Wow! What a HUGE win for VT football. We could've won by 30+
The offense showed some flashes and we were impressed that our offense not only scored points in the first quarter (for the first time this season), but that we were able to consistently move the ball between the 20s. As for the redzone production, that is another story. However, almost 400 yards of total offense is a real nice step in the right direction. We moved to #108 in total offense.
The offensive line gave TT all kinds of time and did a great job run blocking. TT missed on a couple throws that would've resulted in sure TDs. Whatever, we'll take the win in Lincoln and move on. BIG WIN!!
Stinespring had some very nice calls, but most of the redzone calls were putrid. Who calls a reverse on 3rd and goal from the 9 yard line? Wow, that was just crazy. Also, when are we going to learn that we can't run the ball 3 straight times inside the 10 and think we're going to put it in the endzone on a consistent basis? Plenty of heads were scratched last night. It could've been a blowout!! Instead, it was another squeaker. Good thing for Dustin Keys, he is money.
We need to be in the 450 total yard (average) range to get where we need to be as an offense. Right now, we're about 150 (average) away from that, so there is still A LOT of improvement to be made on offense.
GO HOKIES!!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Nebraska agrees
We were emailing one of the Husker beatwriters and let him in on some data.
He then shared his view of the Virginia Tech football program AND seems to agree on what is holding VT back.
JFA BLOG: Interesting piece on VT special teams. Our ST aren’t really as good as they used to be. Now, we actually win games because our talent and depth level have increased. We do actually "reload" vs. rebuild as evidenced with 5 top 10 finishes in the past 9 seasons and our steady climb up the football program hierarchy (at least perception wise) the past 15 years.
Anyway, did you know that VT has had 47 players drafted into the NFL since 2000? I'm guessing that's probably ranks in the top 5-10 of all college football programs.
Our offense has been the main reason holding VT from national championships. The VT fan base has been voicing its displeasure with our offensive coordinator, Bryan Stinespring and a change needs to be made as our offense has held back our program as far as winning national championships. We were ranked 100th and 102nd in total offense for '06 and '07. Under Stinespring our offense has averaged in the high-70s in total offense, clearly not where a top 15-type program should be.
Husker writer: I agree that with a better offense, VT could be a major power. Seems like since the Vicks, the Hokies have been rather ordinary. I didn't realize the last two years were as bad as you pointed out, though.
He then shared his view of the Virginia Tech football program AND seems to agree on what is holding VT back.
JFA BLOG: Interesting piece on VT special teams. Our ST aren’t really as good as they used to be. Now, we actually win games because our talent and depth level have increased. We do actually "reload" vs. rebuild as evidenced with 5 top 10 finishes in the past 9 seasons and our steady climb up the football program hierarchy (at least perception wise) the past 15 years.
Anyway, did you know that VT has had 47 players drafted into the NFL since 2000? I'm guessing that's probably ranks in the top 5-10 of all college football programs.
Our offense has been the main reason holding VT from national championships. The VT fan base has been voicing its displeasure with our offensive coordinator, Bryan Stinespring and a change needs to be made as our offense has held back our program as far as winning national championships. We were ranked 100th and 102nd in total offense for '06 and '07. Under Stinespring our offense has averaged in the high-70s in total offense, clearly not where a top 15-type program should be.
Husker writer: I agree that with a better offense, VT could be a major power. Seems like since the Vicks, the Hokies have been rather ordinary. I didn't realize the last two years were as bad as you pointed out, though.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
"You really don't have to be sick to get better"
This, from one of the best college football coaches in the land. Nick Saban after Alabama's blowout of Arkansas last Saturday.
We guess that Frank didn't get that memo. Not only are we sick, Frank hasn't even taken us to the doctor yet.
Bryan Stinespring's thoughts on our offense after last week's performance...he thinks "we got better". Cites some completion percentages and 3rd down conversion percentages. How about we went from 108th to 112th in total offense? How's that for a measuring stick?
This guy is like VT's version ofTommy Bowden. That is, our offense can stink, but as long as Bud bails him out Frank will keep up the cover on this guy. Stop the insanity Frank!! We all want to win, but let's not kid ourselves about the offense or offensive coordinating.
Frank must love pigs because he keeps dressing them up and making them drink that Kool-Aid. Then a good team comes along and slaughters that fat over-hyped pig. And what do we hear? That's right, some of the same words that are so dear to all of us..."things got outta whack". No Frank, the offense was always out of whack and the truth is our offense gets exposed in every big game we lose.
Also, watch out because Frank has already started making excuses before we even play the next 2 games...saying it'll be nice to play out-of-conference games to "try some things out" on offense.
Anyone else notice that Frank went out of his way to "commend" Stinespring on his "play calling" for the 2nd half of the UNC game? Don't think we've ever heard him say such things about Foster. Oh that's right, there's no need, we all know he's great. But, then again, us fans "don't know anything about football" and we should leave it to the experts.
GO HOKIES!!
We guess that Frank didn't get that memo. Not only are we sick, Frank hasn't even taken us to the doctor yet.
Bryan Stinespring's thoughts on our offense after last week's performance...he thinks "we got better". Cites some completion percentages and 3rd down conversion percentages. How about we went from 108th to 112th in total offense? How's that for a measuring stick?
This guy is like VT's version ofTommy Bowden. That is, our offense can stink, but as long as Bud bails him out Frank will keep up the cover on this guy. Stop the insanity Frank!! We all want to win, but let's not kid ourselves about the offense or offensive coordinating.
Frank must love pigs because he keeps dressing them up and making them drink that Kool-Aid. Then a good team comes along and slaughters that fat over-hyped pig. And what do we hear? That's right, some of the same words that are so dear to all of us..."things got outta whack". No Frank, the offense was always out of whack and the truth is our offense gets exposed in every big game we lose.
Also, watch out because Frank has already started making excuses before we even play the next 2 games...saying it'll be nice to play out-of-conference games to "try some things out" on offense.
Anyone else notice that Frank went out of his way to "commend" Stinespring on his "play calling" for the 2nd half of the UNC game? Don't think we've ever heard him say such things about Foster. Oh that's right, there's no need, we all know he's great. But, then again, us fans "don't know anything about football" and we should leave it to the experts.
GO HOKIES!!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Weekly Offensive Roundup
Another stellar performance by the VT offense. We moved from 108 to 112 this week in the total offense team stat rankings.
Total Yards this season- 1087 (Average of all teams- 1350)
Average Yards per game- 271.75 (Average- 382.8)
Touchdowns- 10 (Average 12.9)
Yards per play- 4.45 (Average 5.61)
Nothing new here, another smoke and mirrors win, but we'll take it. Just don't accept it as a legitimate excuse. Our offensive coaches continue to drive this program in a poor direction. We need a change and let your voice be heard!!
Total Yards this season- 1087 (Average of all teams- 1350)
Average Yards per game- 271.75 (Average- 382.8)
Touchdowns- 10 (Average 12.9)
Yards per play- 4.45 (Average 5.61)
Nothing new here, another smoke and mirrors win, but we'll take it. Just don't accept it as a legitimate excuse. Our offensive coaches continue to drive this program in a poor direction. We need a change and let your voice be heard!!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
U-G-L-Y
...But we'll take it! This season is going to be rough to watch...offensive speaking, but what else is new?
243 yards against Georgia Tech, wow. How did we win that game? Thank you Tyrod for not running the actual play our offensive "experts" called on that touchdown before halftime! And thank you Darren Evans for running hard against what looked to be an improvement on the offensive line! You guys only run the plays that are called. Alas, we emerge with another win with more smoke and mirrors!
Where does that put us in total offense through 3 games of the season? 107. That's right, only 13 teams in the nation are worse than us in total offense. Can you imagine what our program could do with a "decent" offense? Don't let anyone tell you that we don't have the talent, we all know the story here, it's been discussed at length. So, Hokies Fans, buckle up because no changes will be made during the season, as they shouldn't, but this is getting rough to watch...even for Hokie fans.
UNC is gonna be another struggle on offense, but then again why wouldn't it be? Every year we seem to hear about all these "plans" the offensive coaches have up their collective sleeve, but that crazy option screen and WR reverse just doesn't seem to fool anyone...weird. How about this week, we at least try not to totally give away the play simply by looking at the personnel on the field. It has been documented on other websites how many times we threw the ball when our RB was KLJ and how many times we ran when Darren Evans was in the game. That's right, you don't have to be a football coach (contrary to what our "expert" offensive guru coaches say)to see how bad and predictable we are on offense...for years and years now!
Keep it up with the support and voicing your opinion. The fans pour in hours and hours of time and emotion and a lot of cash supporting VT football, so don't think that your voice shouldn't be heard...it should...and it counts!!
GO HOKIES!!
243 yards against Georgia Tech, wow. How did we win that game? Thank you Tyrod for not running the actual play our offensive "experts" called on that touchdown before halftime! And thank you Darren Evans for running hard against what looked to be an improvement on the offensive line! You guys only run the plays that are called. Alas, we emerge with another win with more smoke and mirrors!
Where does that put us in total offense through 3 games of the season? 107. That's right, only 13 teams in the nation are worse than us in total offense. Can you imagine what our program could do with a "decent" offense? Don't let anyone tell you that we don't have the talent, we all know the story here, it's been discussed at length. So, Hokies Fans, buckle up because no changes will be made during the season, as they shouldn't, but this is getting rough to watch...even for Hokie fans.
UNC is gonna be another struggle on offense, but then again why wouldn't it be? Every year we seem to hear about all these "plans" the offensive coaches have up their collective sleeve, but that crazy option screen and WR reverse just doesn't seem to fool anyone...weird. How about this week, we at least try not to totally give away the play simply by looking at the personnel on the field. It has been documented on other websites how many times we threw the ball when our RB was KLJ and how many times we ran when Darren Evans was in the game. That's right, you don't have to be a football coach (contrary to what our "expert" offensive guru coaches say)to see how bad and predictable we are on offense...for years and years now!
Keep it up with the support and voicing your opinion. The fans pour in hours and hours of time and emotion and a lot of cash supporting VT football, so don't think that your voice shouldn't be heard...it should...and it counts!!
GO HOKIES!!
Friday, September 12, 2008
BLOG interviews BLOG?
Well, we just arrived in Blacksburg and things are already off to an unusual start. Got a text from Kyle Tucker and we discussed some Hokie football....
We've hit the big time now. ESPN? Nope. Washington Post? Nope. Kyle Tucker? Now your cookin'. So we won't steal Kyle's story, but Kyle seems to be a pretty cool guy.
Thank you to all the thousands of emails, blog posts, techsideline.com posts, etc. that we've received in support of OUR (Hokie Nation's) position. Let us say, first and foremost we know that many of you have been screaming about this for years and we are glad that at least someone could be heard. By the way, for all of you out there who don't agree, that is fine too. You are welcome to your opinion. So you know, we all only want the best for this Virginia Tech Hokies football program!
GO HOKIES!!
We've hit the big time now. ESPN? Nope. Washington Post? Nope. Kyle Tucker? Now your cookin'. So we won't steal Kyle's story, but Kyle seems to be a pretty cool guy.
Thank you to all the thousands of emails, blog posts, techsideline.com posts, etc. that we've received in support of OUR (Hokie Nation's) position. Let us say, first and foremost we know that many of you have been screaming about this for years and we are glad that at least someone could be heard. By the way, for all of you out there who don't agree, that is fine too. You are welcome to your opinion. So you know, we all only want the best for this Virginia Tech Hokies football program!
GO HOKIES!!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
College Athletics = Corporate America
(Contributed by Tod)
With the amount of money surrounding college athletics these days college programs are getting compared to big business in corporate America. Companies that strive to be in the top percentile of their industry make difficult decision each year on what leadership should stay and what leadership needs to be let go. Lets take a look at the numbers. Since Bryan Stinespring took over as offensive coordinator in 2003:
Nation Offensive Rankings
National Defense Rankings
I can put together a nice graph for everyone as well, since some people seem to be a little slow and might not get the picture. Remember we want to be closer to 1 then 100!
If you ran a multimillion dollar company where do you think change needs to occur?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
"You're out of whack"
Hello fellow Hokies!!
I cannot believe my phone call from last night has gotten so much play in the media today (the replay definitely sounded like I had just come straight from the tailgate, but let me assure you that was not the case...last night). But, I'm glad it has! I know many of you share the same love and passion for Virginia Tech football as I do and want only the best for VT!! I know many of you also share the same opinion. 7 years of offensive ineptitude is way too much for a program like VT (or what we aspire to be). A change is needed and the fans should not be afraid to voice their opinion.
Some of my friends have encouraged me to start a blog myself. I'm not sure if I have the time to keep up with this thing, but I'll give it a shot depending on how much feedback (positive or negative) it gets.
And let me tell you something else, I encourage everyone to send or fax a resume of your local or favorite offensive coordinator candidate to Frank Beamer personally (or show up on Friday in person to his office), as apparently he thinks this is a joke. What's a joke, is that he may actually believe Bryan Stinespring is actually a good coach. Well, I've got some stats that Frank must have left off his notecards today at the press conference. And apparently, he's never seen USC play football before, because they don't look anything like our Hokies when it comes to running an offense.
I cannot believe my phone call from last night has gotten so much play in the media today (the replay definitely sounded like I had just come straight from the tailgate, but let me assure you that was not the case...last night). But, I'm glad it has! I know many of you share the same love and passion for Virginia Tech football as I do and want only the best for VT!! I know many of you also share the same opinion. 7 years of offensive ineptitude is way too much for a program like VT (or what we aspire to be). A change is needed and the fans should not be afraid to voice their opinion.
Some of my friends have encouraged me to start a blog myself. I'm not sure if I have the time to keep up with this thing, but I'll give it a shot depending on how much feedback (positive or negative) it gets.
And let me tell you something else, I encourage everyone to send or fax a resume of your local or favorite offensive coordinator candidate to Frank Beamer personally (or show up on Friday in person to his office), as apparently he thinks this is a joke. What's a joke, is that he may actually believe Bryan Stinespring is actually a good coach. Well, I've got some stats that Frank must have left off his notecards today at the press conference. And apparently, he's never seen USC play football before, because they don't look anything like our Hokies when it comes to running an offense.
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