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Is Virginia Tech Actually Good?

MikeyCanez

MikeyCanez

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The short answer is no, of course not. But, a November trip to Blacksburg with a lot of eyes on the following week against Pittsburgh is still enough circumstances to make me nervous.

The Hokies are a bad football team but they could have easily closed up shop in early October and been a walkover thereafter, but they have showed some fight and that is commendable, especially without a head coach. The good news for Miami is that Virginia Tech's best offensive strategy is to run you into submission, which, as we are all well aware, is not a strategy that is going to work against Miami's defense.

It is sort of a miracle that Kyron Drones has managed to play as much college football as he has without getting noticeably better even a LITTLE bit. The guy is a stud athlete who simply cannot throw the ball with any kind of consistency.

I like Marcellous Hawkins for what he is -- an undersized but tough and explosive runner. It is awfully surprising that VT can't find a way to get him the ball more in the receiving game. The days of Virginia Tech's underrated offensive line are long gone however and as long as Miami accounts for Drones in the running game, they shouldn't have to break a sweat bottling up the Hokies there.

The passing attack is barely worth talking about. Drones still can't complete 60% of his passes and Ayden Greene is a good enough talent, but certainly not good enough that Miami's secondary can't handle him. They have literally no one else that Miami needs to worry about there.

The Hokies' defense is below-average in every facet. Kemari Copeland is a useful defensive tackle but lacks size and Kaleb Spencer is a versatile linebacker who would probably have a role on Miami's defense if he was still here. But the rest of the defense is unremarkable.

In all, Virginia Tech is probably Stanford-level bad and I would expect them to start checking out, especially with nothing left to play for and a lame duck coach. Absolutely cannot overlook this game but I think Miami has the chance to win 41-3 if they bring the energy and stay creative offensively.

Unfortunately, Virginia Tech is bad enough that style points won't matter in this one, so I'll expend most of my energy rooting for Missouri and Pitt instead.
 
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MikeyCanez said:
The short answer is no, of course not. But, a November trip to Blacksburg with a lot of eyes on the following week against Pittsburgh is still enough circumstances to make me nervous.

The Hokies are a bad football team but they could have easily closed up shop in early October and been a walkover thereafter, but they have showed some fight and that is commendable, especially without a head coach. The good news for Miami is that Virginia Tech's best offensive strategy is to run you into submission, which, as we are all well aware, is not a strategy that is going to work against Miami's defense.

It is sort of a miracle that Kyron Drones has managed to play as much college football as he has without getting noticeably better even a LITTLE bit. The guy is a stud athlete who simply cannot throw the ball with any kind of consistency.

I like Marcellous Hawkins for what he is -- an undersized but tough and explosive runner. It is awfully surprising that VT can't find a way to get him the ball more in the receiving game. The days of Virginia Tech's underrated offensive line are long gone however and as long as Miami accounts for Drones in the running game, they shouldn't have to break a sweat bottling up the Hokies there.

The passing attack is barely worth talking about. Drones still can't complete 60% of his passes and Ayden Greene is a good enough talent, but certainly not good enough that Miami's secondary can't handle him. They have literally no one else that Miami needs to worry about there.

The Hokies' defense is below-average in every facet. Kemari Copeland is a useful defensive tackle but lacks size and Kaleb Spencer is a versatile linebacker who would probably have a role on Miami's defense if he was still here. But the rest of the defense is unremarkable.

In all, Virginia Tech is probably Stanford-level bad and I would expect them to start checking out, especially with nothing left to play for and a lame duck coach. Absolutely cannot overlook this game but I think Miami has the chance to win 41-3 if they bring the energy and stay creative offensively.

Unfortunately, Virginia Tech is bad enough that style points won't matter in this one, so I'll expend most of my energy rooting for Missouri and Pitt instead.
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Fat chance that VT will start checking out in this game.
We are their Super Bowl.
It has been this way since the early 1990s, when they sucked as much as they do now.
They would love to f(ornicate) our season as well as UVA's season the following week.
 
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MedleyCane said:
Fat chance that VT will start checking out in this game.
We are their Super Bowl.
It has been this way since the early 1990s, when they suck as much as they do now.
They would love to f(ornicate) our season as well as UVA's season the following week.
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Something often overlooked is we’re everyone’s Super Bowl. Been this way for years. Teams just get hyped up when Miami comes to town.
 
423Hurricane said:
Something often overlooked is we’re everyone’s Super Bowl. Been this way for years. Teams just get hyped up when Miami comes to town.
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This and they have always had this weird obsession with our program.
To them, we are the big dude on campus with the nice cars, clothes and girls and
they wonder why it's not them.
I know, I worked and lived with many of them. Lol.
 
MedleyCane said:
Fat chance that VT will start checking out in this game.
We are their Super Bowl.
It has been this way since the early 1990s, when they sucked as much as they do now.
They would love to f(ornicate) our season as well as UVA's season the following week.
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Actually, I think UVA will be their Super Bowl. Kinda like Pitt ruined WVU season in 2007 with Pat White and Co...
 
MedleyCane said:
This and they have always had this weird obsession with our program.
To them, we are the big dude on campus with the nice cars, clothes and girls and
they wonder why it's not them.
I know, I worked and lived with many of them. Lol.
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I’ve lived about 150 miles from campus for 42 years and their fans, unlike many others, have always been respectful and spoken highly of our rivalry. They always get hyped when we come to town.
 
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No, they're trash. 74th in total defense. 86th in total offense. Don't give a **** if they *THINK* their game vs Miami is their Super Bowl. It's not. Canes roll.

45-10 (at least 7 of their points come against our 3rd string defense).
 
Of course VT will get up for this game for a multitude of reasons. History or the rivalry, the way the game ended last year, Miami being the opponent, etc. However, they have the commonwealth cup the following weekend. Maybe, just maybe if we step on them early (flip a coin on that if we come out firing) then maybe they shift focus to that game and ruining UVA's season? We can dream.
 
The rivalry + possibility of looking ahead definitely are valid reasons for pause, but ultimately they have way too many weaknesses. Drones running is their biggest strength and Hetherman has shown he can scheme against that very well. Also, gotta keep pre snap penalties down due to that rowdy crowd. Could see it being respectable early on but ultimately we pull away.
 
Do we get our 4th Sub 150 game? They are a prime candidate but think it will be tough to do on the road
 
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There's a decent chance VT announces Franklin this week so there's a decent chance the crowd is juiced but would think it'll be an odd dynamic in the locker room given most of those guys are auditioning for spots on other rosters.

This is also a VT squad that has put up 14 and 16 points respectively the past two weeks and is in the 100's in many defensive categories.
 
I like the noon start; they won't have nearly the energy they would for a night game. We need to come out and step on them quickly, just like LY, and keep it up. If you recall, we were rolling until that BS holding call killed our momentum.
 
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