Thursday Night College Football
VA Tech is taking it to the Wolfpack after a defensive first half featuring five punts a side.
This is important because the Wolfpack are one of the teams that people are holding up as Clemson victories. The more Ls they take the better for the good guys.
Go Hokies.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:19 PM ^
NC State should've lost to ECU last month. Would be nice to see them take another L.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:20 PM ^
Clemson is a joke.
UGA, OSU, UM, and yes (Bama when healthy) are the best teams in the country.
I hope Tennessee continues causing chaos in the the SEC of course.
Clemson, unfortunately, probably goes undefeated playing nobody and gets in.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:46 PM ^
Clemson REALLY needs to drop a game soon.
I am going to be so frustrated if I have to root for UND when they play.
Obligatory - “to hell with Notre Dame!”
October 27th, 2022 at 11:13 PM ^
In certain cases I've learned that I'm happier when I choose to enjoy the misery of whomever loses.
I mean, I'll probably grudgingly want ND to win that game, but... I'll enjoy watching them fail to do so, should it come to that.
Concur with others: Clemson seems like a good team, but not on the same level. Their schedule is not good and they haven't looked good against it.
October 28th, 2022 at 12:05 AM ^
Agreed. I'd never root for Notre Dame to win. But, if necessary, I will cheer for Clemson to lose. :)
October 27th, 2022 at 10:27 PM ^
Both teams airing it out and taking the deep shots this half they were eschewing in the first half.
Mullen was dead on about taking shots to open up the game.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:29 PM ^
Fuck Mullen--he listed us as number 5 in his if the playoff happened today thing.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:30 PM ^
True but he’s been dead on about this game
October 27th, 2022 at 10:27 PM ^
Watching Bucs/Ravens on Prime. Wife is a Brady fan and she is not happy. Said Gisele is a witch and probably put a hex on Tom.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:36 PM ^
Yeah, Va Tech / NC State has gotten exciting now that they decided to score points. That first half was ugly.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:41 PM ^
Hokies commit so many penalties
October 27th, 2022 at 10:43 PM ^
Jinxed it. NC State now ahead in the 4th.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:45 PM ^
The Hokies have shot themselves in the foot so many times. Their kickoff returner has muffed a couple of kicks which doomed their drives. They’ve still got a shot but yeah Wolfpack all the momentum.
October 27th, 2022 at 10:43 PM ^
Whatever happens fair catch the kickoff
October 27th, 2022 at 10:51 PM ^
VT's QB play is atrocious. They also seem like the least disciplined team in the world.
October 27th, 2022 at 11:16 PM ^
I'm finding that with the increasingly obvious and visible connections between the Ravens and Michigan, including specific schemes on both defense and particularly offense, I am getting somewhat invested in the success the Ravens have on the field. Their success validates what we are doing, at least in my mind. So long as their offense keeps working in the NFL, ours has a good basis for success in college.
I mean it wouldn't hurt to get a Lamar Jackson type to succeed JJ at QB but you know what I mean.
October 28th, 2022 at 12:24 AM ^
It’s Jim and John’s (Jimmy John’s?) master plan.
Jim is basically running a minor league for the Ravens. John will then draft only UM players because they’ve spent 3+ years in the system and know all the plays. The two brothers become interchangeable and alternate coaching on Saturdays and Sundays.
October 28th, 2022 at 8:08 AM ^
I'm not sure this is really that far off. Even if it isn't "planned" football is a sport that would benefit the most from a true minor league system. What holds back most first year pros isn't talent, speed, or strength - it's their understanding of assignments in a new system. If player A and player B are relatively equal in physical attributes being able to know that one is more likely to execute in your scheme seems like important information. Even just being able to get a few more games out of 1st year player instead of waiting until mid season until they can execute your offense/defense is a huge bonus. We've seen it extend to coaches within the two systems. It just affords more opportunities for young coaches to grow and continue to learn a system without worrying that taking a college job is going to delay their pro career tract.
October 28th, 2022 at 1:02 AM ^
Because what works in the NFL works in college and vice versa..said no great football mind ever.
October 28th, 2022 at 7:11 AM ^
Ravens game was on last night. I wondered if there are any similarities between the Raven’s offense with Lamar Jackson and Jim’s 49ers offense with Kaepernick. I’ve done zero research beyond noting that the Ravens have a running QB instead of Flacco.
October 28th, 2022 at 12:42 PM ^
October 28th, 2022 at 12:07 AM ^
Oh, Hokies, why are you you? :(
ETA: I will say, running the victory formation out of the shotgun does have its benefits in terms of ridiculous statistics. NC State's last drive was 9 plays for 9 yards in 5 1/2 minutes, thanks to 16 lost yards on three kneeldowns.
October 28th, 2022 at 12:30 AM ^
Virginia Tech just hasn’t been the same since the Hoke/Robinson masterpiece in the sugar bowl after the 2011 season.