(1) The ACC is bad. OK, so we knew that last week, but this week was glaring. Virginia led Richmond at home 3-0 going into the fourth quarter. Maryland lost on the road to Middle Tennessee State. Who? Virginia Tech led Furman at the half 3-0 at home. Thank goodness for Wake Forest who had a game winning field goal at the end to defeat a low level SEC team.
(2) This 2 Quarterback system has got to go. You burned Tyrod's redshirt. Now use him. He cannot get into a rhythm if he is going in and out. He drives you down the field, you are at the 5 yard line, it's 3rd and short and you bring in Glennon? Really?
(3) ECU is for real. And thank goodness! Sure makes our close loss to them last week look a little better. They absolutely crushed West Virginia yesterday on both sides of the ball. Given their schedule, as long as they stay grounded, they should not only be able to compete for a C-USA title, but maybe break into the BCS discussion.
(4) Georgia Tech's option might work in the ACC. They proved that on the road at Boston College yesterday. Next up? The Hokies.
(5) The colossal USC/Ohio State game next weekend may not be so close after all. Ohio State struggled to put lowly MAC member Ohio away at home, and without Beannie Wells running, didn't have much. And all USC has done is had the week off. Uh oh.
(6) Duke WILL win a few more games this year. They almost pulled off an upset against Northwestern at home yesterday, and only lost by 4. They may catch a fellow ACC school napping.
(7) The top 5 teams in the country are scary good. Florida looked good dismantling Miami, Georgia was solid against a dangerous Central Michigan squad, Oklahoma was very impressive crushing a good Cincinnati team, and we all know about USC.
(8) Virginia Tech's bowl streak of 15 straight seasons may come to an end this year. No, really. If the Furman defensive line got through our offensive line, pressuring and sacking the quarterbacks all day long, what will the likes of Miami, Florida State and Boston College do?
(9) Jim Grobe is a fantastic coach. No one does more with less then Grobe. His players love him, and it shows. Here's hoping that Al Groh doesn't ever get the boot from UVA, because Grobe is a perfect fit for that program and I feel he could actually get them beating VT again. Shiver.
(10) I saved this one for last because this really, really upset me yesterday. For those of you who didn't see or hear about the end of the BYU/Washington game, let me set it up for you. Washington is down a touchdown late in the 4th. Jake Locker, the Wash QB runs it in for the tying TD, throws the ball in the air and celebrates with his teammates. The officials throw an unsportsmanlike flag, 15 yards. So the extra point is moved back. They kick it and it is blocked. BYU survives by one point on the road. No way ever, EVER should a subjective call from an official decide a football game. This new rule they have is ludicrous. This is college football, for goodness sakes! These are young guys who, just like the rest of us, LOVE the game. If he was strutting, doing backflips all while balancing an egg on his nose, fine. But he is ecstatic that they were able to score at the end and force overtime. The spirit of the rule was violated big. What a terrible way for the game to go down.
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6 years ago
3 comments:
Dude, Frank Beamer tells a story about the one touchdown he scored. He threw the ball up after scoring and was flagged. This is definitely NOT a new rule, just how they enforce it... and you gotta play by the rules... and the officials must enforce them. Tough break, bad decision.
Oh, and do you remember last year? We played WILLIAM & MARY and they made our offense look inept. Somehow we ended up winning the ACC. This season is not even close to being over. Granted, it gets tougher starting this week. We may not win the conference, but a 5-7 season? I don't think so.
We shall see.
Last year we had senior receivers and a stellar veteran D to lead us to the promised land.
If last year was so great why did we look so bad at the beginning? No O line last year, no receivers this year. Maybe it will equal out. Our D's gonna be fine. Hello, it's Bud we're talking about. There are always things to overcome, let's see where good coaching (with the exception of Stiney) gets us. And let's remember which conference we play in. Still worried about Maryland?
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