game even after going down 21-0. The large majority even stayed until the end of the game.

As a recently graduated student that had the misfortune of being stuck in the North 2/3 years, I can't tell you how frustrating it was for half of the students to leave at halftime to go downtown and drink. I was so surprised and pumped that the students stayed the whole game yesterday.

So thank you to those students that rode that game out and gave all they could.

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Should we be worried?

I'm not looking to get anybody riled up. I've calmed down from yesterdays heartbreaking loss. But should we be worried about some of the decisions made by Brewer yesterday? Those two interceptions were absolutely horrific decisions by Brewer. The score could have been much worse if ECU took advantage of those turnovers. Brewer also got bailed out on throws by Isiah and Bucky.

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Hokies in the NFL week 2 2014

Steelers at Ravens at Baltimore Thursday 8:30 PM
Baltimore ignored distraction and won.

Baltimore Ravens
2Taylor, Tyrod QBACT6'1"208lb4
Pittsburgh Steelers
#93 Worilds, Jason OLB ACT 6'2" 262 lb 5 years in NFL

Dolphins vs Bills at Buff, Sunday 1:00 PM CBS
Double Suck Dont bother.

Lions Vs Panthers at Carolina, Sunday 1:oo PM Fox
Classic Cat game.

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Does ECU have the best QB/WR combo that we face??

After seeing JT Barrett and OSU's WRs not play to what people thought they could I do think Shane Carden and the group of recievers that he has are the best that we will see all season. Their WR's made a ton of plays, though I do think our DB's could have battled for the ball on some of those passes and gotten interceptions had they turned to play the ball. Carden was putting his passes on the money. He was accurate all day for the most part. I still believe we should have won that came had we not came out so slow in the 1st QTR and allowed them to jump to such a big lead.

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Gameday Traditions / Superstitions

I got called into work yesterday morning so I threw on my vt shirt and left. Could not have my pregame Oktoberfest beer and it gets worse....

I'm so sorry hokie nation that I was unable to change my shirt after we got down 21-0. My #5 t shirt got us through the osu game but didn't have the power to overcome that deficit. I know if I had been at home I could've changed we would've won.

I saw in the thread for the game people were changing shirts after the 1st quarter. I'm sorry I couldn't.

I've been around sports all my life and everyone I've ever encountered has some traditions/superstitions.What are your not so crazy superstitions on gameday?

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Is Virginia tech still a top 25 team after losing to ECU?

When you defeated the number 8 team in the country in their own stadium, you deserve consideration to be the top 25 team in the country even after one loss. Critics are quick to dismiss VT as a good team, but this team has the talent to silence people if they limit their mistakes.

Is Virginia tech still a top 25 team after losing to ECU?

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New to TKP

I'm that 3rd string quarterback, just sitting back watching, learning, and reading from the sidelines. I think I've read every article, every post, learned what a turkey leg is, figured out acronyms, and realized what a great HOKIE community TKP is.

I"ve been a life long Hokie fan, and graduate of the 2009 class. It's safe to say that my life revolves around the Hokies. I find that I wear my VT gear more than my wife would prefer, I find ways to incorporate Chicago maroon and burnt orange into our home, and my office is decked out in as much Hokie memorabilia as can fit. My love for the Hokies continues to grow, and I credit a lot of that to TKP.

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How bad was the officiating?

Couldn't watch because of commitment to my GF. ESPN commenters (I know) even from fans of random teams were talking about how bad it got for ECU....to the point that ppl said they were changing the channel....was it hyperbole? Did we hang in the game w a lot of help from the refs?

Is Facyson really just rusty? because by week three, he just doesn't look like the same guy.

In three games mike brewer has 6 turnovers? Are we on pace for a 25+ to year for our qb? That's not good news....

In other news, I think we've seen the good bad and ugly that this team can produce, and I'm not sure if I should feel good about it. What do you think?

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Thoughts the Next Morning

I slept on it, sobered up, and came to a couple significant conclusions:

1 - We lost to a good team. ECU should have (I know, woulda, coulda shoulda... but still) beaten Sakerlina last week. The same Sakerlina that just took down UGA. They're good. They'll probably be ranked by the end of the year. Losing by 7 to a team like ECU the week after an emotional win over OSU is not that bad, nor should it look bad.

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Mission Accomplished.

0-2. This phrase needs to become tongue-in-cheek (Crop dusting the office? Mission Accomplished!) or retired.

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What's your ideal schedule?

I was thinking about this topic before the ECU game, so it's not reactionary.

But how would you prefer to schedule the OOC games?

I actually like the idea of FCS, group of 5, and power 5.

Since there's no college preseason, that's what we can use the FCS game for. So of course, it needs to be in the first two weeks. Plus, if we stick with either Virginia FCS schools, or those within a certain radius, we can pull in a decent fanbase. I know I'm looking forward to the Richmond game in 2021 since my wife went there.

With the group of 5 school, it shouldn't be a long term deal. Let's rotate it around.

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ECU is the New WVU

After my encounters with the younger ECU fanbase today, and in 2011, I'm convinced we've found a new team to have an unbridled hatred for.

I pray to whatever deity will listen that we can remove them from our schedule and never play this series again.

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a little bit of revenge today

I remember three years ago, we were playing ECU in the second week of the season. It was a late afternoon game on Fox Sports Net.

I was at the Richmond NASCAR race, with a satellite set up, waiting for the game to start. The game kicked off, but we couldn't see it because Iowa/Iowa State was running late. I was annoyed, because of all the work it had taken to get the satellite ready, and it was a regional sports network, why couldn't they go to our game?

So, this year, Iowa/Iowa State is immediately after VT/ECU, and our game takes 4 freaking hours....so the Iowans had to either wait to go find a computer.

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Gameday Recipes

Use this time and space to discuss your favorite meals for gameday. I've heard people talking about rubbing their butts, roasts, and other meat parts early on Saturday mornings. Include recipes if you feel like it and what you use to wash it down before, during, and after the game.

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