Who: Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5, 2-3 ACC) vs Duke Blue Devils (3-6, 0-5 ACC)
When: Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 3:30 PM EDT
Where: Blacksburg, VA | Lane Stadium (65,632)
Watch/Listen: ACCN / Virginia Tech IMG
Spread: VT -11.0
Weather: 41°F, Partly cloudy
Series: The Hokies are 18-10 all-time against Duke.
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Let's GO!!
HOKIES!!!
Any clue if BB is going to play?
Bitter said he was on the field throwing it, but no one dressed yet, so dunno
Probably due for a W so I predict we pull the upset
We're 11 point favorites.
I think that's the point.
I know. But it's not an upset if you're the favorite.
And I am really hoping we win by 10
They obviously don't know who our coach is
I'll miss this one but will obviously be checking in. Saturday weddings september through mid-December are stupid and need to be outlawed.
Watching in the Westgate sportsbook in Vegas. Took Duke +11. I feel dirty but hoping for a Hokies win but no cover.
In the almost 15 years I've known my Father in Law this is the first game he is voluntarily not going to Lane for. And of course the 10 years before that he was definitely there for. SOin 25 years I think this Last week broke him
He has missed games due to work or Family, But this is the first free saturday he had with Hokies playing at Lane that he isnt going to be there
right through the hands
Missed the easier one...but Big play Tre with a juggling catch.
Had his guy beat on that first one but the throw was behind so he had to slow down which allowed the defender to catch up and disrupt the pass
Watching the game on Hulu and it's almost a full minute behind Twitter posts from beat writers about the game. I hate streaming.
For what it's worth... When broadcasters stream video, they are typically recording it for cable, then transforming the video into something that can be viewed over the internet. If the broadcasters were to prioritize streaming first, the lag would be non-existent (like it is for cable).
Obviously, it doesn't really matter right now because broadcasters who make the switch anytime soon, because cable is still more profitable. But just sharing.
Not an inspiring first drive.
Not sure exactly why we're running BB. He's been banged up all season and was knocked out just last week.
Our offense now is basically just throw a wounded duck up to Tre and hope he can catch it. Do we even try to be creative at this point?
If it is broke don't fix it right?
Or to Tavion
you are familiar with our OC, right?
our DC seems to be pushing all the right buttons now too /s
This Defense is trash
that's a disrespect to trash
You right...my bad Oscar
And they're marching it right down the field
Defense isn't fairing well
Oh good. A true freshman is going to light us up today
Drink ever time they blow coverage, that will get us nice and toasty before dinner
if you're dinner is at 4:30... anyone with a later dining appointment may want to proactively call poison control.
Normally 530 in my house, good point might die before then...
Think Cutcliffe might want to come to the Burg? That first Duke drive showed more creativity than I've seen all year
Danny Dimes to Braxton Bombs?
We got lucky on that series
Saved by the goal post
Damn 7 seconds lol
Doink
Saved by the goalpost!
Okay that was a solid drive
TD Blackshear!
so is this our one good drive of the game?
Boy I hope you're wrong
I hope so too, but these last 6 years have taught me otherwise
I thought this was year 1?
I guess I take this back
Great patience and run there by Blackshear.
Hell ya great drive!
The shutout streak continues
I hate Cox for their awful commercial and how many times I've seen it today
We went over 73 yards passing already! And more than 3 points. Ok boys pack it up here no need to keep going.
That's the one good drive we'll have. We will get a fg in the 4th quarter and lose 21-10
I dunno. This game is keystone cops. Duke has a BAD defense. Don't need to do much and you can score
Can't believe I'm watching this, but only because...
1. It's actually on TV
2. I can work while watching it
That missed tackle stat is ridiculous
You misspelled "embarrassing"
Great runs by blackshear as well as the lines getting th holes open. Not sure why we couldn't create holes like this against Richmond
wow that was way wide
Jaylen Jones sighting
Blackshear breaks off two massive runs, then on the next snap you can see the defense has 7 or 8 in the box to stop the run. We then run Blackshear right into the teeth of that for no gain, pull him out and out Thomas in cold to run for no gain and totally stall the drive.
"Guys if we run it up the middle everytime....THEY'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING"
-Corny, probably
I mean geez, take what the defense is giving you. Call a little play action pass there. If we actually allowed audibles maybe the QB could see them loading up in the box and change the call. Corn getting lost in the minutiae.
Yep, a play action on 1st down would have been optimal.
But Brad is in love with his Outside Zone which has consistently lost 3-5 yards all year long.
BB3 had Jones wide open on 3rd down...his arm strength just ain't there
I just ordered a better bedder to keep my glasses safe
BB to KK for 6
What a strike
Not watching VT. Watching GA/TN. Hooker looking good early. Should I say anything else Fu?
Meh, not the thread for that my guy. Especially after Braxton just threw a dart for a TD.
Really? We all hate the year we're having but our squad is still our squad
Kershaw King sighting and BB3 with a dart...wow.
Didn't see that coming
SVP - "The wheel route is always open"
Hell yes!! Glad King got a score.
KeShawn King sighting, BOOM
Where the hell has that play been all year?!
Play / throw / catch / yac... any of it. Where has that been?
How dare he hit a receiver in-stride! That is NOT how CornLsen coaches his QBs to play. He's going to get an earful in film review on Monday!
To be fair, Burmeister's pass was still behind KK, he just didn't have to break stride to catch it, only turn his shoulders back towards the line of scrimmage to haul it in.
TD KING!!
Damn Corn. You've been saving that all year for Duke. You sly Devil
Is it just the game changing more or no respect for our defense that so many have gone for it on fourth down against us.
Yes
You can tell the pressure is off the staff. They are out there just having fun. Glad they will send the seniors out right at Lane.
Maybe that's it. They were just holding on too tight this whole time.
It's painfully obvious they have been way too tight the last 6 years. I think it exacerbates the playing to the level of your opponent.
You think back to the UVA game last year when I think everyone including Fu thought he was getting fired. How loose everyone played and we had one of the better games of the season. I think the pressure of the expectations really got to him here honestly. As criticism grew, the walls went up and he dug his heels in further. Some people thrive in that environment and some just don't.
Yeah, I think it's pretty obvious that the players are so scared to make a mistake that they can't play loose.
Big oof
We JUST SHOWED we can throw it down field. Why are you running this dumb screen approach?!?!?
It looked like Blackshear might have had huge yardage if BB3 could've floated the ball over that d lineman.
My roommate is a Georgia fan so I'm literally watching the contrast of Hooker beating UGA at the moment against Burmeister throwing a pick to a DL on screens right beside each other.
Ugh there we are...
That pick was 100% on BB. Dude put an arc on the ball
LOL
I think the QB was down?
I think the Duke medical should be taking a look at him that was a pretty bad hit to the head.
Now THIS is the comedy of errors I expected today
https://youtu.be/ZnHmskwqCCQ
You gotta hand it to Duke, they make us look good by comparison
Defense did their job there. Nice to see.
Welp, here we go...
BB3 might need a few of those weighted heated blankets the ACCN is pitching to us right now.
Que play to not lose playbook
Anyone else getting this "calming heat" ad where they used a leaf blower on a women in bed? What kind of penny crap ads is the ACCN getting?
That dude looked so serious with the leaf blower too
See above
#bringbackthespurtle
The leaf blower really convinced me we need to fire Fuente
Who says screen plays can't work? Nice call for Kadum. Let him get comfortable.
Moore is going to be a stud
I can't tell - are we finally executing or is Duke really really that bad?
There we go!
I'm amazed we are targeting other receivers than Tre.
I really drives me crazy that our helmets look maroon and jerseys look purple on TV
Yeah the mismatch looks cheap and ugly
What a chickenshit call on third down. At least make a short throw to get into field goal range.
Looks like they did.
Wide open...WTH
The wind messed with that one. Can't blame anyone.
Spineless call
Knox threw that ball farther than I've ever seen BB throw it. I didn't believe it for a second until I remembered it wasn't BB.
Fans don't like that call.
Edit: neither did I
Did anyone like it?
Corn?
You get trey that wide open I'd go ahead and re run that play.
Now with our backup in and a 4-5 record we are going to start going into conservative mode.
FYI... FSU is beating Miami 17-0
I don't have ACCN. Obviously Tech would play better today.
2:11 left and 3 timeouts. Victory formation.
/s
Does holding on a jet sweep qualify?
These refs love to call holding against us
How many jet sweeps have we run today? Lol
oh good we have 2 min and 3 timeouts and arent trying to score
Dook doing Dook things
I'll take the penalty, but that was bs
We got shafted on a similar call last week so at least they're being consistently shitty
JESUS H CALL A TIMEOUT!!!!
That's 6 seconds lost (at least) because Fu wanted to hit the locker room.
YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BY CALLING A TO AND TAKING A SHOT DOWNFIELD!!!!!
Gee... it only we had a couple more seconds
Damn it. That was close.
Couldn't even get it into the end zone 😵
He really can't throw it to the EZ from there. That's wild.
Flaming hot garbage...
Hey...when's the last time we were up 14 on someone? I'll take it lol
I'm really sorry, but the sideline reporter is not good. She's had a lot of miscues today and just called the QB "Braxton Burnside"
So the thing is, you gotta train your new employees in games that very few people will watch.....
Lol my wife asked if she was drunk. I was like why wouldn't she be
Did she just say Braxton Burnside?
I've been calling him Bubble Boy for about a month now...so
Burnside?
shame we wasted 1.5 minutes at the beginning of the drive before we started trying
Braxton Burnside
Clap
Clap
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"Braxton Burnside"
-ACC Network
he's got to work on the facial hair a bit
Is that why he's bad north of the Potomac?
I appreciate you!
Well we are winning...good times!
Wait, is Eddie Royal a full timer on the ACCN game day sets?
It's great seeing him doing well
372 yards at half. Think we'll break the P5's longest running streak of 48 games not breaking 500 offensive yards?
Did we just open the playbook?! What the hell
Brad working out those brain cells in game #10
Obviously saving the creativity for the last few games. When we?...
Of year
61Holy crap?! Why are we suddenly creative play-calling? That was awesome!
Glad we saved this play calling for Dook
Saved the playbook for Duke. Makes sense
Wanted to save it for senior day
Four drinks by my calculations guys
And I repeat.
What the fuck is going on? At least we are better than duke
Come on Corn. Save some of that playcalling for our game against UVA
Now watch us run that same wildcat formation about 5x next week.
Miami will never know it's coming
"I did a smart." -BC
I don't understand why we didn't run these plays 7 weeks ago.
...2-3 years ago
50 yards until 500!
We haven't seen wildcat in 6 years and wait until now? Lol
I'm not sure he actually did step out
Unfortunately, the sign blocked the best angle to verify
On the zoomed in replay, you could barely see it, but it was clear he was out
Most accurate game of BBs Tech career
🤦
The announcer called the Kevin.... He TKPs mega hard.
Oof
That's 3 PI's for Waller tonight so far
Shit call
The referee show
Get Connor of the field
#1 for Dook punched him, shoved his head standing up and then grabbed his face mask. CC punched him to get him off. Should have been offsetting PFs.
These refs are interesting. Really weird flow of the game.
Conner should've been smarter...we've been undisciplined as shit
86 yds in penalties damn
Refs really trying to make themselves a part of the game today
Dook is quite dirty. Their OLs are really hitting more and jumping on the pile.
This is the first time they've been allowed to play with fire this year. It's natural that they swung a little too far and picked up a few penalties. I'll take the penalties to see an entertaining game with them playing fast and loose.
It looks like Duke doesn't have the horses to score in the bunches they would need to win, even if we were to somehow shit ourselves. But these refs are something else.
Good god. These refs! They keep waiting on the result of the play to throw flags.
That replay clearly shows the OT holding Barno's face mask when they flag him for hand to the face.
The penalties are making this game hard to watch now.
Although, I will say it seems like the ref's have decided to drop a flag on every play.
Yet they could have...and should have...thrown a flat on Dax for roughing.
That hit on the TD pass? If that's roughing the passer, then fuck football. What's the point?
It's the kind of call they call all the time. It's a punk ass call...but they make it. Added to the way the refs have decided to call random weird stuff every other play.
TD referees!
For fucks sakes refs. Just give them 7 and get it over with.
Good job Fam.
It's like watching an NFL game
I guess that was the result the refs wanted to see. No penalty on the TD play.
That's on the refs. Bailed them out three or four times
Wtf
BOOOOOOOO
...and another flag.
Seriously, is that like every other one since they called Lofton out of bounds.
can we get a few more penalties please that would be great
/ssssss
Refs like "ima call ANYTHING to get duke a TD"
2 plays in a row without penalty calls. That's a streak!
...and they immediately call KS for illegal touching.
DEATH BY A MILLION FUCKING YELLOW FLAGS
At this rate the game will be over by midnight
This is whacky
We gonna lose, aren't we
Can the refs sustain another Duke drive
Holding at 472 total yards. Amazing.
Are we playing sloppy or are the refs just ridiculous? I feel like its the latter. They're calling the silliest stuff it feels like.
I'm sure there is some slop there, but we didn't randomly fall off the wagon in the middle of the 3rd. Two pretty crazy illegal touching calls and then a illegal hands to the face....while the Olineman had a hand full of facemask himself. Some ticky-tacky shit that may not be wrong per the letter of the law, but definitely a little fucky.
Most of these calls like offensive holding, or defensive "hands to the face" can be called every play....it's whether the refs want TV air time.
What is going on? Our defense better get a stop
We are doing football stuff lol
No fun here.
we're going to find a way to lose this game.
I need a better bedder!
Mine is on the way! I just paid shipping and handling.
I still won't make my bed though!
Dook has 14 first downs. They had 9 before the random flag fest started.
3 of their 1st downs were the Ref's, not theirs. I wonder how that is supposed to be counted in the stats.
All we are missing is a targeting call to make the 2nd half complete.
But no hold call there!!
Just got back from daughter's swim meet. Check the score. Guess she should have meets more often.
Guessing the offense has actually done fairly well?
No.
Tough room
Fuck Mark Herzlich-a bit of an extension my ass
Refs: let's start calling bull crap calls on everyone to not tip our hand
Anyone notice that Thomas hasn't played a lot?
Trainers have been looking at something. I think knee
Oof I hope you're wrong. Knee injuries are the scariest.
Blackshear has the hot hand tonight. Absolutely rocking it out there.
they mentioned he was injured i believe
That TD should put us over 500 yards of offense FAM
502
48 game streak probably broken...still have room for sacks /s
500 yards fam
"He understands the limitations of his offense and he's using those limitations to his advantage."
Da fuq?!?
I mean that sounds like a Corn strategy to me.
I actually said our loud "what the fuq"
The statement is absolutely, literally nonsense.
Earlier in the game I distinctly remember something to the effect of "you want to make sure to get some points against VT's defense, otherwise they're hard to score against"
It's a nice way to say:
"His offensive play calling is horrendous and has no chance at success, and he runs his players out of town due to his inabilities to capitalize on their strengths. He therefore has to make sure to get lucky against a horrible Duke team so we can spin it as an overall positive situation."
Careful, Fu and Corn. If you guys keep this up, Whit is gonna call a press conference to retain you. /s
Too soon.
Well, you got part of it right 😜
BIG MAN TD
Duke making us look like world beaters.
Love that for Garbutt
Wow the players really needed this. Happy for them
Same! I feel like as much as the coaches sucked last week (read every week), the kids are seeing the negative attention and it's effecting them
As bad as we as fans needed this, I think the team needed it more. Hopefully, leads to a strong finish regardless of the Fu situation
Garbutt with the scoop and score love hearing how he's worked his way back and got that play.
Why are we not spying the QB?
King is having a game...Holston is clearly in the doghouse lol
Roster management of this staff is mind boggling. Blackshear has 102 rushing yards in the 1H. Gets 4 touches in the 2H. King doesn't touch the ball for 4 weeks, gets some outside zone plays and already has 90 yards on 9 carries.
Yes it's dook-but where has this King been for the last 2.5 seasons?
Fuente's dog house.
On the bench because these jackoffs can't evaluate or develop talent.
Monster hold on #91. Guess the zebras decided they wanted to get home by tomorrow.
The scariest stat was the number of missed tackles per game... and they continued tonight. JHam needs to get this fixed for the last 2 games.... especially for UVA. 18.x for each of the last 5 games is crazy!
Good on the Seniors