Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
Help me out and drop some Pitt GIFTORY requests. Please give a quarter and approximate clock time. The play-by-play section in the box score and extended highlights might be helpful.
The film review is going to be fun this week, and I think in part that is because Coach Pry finally sent a message about accountability. I will share an example. Harrison St. Germain got a lot... a lot of playing time in spots where Dae'quan Wright played last week. Germain and Gosnell both struggled (luckily Tuten showed the world why he is such a good talent with some really sharp cuts and effort), but Wright, when he got reps, blocked his ass off. I have already seen two really good effort plays from him blocking and I am just getting into the second quarter. Other guys who I have been suspicious of their effort (Kendricks, Pollard) played well.
FAMMMMMMM
Watching nc state and Louisville and didn't see this thread started yet so here it is. Have at it, folks!
"White out I guess" Lol. Mostly talks about Pitt but does talk some about VT offense and special teams. Gives a Frank Beamer shout out.
https://twitter.com/sapakoff/status/1706993508031045728?s=46
But Clemson fans likely won't have to wait that long to soothe the sting of a relatively disappointing season with big-picture perspective.
School administrators indicate an announcement about a Clemson bolt from its growing financial disadvantage in the ACC relative to SEC and Big Ten schools is coming soon, probably along with Florida State and North Carolina and perhaps another ACC school or more β even as University of South Carolina officials try to block Clemson from the SEC.
FPI offensive efficiency. Pitt has been worse than VT thus far. For comparison, Purdue is 53, Rutgers is 56, Marshall is 65. pic.twitter.com/UFSIaIJsxgβ Pete B. (@petebvt) September 26, 2023
On one hand, yes Pitt has played some better teams. On the other hand, this is Narduzzi's 10th year as head coach of Pitt, and to see them going through similar struggles on offense to what we are with Pry in his 2nd after a miserable end to the previous regime is....
Well, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy, thats for sure.
Got my hands on some good play-by-play data, and wanted to try making an advanced box score from scratch. Here's my first attempt:
Definitions, Callouts, etc:
Per MassLive.com, Pop Watson's suspension has been lifted and he has returned to team activities. According to Pop's father, the suspension had been for missing curfew. Happy to have the young man back.
Ok guys, I know we are still reeling from the Marshall loss, but now is the time to bring out the real hate.
F@*K PAT NARDUZZI
Fans are πΆοΈ today pic.twitter.com/PMcP36FF2dβ Φ ΓΡ΅Υ§ (@OX_VT) September 25, 2023
That's just some of many comments you can currently find on just about any given post from any of our coaches or teams on social media right now. The fans are pissed, and they're taking all their anger out directly at the people being asked to solve these issues.
Its just an overall terrible mood around VT athletics on social media right now, and when you go to the fan sites, its not much better.
This came across r/CFB today - Two years ago, FSU had just lost 31-23 to Louisville, dropping the Noles to 0-4 (8-16 over their last 24). At the time, FSU had the 20th most talented team, per 247's team talent composite. 20th in team talent composite is bad by FSU standards, but, in theory, any team with a top 20 talent composite should be much better than 0-4/8-16.
Yeah, a vent thread is appropriate. Moral victories aren't acceptable anymore.
The positive: I was going to say the "fight" that the team shows to the very end, however when we only see that type of play for the last few minutes of the game is it really a positive?
The negative: Probably everything else.
There isn't another win on the schedule. welcome to 1-11 FAM.
JMU and the #Hokies haven't met on the football field since the Dukes stunning upset in 2010. Fans will have to wait a little longer now for the rematch after an agreement to amend their upcoming game.https://t.co/KPSTuKzJ9Jβ Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) September 21, 2023
Link: College Football Game Viewing Guide
Week 4 started off with a bit of a dud on Thursday. The lone FBS matchup was a promising sounding Sun Belt dustup, but Georgia State is a lot better than Coastal Carolina and the outcome was clear by halftime.
Tonight in the Friday matchups we get a few decent sounding conference faceoffs to pick from: Wiscy @ Purdue, NCST @ UVa, AFA @ SJSU, Boise @ SDSU.
Kind of had a random thought - I feel like Bud hasn't really gotten his "official" flowers yet. I know it's coming but I've been pondering how Whit & Co. is going to go about it.
Beamer has a statue, a street, a locker room, and the practice facility named after him. Bud deserves to have his piece as well.
This may be a really dumb or brilliant idea (which is why I'm bringing this up to the forum). Some rich donors should give money to the football program under the condition that the tunnel the players run out of for Enter Sandman will be renamed "Foster Tunnel". If they're going to make a Foster statue, put it right outside the damn tunnel entrance.
Brent Pry said freshman QB Pop Watson has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. #Hokiesβ Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) September 20, 2023
No silly title for this one, thundering turd is too cliche. I think Marshall and white water rafting might be the only good things to come out of West VA, so I'm leaving them alone.
ESPN's most-watched college football games, excluding bowls and conference championships: pic.twitter.com/ljryJPIkc4β Sports Media Watch (@paulsen_smw) September 19, 2023
I thought this was interesting. Even though the Hokies are in the basement now, it wasn't that long ago they were a relevant college football program.
