Holy crap! It worked. My latest inclusion of H_RMBSYCGAAMACBLDE(AMTYFAMBT) actually worked. Based on the fact that Darren Evans was motivated by reading fans opinions, I decided to call out Jeron Hosley for his punt returning and guess what? He returned 3 punts for 98 yards and a TD! He upped his average yards per return for the year from 0.8 to 12.75 in a single game! Jeron, since you obviously read my blog, firstly, you’re welcome for the inspiration, secondly, I’m sorry giving you a hard time about it, and thirdly, great season so far! Hopefully you can see why I did it, and we can continue to be friends.
In other H_RMBSYCGAAMACBLDE(AMTYFAMBT) news, the other 4 sort of worked I guess. GW got beat on the first drive for the TD, but had a decent game after that finishing with 5 tackles. I’d call him out again, but I’ve already been tough on him all season. Beamer at least sort of fired up the team and we only had a 0-7 deficit to start this game, and then went on a 38-0 run. Stinespring’s offense looked good on downs 1 and 2, but not so much that 3rd one… And Exum had another good game and had no penalties.
So since this sort of worked, we’ll add the 2nd installment to “Hey _____, read my blog so you can get angry and motivated and come back like Darren Evans (and maybe tell your friends about my blog too).”
Hey, Chris Drager, aside from the Boston College game you have been nonexistent. Averaging 1.8 tackles per game, you have less tackles than all three other starting linemen plus your own backup, Fresman JR Collins. You only have 1 tackle for a loss which ties you 10th on the team, behind 5 linemen, 3 linebackers, and a defensive back, and 3 of those are backups. You also only have 2 QB hurries on top of that. Either step up or take a step back on the depth chart!
Now that we’ve got that taken care of, what should we look for against Wake Forest? Well they a running team that would run the ball a lot and for a lot of yards. But they didn’t really run it that well. At 4.5 yards per carry, they are 53rd in the nation. But only 1 team has attempted more rushes than them with a lower yards per carry average. A more telling stat: in their 2 wins against Duke and Presbyterian, they are averaged 6.25 yards per carry with 9 TDs. In their 4 losses against teams that would at least consider playing defense (which surprisingly includes GT! OHHHHH!!!!), they averaged a meager 3.55 yards per carry and only have 6 TDs. And they were even worse throwing the ball. But then out of nowhere Tanner Price comes out and throws 326 yards with 2 TDs and no picks against Navy. This doubled his season total and nearly doubled the team total. This is surprising because Wake had been an option run offense, and they do a rare QB by committee approach. From recent Hokie memory you should know that QBs by committee are usually bad. But Wake has already rotated in 4 QBs!! So to be totally honest, I don’t know what Wake will do on Saturday, and I’m not sure they do either…
So how’s Wake’s defense? Horrible! They’re 102nd in the nation in total defense. In their last 4 games they were crushed 31-0 by FSU, humiliated by Stanford 68-24, and then suffered heart-breaking losses to GT (24-20) and Navy (28-27). Option offenses have put up lots of points and yards on them as have passing attacks. They’re weak in all facets of the defense. Plus I bet they’re pretty demoralized after their latest 4 game stretch. All we need to do is score early and put them in a hole. I’m guessing they won’t be able to dig themselves out. Which is good news since we’ve been so good starting games this year…
Anyway, looks like Ryan Williams is unlikely to make it back in time for the game. But whoever gets the carries against Wake should have a pretty good day. Either Evans or Wilson will get hot. And Tyrod should have another big day.
Prediction: 38-21 Hokies.
In other H_RMBSYCGAAMACBLDE(AMTYFAMBT) news, the other 4 sort of worked I guess. GW got beat on the first drive for the TD, but had a decent game after that finishing with 5 tackles. I’d call him out again, but I’ve already been tough on him all season. Beamer at least sort of fired up the team and we only had a 0-7 deficit to start this game, and then went on a 38-0 run. Stinespring’s offense looked good on downs 1 and 2, but not so much that 3rd one… And Exum had another good game and had no penalties.
So since this sort of worked, we’ll add the 2nd installment to “Hey _____, read my blog so you can get angry and motivated and come back like Darren Evans (and maybe tell your friends about my blog too).”
Hey, Chris Drager, aside from the Boston College game you have been nonexistent. Averaging 1.8 tackles per game, you have less tackles than all three other starting linemen plus your own backup, Fresman JR Collins. You only have 1 tackle for a loss which ties you 10th on the team, behind 5 linemen, 3 linebackers, and a defensive back, and 3 of those are backups. You also only have 2 QB hurries on top of that. Either step up or take a step back on the depth chart!
Now that we’ve got that taken care of, what should we look for against Wake Forest? Well they a running team that would run the ball a lot and for a lot of yards. But they didn’t really run it that well. At 4.5 yards per carry, they are 53rd in the nation. But only 1 team has attempted more rushes than them with a lower yards per carry average. A more telling stat: in their 2 wins against Duke and Presbyterian, they are averaged 6.25 yards per carry with 9 TDs. In their 4 losses against teams that would at least consider playing defense (which surprisingly includes GT! OHHHHH!!!!), they averaged a meager 3.55 yards per carry and only have 6 TDs. And they were even worse throwing the ball. But then out of nowhere Tanner Price comes out and throws 326 yards with 2 TDs and no picks against Navy. This doubled his season total and nearly doubled the team total. This is surprising because Wake had been an option run offense, and they do a rare QB by committee approach. From recent Hokie memory you should know that QBs by committee are usually bad. But Wake has already rotated in 4 QBs!! So to be totally honest, I don’t know what Wake will do on Saturday, and I’m not sure they do either…
So how’s Wake’s defense? Horrible! They’re 102nd in the nation in total defense. In their last 4 games they were crushed 31-0 by FSU, humiliated by Stanford 68-24, and then suffered heart-breaking losses to GT (24-20) and Navy (28-27). Option offenses have put up lots of points and yards on them as have passing attacks. They’re weak in all facets of the defense. Plus I bet they’re pretty demoralized after their latest 4 game stretch. All we need to do is score early and put them in a hole. I’m guessing they won’t be able to dig themselves out. Which is good news since we’ve been so good starting games this year…
Anyway, looks like Ryan Williams is unlikely to make it back in time for the game. But whoever gets the carries against Wake should have a pretty good day. Either Evans or Wilson will get hot. And Tyrod should have another big day.
Prediction: 38-21 Hokies.
Also, if you haven't heard, Greg Nosal, our LG, lost part of his pinky late in the 2nd quarter against CMU when it got stuck between his facemask and another players on a block. He got some pain killers and went right back out to play the whole 3rd quarter! Then once VT got a commanding 31-7 lead he left the game and they reattached the pinky chunk in the 4th. If you're not grossed out yet and want to read more go here:
So Greg Nosal, this High 4 goes out to you!
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