Bud Foster to Leave Virginia Tech?

Wow. This Washington Post article really caught me off guard. I was just talking about Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster’s future with a coworker of mine. I just assumed that Bud was the defacto heir to the Virginia Tech Head Coaching throne once Frank Beamer calls it a career. But, Frank is only 61 [...]

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Heisman Race 2007: McFadden or Tebow

Yes, Darren McFadden has had an incredible season rushing for an Southeastern Conference leading 1,724 yards and scoring 15 rushing TDs and throwing for four more. But before you hand him the Heisman, consider these facts: he’s only the fourth leading rusher in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision. Kevin Smith (UCF), Matt Forte (Tulane) and [...]

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First Impressions of a ‘Rebuilding’ Year

From my TechHoops.com blog post:
Hi! I’m Gary Cope. You may not remember me from such small market television sports broadcasts on WSLS in Roanoke and WVIR in Charlottesville. Or, you probably didn’t hear my not-so-popular radio show, “Riding the Bench with Gary Cope” on Sports Radio 1400 “The Ticket.” No? Well, there’s 10 seconds of [...]

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Taylor’s Death … Tragic? Yes. Surprising? Not really.

As a die hard Virginia Tech Hokies football fan and transplanted Washington Redskins fan, I knew Sean Taylor as an opponent to my beloved Hokies and as an all pro player for one of my favorite NFL teams, the Washington Redskins. When I heard about Taylor’s death, I was shocked just like anyone else. Even [...]

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The Greatest Recruiting Tool … EVER

After reading the Miami Herald article detailing the criticisms of the Hurricanes from Miami recruits, it got me thinking about the significance of the Virginia Tech win over Florida State to our recruiting efforts.
From what I have read in the wake of Virginia Tech’s historic win over the Seminoles, there were several Tech recruits at [...]

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Miami Coach Warns Players about Being Losers

This weekend’s game against Miami may not mean anything in the ACC title chase, but it means something to both teams. The Hokies, particularly the guys on the team that were part of the 2005 embarrassing home loss to the ‘Canes, want this game. They remember what happened two years ago and the seniors especially [...]

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Florida State Preview … An Early Christmas Wish List

Shane! I think the X-factor that I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere is that this marks the first time in the Beamer Bowl Era (circa 1993, my freshman year) that Tech fans will get to take a shot at FSU. This is the first time since we arrived on the scene that fans will be able [...]

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After reviewing the tape, the call of the field is reversed!

OK, I went back to the game tape and here is what I came up with statistically:

68 total defensive plays (that I found)
60 defensive plays featured 4-man rush (or more)
8 defensive plays featured a 3-man rush
2 of the 3-man rushes occurred during the game-winning drive (out of 6 total plays)
The game winning touchdown was during [...]

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