tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post8633693249472757218..comments2023-09-16T05:05:59.534-05:00Comments on TechSuperfans!: Miami Game Review - Instant ClassicAnand Trivedihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08108217732167672187noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-9250834610898377452011-10-11T19:03:23.223-05:002011-10-11T19:03:23.223-05:00He plays rover not FS. We'll agree to disagree...He plays rover not FS. We'll agree to disagree about Whitley then.MadJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715905480046854492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-1862542033657456602011-10-11T18:19:50.842-05:002011-10-11T18:19:50.842-05:00MadJay, that's it? That's ALL you've g...MadJay, that's it? That's ALL you've got to say for him?? Ok, well I'll see your Chapel Hill INT and raise you the Clemson game where Shitley was 15 yds out from that TE and ended up giving up on the play. His failures FAR outnumber and outweigh his successes. I can't wait until he's gone. Plus, his name isn't marketable for FS spot.TrumpetplayerABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353370220341219929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-76856733885613297282011-10-11T18:07:33.543-05:002011-10-11T18:07:33.543-05:00Damn you IH, I meant to comment on the Lamar Mille...Damn you IH, I meant to comment on the Lamar Miller drop. I thought the EXACT same thing and forgot to mention it in my post. He didn't seem to have full control of the ball but they didn't review that one. <br /><br />LAC, Eddie Whitley played a MISERABLE Orange Bowl, there is no doubt in my mind and if you asked him, he'd say the same thing. But he wasn't the only one on defense in the second half who was messing up. He has played very well this year from the rover position. I wish he had gone for Benjamin instead of the ball on that TD play, but you're going to get that every once in a while with a Bud Foster defense. They want the ball. He has broken up a lot of big passes and he did have that HUGE interception against UNC last year in Chapel Hill.MadJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715905480046854492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-87584217985282565182011-10-11T11:08:01.050-05:002011-10-11T11:08:01.050-05:00I have personally never bought into the idea of sc...I have personally never bought into the idea of scoring "too quickly" if you are behind. Now if you have a lead, I can see going down at the five yard line late in a game to seal a win and let the clock expire. But if you're behind, you get in the end zone whenever and however you can.<br /><br />As for the defense being winded after the INCREDIBLE 60 yard touchdown pass to Boykin, I don't think it would have mattered if it had taken ten minutes off the clock for us to score there. I don't think it was so much fatigue as it was giving up 60 pounds to a man along the line. You could just export Miami's entire O line, as is, to the Philadelphia Eagles and they'd be Superbowl bound.<br /><br />And oh my dear 8 pound 6 ounce newborn baby Jesus was that some BAD officiating. Tack onto all of what we already know they got wrong the fact that on the halfback pass from Dorsett, Lamar Miller let the ball hit the ground. Go back and watch the slow mo replay as the game goes to commercial after that play. And yet that was the play that the booth didn't need to take a look at. Unbelievable.<br /><br />There's bad, and then there's ACC officiating bad.Illinois Hokiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104468960249889367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-35261059527983659342011-10-11T00:23:07.510-05:002011-10-11T00:23:07.510-05:00MadJay, he's whiffed on A LOT of plays through...MadJay, he's whiffed on A LOT of plays throughout his career at Tech. All I'm going to say is Orange Bowl. I rest my case.TrumpetplayerABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353370220341219929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-85481848273701498492011-10-11T00:16:53.056-05:002011-10-11T00:16:53.056-05:00Eddie Whitley is a bigtime player. If you don'...Eddie Whitley is a bigtime player. If you don't like him, you're in the minority. He whiffed on that pick yesterday but he's had the Hokies lined up properly a lot and made a lot of plays. He needs to make more.MadJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715905480046854492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-28017739516741103022011-10-11T00:03:32.159-05:002011-10-11T00:03:32.159-05:00Two more things: 1) Eddie Whitley is a more market...Two more things: 1) Eddie Whitley is a more marketable name for a WR and 2) when you said "The only complaint we could possibly have with this drive is that they scored too quickly" you sound eerily like CFB after the NCSU game last year.TrumpetplayerABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353370220341219929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898194.post-79503632206963147712011-10-10T23:58:59.050-05:002011-10-10T23:58:59.050-05:00This is a GREAT post and I agree with almost ALL o...This is a GREAT post and I agree with almost ALL of it except for two things:<br /><br />"Eddie Whitley went for the ball and missed. Travis Benjamin took the ball for a 78-yard touchdown. Once again, Tech's tendency to gamble bit them. However, had Whitley been a split second earlier, it would have 6 points in the other direction."<br /><br />Uh, no, he wouldn't have. Eddie Whitley (or Shitley as I refer to him) has proven time out of mind his complete incompetence and ineptitude at the FS position. He's a total shithead. Remember when we used to have Kam "The Sham" Chancellor?? He was also inept. But at least HE got his shit together before he went pro. Shitley CAN'T even do that.<br /><br />Also, on a smaller note, Whitley isn't even a marketable name for FS (for marketable names see: Vincent Fuller, Keion Carpenter, DJ Harper, etc). So, no pro career for him. The team will be better after he's gone.<br /><br />"The Hurricanes scored but what hurt more than that was the offense came out and scored on the very first play from scrimmage. Thomas hit Boykin for a 60-yard touchdown. This was exactly what the defense didn't need. I'm all for racking up points but after being pushed around on the previous drive, the defense was not going to be able to play well. Lamar Miller dragged tired Hokies down field on the first play for 37 yards. He did it again for 22 yards. Harris and the Canes would score and score again after the Hokie offense stalled for a 3 and out. The offense just did not give the defense time to rest and the Hokies now found themselves down 35-31 with less than 3 minutes to go in the game.<br /><br />At this point, that familiar feeling of dread set in. You know the feeling. Here we were again. We knew that the offense has been playing well, but the last few drives weren't looking good. But Thomas and the offense didn't let us down. With the ball set at 4th and 1, Thomas on the keeper trotted untouched 19 yards into the end zone.<br /><br />The only complaint we could possibly have with this drive is that they scored too quickly. With the defense as tired as they were, the 56 seconds left on the clock and all three time outs, Harris would have plenty of time."<br /><br />I have absolutely ZERO complaints for that 60-yd bomb to Boykin. It helped put up more points, put Miami in a more pressured situation and killed their momentum. Plus it added to Boykin's stats as a record breaker.<br /><br />In theory I would agree with you that more time be eaten up. However, our D line was under-sized against Clemson the previous week and that didn't stop them from winning a lot of battles in the trenches and at the line of scrimmage for most of the game and minimizing the "almighty & explosive" Clemson 'O'. So, therefore, I expect BETTER from our line. They had ALL of half time to rest up for the 2nd half as well as other drives to rest up.<br /><br />That's the deal when you're on the Hokie 'D'. You have to be ready to go in at a moments notice. Plus, when you're on 'D' you WANT more time on the field. More time means MORE chances to expose an offense and make plays. So, I'll expect better of them this next game and from here on out REGARDLESS of who's starting.<br /><br />Other than that, like I said, great post.TrumpetplayerABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353370220341219929noreply@blogger.com