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Friday, November 6, 2009
I have hit the pinnacle of my blogging "career".
So I created an online account over at hamptonroads.com so I could comment on our friend Kyle Tucker's blogs recently when we had our blog-war-of-stiney-words. I used a tricky name to disguise myself. I called myself, "hokiejaybee". I made a comment on his pro-Stiney post the other day, but then wrote back in and told them to delete partial comment (limit 750 characters) but rather just come read it here. I also e-mailed him directly and pasted our posts from here to him in e-mail.
Today, I went to post a comment on his latest post, and realized I've hit the peak of my blogging career. I'm blacklisted!
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Today, I went to post a comment on his latest post, and realized I've hit the peak of my blogging career. I'm blacklisted!
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In Reverse and Flooring It
Sixteen points.
Sixteen Goddam Points.
We managed to score more than 16 points with Sean Glennon under center to open the 2007 season, in the most frustrating game I've personally witnessed in Lane Stadium. We managed to score more than 16 points last year when we lost to them. This is the fewest points a VT offense has managed to hang on ECU since a 10-14 loss in 1989. VT was 6-4-1 in 1989. And that, my fellow FBS'ers, for lack of a better word, is bullshit.
Racking up yards is a sign of talent on a football team. VT rolled for 379 over the Pirates, which isn't horrible, but most of those yards came in chunks from playmakers (read that as "Ryan Williams") making plays in space. But perhaps the best indicator of an offensive coordinator's ability is how the team performs in the red zone, where space is limited and scheme and playcalling become more essential to punching the ball in. An ongoing theme this season has been as the field gets shorter, the offense gets worse. Prior to the ECU game, VT had a red zone TD percentage of 57.69, which ranks 66th in the nation. For a sense of comparison, that sandwiches VT between Louisiana-Monroe and Florida International. In other words, Bryan Stinespring would be a great fit in the Sun Belt Conference.
For three consecutive games Bryan Stinespring has managed to put fewer points on the board than in the previous game. At this rate we should be short-side running, lateral passing, poorly disguised screening, 3rd and bombing our way to less than a touchdown a game by the end of the season.
That's a whole lot of lack of execution.
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Sixteen Goddam Points.
We managed to score more than 16 points with Sean Glennon under center to open the 2007 season, in the most frustrating game I've personally witnessed in Lane Stadium. We managed to score more than 16 points last year when we lost to them. This is the fewest points a VT offense has managed to hang on ECU since a 10-14 loss in 1989. VT was 6-4-1 in 1989. And that, my fellow FBS'ers, for lack of a better word, is bullshit.
Racking up yards is a sign of talent on a football team. VT rolled for 379 over the Pirates, which isn't horrible, but most of those yards came in chunks from playmakers (read that as "Ryan Williams") making plays in space. But perhaps the best indicator of an offensive coordinator's ability is how the team performs in the red zone, where space is limited and scheme and playcalling become more essential to punching the ball in. An ongoing theme this season has been as the field gets shorter, the offense gets worse. Prior to the ECU game, VT had a red zone TD percentage of 57.69, which ranks 66th in the nation. For a sense of comparison, that sandwiches VT between Louisiana-Monroe and Florida International. In other words, Bryan Stinespring would be a great fit in the Sun Belt Conference.
For three consecutive games Bryan Stinespring has managed to put fewer points on the board than in the previous game. At this rate we should be short-side running, lateral passing, poorly disguised screening, 3rd and bombing our way to less than a touchdown a game by the end of the season.
That's a whole lot of lack of execution.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Immediate Thoughts, ECU Game Before Bed:
these are my thoughts during the ECU game, merely jotted down and transferred here, not a lot of editing at all.
*our kickoffs only make it to the 15? frank, work on this.
*i didn't mind tonight's playcalling mix [the run:pass ratio]. and i actually liked the ratio of run-outsides:run-middles when run plays were chosen. so, i can't whine about the quantity of run middles that were called. but they came in bunches. too many instances where it seemed it was two run middles in a row.
*and stop running to the short side of the field. seriously. you're cutting out 15 yards of space for ry will to utilize.
*i still don't like the amount of time tyrod is taking in the pocket on some passing plays. obviously there's a chance here to only blame tyrod for taking too long or always thinking he can escape any situation. but i also feel like, because it seems it was happening on EVERY pass play, that there's something lacking on the coaching end [Stinespring and O'cain]. does the release from the coaches have to be given earlier, is he on a "don't run unless it's a called QB run" rule? or, maybe he just needs to develop his internal clock a little more, which is also something that can be aided by coaching. maybe practice some long developing pocket plays at practice?
*OH MY MOTHERF*CKING GOD. stop calling the horizontal pass to a WR. that play call is a great play call to catch the D offguard or punish a corner that is giving too much cushion repeatedly. IT IS NOT A STAPLE OF A PASSING GAME. after they figure it out, and they always do, it's best case a three yard gain. but more likely to get to a possible pick-six situation when they start to read it. the risk versus reward for that play is not a profitable situation.
*looky looky, near pick on that play. STOP CALLING THAT PLAY. would it kill you to call a pump and go?
*hi. my name is quick slant. our WR's are faster, and taller, than most team's CB's. and really faster and bigger than ECU's CB's. quick slant on 3rd and 4 Bryan, quick slant.
*i remember this one time, we had a position on our team, it was called the "tight end" i think. those were the days. it was this wicked position that would sometimes stay in and block, and sometimes fake like he was blocking but really run out into the pass pattern and catch passes. it was wicked tricky. especially if the tight end on your team is bigger and/or faster than the other team's line backers. i wish we had one of those guys.
*lou holtz called tyrod at one point, "tyroude tyler". lou holtz for prethident everybody, vote now.
*bed time for me. 16-3. wow. hammered 'em.
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*our kickoffs only make it to the 15? frank, work on this.
*i didn't mind tonight's playcalling mix [the run:pass ratio]. and i actually liked the ratio of run-outsides:run-middles when run plays were chosen. so, i can't whine about the quantity of run middles that were called. but they came in bunches. too many instances where it seemed it was two run middles in a row.
*and stop running to the short side of the field. seriously. you're cutting out 15 yards of space for ry will to utilize.
*i still don't like the amount of time tyrod is taking in the pocket on some passing plays. obviously there's a chance here to only blame tyrod for taking too long or always thinking he can escape any situation. but i also feel like, because it seems it was happening on EVERY pass play, that there's something lacking on the coaching end [Stinespring and O'cain]. does the release from the coaches have to be given earlier, is he on a "don't run unless it's a called QB run" rule? or, maybe he just needs to develop his internal clock a little more, which is also something that can be aided by coaching. maybe practice some long developing pocket plays at practice?
*OH MY MOTHERF*CKING GOD. stop calling the horizontal pass to a WR. that play call is a great play call to catch the D offguard or punish a corner that is giving too much cushion repeatedly. IT IS NOT A STAPLE OF A PASSING GAME. after they figure it out, and they always do, it's best case a three yard gain. but more likely to get to a possible pick-six situation when they start to read it. the risk versus reward for that play is not a profitable situation.
*looky looky, near pick on that play. STOP CALLING THAT PLAY. would it kill you to call a pump and go?
*hi. my name is quick slant. our WR's are faster, and taller, than most team's CB's. and really faster and bigger than ECU's CB's. quick slant on 3rd and 4 Bryan, quick slant.
*i remember this one time, we had a position on our team, it was called the "tight end" i think. those were the days. it was this wicked position that would sometimes stay in and block, and sometimes fake like he was blocking but really run out into the pass pattern and catch passes. it was wicked tricky. especially if the tight end on your team is bigger and/or faster than the other team's line backers. i wish we had one of those guys.
*lou holtz called tyrod at one point, "tyroude tyler". lou holtz for prethident everybody, vote now.
*bed time for me. 16-3. wow. hammered 'em.
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Lost in All This:
Lost in all this hoopla with a near blog war between FBS and Kyle Tucker..............
........is that we're all Hokies too. Staunch supporters. We're not actually rooting for VT to lose, just so that we can say, "Fire Bryan Stinespring". We sure as hell want to win, and want to win badly, and want to win big. And we want GT to lose to Wake, and we want to somehow backdoor our way into another ACC-CG, and we want to win that, and we want to win the Orange Bowl [this is where I'd normally type, "despite Stinespring's efforts" or something like that]. But the point is, we're all still Hokies too, rooting for the team now, and looking for a better tomorrow. Can we agree to disagree on the manner in which we get to that better tomorrow, at least on the offensive coordinatorship to get there?
So, I want to join everyone together here in the one common theme we all have if you're on this site, whether writing, reading, agreeing, disagreeing, WHATEVER. There's a game tonight. And I want to win. And I want to win by 60.
LET'S GO!!
HO KIES!!
Pick up the pace Bryan. Channel your inner-Miami-game, or your inner-BC-game.
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........is that we're all Hokies too. Staunch supporters. We're not actually rooting for VT to lose, just so that we can say, "Fire Bryan Stinespring". We sure as hell want to win, and want to win badly, and want to win big. And we want GT to lose to Wake, and we want to somehow backdoor our way into another ACC-CG, and we want to win that, and we want to win the Orange Bowl [this is where I'd normally type, "despite Stinespring's efforts" or something like that]. But the point is, we're all still Hokies too, rooting for the team now, and looking for a better tomorrow. Can we agree to disagree on the manner in which we get to that better tomorrow, at least on the offensive coordinatorship to get there?
So, I want to join everyone together here in the one common theme we all have if you're on this site, whether writing, reading, agreeing, disagreeing, WHATEVER. There's a game tonight. And I want to win. And I want to win by 60.
LET'S GO!!
HO KIES!!
Pick up the pace Bryan. Channel your inner-Miami-game, or your inner-BC-game.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
STOP THE PRESSES!!! There's an Anti-Stinespring Site?!
Wow. Spend a little time roaming around the Internet today and you can find links and references to us popping up all over. Some love us, some agree with us, some disagree with us (or agree, depending on the year, I guess), and some apparently think... we're livestock?
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The goat does bear a striking resemblance to Illinois Hokie...
I, for one, am not surprised. It was only a matter of time until people started noticing HOW BAD STINEY IS for this program. We're the "assholes" and "jackasses" now, but when all is said and done, most of those people will be singing an entirely different tune. We've been around for a while, and unless Stiney gets the boot - we aren't going anywhere anytime soon!
For now, welcome newcomers! Feel free to stick around and leave some comments, or just keep linking to us from your respective sites. It's all the same to us!
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Kyle Tucker Blog, Part Deux
I'd like to open with an apology to Kyle for an ignorant accusation that he is a VT or Beamer puppet. Perhaps a little sensationalistic on my part. I would love to have the time prior to writing this post to read his blog's archives and read through his posts from last season. I chose that opening directed at Kyle because I distinctly remember a post of his where he wrote that was warned and/or quieted by the VT Brass regarding his stance and his public writings on Bryan Stinespring. Maybe my memory is off and it was Aaron McFarling from the Roanoke Times who was shushed, or maybe it was Kyle who was warned to quiet his negativity, but it was by his editor and not by VT.
Either way. To Kyle, I appreciate the press in your blog directly attributed to me, but my accusations were unfounded and just some gentle poking on my part. To all those who took my writing to believe that I had direct and concrete knowledge that Kyle is on the take at VT - I apologize if I came across as such. I'm just gibbing Kyle for being soft. Dammit, see, I did it again.
In regards to Kyle's latest response, with some direct responses to me, I offer the following:
It's an admitted "down" year for Bud Foster's defense. Why, we're young/inexperienced? We're off? We're not executing? Illegal blocking by our opponents? [insert any excuse here, I don't care] - the point is that they're just excuses, or reasons, viable or not. The point is that we are having a down year on defense. Because zomgwtfbbq?!?!? We're not the #1 defense in the land? We're not in the top 10 defense in the land? Oh my God what will we do????!?!
Ummmmmm, Kyle, have you seen the total defensive rankings? And have you seen the scoring defensive rankings? In this horrible horrible "down" year on defense - Bud and company are ranked 29th in the nation in both total defensive ranking and in scoring defensive ranking. 29th. Twenty-ninth. 29th out of 119 teams. His down year. His down year he's still better than 90 teams.
In this "down" year, Bud is having an "ok" year. Still in the top 25% of national defenses. Wow, that's a pretty damn good down year. The D is giving up 19.3 points per game. Are you serious? Not even 2o points per game? And we dare say something negative about this guy?
Now let's look at the opposite. One Bryan Stinespring. Who has ranked offenses consistently on the decline, to include the last three seasons being ranked 99th or worse. 99th or worse out of those same 119 teams. And we're supposed to jump at the chance to pat him on the back for an "improvement" this year? With all the talent we have on that side of the ball?
He's "improved" to being ranked 73rd right now. 73rd in total offense. Still on the bottom half of 119 teams. Seventy-third. Top tier coaching?
Let's look at the "good". We're currently sitting at 34th in scoring offense. Not bad, we can't complain too much there. Unless you drop out the 52 we dropped on Marshall and divide by 7 games instead of 8. We're ranked 55th in scoring offense. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Still in the top 50%. Is it that bad around here that we're celebrating this? Come on guy!
And now, jumping away from national rankings and stats/game, I still offer you two reasons why Bud Foster gets a pass and Bryan does not.
[1] Bud Foster's undermanned, young, inexperienced, undersized [again insert any excuse the coaches use, I don't care which] defense has played their damn hearts out. But guess what, sometimes they get tired. Like in our losses when they're on the field for 37 minutes against Alabama, 38 minutes against GT, and 36 minutes against UNC. Note that all game-losing, back-breaking drives given up were late in these time of possession games.....Seriously.....maybe if the offense [and here I mean coaching] could get a couple first downs here or there. Or even successfully run the clock, when that's the admitted game plan, maybe just maybe - that defense could get more than one sip of Hokie-ade and more than 50 seconds of air. And beyond that, because I want to think that our guys are in the best shape of their life and could handle a sub-optimal time of possession battle. But, beyond that, one thing lost in their limited sideline time while the offense fails, it isn't the lack of drink or breath - it's the lack of time available for the defensive coaches to coach, to make adjustments, to help fix things. So the coaches are coaching and adjusting on the fly, because, "crap, we're punting again? get back out there boys!".
[2] And the biggest reason Bud might get a "pass", even though I don't think it's necessary to use the terminology pass when his unit is ranked 29th in a "down" year......and Bryan doesn't get a pass.
He's earned it.
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Either way. To Kyle, I appreciate the press in your blog directly attributed to me, but my accusations were unfounded and just some gentle poking on my part. To all those who took my writing to believe that I had direct and concrete knowledge that Kyle is on the take at VT - I apologize if I came across as such. I'm just gibbing Kyle for being soft. Dammit, see, I did it again.
In regards to Kyle's latest response, with some direct responses to me, I offer the following:
It's an admitted "down" year for Bud Foster's defense. Why, we're young/inexperienced? We're off? We're not executing? Illegal blocking by our opponents? [insert any excuse here, I don't care] - the point is that they're just excuses, or reasons, viable or not. The point is that we are having a down year on defense. Because zomgwtfbbq?!?!? We're not the #1 defense in the land? We're not in the top 10 defense in the land? Oh my God what will we do????!?!
Ummmmmm, Kyle, have you seen the total defensive rankings? And have you seen the scoring defensive rankings? In this horrible horrible "down" year on defense - Bud and company are ranked 29th in the nation in both total defensive ranking and in scoring defensive ranking. 29th. Twenty-ninth. 29th out of 119 teams. His down year. His down year he's still better than 90 teams.
In this "down" year, Bud is having an "ok" year. Still in the top 25% of national defenses. Wow, that's a pretty damn good down year. The D is giving up 19.3 points per game. Are you serious? Not even 2o points per game? And we dare say something negative about this guy?
Now let's look at the opposite. One Bryan Stinespring. Who has ranked offenses consistently on the decline, to include the last three seasons being ranked 99th or worse. 99th or worse out of those same 119 teams. And we're supposed to jump at the chance to pat him on the back for an "improvement" this year? With all the talent we have on that side of the ball?
He's "improved" to being ranked 73rd right now. 73rd in total offense. Still on the bottom half of 119 teams. Seventy-third. Top tier coaching?
Let's look at the "good". We're currently sitting at 34th in scoring offense. Not bad, we can't complain too much there. Unless you drop out the 52 we dropped on Marshall and divide by 7 games instead of 8. We're ranked 55th in scoring offense. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Still in the top 50%. Is it that bad around here that we're celebrating this? Come on guy!
And now, jumping away from national rankings and stats/game, I still offer you two reasons why Bud Foster gets a pass and Bryan does not.
[1] Bud Foster's undermanned, young, inexperienced, undersized [again insert any excuse the coaches use, I don't care which] defense has played their damn hearts out. But guess what, sometimes they get tired. Like in our losses when they're on the field for 37 minutes against Alabama, 38 minutes against GT, and 36 minutes against UNC. Note that all game-losing, back-breaking drives given up were late in these time of possession games.....Seriously.....maybe if the offense [and here I mean coaching] could get a couple first downs here or there. Or even successfully run the clock, when that's the admitted game plan, maybe just maybe - that defense could get more than one sip of Hokie-ade and more than 50 seconds of air. And beyond that, because I want to think that our guys are in the best shape of their life and could handle a sub-optimal time of possession battle. But, beyond that, one thing lost in their limited sideline time while the offense fails, it isn't the lack of drink or breath - it's the lack of time available for the defensive coaches to coach, to make adjustments, to help fix things. So the coaches are coaching and adjusting on the fly, because, "crap, we're punting again? get back out there boys!".
[2] And the biggest reason Bud might get a "pass", even though I don't think it's necessary to use the terminology pass when his unit is ranked 29th in a "down" year......and Bryan doesn't get a pass.
He's earned it.
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