Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec undergoes hand surgery, could miss rest of season
Just saw this on ESPN.
That's a huge blow to their team.
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Football Forum
Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
Targeting confusion
In the first quarter of last weekend's game, an MTSU defender (#1) put a nasty hit on BB3 at the end of a run. Targeting was called on the field, but the call was overturned by the replay official. There was a brief debate in the gameday thread where I said that I didn't think it was targeting based on my real-time view of the play. Now that I've re-watched the clip, I came back to admit that I was wrong, but then I re-read the NCAA rule on targeting, and now I'm more confused than ever.
The hit in question took place at the 4:47 mark of the first quarter:
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Fuente: James Mitchell out for rest of the year
A crushing blow: Justin Fuente announces TE James Mitchell will miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed damage to his right knee that will require surgery. Mitchell, the #Hokies' most versatile offensive weapon, got hurt on a goal-line carry against Middle Tennessee.โ Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) September 13, 2021
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Richmond kicks off at Noon on ACCN
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒOur game against Richmond in Lane Sept. 25 will be played at noon on @accnetwork pic.twitter.com/aT3AP7x9fwโ Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) September 13, 2021
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Jumbotron Replays this Year
Did I miss something in the off season or is there a reason why the jumbotron is showing a very small fraction of the replays that it's shown since I can remember? We got maybe a half dozen for both the UNC & MTSU games and none of the ones where controversial flags were thrown. It seems like they just want to do shots of the fans which is great...but after the replay is done.
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Hokies up to 15th in AP poll
We move up four spots ๐ pic.twitter.com/m7mCCtksDCโ Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) September 12, 2021
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Return game improvement
Doing some follow-up writing today and didn't realize just how much of a breath of fresh air Tayvion Robinson's 59-yard punt return was for that unit.The #Hokies had 66 punt return yards *all of last year.*โ Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) September 12, 2021
This is absolutely bonkers to me. Continuing to see significant improvement in the return game will be a boon for this team moving forward, as punt returns were clearly a black hole last year.
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Hatin' On: Neal Brown
Neal Brown willingly took a job at WVU.
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Through Two Games - A Comparison of Justin Hamilton's Defense
While a full comparison of the first two years of the Hamilton led Hokie Defense isn't the easiest thing in the world to make, there are certainly more than a few items of note that should give fans of Virginia Tech some optimism.
Through the first two games of 2020, the new DC's group was certainly not the defense VT fans were accustomed to: 27.5 ppg allowed, 139 rushing ypg allowed, 264 passing ypg allowed, 2 turnovers caused, a tenacious 6.5 sacks per game, but only 3 more TFL per game (indicating a lack of push into the backfield on rushes and screen passes)
Does 2021 show any improvement?
Why, yes. Yes, it does.
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VT #1 in ACC
VT is still the only team with an ACC win AND we also have an OOC win.
2021 ACC Standings
ATLANTIC CONF OVR
Wake Forest 0-0 2-0
Boston College 0-0 1-0
NC State 0-0 1-0
Syracuse 0-0 1-1
Clemson 0-0 0-1
Florida State 0-0 0-1
Louisville 0-0 0-1
COASTAL CONF OVR
Virginia Tech 1-0 2-0
Pittsburgh 0-0 2-0
Virginia 0-0 2-0
Duke 0-0 1-1
Georgia Tech 0-0 1-1
Miami 0-0 0-1
North Carolina 0-1 0-1
https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/259/virginia-tech-hokies
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MTSU FAM THREAD
FAM!
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Chammari Connor DB of the week
ACC players of the week
Let's go
#25
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Week 2 Other Games Thread
Because someone had to open it up
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Mini-Primer for MTSU
So full disclosure, I was only able to find one ~3 minute highlight tape from Conference USA on Youtube about this team's game with FCS Monmouth. I figured I would at least offer some names to watch and the few tidbits I was able to draw from a very small sample size. Feel free to share anything you might know about MTSU as well.
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Big 12 Announces New Members
BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston will be joining the Big 12
The Big 12 Conference Board of Directors this morning voted to extend membership invitations to Brigham Young University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Houston to join the Conference.
Videoconference announcements with Big 12 Board of Directors Chairman and Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, and campus representatives are scheduled today at the following times:
Houston โ 11:00 a.m. CT
BYU โ 11:30 a.m. CT
UCF โ 2:45 p.m. CT
Cincinnati โ 3:30 p.m. CT
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OT: Missing fairfax man
https://m.facebook.com/103085949733551/posts/6160047880703964
Folks, those of you in the Northern Virginia area, please pass this along. Ganesh Chandrabatla is the missing man. Had lots of relatives who attended VT. He is a former co-worker of mine missing for about a week.
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How to Watch/Listen to the MTSU game
Hey all - hoping some TKP wisdom can help me here....Havent been able to find a good answer on the interwebs so here's hoping...
Whats going to be my best bet for watching/listening to the game on Saturday?
- I have YoutubeTV with a Charlotte based account. From what I've seen, watching directly on YTTV doesnt seem to be viable.
- I will be sitting on the beach in Charleston during game time (I have no problem hotspotting to an iPad if I can actually watch).
- I understand Eddie and Bill are doing the coverage for ACCN so I really want to hear that if possible.
Recommendations?
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Long snapper Oscar Shadley to wear #25 vs Middle Tennessee
Long snapper Oscar Shadley will be wearing No. 25 for our game against Middle Tennessee Saturday ๐ค pic.twitter.com/dNY7xou4Y0โ Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) September 9, 2021
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Changes for Lane Stadium going forward.
https://hokiesports.com/news/2021/9/8/general-virginia-tech-adjusts-foot...
Dear Hokie Nation,
Our department has been diligent about reviewing areas for improvement from Friday night's victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels in conjunction with all of the staff responsible for making Lane Stadium come to life. On any given night, operating Lane Stadium requires over 1,000 people. We appreciate their work and their commitment to continuous improvement.
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OT: Going to VT game @ Morgantown
So going to the VT/WVU game in a couple weeks and wanted to hear some feedback to those who have attended a VT game in Morgantown before. This would be my first VT game there and a little hesitent of how loud/excited I should cheer based on the stories in the stadium I have heard in the past. Not trying to get spit on/jumped lol.
Also looking for recomendations (if any) where to go to drink/tailgate/eat/etc. Probably a day trip since it's relatively close to me (NoVA), but might stay over night depending on time of game.
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