Week 1: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Alabama Crimson Tide @ Atlanta, GA (8/31/2103)

[757Hokie83]

ugh this blows. at least it's not LT3 or an offensive lineman

who is it?

 

[757Hokie83]

I hear it's Thomas......



















he scurred. J/K

 

[HoHumHokie]

ugh this blows. at least it's not LT3 or an offensive lineman

Sounds like its Mallek...done for the year.

 

[bamabear82]

Sounds like its Mallek...done for the year.

Damn, that sucks. What happened?

 

[757Hokie83]

seriously, do we need some new strength and conditioning staff or do we just have incredibly bad luck? Between this, the basketball program, our guys who go off to the NFL and have a very limited career due to injuries, etc

 

[Hokie Swagger]

how reliable has this Willard cat been? looked at some of his posts, but seems like he likes to be a little cryptic. any word on the what the injury may be?

willard is reliable but its super annoying that he says such vague information. whatever lol. at least malleck has a redshirt year he can take

 

[wildturkey]

It's not good when a player gets injured but at least its survivable. The brutal honest truth is Malleck hadn't done much of anything to distinguish himself as a player to where you really would say "oh shit". So far he sadly hasn't lived up to expectations many had for him. Maybe now McCray will finally make a contribution. Talk about unfulfilled expectations...

 

[HammerDown]

Is this going to serve as the game thread?

This is the game I have circled for Saturday.

 

[bamabear82]

Is this going to serve as the game thread?

This is the game I have circled for Saturday.

 

[redlegs@hokies]

Go Hokies!

 

[JP to VT]

So My dad, a family friend who went to Bama and I bought tickets to this game through Stubhub a while ago. We decided to buy 200 level seats because we didn't want to be in the upper deck with binoculars, but had to go behind the goalpost because it was cheaper. Fast forward to yesterday, the seller (A bama season ticket holder) got his tickets upgraded by the U. of Alabama so now we are sitting on the 30 yard line 18 rows from the field!!! It'll be in the Bama section, but hey I'm not complaining with the seats.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Awesome! Enjoy! Represent!!

 

[757Hokie83]

It's not good when a player gets injured but at least its survivable. The brutal honest truth is Malleck hadn't done much of anything to distinguish himself as a player to where you really would say "oh shit". So far he sadly hasn't lived up to expectations many had for him. Maybe now McCray will finally make a contribution. Talk about unfulfilled expectations...

i had heard he was make some big progress during the off season, sucks

 

[757Hokie83]

so I had a dream last night....check that, had a vision, or a prophecy if you will that in the final ticks of regulation, we were down 30-28. We had the ball on about the 12, LT3 handed the ball off to a healthy JC Coleman who busted it in for a TD with 26 seconds remaining in the 4th....flag came out, holding. Next play LT3 drops back and finds DJ Coles in the end zone with 13 seconds remaining...flag comes out, called back again. Now at 4th down, and 13 seconds, Journell strides onto the field, and nails the game winning field goal. If this happens, you all can call me Nostradamus

 

[HoHumHokie]

so I had a dream last night....check that, had a vision, or a prophecy if you will that in the final ticks of regulation, we were down 30-28. We had the ball on about the 12, LT3 handed the ball off to a healthy JC Coleman who busted it in for a TD with 26 seconds remaining in the 4th....flag came out, holding. Next play LT3 drops back and finds DJ Coles in the end zone with 13 seconds remaining...flag comes out, called back again. Now at 4th down, and 13 seconds, Journell strides onto the field, and nails the game winning field goal. If this happens, you all can call me Nostradamus

Sorry, I had trouble reading past the part where VT had 28 pts.

 

[HoHumHokie]

WTF! I don't want Stiney anywhere near the plays that are called. Why in the world would Stiney be in the box?...do they not serve Diet Cokes on the field?

 

[Sleepy T]

WTF! I don't want Stiney anywhere near the plays that are called. Why in the world would Stiney be in the box?...do they not serve Diet Cokes on the field?

Say what you want about Stiney's play calling ability (and I would likely agree) but he is still another set of Offensive Eyes up there to help Lefty break down formations, and what is working/and not (weaknesses, ours and theirs), etc. I doubt he will have a ton of say in the playcalling. Besides, what else is he gonna do..pump up the 2 or 3 TEs we have dressed out for the game (down on the field)??

 

[hokiegrad]

i had heard he was make some big progress during the off season, sucks

and it's not like we're all sure that Perez-Means and McCray will be better, or even equivalent. He was the starter for a reason. Even if those guys really step up, we just lost much-needed depth there. TE should be very important in this offense.

 

[ckhokie]

 

[VTscores]

I don't know why I care, but any news on the uniforms?

I guess I'm just ready for the game to start.