Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
Slow work week this week...check it out. Working on adding individual player stats for returners as well as historical performance against opponents at the game level (more to come!).
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https://public.tableausoftware.com/views/VT/2014VirginiaTechSeasonPrevie...
Sports Illustrated knows what's up.
http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/08/09/college-football-preseason...
#Hokies giving freshman Melvin Keihn a look at DE instead of ILB because of a lack of depth on the line, per Beamer's site.— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) August 12, 2014
And wouldn't you know it, French discussed this possibility back in May: http://www.thekeyplay.com/content/2014/may/15/defensive-end-depth-and-me....
Hi everyone, I'll be photographing football games for The Key Play this season, check them out at http://photos.thekeyplay.com throughout the season!
To start off, this past weekend I attended the Football Media Day at Lane Stadium, where DBU decided to break up the interviews with a dance off and a rap battle: http://photos.thekeyplay.com/Football-Media-Day-2014/
Yesterday, I decided to finish off my summer properly and go check out the Hokie Club's welcome back picnic. I was not disappointed, even with the rain keeping us off the field. First off, a tip of the hat to Outback, as the food was pretty darn good. The rest of the event was very well set up. There was a little ticket/parking pass raffle and a silent auction with some nice goodies. The main event, of course, was a little talk from some athletic department staff and coaches, including an introduction of all the freshmen and newcomers, followed by an autograph session. Here's what I picked up from my time in Lane.
VT came in 6 place in ACC preseason Power Ranking .
http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/73062/acc-power-rankings-preseason...
Despite the optimism in VTs camp, the Hokies seem to have many doubters.
http://www.hokiesports.com/football/lane50/
Pretty cool video of the "voice of Lane"
Clicked the link just to make sure we were on the list and noted that we were #2. I immediately noticed that the stadium wasn't Lane, and was in fact taken at LOLUVA. Funny thing is there are more VT fans than WHO's. Cannon fodder...
Here is a link
http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/lists/the-10-most-exciting-college-fo...
CFB will be on SirusXM 91 "First Team", show runs 7-10am EDT. I expect he'll be on the 3rd hour based on the way they listed their guests. I will post any pertinent comments or updates (as I see them), and try to record it so I don't miss anything (must catch all the coach-speak). This show is hosted by Greg McElroy (of 'Bama QB fame) and Taylor Zarzour.
So I haven't heard much about him so far?
Anybody else?
I mention this, because of the picture on the front of the Roanoke Times sports page, seeing him in comparison to the other players on the team. He's a big dude, I didn't realize exactly how big he was until then...
So what's the Buzz?
Have you ever seen anything like this?
I'm thanking god for the position I'm in everything is on the up and up (225 today let keep it like that) http://t.co/0DSTK6Btvk— Marshawn Williams (@RunJuice42) August 10, 2014
It didn't take too long for Williams to get to Frank Beamer's goal weight for him.
This was posted on HokieSports.com Camp Confidential: 30/30/30 Blog earlier this week.
How difficult is the Excalibur Award to obtain? The actual grading scale was created from test data collected from college and pro teams. To receive the highly competitive and esteemed Excalibur Award, the player must average in the top eight percent of the chart (superior level) for all tested criteria.
The trio became the first Tech football players to earn the award since former standouts Marcus Davis and Joey Phillips received the honor in 2012. They became the first offensive linemen to earn the honor since Brandon Frye won it back in 2006.
Per Andy Bitter's tweet earlier this afternoon:
Something to watch RT @AriWasserman Braxton Miller told the media that he's 100 percent today. But he isn't. http://t.co/u2keez665v— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) August 10, 2014
Miller had shoulder surgery after he took a physical pounding against Clemson in the Orange Bowl and apparently has not been fully participating in practice in their first week of fall camp.
I thought this was an interesting and most likely accurate take from Robert Brewer, Michael Brewer's father.
Hell underwhelm you. Ill tell you that right now. Hes not big and hes not fast. Hes got a good, little quick first step or two and he can get away from the rush and he does good when he flushes because he keeps his eyes downfield for an opportunity before he runs. He can make a first down with his feet, but hes a little bit oversold on being a dual threat quarterback. Hes just mobile enough.
This is what caught my eye the most and really made me think about how smart of QB Brewer could be.
All credit goes to Riverguy on TechSideline, where he snapped this pic from the Cary St Watermelon Festival in Richmond this past weekend.
Virginia Tech's marquee match-up against Ohio State on September 6th will be attended by some of the country's highest rated football prospects. Some of the recruits that will be in attendance are :
Torrance Gibson, a five-star athlete from Florida .
Josh Sweat, the country's top overall recruit from Chesapeake, Virginia.
Lawrence Cager, a four-star wide receiver with offers from Alabama, Florida State and Virginia Tech.
Corey just hauled in a 21 yard game winning TD to beat Money Manziel and the Browns.
On a side note Logan is 8-9 for 84 yards right now.
Good night for Hokies in the NFL right now, hope Logan finishes strong.
