Thursday, September 29, 2005

VOLUME 006 ISSUE 005

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VOLUME 006 ISSUE 005 (2005.09.29)

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CONTENTS
Game Reivew - Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech
Three Key Plays
Game Preview - Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
Rants and Raves - A Great Weekend in Blacksburg
TSF Trivia
ACC Standings


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Game Review - Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech
by Brian "Where's the Ice?"

Result:
Georgia Tech: 7
Virginia Tech: 51

Virginia Tech took the field against the formidable Georgia
Tech squad this passed Saturday. Lee Corso came to town.
ESPN College Game Day came to today. And the Hokies A-game
certainly came into to town as well. Virginia Tech triumphed
over Georgia tech to the announcing voice of Gary Thorne of ESPN,
who's voice has a very familiar ring to all hockey fans
across North America.

The Hokie offense overwhelmed the Yellow Jacket defense with
223 yards of passing and 94 yards of rushing while the Hokie
defense put twenty-one points of their own on the board which
included a blocked field goal attempt run back for a touchdown.
At the moment of that blocked kick, Hokie fans knew that
Virginia Tech came ready to play and had every intention of
winning this game definitively.

Tight end Jeff King blocked the field goal that changed a
7-3 game to 14-0 in favor of the Hokies. DJ Parker completed
the adrenaline rush bock by running the recovered ball back
for a touchdown. Xavier Adibi and Chris Ellis ran
interceptions into the Yellow Jack end zone to put yet more
defensive points on the board.

On the Georgia Tech side of the game, Reggie Ball did play.
Although he may have recovered from meningitis, he had not
returned to full form in his game. While any onlooker could
certainly view this as the Achilles heel of Georgia Tech,
the super charged attitude of the Hokies most likely would
have given the Yellow Jackets a very tough contest even at
the top of their game.

Cornerback Jimmy Williams said, "We're out to prove something.
A lot of people don't feel we belong in the ACC. A lot of
people think we lucked out when we won the ACC last year.
We're just trying to repeat, to tell you the truth." If this
statement represents the morale of the Hokie Squad, then the
attitude that often leads the Hokies into their late season
skid probably does not exist in the locker room or on the
gridiron when they take the field. The attitude that they have
something to overcome and something to prove can remake them
into last year's hunting lion rather than the hunted fox of
past seasons when they have fallen from greatness late in the
schedule.

The passed few issues of TSF has stressed the need of Marcus
Vick to emerge as a definitive leader of the team. Each week,
we've stressed the importance of Vick demonstrating this.
But this week, he has provided every indication that he has
achieved it. Now, he must play the crucial role of making his
teammates as anxious and hungry to win.

While fans have expected to watch Marcus Vick walk the same
footsteps as his brother, Michael, he has not quite done so,
at least not in the same path. As he prominently displayed
increasingly week to week, Marcus does not turn to scrambling
as quickly as his brother, although he has without question
demonstrated his ability in that area. Instead, Marcus
exhibits more patience for the right passing opportunity.
With all the same athleticism of his older brother, he uses
his talents somewhat differently, but very fittingly.


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Three Key Plays
by "Mad" Jay

TSF identifies these plays as pivotal moments in the game
versus Georgia Tech.

1) Jeff King blocks a Georgia Tech FG attempt and D.J. Parker
picks up the loose ball and scampers 78 yards for a Hokie TD.
This play prevented the Yellow Jackets from answering a Hokie
TD on the previous drive and more importantly put the crowd
into a frenzy which VT fed off of the rest of the first half.

2) In the 3rd quarter Brandon Pace makes a 29 yard FG to put
the Hokies up 34-7. This score answered Georgia Tech’s lone
touchdown and showed the mental toughness of a VT team that
understands momentum.

3) Xavier Adibi and Chris Ellis intercept two Reggie Ball
passes on back-to-back drives and return them both for
touchdowns to ice the game. This “killer” instinct was a
hallmark of late 90’s Hokie football where opponents not only
lost but they lost badly. This demoralized them for rematches
in the following seasons. Oklahoma’s repeated defeats of Texas
serve as a good example of this effect.


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Game Preview - Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
by "Mad" Jay and Brian "Where's the Ice?"

At the beginning of the season Jay wrote about the concern
for the 2005 Hokies being the “hunted”. That is the central
theme to this weekend’s game against West Virginia.

In 2003, as the “hunted” #3 team in the country, coming off
a big 51-7 victory, the Hokies’s season came crumbling down
under the weight of expectations. They lost bad 28-7 on
national TV to a hyped-up WVU team. The next season (2004)
in Blacksburg, the Hokies did the same thing to WVU, knocking
them from the top 10 and ruining their season. So now the
expectations fall back to the Hokies’ shoulders and the
question is – can they handle it?

The answer will only be known Saturday afternoon, but I
believe that this year’s team has a few things going for it
that 2003’s team did not.

1) There is ONE QB in this offense and that is Marcus Vick.
There is a leader, a field general and he is playing mistake-
free and with poise. In 2003 the two headed monster of Randall
and Vick proved to be a disaster and hopefully one that Beamer
learned from. If any reinforcement of that were needed, just
look at what already cost Philip Fulmer dearly once this season
(and almost twice) when he played QB carousel with Erik Ainge
and Rick Clausen.

2) Bryan Randall’s 2004 season was a uniting one, the effects
of which will likely resonate through Hokie football for some
time. During the Georgia Tech game, the announcer touched on a
topic that Kirk Herbstreit, myself and others all suggested in
the past – how does VT impart the blue-collar mentality to blue-
chip recruits? The leadership shown by Bryan Randall and then
backed up by the results on the field last season, I believe
have convinced this team that it is more important to stick
together than to be a star. That will also be in direct contrast
to the 2003 team which had all the talent, but too many individuals
trying to make a name for themselves.

3) The 2005 Hokies can use the eerily similar circumstances between
this year’s game and 2003’s game as a rallying cry to keep history
from repeating itself.

4) Lastly, as the final rivalry game in this series for the
foreseeable future, the winner of this game gets to keep the Black
Diamond Trophy for a LONG time. The players don’t want that trophy
sitting in a case in Morgantown and forever knowing that it got
there on their watch.

There is no reason to look in-depth at matchups in this game. The
Hokies have more talent on defense than WVU has on offense. The
Hokies are faster on offense than WVU’s defense. I admit to wondering
if the Hokies can be physical enough in the running game against the
3-3-5 defense WVU uses, but even if not, Vick can torch the WVU
secondary. VT special teams are far superior to WVU.

No, this game comes down to execution under tough circumstances which
include the most hostile crowd the Hokies play in front of all season,
and high expectations. I think Tech can do it, in spite of Bryan
Stinespring’s play calling. I think the Hokies will win and if they
do, it will be a telling detail if the battle cry in the locker room
isn’t just one of celebration, but one of “Beat Marshall!” which is
NEXT week’s opponent. That will tell me that this year’s team, unlike
any before it, can handle being the “hunted”. Stay tuned and GO
HOKIES!!!!!!!!

West Virginia has two quarterbacks capable of leading their team.
While 6'2" 215 lbs Adam Bednarik has the starting role, 6'1" 185
lbs Pat White has also put up some good numbers as a freshman
quarterback. White also has 194 yards in 29 carries. Running
back Pernell Williams has 153 yards in 46 carries. 6'3" 180 lbs
wide receiver Brandon Myles has most of the receiving yards for
the Mountaineers at 266 yards in 17 receptions.

Virginia Tech's Jimmy Williams will most likely have his sights
on guarding Myles as he serves as the Mountaineer's best asset in
their passing game. The Virginia Tech defensive of Darryl Tapp,
Xavier Adibi, James Anderson, and Aaron Rouse will have to
contain the running game of White and Williams.

12:00 p.m. Saturday, October, 1
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
ESPN
XM Satellite 191

Other games to watch:
USC vs. Arizona State, ABC, 3:30 pm EDT
Syracuse at Florida State, ABC, XM Channel 192, 3:30 pm
South Florida at Miami, ESPNU, XM Channel 193, 8:00 pm
Clemson at Wake Forest, ESPNU, XM Channel 191, 3:30 pm
Virginia at Maryland, JP/Raycom, XM Channel 192, 12:00 pm


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Rants and Raves - A Great Weekend in Blacksburg
by "Mad" Jay

With all the detail of a Let's Go traveler's guide,
Jay describes the ideal weekend in Blacksburg, VA.


I have lost my temper on so many occasions over Hokie
football [Editor Note: we don't call him "Mad" Jay for
nothing] that I thought I would take a minute and appreciate
this past football weekend. Not that there aren’t some things
to be irritable about from the game, but there are as few as
I can remember in a long time.

So if you read this newsletter and you haven’t been to a Hokie
football game in a year or longer, then seriously, take a
weekend and visit Blacksburg for a home football game. Use
this review of the weekend to serve as suggestions for you,
or renew your own rituals; whatever your fancy, get to the
‘Burg and support Hokie football!

Friday

Arrive early evening if you can, as this will give you time to
enjoy a fine meal at one of your favorite restaurants. For me,
the choice is always between the world’s best burger at Mike’s
Famous Burgers or a few slices of pizza and some fantastic
draft beer selections at The Cellar.

Drink heartily at your favorite establishment but don’t go
overboard tonight. There’s a big day of tailgating tomorrow
and if you burn the candle on both ends tonight, there won’t
be enough gas in the tank for a long day of partying tomorrow.
Not to mention you won’t be able to wake up early enough to
snag a primo tailgating spot.

Saturday

Wake up at around 8:30 AM or so and get to your tailgating lot
no later than 9:30 AM. This season we are in Lot 16 (The Cage)
and we set up on the grassy knoll at the back fence. Come see
us! We’ll be the ones with a life-sized replica of NASCAR driver
Dave Blaney decked out in full Hokie regalia, watching over us
and a large VT flag will be flying in the breeze. Three tarps
strong along with 5 grills, 10 coolers, 20 chairs, 3 real
footballs and 1 artificial one (for kids), a source of music and
you are set-up for a full day.

For a 1:00 PM or earlier kickoff, you can do The Walk but it is
ill-attended and not worth what you have to give up in drinking/
eating time in my view. For 3:30 PM or night games, The Walk is
a must-do as the crowd turnout is much better and the players and
coaches seem to truly enjoy it. Plus most of VT’s recruits are
chosen for big game weekends and those are typically late
afternoon or night games, so it makes a difference to the recruits
to see the fans turn-out for this slowly building tradition.

If ESPN Gameday is in town and you’ve never been to one, you
should go see Lee, Kirk and Chris and that whole circus. They
break down the games, Lee will try and be controversial to fire up
the crowd and there are always several segments on the local game.
Plus there’s a chance for you to be on national TV! But be warned,
Gameday sets up next to Squires, so plan your day accordingly or
you will be worn out from all the walking back and forth to the
stadium or your designated tailgating area.

After your visit to the Gameday set or The Walk (don’t do both -
again too draining. unless you are still in college, in which case,
you have unlimited energy so give it hell!), it’s time to get back
to the tailgate for a period of dedicated drinking and football
throwing. This is where you “get your mind right” as a fan and
prepare for what will be asked of you at kickoff. This is a good
time to begin heckling any fans you see from the day’s opponent
and to befriend any nearby tailgates that have a satellite dish so
you can stay apprised of scores and highlights from games around
the country.

About 40 minutes prior to kickoff, leave your tailgate. Make sure
that you have allowed time to lower tarps, lock cars, put things
in the cooler, etc. And bring a drink or two to finish off along
the way since there is no alcohol served in the stadium. On the way
to the stadium do whatever you need to do to begin getting ready
for the game. Some people joke and laugh around, others jog, or
walk with the band. In my case, the walk to the stadium is a weird
combination of quiet, focused contemplation mixed in with periods
of chest bumping and shoves amongst similarly focused fans.

Get to your seats, and for 30 seconds just sit and take in the
entire stadium and the views of the Virginia mountains visible from
almost anywhere in it. There may not be a prettier setting for a
football game than Lane Stadium/Worsham Field in autumn. And then 3
minutes before kickoff, I hope you have listened to me and preserved
your energy, because the BLAST of Enter Sandman comes through the
stadium speakers and you jump up and down and begin cheering while
Hokie Highlights blare on the JumboTron. The team bursts forth from
the tunnel to the fever pitch of the crowd, attired almost
exclusively in orange and maroon.

From this point on, you are on your own for the game. I don’t
remember much about the Hokie football games I attend, because I am
typically in a frenzy. I have to do most of my reviews by going back
and watching the game footage from my taping of the game. I can tell
you these few things -

1) When the opponent has the ball make as much noise as you can,
regardless of the score. REPEAT - regardless of the score.
2) When the opponent has a third down, get your keys out and shake
and rattle them about and find that deep down source of volume in
the pit of your stomach to let out your barbaric YAWP.
3) When the Hokies have the ball, pre-snap, you have to be deathly
quiet. Once the ball is snapped and good things are happening on the
play, you can begin to yell and cheer as much as you want.
4) I don’t know what happens when the Hokies block a kick. One minute
the crowd is cheering what seems to be loudly and the next minute
65,000 people have gone completely insane. I think I yelled out “I
am Mars, God of War!!” at the Georgia Tech game when we blocked the
FG but I can’t be sure. You just have to be there in the new stadium
to experience this.

Leave everything you have in the stands. By the end of the game, your
voice should be shot, and you should have lost at least 2 pounds of
water weight. Hokie fans can’t ask the team to play the full 60
minutes if the fans aren’t willing to cheer as much as they can for
the full game.

After the game, retire to your favorite establishment to wind down,
knock back a few more drinks, catch up on the rest of the football
scores and relive the glorious victory and the recognition of that
victory by college football “experts” from across the country.

Sunday

Sleep in as late as you want on Sunday morning, preferably with
company, if you know what I mean.

When you get up, grab a brunch at either Boudreaux’s (for Bloody
Mary’s and mimosas), Gillies (for excellent, fresh breakfast food)
or Joe’s 24/7 Breakfast Diner (for greasy-spoon goodness). At the
time that suits you best, head back out of Blacksburg to wherever
you’re from, but try to drive by on Hwy 460 as I do, where you can
see the stadium against the backdrop of Blacksburg.

The leaves will have turned orange and maroon (everyone knows God
is a Hokie, just ask Lee Corso) and the campus will be growing and
expanding - signs of the foundation for the future that Tech is
building. It will be even better the next time you visit, whether
it’s next weekend, or next season.

Of course, if the Hokies lose the football game, the entire
weekend sucks.


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TSF Trivia

(1) The Hokies and Moutaineers will square off against each
other for the thirty-thrid consecutive time this Saturday.
This will make the fifty-first meeting overall.

(2) Jeff King holds the school record at nine touchdown
receptions for a tight end.

(3) In 2003, Virgina Tech entered Morgantown with a BCS ranking
of three and lost. In 2004, West Virginia entered Blacksburg
with a record of 4-0 ranked fourth in the AP pool and lost.
In 2005, Virginia Tech enters Morgantown with a record of 4-0
and an AP poll ranking of three.

(4) Crews from ESPN have been spending the past two weeks with
the Virginia Tech football team to gather footage for a half-
hour special on Tech's gameweek preparation for both the Ohio
and Georgia Tech games. ESPN2 will air the first show Thursday
night/Friday morning at 1:30 a.m.


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ACC Standings

ATLANTIC DIVISION
Florida State 2-0 3-0
Boston College 1-1 3-1
Maryland 1-1 2-2
Clemson 1-2 2-2
Wake Forest 0-1 1-3
NC State 0-2 1-2

COASTAL DIVISION
Virginia Tech 3-0 4-0
Virginia 1-0 3-0
Georgia Tech 1-1 3-1
Miami 1-1 2-1
North Carolina 1-1 1-2
Duke 0-2 1-3


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---Writers:
"Mad" Jason Oakley
Anand "EhhTee" Trivedi
Brian "Where's The Ice?" Wrenn


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An EhhTee Production, llamas not included; 170.


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Friday, September 23, 2005

VOLUME 006 ISSUE 004

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VOLUME 006 ISSUE 004 (2005.09.23)

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Contents
Hurricane Katrina
Game Review - Ohio vs. Virginia Tech
Three Key Plays
Game Preview - Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech
ACC Standings
TSF Trivia


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Hurricane Katrina

Virgina Tech head coach Frank Beamer in cooperation with other
NCAA coaches has created a website for coaches to donate
money and coordinate their efforts to aid the victims of Hurricane
Katrina. You can visit that website at http://allcoachnetwork.com.

If you would like to donate your time or money to the Red Cross
to aid the victims of Katrina, you can do so via their website:
http://www.redcross.org.

Hurricane Rita now bears down on the Gulf Coast as well. TSF
has the people of this region in our thoughts.


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Game Review - Ohio vs. Virginia Tech
by "Mad" Jay

Result
Ohio: 0
Virginia Tech: 45

Virginia Tech's defense ran rampant all day against Ohio in a game where even the 45-0 shutout doesn't do justice to the Hokie defense. There should be negative points allowed for a defense as dominant as this. The Hokies forced two turnovers and actually dropped two additional would-be interceptions. The final score could have been worse. The same Ohio Bobcats that beat Pittsburgh in OT the week before were outmanned and outgunned when they were on offense.

On the other side of the ball, Virginia Tech's offense could only manage a stalemate against Ohio's defense for the first quarter. The Bobcats held the Hokies to a FG after a big pass play on the first series and later stopped a Hokies' 4th down try on the 4 yard line to keep the score to 3-0 in favor of Tech. However, once Ohio missed a FG, the momentum turned strongly in Tech's favor and the Hokies rang up two quick touchdowns to close the first half out. Ohio's heart wasn't in it after that point, but give credit to their defense (particularly their LB's) for making the first half more uncomfortable than it should have been.

The Hokie offensive line took well into the 3rd quarter to wear down
Ohio's defense and establish the line of scrimmage. In their defense,
they lost Reggie Butler in the first quarter to injury, but still, this was Ohio, not the high caliber Georgia Tech defense like the Hokies face this weekend. The level of play on the line must improve. The second half, including the 2nd string, finally showed some improvement on offense, and I was particularly encouraged by backup Cory Holt's leadership on a 96 yard scoring drive. Granted this was against the Ohio 2nd string defense, but it gives Beamer the option to redshirt Sean Glennon which is a true bonus as Hokies will appreciate him having this extra year later in his career.

I would just like to quickly comment on the Jekyll and Hide monster that is Bryan Stinespring's playcalling. The game highlighted some very nice plays including a well-blocked WR screen to Josh Morgan that turned into a big play, and a nifty FB-in-the-flat play on the goalline (reminiscent of the same pass Jesse Allen dropped in the Sugar Bowl) that was converted into a TD. But the recognition and response of the Hokies to blitzes is pathetic. Don't think for a second that Georgia Tech didn't watch the NC State game footage for the past two years. They will be coming after Vick and Stinespring has one more shot to prove to me that he can coach at this level. I am nervous that he is not able to and that it will cost Tech its season. I hope I am wrong.

Also worth noting in my review of the game footage is that Cedric Humes is not the "next level" back that we need. Count the number of yards that Humes gets after first contact vs. Mike Imoh, George Bell or Branden Ore. It pales in comparison. Humes wasn't even touched on his long TD run (the blocking of the line was very strong by then) at the end of the game. Humes hasn't been the same running back since he hurt his leg last year. I give him high marks for holding onto the football MUCH better this season, and for providing senior leadership, but our best bet this season is Imoh and George Bell. I know Humes will get the carries because Coach Beamer plays seniors but you heard it here first - Humes will not have a career in the NFL, both Ore and Bell will.

All in all, there are a lot of good things to take out of this game for Tech. The mental focus was there for this team on defense. No team will score more than 21 points on the Hokies this year. Nic Schmitt continues his All-ACC punter campaign and Marcus Vick is just astonishing under all this scrutiny. He is as "cool as the other side of the pillow" to steal from Stuart Scott at ESPN. The team took care of business and now can prepare for another week as "The Hunted".


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Three Key Plays
by "Mad" Jay

Each week TSF identifies the three most pivotal plays of the game.

1) In the first quarter Brandon Pace makes a FG to open the scoring at
3-0. This was the only scoring Tech would need to beat Ohio.

2) Ohio misses a FG wide right that would have pulled them to within a
touchdown. In their deepest penetration into Tech territory all day the Bobcats came away with nothing and the Hokies were revitalized, scoring another TD before halftime to make it 17-0.

3) Ohio puts together one last drive into Hokie territory in the 3rd
quarter but it ends on an interception by Roland Minor. This is the
final nail in the coffin for the Bobcats. Their starting quarterback is pulled after this pick.


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Game Preview - Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech
by Brian "Where's the Ice?"

The game that much of the college sports writing world has begun calling "Battle of the Techs" happens this Saturday. This will probably make for the Hokies' toughest contest of the season to date.

Last year's victory over the Yellow Jackets produced a landmark win that began making much of the ACC think that the 2004 Hokie squad could actually contend for the ACC title. Georgia Tech controlled the pace of most of the game while the Virginia Tech offense struggled to produce. Only in the last minutes of the game did Bryan Randall begin connecting with this receivers with some quick and explosive passing.

A win for the Hokies will place them as the lone first place team of the Coastal division. A loss will leave them with a tied record to the Yellow Jackets where Georgia Tech will have a leg up on the Hokies by having an U-word record to date. [Editor note: TSF does not use the U-know-what word during the season.]

Georgia Tech may have some handicaps of which Virginia Tech can take
advantage. First, quarterback Reggie Ball has had meningitis, and has a status of questionable (recently raised to probable) for this game. His backup, Taylor Bennet, has played well in the few snaps he has taken this season already throwing a touchdown pass to receiver Calvin Johnson during a game where he entered unexpectedly. This week, he has practiced a great deal with the team. Another note, the Yellow Jackets' defensive end Eric Henderson and tight end Mike Matthews also have a status of questionable.

After some well executed offense and stonewall defense, both will have a tougher opponent this week with whom to contend. This game marks the first game where the Hokies need the newly developing relationship with Marcus Vick as team leader to have progressed beyond early stages of development. Fans have watched a lot of that over the passed three games, but now the level to which this leadership role has solidified plays the most crucial piece to this offense's performance in the game.

The offense has kept their game very well rounded, and not just within
the types of offense they generate, but the players as well. Passing has evenly spread across Eddie Royal, David Clowney, and Josh Morgan. Mike Imoh, Cedric Humes, and Branden Ore have rotated through the running game. Only the clutch passing to tight end Jeff King really has one player standing out on his own for a given type of offense. Expect to watch an even rotation amongst these players early in the game, but as it continues Beamer will probably begin to lean more heavily on the key players more so than in other games this season.

On Defense, Jimmy Williams will have more than his work cut out for him in trying to shut down wide receiver Calvin Johnson. PJ Daniels lead the Ramblin' Wreck's rushing game against Connecticut last week gaining 114 yards. Damarius Bilbo also has put up some receiving yardage as well, so the Hokie secondary will have to keep him closely guarded as well.

Should Reggie Ball play this Saturday, the Hokies will have their hands full trying to contain him, even as the nation's fifth best defense by the stats. Ball will rely on Daniels, who stands 5'10" at 210 lbs with 328 yards this season, for the running game. Ball has two assets in the passing game: Johnson standing 6'4" at 225 lbs and Bilbo standing at 6'3" 220 lbs. They evenly match the tall players of the Virgina Tech secondary. Combined, they have 328 yards in passing.

ESPN College Gameday will come to Blacksburg for this game as well.
Originally, it scheduled to go to Baton Rouge for the Tennessee vs. LSU game, but with Hurricane Rita bearing down on the region, Gameday decided to relocate.

Time: Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005 3:30 p.m.
Location: Lane Stadium/Worsham Field, Blacksburg, Va.
TV: ABC
Satellite Radio: XM Radio

Other games to watch:
Maryland vs. Wake Forest, ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.
Colorado vs. Miami, ABC, 12:00 p.m.
Tennessee vs. LSU, ESPN, 7:45 p.m.
USC vs. Oregon, ABC, 4:00 p.m. PT (West Coast)


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ACC Standings

ATLANTIC DIVISION
Florida State 2-0 3-0
Clemson 1-1 2-1
Wake Forest 0-0 1-2
Boston College 0-1 2-1
NC State 0-1 1-1
Maryland 0-1 1-2

COASTAL DIVISION
Virginia Tech 2-0 3-0
Georgia Tech 1-0 3-0
Miami 1-1 1-1
Virginia 0-0 2-0
Duke 0-1 1-2
North Carolina 0-1 0-2


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TSF Trivia
by Brian "Where's the Ice?"

(1) Only two previous contents between the Ramblin' Wreck and the
Hokies have happened. Georgia Tech won in 1990, and Virginia Tech
won last year. The series has a tie at 1-1.

(2) The last time College Gameday came to Blacksburg, it also happened
for a Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech matchup. However, lightning prevented the game from starting, and lightning also struck Lee Corso's rental car after he predicted a poor season for the Hokies. I like to think that God begged to differ.


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---Writers:
"Mad" Jason Oakley
Anand "EhhTee" Trivedi
Brian "Where's The Ice?" Wrenn


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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

VOLUME 006 ISSUE 003

TECHSUPERFANS (TM) - THE NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 006 ISSUE 003 (2005.09.13)

Contents
Hurricane Katrina
Game Review vs. Duke
Three Key Plays of Game vs. Duke
Game Preview vs Ohio
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
ACC Standings
TSF Trivia


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Hurricane Katrina

Virgina Tech head coach Frank Beamer in cooperation with other
NCAA coaches has created a website for coaches to donate
money and coordinate their efforts to aid the victims of Hurricane
Katrina. You can visit that website at http://allcoachnetwork.com/.

If you would like to donate your time or money to the Red Cross
to aid the victims of Katrina, you can do so via their website:
http://www.redcross.org.


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Game Review - Virginia Tech vs. Duke
by Brian "Where's the Ice?"

Result:
Virginia Tech: 45
Duke: 0

The game versus Duke gave the Hokies the exact opportunity they
needed to continue gelling this team together. It served as a
playground for the rest of the Hokie offense to gain experience
reading and reacting to Marcus Vick in gametime situations. Learning
to read your quarterback during a scrimmage against your own
teammates doesn't provide the same circumstances as doing so
against a true opponent.

Marcus Vick threw three very well placed touchdown passes. He
completed a seven yard pass to tight end Jeff King, a thirty-seven
yard pass to receiver Josh Morgan, and a thirty-five yard pass to
receiver David Clowney. Vick used the opportunity to develop
further the Hokie of fence. He stated, "I felt more comfortable. It
just seemed like things were going slow out there and I had enough
time to go through my reads and get the ball out of my hands."

Virginia Tech's running game produced as well. Upstarts Branden
Ore (spelled differently from the famous Bobby Orr of the Boston
Bruins) and George Bell produced rushing yardage and rushing
touchdowns. Running back Cedric Humes caught passes during
several well executed plays. Mike Imoh suffered a twisted ankle
midway through the game, and the coaching staff made the correct
decision to take him out of the game at that point to keep him
healthy for next week.

The Hokie defense made quite an achievement themselves: a shutout.
Duke only produced thirty-five yards over the course of fifty-three
plays. Roland Minor also turned an interception into a twenty-three
yard touchdown.

Brandon Pace had a chance to put some points on the board, and he
did with a thirty-one yard field goal.

Unexpectedly, Cory Holt took the field as the second string quarterback
instead of Brandon Pace. He played well in executing running and
passing plays. His playing instead of Sean Glennon could bode for
a repeat of 2003's season of the shared quaterback position between
Marcus Vick and Bryan Randall, but Hokie fans should hope that the
Virginia Tech coaching staff took that lesson to heart.


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Three Key Plays
by "Mad" Jay

Each week TSF identifies the three most pivotal plays of the game.

1) Marcus Vick finds Jeff King at the back of the end zone to put the
Hokies up 7-0. This score opened the floodgates for the offense. It
was also a BEAUTIFUL throw and a sweet catch which reinforced the
connection that Vick and King are starting to form early-on in the
season.

2) Roland Minor picks off a pass and returns it 23 yards for a TD.
This score really put the game out of reach and took the pressure off
the Hokies.

3) George Bell and Branden Ore TD runs. This one is a tie between the
two back-up RB's as each scored his first career college TD. I thought
both backs looked fantastic in relief of Humes and Imoh. If the Hokies
can put Ohio away early (a big IF) I would give both Bell and Ore two
or three series in a row to get them into a rhythm and see what they
can do. Alternating series is a tough way to get into the "flow" of
the game.


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Gamre Preview Ohio vs. Virginia Tech
by "Mad" Jay

The Ohio Bobcats can beat Virginia Tech. They would probably lose 9
out of 10 games played against the Hokies but college football doesn't
do "series" matches. And as Ohio showed last Friday night, for any
given game, one team can beat another.

Fortunately, this Virginia Tech team has senior leadership and the
coaching staff has many holdovers from the staff that suffered through
the 1998 Temple Homecoming loss. These two factors should prevent the
Hokies from losing focus. Further to this cause is the demonstration
put on by the Hokies in their 45-0 dismantling of Duke. Virginia Tech
had an excellent excuse to be flat but the seniors and coaching staff
refused to let it happen. Now that the team has seen what they can do
when they maintain their intensity, it seems that it would be easier
to come out strong against Ohio, especially in light of the fact that
this is their home opener (as long as you don't count 70% of the fans
in Wallace-Wade Stadium last week as a "home" game).

The offense matches up very well with Ohio. The Bobcats have an
excellent secondary (both their TD's last week against Pitt were
interception returns for TD's) but they are small up front and I
expect Virginia Tech to establish the running game early and often.
Once this running game is established and Ohio has had to pull their
secondary up to help, Vick should be able to get off a few long
passes. I also would look for a few planned QB roll-out run/pass
options. Vick didn't run at all against Duke because he didn't have
to, but to keep him alert and prepared for tougher competition he
needs to be utilized in the open field a little more.

Defensively, the Hokies need to be aware of Ohio trying to emulate NC
State's game plan. Ohio will be running a lot of short crossing routes
and slants because they can't run the ball on VT. Unlike NC State,
Ohio does not have a blue chip offensive line, and Chris Ellis and
Darryl Tapp should have an excellent game. Speaking of Tapp, this guy
has it all - speed, strength, mental toughness, leadership AND he
plays hurt. He is still recovering from a groin injury suffered in the
first quarter against NC State. If he gets some good rest this week
and only plays early in the Ohio game, he can let this injury fully
heal and should really set the stage for a monster season, not that he
hasn't already played very well.

Special teams has been playing very well. Brandon Pace can still
improve on his accuracy but Nic Schmitt has just UNLEASHED himself
this season at punter. He placed 3 more punts inside the 20 last week
against Duke and at home with the adrenalin pumping, it should be fun
watching him try and kick the laces off the ball this week. Of course,
it would be even better if the Hokies didn't have to punt against
Ohio, but maybe they will inexplicably put in Cory Holt at the end of
the game instead of Sean Glennon, just to stall the offense and give
Schmitt a workout.

Don't get me started on the Holt/Glennon topic. Instead cheer on the
Hokies as they take on Ohio in the home opener. I can't wait to see
how the team responds in the newly renovated (or is that renovating)
Lane Stadium.

GO HOKIES!!!


Time : 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005
Location : Lane Stadium/Worsham Field, Blacksburg, Va.
Teleivsion : ESPNU
Radio : Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network
Satellite Radio: XM Satellite (Ch. 191)


ESPN Thursday Night Game:
7:30 p.m. Utah at TCU


Other ACC Games to Watch Sat., Sept. 17:

West Virginia at Maryland, JP/Raycom, 12 p.m.
Virginia at Syracuse, ESPN2, 12 p.m.
Miami at Clemson, ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at NC State, 6 p.m.
East Carolina at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m.
Connecticut at Georgia Tech, ESPNU, 6:45 p.m.
Wisconsin at North Carolina, ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Florida State at Boston College, ESPN, 7:45 p.m.


Other non-ACC Games to Watch Sat., Sept. 17:

Oregon State at Louisville, ESPN, 12:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Nebraska, ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Tennessee at Florida, CBS, 8:00 p.m.


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Virgnia Tech vs. Tennessee ?

Bruton Smith, the billionaire owner of Speedway Motorsports Inc.,
has made a $20 million offer to each Virginia Tech and Tennessee
to play each other in Brisol, VA. This location sits roughly
equidistant from each school. Virginia Tech's athletic department
has expressed interest, but so far Tennessee's has not.

Nobody knows exactly when the game would take place, this season or
later, but if it does happen, it will most likely happen in the
November timeframe of the season because Nascar uses the venue where
the game would take place until then.


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ATLANTIC DIVISION

Florida State 1-0 2-0
Clemson 1-0 2-0
Boston College 0-0 2-0
Maryland 0-1 1-1
NC State 0-1 0-1
Wake Forest 0-0 0-2

COASTAL DIVISION

Virginia Tech 2-0 2-0
Georgia Tech 1-0 2-0
Virginia 0-0 1-0
Miami 0-1 0-1
North Carolina 0-1 0-1
Duke 0-1 0-2


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TSF Trivia

(1) Jeff King has seven touchdown catches in his College
Football career. That ties for third place for Virginia
Tech tight ends in TD receptions.

(2) If Mike Imoh carries the ball nine more yards on a kickoff
return, he'll hold sixth-place in career kickoff return yards
for Virginia Tech.

(3) Frank Beamer ranks third in total wins by active NCAA
coaches with
179, only three more than Jim Tressel of Ohio State.

(4) The Hokies victory over NC State on September 3, 2005
ranked as the highest-rated and most-watched college regular
season football game to date. It also ranks as the eighth
highest-rated televised sporting event and the fifth most-
viewed in the history of ESPN2.


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---Writers:
"Mad" Jason Oakley
Anand "EhhTee" Trivedi
Brian "Where's The Ice?" Wrenn


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An EhhTee Production, llamas not included; 170.


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Thursday, September 08, 2005

VOLUME 006 ISSUE 002

TECHSUPERFANS (TM) - THE NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 006 ISSUE 002 (2005.09.08)

CONTENTS
Hurricane Katrina
Game Recap - Virginia Tech vs. NC State
Three Key Plays
Game Preview - Virginia Tech vs. Duke
Understanding the ACC's Instant Replay
ACC Standings


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Hurricane Katrina

While the Florida State Seminols reduced the Miami Hurricanes
to a tropical depression on Labor Day evening, much of the Gulf
Coast still recovers from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Virgina Tech head coach Frank Beamer in cooperation with other
NCAA coaches has created a website for coaches to donate
money and coordinate their efforts to aid the victims of Hurricane
Katrina. You can visit that website at http://allcoachnetwork.com/.

If you would like to donate your time or money to the Red Cross
to aid the victims of Katrina, you can do so via their website:
http://www.redcross.org.


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Game Recap - Virgina Tech vs. NC State
"The Good, The Bad and The UGLY"
by "Mad" Jay

The Good

Marcus Vick - what a performance. He showed poise that I thought
would be impossible to maintain for an entire game. No one can
comprehend how difficult it was to play within himself considering
the size and intensity of the spotlight on this young man. Some of his
incompletions were drops or balls that were thrown as good as
ANYONE in the country could have thrown them, but they were to a
receiver in double coverage. I think Marcus has a ways to go in his
decision making as far as who to throw to and when to get rid of the
ball, but the skills and poise are there and now to go with those is
the confidence in winning a game against the toughest defense the
Hokies will probably play all year. Oh yeah, he also had two scrambles
late in the game that only he or his brother could have made - just
jaw-dropping.

Jimmy Williams - let the Thorpe talk begin. He made big hit after big
hit (including a huge hit on NC State's star RB, Darrell Blackman,
that caused a turnover) and ran down running backs and wide receivers
the entire night. Not much else to say. Williams is a star.

The kicking game - Yes, Brandon Pace missed a 45 yarder, but he
made two big FG's when the team needed them. A kicker needs a
start like this to gain his confidence as the season goes on
especially after missing that chip shot in the Sugar Bowl last year.
Nic Schmidt just blew me away. He boomed the ball when he needed to
and pinned the Wolfpack deep on several occasions.

The Bad

In every phase of the game - offense, defense, special teams - the
Hokies were out-coached. The least pathetic was Bud Foster and his
defense.

At least Foster has an explanation, in that no one, coming into the
season, had any film to study what Marc Trestman (offensive
coordinator for NC State) would do. The adjustments by Foster were
mostly ineffective, with NC State beating themselves with penalties
and miscues. Marc Trestman comes directly from the NFL and he
was nothing short of brilliant in the way he attacked the Hokies
man-to-man defense and blitzing schemes with short passes and
crossing routes. Most of Foster's adjustments were weak, but the
defense did rise up at the end and Aaron Rouse's interception to
win the game was reminiscent of the Hokies' defense last year
winning game after game by making a huge play at the very end.

In disbelief, I watched Frank Beamer's special teams have an
offsides on two kickoffs and then get beat badly on a fake punt call
that almost turned this game around. The Wolfpack just played
better special teams, with no FG's missed. Again NC State beat
themselves when they were flagged for running into the kicker
and gave the Hokies a first down late in the game.

I save the offense for last because it was the worst. In stark
contrast to Bud Foster who had no film of the Wolfpack offense
to work with, Stinespring had an entire game of NC State
defensive footage lighting up the Hokies. The NC State defense
returns 9 starters and ran the same scheme they ran all last
year. And I wish many of you could see how encouraged I was
after the first quarter. It seemed that Bryan Stinespring
(offensive coordinator for the Hokies) had actually watched and
learned from last year's NC State game. There were slant routes
and crossing routes, short dropbacks for Vick and even a mini-
screen to the fullback (even though it was incomplete, I was
ecstatic to see the play call). There were early miscues but
they were in execution (dropped passes or poor throw by Vick)
and I knew that once the Hokies warmed up, putting points up
would be no problem.

Interestingly, the Wolfpack stayed the course on defense. They
kept running delayed blitzes and bringing them on almost every
play. The only variation was sometimes they were up the middle
to stop the run and other times they were from the outside to
get to Vick. I felt that VT's very inexperienced line did the best
they could in only giving up 3 sacks. What was INEXPLICABLE
and so frustrating that I started eating the beanie bag I was
sitting on, was Stinespring's decision to start running last year's
offense. The same ineffective plays were being run over and over
again. HB draws up the middle and long-developing 5-step and
7-step dropback passes made up 90% of the offense after the first
quarter.

In STARK contrast to Marc Trestman, Stinespring showed a
complete lack of comprehension of in-game play-calling. How
else to explain an effective answer to NC State's defense in the
first quarter and then abandonment of that strategy for the
remainder of the game? I understand Frank Beamer's loyalty
to assistant coaches, but he his hitching his wagon to the
wrong horse in Bryan Stinespring. PERIOD.

The Ugly

The ugliest aspect of the NC State-VT game was the implementation of
the ACC replay system. To recap, if a play call on the field is
deemed, in the eyes of the on-field officials, to need review by the
booth, they can call for it to be reviewed. ACC coaches are not
allowed to challenge plays, discretion is in the hands of the
officials.

In the third quarter, with VT up 20-13, NC State QB Jay Davis was
hit from behind and the ball was scooped up by Aaron Rouse and
returned for a TD. The call on the field was TD and the score was
26-13. The officials decided they needed to review the call. No
problem so far. The replay shows that as Jay Davis was about to
bring his arm forward the ball was knocked loose. If the play call
on the field was incomplete pass, and someone argued to me that
the replay didn't show conclusive evidence that it was a fumble, I
might have disagreed, but I could at least see the argument
However, to suggest that the replay shows conclusive evidence
that it was a fumble is ridiculous!!! Yet that is what the officials
ruled.

The second instance of blown replay was on NC State's innovative
(damn I wish the Hokies had Marc Trestman) "double" hook and
ladder play at the end of the game. The pass receiver caught the
ball, and before he was tackled he lateralled it to another running
receiver. This running receiver also tried to lateral the ball before
he was tackled, but the replay clearly shows the second lateral
was a forward pass, which is illegal. NC State should have been
penalized for the 2nd lateral attempt. Without coaches' challenge
and in the frenzy of the end of the game and trying to get the ball
spotted for the Wolfpack, theofficials did NOT decide this play
needed to be reviewed. It could have been a game-deciding play.

The implementation instant replay in this first game of the season
between two ACC teams was very ugly.


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3 Key Plays - Virgina Tech vs. NC State
by "Mad" Jay

This section identifies three of the most pivotal plays that
influenced the outcome of the game.

1) In the 3rd quarter, the Hokies start a drive from the 2 yard line.
Facing 3rd and 5 from the Hokies' 7, Marcus Vick rolls out of the
pocket and fires to Justin Harper who can't hang onto the ball
bringing up 4th down. I shudder to think what would have happened if
the Hokies had to punt at that point in the game from that spot on the
field. However a flag is thrown and a personal facemask foul is called
on NC State away from the play. The penalty keeps the Hokie drive
alive and they take the ball 88 yards down the field to kick a field
goal and tie the score at 13.

2) Early in the 4th quarter, Vick rolls out to his left (he's right
handed) and lofts a perfect TD pass to David Clowney to put the Hokies
up 20-13. This proved to be the game winning score.

3) With 2 minutes 24 seconds remaining, Hokie kicker Brandon Pace
misses wide right on a FG try, but a running-into-the-kicker penalty


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Game Preview - Virgina Tech vs. Duke
by Brian "Where's the Ice?"

The ACC of today really doesn't stand too far apart from the Big
East of yesterday. Then again, Louisville has all the potential to
defeat any team in the ACC, so maybe the Big East hasn't sunk
quite so far into mediocrity as many of us thought. If the Big
East big wigs would have had their wigs screwed on right, they'd
have done three things: 1. told Notre Dame to get in or get out
(I believe Notre Dame would have caved on this one), invited
Louisville and Cincinnati and maybe Marshall into the conference,
and treated Virginia Tech with quite a bit more respect. That
would have made the Big East the sleeping giant of Collge
Football. But oh well, the fools who run that conference just plain
missed the boat on that one. They only care about basketball.

So why the long yackity-yack about the Big East? When my
fellow Hokie fans like to say that the move to the ACC means
better match-ups, I like to remind them that the football
powerhouse [sarcasm intended] Duke Blue Devils have a place on the
Virginia Tech schedule. The Carolina's have never consistently
produced a strong football program, a region that comprises nearly
half the ACC. So no, maybe the ACC doesn't mean such a stronger
schedule. But it sure does mean more respect!

Now before getting too overloaded with confidence, let's not rule out
the not so ridiculous. Historically, when Virginia Tech looses, they
loose games to opponents of lesser ability, so by no means do I
suggest that the Hokies don't have any reason to worry. However, the
worst enemy lies within their own ranks. Overconfidence has shot this
squad from high rankings and standings more than once over the
seasons. Remember the loss to Miami of Ohio in 1997? Remeber just
barely getting by Temple in 2003? If the Hokies just forget the fact
that they have the Bluke Doo Devils as their opponent and play as
though they line up against a team more formidable, they should easily
prevail.

What firepower does Duke have, and what do the Hokies need
to contain? On offense, the Blue Devils will lean on Justin Boyle
and Cedric Dargan for rushing yardage. These two tailbacks
produced a majority of the yards gained in their contest against
ECU. Quarterback Mike Schneider will aim to utilize receiver
Jomar Wright for passing.

Virginia Tech will most likely try to develop the leadership role of
Marcus Vick. After last week's victory, signs of a team following
Vick showed, but with more progress needed ahead. Expect to
watch Vick use all of his offensive assests, possibly in an almost
round-robin fashion. If the team does gain a commanding lead,
expect for second string players to take the filed in the third
or fourth quarter.

Wide receiver Josh Morgan strained a muscle in his lower right
leg Wednesday during practice. Originally listed as not
playing on Saturday, he now has a status of questionable. Virginia
Tech head athletic trainer Mike Goforth plans for Morgan to dress on
game day, and the coaching staff will make the final decision.

I hope this game lends a change for Sean Glennon to play. This
could serve as an early preview to the post-Vicks era of Hokie
Football. Also expect Beamer to give kicker Brandon Pace a few
kicks that he may not otherwise call should the Hokies command
a strong lead. Pace needs to get his confidence up. The mental
state of a football kicker compares closely to that of an ice hockey
net minder. More than %50 of the player's ability lies in his self-
confidence and mental state.

Virginia Tech should command this game beginning to end with a
potential slip when the second string players enter the game. In
light of the exchanged taunts, "It's not basketball!" and "It's not
football!" between Hokie and Blue Devil fans, don't expect the old
ghosts of Bobby Hurley, Christian Latner, and Grant Hill to rescue
Duke.

12:00 p.m., Saturday, Sept 10, 2005
Television: Jefferson-Pilot Sports/Raycom
Radio: Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network; XM Satellite (Ch. 192)


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Other Games to Watch

Pittsburgh vs. *Ohio, 8:00 p.m., Thursday, ESPN2
Clemson vs. *Maryland, 12:00 p.m., Saturday, ESPN
Wake Forest vs. Nebraska, 7:00 p.m., Saturday, TBS
*North Carolina vs. *Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, ABC
Kansas Sate vs. *Marshall, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, ESPN2

* Denotes teams on Virginia Tech's 2005 schedule


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Understanding the Instant Replay
from hokiesports.com

Objective: To allow for specific types of officiating calls to be
immediately reviewed & corrected.

Principles: There must be INDISPUTABLE VIDEO EVIDENCE for
any on-the-field call to be changed. In addition, a review must have
a direct, competitive effect on the game, such as a change of
possession, scoring play, etc.

The ACC will be using instant replay in all conference games. It is
also the intent to use instant replay for all non-conference home
games, pending prior approval by the visiting team.

Reviewable Plays:
1. Plays governed by sideline, goal line and end line:
1. Scoring plays, including a runner breaking the plane of
the goal line.
2. Pass complete/incomplete/intercepted at sideline, goal
line and end line.
3. Runner/receiver in or out of bounds.
4. Recovery of loose ball in bounds.

2. Passing Plays:
1. Pass ruled complete/incomplete/intercepted in the field of
play and end zones.
2. Touching of a forward pass by an ineligible receiver.
3. Touching of a forward pass by a defensive player.
4. Quarterback (passer) forward pass or fumble (if ruled
incomplete, the play is finalized).
5. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing beyond the line of
scrimmage.
6. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing after change of
possession.
7. Forward or backward pass thrown from behind the line of
scrimmage.

3. Other detectable infractions:
1. Runner ruled not down.
2. Forward progress errors with respect to first down.
3. Touching of a kick.
4. Number of players on field.
5. Clock adjustments.
6. Fourth-down/try fumble plays.

Not Reviewable Plays:
1. Holding.
2. Offside/encroachment.
3. Pass interference.
4. Personal fouls (e.g., late hits).
5. Illegal blocks.
6. Illegal formations.
7. Face mask.
8. Taunting/excessive celebration.
9. False starts.
10. Roughing the passer/kicker.
11. Fighting participants.


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ACC Standings

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Florida State 1-0 1-0
Boston College 0-0 1-0
Clemson 0-0 1-0
Maryland 0-0 1-0
Wake Forest 0-0 0-1
NC State 0-1 0-1

COASTAL DIVISION

Virginia Tech 1-0 1-0
Georgia Tech 0-0 1-0
Virginia 0-0 1-0
North Carolina 0-0 0-0
Duke 0-0 0-1
Miami 0-1 0-1


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TSF Trivia

(1) Duke won the first ever ACC title in football and now faces
Virgina Tech who holds the last ACC title.
(2) Duke has seven titles in ACC football history
(3) Tech’s win at NC State makes the fourth win for the Hokies
when
the end of the third quarter had a tie under Coach Frank Beamer.
(4) Hokie Football earned its first ACC victory against Duke
last season.


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---Writers:
"Mad" Jason Oakley
Anand "EhhTee" Trivedi
Brian "Where's The Ice?" Wrenn


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