tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post7231839203853263220..comments2023-09-16T05:05:59.534-05:00Comments on TechSuperfans!: Game Review - VT vs. Boise StateAnand Trivedihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08108217732167672187noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-63786247138478855322010-09-08T23:50:17.145-05:002010-09-08T23:50:17.145-05:00You left out the loss to Georgia in the Chick '...You left out the loss to Georgia in the Chick 'Filet Bowl where the Hokies had a double digit lead at halftime and proceeded to throw interceptions at every subsequent possession.<br /><br />Overall, I actually like Sean Glennon, but that day I wanted to fill his tear drop bottle with hot sauce.Brian "Where's The Ice?"https://www.blogger.com/profile/06846886387103228534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-90534730481312753132010-09-08T23:22:43.765-05:002010-09-08T23:22:43.765-05:00By the way, just to be clear, that gap is small be...By the way, just to be clear, that gap is small between winning and losing, but bridging it takes a better offensive coordinator who has the team better prepared at the beginning of a big game and executes sound playcalling with the game on the line.MadJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715905480046854492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-64647079983939496012010-09-08T23:21:27.123-05:002010-09-08T23:21:27.123-05:00HG,
I thought the RB carries were not split correc...HG,<br />I thought the RB carries were not split correctly. It's clear now that RMFW is the #1 back and the rest of the gang fights for the table scraps and I think that's the wrong way to do it. Against Boise, they needed Darren Evans banging it up in there and wearing those guys out. <br /><br />Also, I thought the pass blocking after the 1st quarter was solid. There were a lot of run blitzes, too. I'm not going to say the O-line had a good game, but consider the following facts:<br /><br />Despite turning the ball over on the 2nd snap of the game, having a punt blocked on the 20 yard line, and giving Boise an extra possession that led to a TD on an absolutely RETARDED running into the punter penalty, the Hokies nearly beat an EXTREMELY well-coached Boise State team. And by nearly, I literally mean defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory. A better pair of play calls on the 2nd to last drive facing that 2nd and 6 and then 3rd and 8 and we are all talking about what a huge win this is for the program.<br /><br />That's how small the gap really was.MadJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715905480046854492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-91273431371696510902010-09-08T18:15:51.895-05:002010-09-08T18:15:51.895-05:00Some of the blame, for sure, for this loss goes to...Some of the blame, for sure, for this loss goes to Stiney... absolutely... but this is the third year (or fourth) that our offensive line had stunk it up... Curt Newsome gets some criticism here... we've been drinking his Kool-Aid all summer (in fairness, the drink might have been spiked) on how the offensive line will be better... and it's not... it still sucks... consequently, the run blocking bites... and RMFW and Darren Evans aren't going to get their yards on the ground... it's very frustrating.Hokie Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337991200808086549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-12221794135300251412010-09-07T16:46:30.863-05:002010-09-07T16:46:30.863-05:00Wow Lefty, what a great point. Forgotten amongst a...Wow Lefty, what a great point. Forgotten amongst all this depression is the fact that this didn't have to happen at all. It wouldn't change the fact that I still don't think this offense is capable of taking over the game against an elite opponent (even late in a season), but at least by then the defense and special teams would have been more seasoned. <br /><br />I guess we'll get to find out how good this team is, but if they run the rest of this insane gauntlet without losing (a HUGE if by the way), they'll regret allowing this game to be rescheduled forever because there's no way an ACC one loss team gets in over an SEC one loss team to play Boise State especially considering it would be a rematch game if the Hokies went.MadJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715905480046854492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-41729118991897331342010-09-07T16:42:27.803-05:002010-09-07T16:42:27.803-05:00I agree that Beamerball has become more about medi...I agree that Beamerball has become more about media hype but it's not that simple. As you said, he used to put offensive and defensive starters on special teams LONG before anyone else did and that's what helped him build that advantage. Nowadays many teams (including Boise State) use starters on their block and coverage teams and that previous advantage has vanished. But it was Beamer's innovation.<br /><br />As far as big games, I think I outlined in the post that for YEARS, the Hokie defense was the only dog in the fight when it was a big game. The deer in the headlights in the big game is a great description for the offense and special teams. <br /><br />This year, breaking in all those new starters on defense, who are incredibly talented but just so green, the offense needed to carry the water for a few games. They played better than they have before, but it still came down to crunchtime, a game winning opportunity and they didn't execute. In particular the playcall on 2nd down on the drive that should have ended the game was an absolute KILLER. I just can't see how someone with football knowledge would make that call.MadJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715905480046854492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-56296670025004318402010-09-07T16:35:16.894-05:002010-09-07T16:35:16.894-05:00I am left with one lingering sentiment that took h...I am left with one lingering sentiment that took hold a few months ago when I heard that this game was moved from later in the season to week one: why do we not fight like hell to keep this game in Oct. (or late Sept.) when it was originally scheduled? Those who endorsed the move to week one laud the fact that we have “extra time to prepare” and that we want the national spotlight and such. Well guess what, Boise had extra time to prepare as well, so F that. And Tech no longer needs the national spotlight to validate the program. The program has enough recognition that it doesn’t need to roll the dice big time and schedule a goddamn juggernaut in week one to get attention (much less for the SECOND year in a row). Why not pull a John Thompson and consider what gives them the absolute best chance to go undefeated. You can't tell me that playing Boise week one gives us the best chance. This team’s track record clearly indicates that it doesn’t. Having JMU, ECU and maybe a few league games under the belt sounds like a better idea to me. The 1st quarter punt block alone validates the notion that the team would benefit from a few tuneup games to start the season. Get your athletic but inexperienced defense some live reps. Get your S together and then go play the big boys. <br />I’m not privy to exactly how the rescheduling went down, so I’m not sure it was possible to avoid the Labor Day date. But from what I remember, the game was a done deal, and then it was moved to Sept. 6. I’m sure if Weaver bitched and complained enough, he could have kept the game in Oct. or just walked away and said f-it we’re not risking our best shot at a national title in 10 years to play you in week one. Is that a wuss move? Your damn right, but it’s done all the time (for good reason) and come December, if we have a 0 in the loss column, I think we’ve got enough mojo to be in the top 2. Now we’re just a stepping stone to this mid-major, blue-turf, mountain school. God, I hate the Monkees more than ever now.Leftynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-17337399508906425172010-09-07T15:34:42.565-05:002010-09-07T15:34:42.565-05:00You only avoided the one topic that is truely at t...You only avoided the one topic that is truely at the heart of the problem with Hokie football. Beamer Ball was built on exceptional athletes against unsuspecting foes. BeamerBall lives now only in the world of media hype. Show me a coach at any football level that has the abysmal special teams record that Tech has had in the last 5 years and I'll show you a different coach - oops. Show me a team that can't win any big one and I'll show you a coach that all the other coaches know they can beat in a close game- oops. Same guy -oops. Don't get me wrong. I am as avid a Hokie as there is, but I want THE BIG ONE and this year could and should have been it! And I KNEW this was going to happen, because the record is clear and available for anybody to look at without the blinders of how great a person Beamer is and what he has done for our school. Beamer is obviously a very good practice coach, but he is like a deer in the headlights in a close game and we will rarely beat a team of equal skill when the high beams are on.pmhnoreply@blogger.com