Virginia Tech Postgame

[TheTechGuy]

Bama front 4

Justin Egboigbe 6’5 294lbs
DJ Dale 6’3 305
Raekwon Davis 6’7 312
Anfrenee Jennings 6’3 259

avg. 6’4.5 292.5lb

Find me an OLine smaller and please say GT to prove our point

You're misunderstanding. My point was that every GT OL was larger than every VT OL to a man, not just by average.

 

[Ibeeballin]

Serious question, what do you expect the win total to be next year?

I’ll answer even tho you don’t ask. I expect to be a bowl team next yr

 

[TheTechGuy]

I’ll answer even tho you don’t ask. I expect to be a bowl team next yr

And if we do not make a bowl, will you have serious concerns about Collins? We'll ignore that you predicted 8-4 this year and are still a Collins defending zealot.

 

[Ibeeballin]

You're misunderstanding. My point was that every GT OL was larger than every VT OL to a man, not just by average.

I understand your point. All OL will be bigger than DL so you’re not saying much.

 

[JorgeJonas]

Comparing us to Bama isn’t good for anyone. We aren’t Bama, and we’re never going to be Bama. And yesterday we weren’t playing Bama. We played Virginia effing Tech, and a team that we had beaten four out of five came in and whipped us. I think the furthest we got offensively was our own 41 yard line until the middle of the fourth quarter. Say what you want about the players not fitting, but we looked like a team that had more important places to be yesterday. Maybe one day it’ll be awesome for us with Collins, but I kinda doubt it.

 

[Ibeeballin]

And if we do not make a bowl, will you have serious concerns about Collins? We'll ignore that you predicted 8-4 this year and are still a Collins defending zealot.

Ok. I predicted 8-4 before Adams passed and 7-5 based on us being a good run blocking team. We don’t do anything @lv20gt made a great post on this

 

[Ibeeballin]

And if we do not make a bowl, will you have serious concerns about Collins? We'll ignore that you predicted 8-4 this year and are still a Collins defending zealot.

Ok. I predicted 8-4 before Adams passed and 7-5 based on us being a good run blocking team. We don’t do anything well best described @lv20gt made a great post on this.

If we don’t we can talk about if the OC/DC needs to be changed

 

[Ibeeballin]

Comparing us to Bama isn’t good for anyone. We aren’t Bama, and we’re never going to be Bama. And yesterday we weren’t playing Bama. We played Virginia effing Tech, and a team that we had beaten four out of five came in and whipped us. I think the furthest we got offensively was our own 41 yard line until the middle of the fourth quarter. Say what you want about the players not fitting, but we looked like a team that had more important places to be yesterday. Maybe one day it’ll be awesome for us with Collins, but I kinda doubt it.

i agree with all this but the last statement. It’s incredibly to make that type of statement with a extremely flawed team

 

[jayparr]

Could you write me a note to give to my doctor he told me at 270 I was to big.

Could you write me a note to give to my doctor he told me at 270 I was to big.

Well; do you line up against any 320 to 350 lineman and then but heads?

 

[TheTechGuy]

I understand your point. All OL will be bigger than DL so you’re not saying much.

My point was to rebut any opinion that our offensive issues yesterday could simply be explained away by having an undersized OL when, in fact, we played against an undersized DL yesterday.

 

[Ibeeballin]

6-4 is good but 287 is still way to small even at 17 yrs old. That weight is smaller than what we have now!

Clemson avg sz OL is 291lbs, so not that is not small

 

[Vespidae]

Ok. I predicted 8-4 before Adams passed and 7-5 based on us being a good run blocking team.

I was thinking about this yesterday. Auburn, over the last decade, has been an 8-4 team on average. (I am not citing their Natty, so don't go there.) So they aren't lighting up the world, but they are competitive. Do we think we will be at the same level as Auburn when the transformation is done? I fear we will get there by beating Gardner Webb, Alcorn State, and South Alabama.

I think Tech should be a perennial 8-4 team ... but it struck me that would mean we were at the same level as an Auburn.

 

[TheTechGuy]

Clemson avg sz OL is 291lbs, so not that is not small

So we currently have a heavier OL than Clemson?

 

[bobongo]

You're misunderstanding. My point was that every GT OL was larger than every VT OL to a man, not just by average.

Point well taken but size isn't everything. We are not very strong or talented up front and it's obvious.

 

[jayparr]

Clemson avg sz OL is 291lbs, so not that is not small

No that's their wide receivers!! LOL

 

[TheTechGuy]

Ok. I predicted 8-4 before Adams passed and 7-5 based on us being a good run blocking team. We don’t do anything well best described @lv20gt made a great post on this.

If we don’t we can talk about if the OC/DC needs to be changed

Glad to hear that you're still sold on P'Nut, lol. Hey, maybe we will beat ugag, and we can all be happy for a bit.I do think we beat NC State to get to 3 wins.

 

[JorgeJonas]

i agree with all this but the last statement. It’s incredibly to make that type of statement with a extremely flawed team

He isn’t responsible for all of the flaws. He is responsible for at least some of some of them.

 

[684Bee]

I was thinking about this yesterday. Auburn, over the last decade, has been an 8-4 team on average. (I am not citing their Natty, so don't go there.) So they aren't lighting up the world, but they are competitive. Do we think we will be at the same level as Auburn when the transformation is done? I fear we will get there by beating Gardner Webb, Alcorn State, and South Alabama.

I think Tech should be a perennial 8-4 team ... but it struck me that would mean we were at the same level as an Auburn.

That’s how crazy expectations have gotten. Averaging 8 wins over a decade is very good. Very few programs do that. Yet Auburn will Fire a coach for that.

It’s crazy for GT, with our relative commitment to football, to have those expectations.

If we decide to go all in on football, like programs like Auburn, then we can talk.

 

[Vespidae]

Yet Auburn will Fire a coach for that.

You are correct. Most fans want Malzahn gone and would be willing to help him move.

 

[Ibeeballin]

I was thinking about this yesterday. Auburn, over the last decade, has been an 8-4 team on average. (I am not citing their Natty, so don't go there.) So they aren't lighting up the world, but they are competitive. Do we think we will be at the same level as Auburn when the transformation is done? I fear we will get there by beating Gardner Webb, Alcorn State, and South Alabama.

I think Tech should be a perennial 8-4 team ... but it struck me that would mean we were at the same level as an Auburn.

You have to use context. Auburn plays in the SEC West with Bama and LSU, who now has an offense. We are in the Coastal with no one who recruits in the Top 25 except UNC and Miami (who is in a worst situation than us) so no we don’t have to on Auburn level per se, we need to be better than middling teams in the Coastal. That’s why i find when @AlabamaBuzz and a few others say we will never outrecruit Bama or UGA doing what they do. We don’t have to be a top 15-25 team and to be perennial Coastal Champs