So who saw that one coming?! 52 points, 605 yards, 300+ passing yards, and a Logan Thomas sighting later… The Hokies generated their greatest offensive performance I’ve ever seen. Frankly I didn’t know how to feel… Did Mike Leach murder Bryan Stinespring and take over? Did Bud Foster give up on the defense and replace Stiney as the OC?! While all theories are plausible, it looks like our expectations in August finally came to fruition.

The Boys from Switzerland struggled early and often…. Tanner Price looked intimidated, their defense resembled a high school team, and all offensive players not named Josh Harris and Chris Givens were essentially non-existent. The Demon Deacons inaugural trip to Blacksburg was one to forget. Here’s to Jim Grobe and the boys turning things around next week against Maryland… have fun at College Park… biggest S—hole in America.

For as many things we did great on offense, the defense continues to make us reach for the Maker’s… something the Hokies aren’t accustomed to doing. While each TD can be broken down and examined for mistakes, what it comes down to is assignment defense and open field tackling. We might be able to get away with this against Duke, but Captain PJ will have his boys drooling to run the Triple Option against this D.  
 

Without further ado… this weeks awards:

BDP of the Week

Picture courtesy of HokieSports.com

Tyrod Taylor- Check em out… 19/27, 292 yards, 3 TD’s, 0 Jacory’s, 31 yards rushing, 1 rushing TD.  Was this one even up for debate?  Biggest land slide victory yet… just swinging.  I expect Tyrod to continue airing it out this week… let’s keep the train rolling.

Honorable Mention: Bryan Stinespring-Give the man some love… we pile on when things are bad and seem to forget he calls the plays when we win big.  Loved the play calling and the inclusion of Logan Thomas.  Maybe Ryan Williams getting hurt wasn’t such a bad thing….

Tweet of the Week

A shout out to @HeadHokie… while preseason ranking mean absolutely nothing, your Hokies check in at #2.  The Men’s Basketball program has come a long way….

@iLyndellin Pretty wack they finna start finin for #superhits

It’s a good thing we cleared this up for Mr. Lyndell Gibson… maybe now I’ll hear his name during the broadcast!

Youtube Clip of the Week

VTPhreak4evr does it again… love the 1st TD

Links

Tech defenders analyze their own struggles- Kyle Tucker interviews the D about their recent struggles.  Look for the group to make improvements this week.  

“Gibson, who was blocked out of the play on Wake Forest’s three longest runs last week (33, 37 and 87 yards), acknowledged after Monday’s practice that he messed up. “I was out of position,” he said. “Just gotta come out and be smarter. I know what I’m supposed to do; I just have to do it.””

Breaking Down Wake’s 21 Points-The Key Play breaks down each Wake Forest score.  Very good in depth analysis…

Duke Q&A with Blue Devil Nation- Gobbler Country interviews this week’s foe… the Dookies.  The Devils are getting better, especially when their QB Renfree decides to not give the ball to the other team.

Playmaker’s Picks(lines courtesy of Bodog)

Dook vs. Virginia Tech(-26.5) 

Michigan State vs. Northwestern(+5.5)

The Bees(+5.5) vs. The Felines

LSU(+5.5) vs. Auburn

Texas A&M(-14.5) vs. Kansas