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Without three starters on the OL, three of the top five Rb’s, three of the top five wr’s and your starting cb is not a gimme. Then mix in losing the go to guy Mallory in game and Arroyo already being out. There’s already no guarantees with conference games especially when you mix in the injuries on an already thin team. The cherry on top of all the injuries is a struggling OL that couldn’t even snap the ball on time most plays because of communication issues caused by noise in a tough environment. Yet we still pulled it out. I won’t apologize for a win. I’m not delusional enough to think we can overcome those injuries when all off season I said this team was a house of cards that couldn’t handle many injuries. No matter what you think of our ” blue chip rating” this isn’t a very deep or talented team ( And no there’s no excuse for losing to MTSU).


If this team can just hold on to late October early Nov we could be somewhat healthy for the last few games and bowl. As I said after UNC “ I only care about getting better every week“. Keep taking positive steps and guys keep stepping up.

It wasn’t pretty but a win is a win.
 
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Cribby said:
Without three starters on the OL, three of the top five Rb’s, three of the top five wr’s and your starting cb is not a gimme. Then mix in losing the go to guy Mallory in game and Arroyo already being out. There’s already no guarantees with conference games especially when you mix in the injuries on an already thin team. The cherry on top of all the injuries is a struggling OL that couldn’t even snap the ball on time most plays because of communication issues caused by noise in a tough environment. Yet we still pulled it out. I won’t apologize for a win. I’m not delusional enough to think we can overcome those injuries when all off season I said this team was a deck of cards that couldn’t handle many injuries. No matter what you think of our ” blue chip rating” this isn’t a very deep or talented team ( And no there’s no excuse for losing to MTSU).


If this team can just hold on to late October early Nov we could be somewhat healthy for the last few games and bowl. As I said after UNC “ I only care about getting better every week“. Keep taking positive steps and guys keep stepping up.

It wasn’t pretty but a win is a win.
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Duke will be tougher than UVA. Next game is huge for the trajectory of our season.
 
First Power 5 win all season **** near Halloween..

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Cribby said:
Without three starters on the OL, three of the top five Rb’s, three of the top five wr’s and your starting cb is not a gimme. Then mix in losing the go to guy Mallory in game and Arroyo already being out. There’s already no guarantees with conference games especially when you mix in the injuries on an already thin team. The cherry on top of all the injuries is a struggling OL that couldn’t even snap the ball on time most plays because of communication issues caused by noise in a tough environment. Yet we still pulled it out. I won’t apologize for a win. I’m not delusional enough to think we can overcome those injuries when all off season I said this team was a deck of cards that couldn’t handle many injuries. No matter what you think of our ” blue chip rating” this isn’t a very deep or talented team ( And no there’s no excuse for losing to MTSU).


If this team can just hold on to late October early Nov we could be somewhat healthy for the last few games and bowl. As I said after UNC “ I only care about getting better every week“. Keep taking positive steps and guys keep stepping up.

It wasn’t pretty but a win is a win.
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Don’t bring that rational thought to this irrational board that’s not how it works here!
 
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@KingLew88 said:
A lot of those injuries were a plus for us.

Parrish & K5 only ones that really matter.

The only thing I say is try and keep the games close and try and steal some of these games. There are no guarantees on this schedule. Every week gonna be a dogfight
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Clark and Zion are positives?

George and X are positives?

Citizen and Chaney are positives?
 
@KingLew88 said:
A lot of those injuries were a plus for us.

Parrish & K5 only ones that really matter.

The only thing I say is try and keep the games close and try and steal some of these games. There are no guarantees on this schedule. Every week gonna be a dogfight
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Injuries to starters for a team with very little depth is a plus.

Couldn’t create these people in a lab if you tried and had a 55 gallon drum of ******.
 
@KingLew88 said:
A lot of those injuries were a plus for us.

Parrish & K5 only ones that really matter.

The only thing I say is try and keep the games close and try and steal some of these games. There are no guarantees on this schedule. Every week gonna be a dogfight
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When does your next quantum computer hit the market?
 
Cribby said:
Without three starters on the OL, three of the top five Rb’s, three of the top five wr’s and your starting cb is not a gimme. Then mix in losing the go to guy Mallory in game and Arroyo already being out. There’s already no guarantees with conference games especially when you mix in the injuries on an already thin team. The cherry on top of all the injuries is a struggling OL that couldn’t even snap the ball on time most plays because of communication issues caused by noise in a tough environment. Yet we still pulled it out. I won’t apologize for a win. I’m not delusional enough to think we can overcome those injuries when all off season I said this team was a deck of cards that couldn’t handle many injuries. No matter what you think of our ” blue chip rating” this isn’t a very deep or talented team ( And no there’s no excuse for losing to MTSU).


If this team can just hold on to late October early Nov we could be somewhat healthy for the last few games and bowl. As I said after UNC “ I only care about getting better every week“. Keep taking positive steps and guys keep stepping up.

It wasn’t pretty but a win is a win.
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I remember your post about our razor thin depth. I also remember some of the "next man up bro" responses. We're a top-heavy, mostly mediocre team in the first season of a complete staff overhaul being held together with duct tape and prayer right now. If we can win 7 or 8 and show a pulse against decent teams, and if Mario is half the recruiter we hope he is, maybe we can begin a true rebuild and not the freaking 20-year Sisyphean Jenga game we've borne sad witness to so far.
 
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To win on the road in a hostile sold out environment against a team just as desperate for a W as we were given our own inefficiencies should at the very least be appreciated. We know they're not very good, but I'm proud of our guys for pulling out the W (as ugly as it was). And the refs tried their damnest to keep VT in the game. Penalties haven't been an issue all year until yesterday.

Of course we have a lot of cleaning up to do, but if we can survive this stretch until we get a few guys back I'll take it. Do we still have a LOT to work on? Of course we do, that's pretty obvious. Coaches need to get out of their own way and players need to make better/smarter plays, but I think we're slowly trending in the right direction?

Keep winning, build momentum, and let the chips fall where they may🤷🏾‍♂️. Enjoy the W
 
Cribby said:
Without three starters on the OL, three of the top five Rb’s, three of the top five wr’s and your starting cb is not a gimme. Then mix in losing the go to guy Mallory in game and Arroyo already being out. There’s already no guarantees with conference games especially when you mix in the injuries on an already thin team. The cherry on top of all the injuries is a struggling OL that couldn’t even snap the ball on time most plays because of communication issues caused by noise in a tough environment. Yet we still pulled it out. I won’t apologize for a win. I’m not delusional enough to think we can overcome those injuries when all off season I said this team was a deck of cards that couldn’t handle many injuries. No matter what you think of our ” blue chip rating” this isn’t a very deep or talented team ( And no there’s no excuse for losing to MTSU).


If this team can just hold on to late October early Nov we could be somewhat healthy for the last few games and bowl. As I said after UNC “ I only care about getting better every week“. Keep taking positive steps and guys keep stepping up.

It wasn’t pretty but a win is a win.
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Who are you expecting to be back by late oct besides X, george, and the Don?
 
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Genghis Cane said:
Clark and Zion are positives?

George and X are positives?

Citizen and Chaney are positives?
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Citizen and Chaney been gone before season started.

George ain’t did anything yet. Colby has emerged because of the injuries.

I don’t hold Zion in as high regard as others. Never seen the 1st rd ppl talk about.
 
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