OrangeTarheel
It’s time to kick names and take ass
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I was at the game yesterday, two rows off the nosebleed section. What an awesome game day atmosphere. So many jerseys and Hokie colors, great pregame events (marching band playing to the stadium, greeting the player buses, the entrance of the skydivers/flaming parachuters) in addition to the massive number of tailgates. I’ve never been to Tech before and that showed me what a great college football culture looks like. On a Thursday afternoon there were fans everywhere as early as we arrived (2pm-ish) and it just kept steadily building until by game time it looked like the stadium was near full.
It was a good day to get our @ss kicked. Not even surprised by it, tried hard to convince myself pre game we would do better but I didn’t believe it.
I’ve followed the ‘cuse since 1992. To me this game really felt different, maybe because Virginia Tech is an old Big East rival and I had those games going through my head during the day. So maybe I had our glory days too much on my mind but … I can’t recall a sorrier performance by our players and coaching staff. And at an inflection point where we could be looking at a great record and better bowl bid at the end of the season.
It was a complete Dinoball performance out there. Kicking a field goal when we are getting our butts handed to us all over the field. Taking a time out for one last possession before the end of the first half … and then running the ball. Problems at every position on the field. Players and coaches completely confused in the post game pressers about what went wrong (well, no one pointed to the coaches that’s for sure).
Seeing that loss in such an amazing college football environment felt almost like a funeral. I was able to see better where we needed to be and also where we are now. The gap seems neigh insurmountable. The Tech fans were great by the way, their pity for our predicament was as real as their excitement about where their season might head. Well, except for that one man with “‘cuse deuce” written on his back above a picture of a steaming turd, but at least it was factually correct.
I look forward to a new coach for 2024. Theres no other option. I hope it happens soon, we need some distance from Dinoball. I’ve read the discussion about Wildhack giving Dino time to prove whether he can make a bowl but anyone who saw that game yesterday knows that’s not even what’s important anymore - it’s not about making a bowl this year it’s about the future of our football program.
Thanks for reading this, if I can reduce the file size on my cuse deuce photo I’ll share that for some grim amusement
It was a good day to get our @ss kicked. Not even surprised by it, tried hard to convince myself pre game we would do better but I didn’t believe it.
I’ve followed the ‘cuse since 1992. To me this game really felt different, maybe because Virginia Tech is an old Big East rival and I had those games going through my head during the day. So maybe I had our glory days too much on my mind but … I can’t recall a sorrier performance by our players and coaching staff. And at an inflection point where we could be looking at a great record and better bowl bid at the end of the season.
It was a complete Dinoball performance out there. Kicking a field goal when we are getting our butts handed to us all over the field. Taking a time out for one last possession before the end of the first half … and then running the ball. Problems at every position on the field. Players and coaches completely confused in the post game pressers about what went wrong (well, no one pointed to the coaches that’s for sure).
Seeing that loss in such an amazing college football environment felt almost like a funeral. I was able to see better where we needed to be and also where we are now. The gap seems neigh insurmountable. The Tech fans were great by the way, their pity for our predicament was as real as their excitement about where their season might head. Well, except for that one man with “‘cuse deuce” written on his back above a picture of a steaming turd, but at least it was factually correct.
I look forward to a new coach for 2024. Theres no other option. I hope it happens soon, we need some distance from Dinoball. I’ve read the discussion about Wildhack giving Dino time to prove whether he can make a bowl but anyone who saw that game yesterday knows that’s not even what’s important anymore - it’s not about making a bowl this year it’s about the future of our football program.
Thanks for reading this, if I can reduce the file size on my cuse deuce photo I’ll share that for some grim amusement