First of all again my sentiments and frustration have nothing to do with any kids playing football on this team as I'm sure they're trying their hardest but that performance last night was the epitome of embarrassing. It just goes to show that the staff has not only lost players to some degree even if I have no facts to indicate that, but we are just not a very good football team and six years of trying to hide flaws are all being exposed at one time.
We can't tackle, I see too many defensive linemen just turning their back on run plays that look like something a third-grader would do. I mean we have played three very good offensive lines, but even William and Mary to some degree was pushing us around like we were standing there. Too many guys in my opinion are getting playing time because the coaches can't even bench them or the simple fact our options behind them are worse which exposes the bigger problem of development.
JT- I now see why he has been a defensive coordinator at a few schools. His scheme game will only work if you have Ohio State type of talent where you can basically play man covarage on the outside because you trust the defensive line can take pressure. Teams are making him look like a first-year defensive coordinator right now. Two true freshman quarterbacks have now looked like Heisman candidates playing our defense. Everyone on the defense other than Kiser and Dean have regressed in my opinion.
Some players- We really need to cut out the celebrations after being down 20 some points. I hate to call Tim Harris out, but I was absolutely embarrassed by his consistent trash talking after making a play. I applaud him for the fact he kept playing hard last night but there's no point to embarrass yourself on national TV by talking trash when you're getting your you know what handed to you.
Johns- Teams have film on him now and understand he's not going to throw the ball hard and will pretty much float it to a spot. He is a gamer, but this OL will get him killed if we have to play from behind like that.
Power Running- This is part of the reason why I'm pretty much on board with thinking the staff is a joke. We have played three teams with a very solid front seven and we just want to consistently run up the middle and then our offensive line has shown for a few years we can't run block if a pack of nuns were sitting on the front line. The fact we keep spitting out that we want to be a power running team when every commentator who does our games looks at the stats and says we aren't doing this makes us look like whoever is running this program is incapable of doing so which is true.
SF- Jet Sweep, Middle Run, 3rd and long? Please donate the rest of your paycheck to a worthy cause in Charlottesville because you are really ripping off the University. The fact that your playbook doesn't consist of anything that can even remotely have us in position to come back from down 15 or more is going to get your starting quarterback killed.
London- I applaud you as a man and I actually think you've been a great ambassador for the University, but sir you are just in over your head, your sideline antics make you look like a 12-year-old kid, and these kids who I'm sure put their heart on the line every week from the looks of some of their body language on TV have just quit on you. Please don't start burning red shirts like Groh did.
I really don't know where to go the last few games. I can't defend this team to any of my Hokie buddies anymore. The record speaks for itself.
After 2011-
4-8
2-10
5-7
1-3
Enough with the we should be able to beat Syracuse or Pittsburgh. If you watched the game last night I wouldn't favor us to win another game the rest of the season. As an alum and fan, rock-bottom is here. We have enough talent on this team to be able to play in a bowl game, but I pray to God that the administration and donors after last night huddled in a room and said enough is enough and really put their brains together on plotting out and evaluating other coaches so we can get this problem fixed soon. I will continue to root because every kid who puts on the jersey deserves that from me, but the writing is on the wall.
