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.........That was the best D we'll face until Ugag.
Pitt and UVa rushing D may be better than VT. Time will tell. http://www.cfbstats.com/2014/leader/national/team/defense/split01/category01/sort01.html
I think just in term of adjustments, execution, and playcalling VPI is always the best defense we face. Even in 2009. I think we were just a step slow on the road against Miami that year.
Against Tenuta influenced D's we've averaged 400 + yards and 36 points a game. I still just think we're a bad matchup for what UVA will try to do.
Pitt will definitely be interesting, but I'm hopeful the loss of Aaron Donald will help us be more effective.
I agree VT has always been the best at both scheme and execution ...... but VT isn't as good as they used to be. If they had another 2 players like #36, we'd be lucky to have scored at all. Also, Foster seemed to adjust his D for down and distance more than others (according to Boomer).
This year's UVa D is a lot better. I watched part of the BYU game and was very impressed in the first half. When I checked back in the fourth quarter, they were getting gashed. I think it was the altitude .... which we experienced first hand last year. Still the BYU game they gave up the most yards rushing all year at 145 yards and most was the fourth quarter I think. UVa only gave up 116 rushing yards to UCLA.
It's going to be a dog fight with Pitt and UVa and we "just" need to execute because I think we have O speed over them. It's going to be fun to watch.
Really?