VT Post Game

[orangmannc1]

That must have been an amazing halftime speech!
Down 21-3 in the 2nd half, and we outscore 35-10 to close out the game.
Great comeback, saved the season.

Bowl eligible with 4 games to play. An important bowl game is still possible.
Guys are coming back from early season injuries.
We don't seem hideously undermanned. The roster has mostly held up.

McCord with the 1st half interception in the end zone, and then that ball ripped away by a Hokie DB deep in their territory; we could have been ahead at halftime. Early squandered opportunities.

I liked that they let LeQuint Allen basically win the game for us. It was a reminder that we want to be more than a finesse team.

Still didn't see a pump-n-go route, as CBs continue to jump McCord's quick out routes. Gotta call that a couple times to keep defenders honest.

Wax with a couple terrific plays early, seemed to fade a bit late, as he plays his way back into shape. So happy to have him back.

I'm glad he got the fumble recovery in overtime, but I remain disappointed overall with Fadil Diggs. He misses too many tackles behind the LOS where he lets guys get away. He takes bad angles that OT's exploit when run blocking him. I thought he would be SO much more disruptive than he has shown.

Back up and frosh DL continue to go a strong job, learning as they go. We got run over early, but they did toughen up.

Still more special teams problems with a blocked PAT and nearly a second.

As you look at the remaining 4 games - @BC, @Cal, UConn and Miami at home in the final game, I think we should be favored at BC. The Cal game looks tough. UConn seems to play people closely, and then Miami.

It would be amazing to be 9-2 going into the Miami game. That might warrant Game Day. It's do-able, but we have to get back that swagger of the early season or we could trip up in every single remaining game.

Let’s don’t talk about Game Day…. Seems every time it comes up, SU lays an egg and looks terrible. Enjoy the win and look to BC.

 

[zjscuse]

This season SU has benefited from opposing head coaches being soft with their clock management as well as bad penalties by the opponent.

Please save it we gave them plenty of opportunities we are so good at shooting ourselves in the foot

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[swish7]

It’s one thing to bitch about how a game is going but there was more than a little declarative takes on the coaching in general and the hire

You guys should just own it, Fran was a bad hire

Like I said. Opportunistic posting. You want to declare a posting war after Kyle's 7th TO in 6 quarters of play bc LQA once again snatched victory from the jaws of defeat?

Just enjoy the win. We get it. Some never doubt the coach until year 4 or 7. That's cool.

People are always gonna lose their mind in the game thread. Its a coping mechanism.

 

[swish7]

As does the post game threads

The game thread reveals things,

enjoy the win. Go buy yourself an apple fritter.

 

[IthacaMatt]

As does the post game threads

enjoy the win. Go buy yourself an apple fritter.

Green Hills has the best by a mile.

 

[Cusefan0307]

There’s been a lot of Fran growing pains and I’m not sold on some of his coaches, but we can’t deny it’s been a really exciting season. The UNLV game and today are both games we lose under Dino. Every game we win I think back to how we screwed up the stanford game. The Pitt game just needs to be flushed down the toilet.

Beat BC.

 

[Kalima45]

Wow is all I have to say. I will happily eat crow, this team put on a remarkable second half performance. Congrats to the team!

 

[baggerbob]

There’s been a lot of Fran growing pains and I’m not sold on some of his coaches, but we can’t deny it’s been a really exciting season. The UNLV game and today are both games we lose under Dino. Every game we win I think back to how we screwed up the stanford game. The Pitt game just needs to be flushed down the toilet.

Beat BC.

And Watson and Perry are starting to grow up. If we can get a few of the others up to par, we could be very good next year on the Defensive Line.

 

[DomeHolmes]

Btw, special teams is still totally unacceptable.

Love the win. But that has to be fixed.

Two other extra points were almost blocked too, and Petry did not even look up to block the guy who blocked the kick. It was already blocked BEFORE he finally picked his head up! What was he doing? He was also the guy who messed up the blocked punts versus UNLV. the last xp he was not in his usual spot though.

 

[Fanalways]

Not sure I’ve ever been prouder of a team’s second half effort.

Peaked at the game thread early in the second half and it was ugly.

To be honest announcers were clueless most of the game

They often said the wrong team during their commentary. Also, someone needs to clue them in that we are the “Orange” not the “Orangemen”.

 

[JustPherU]

They often said the wrong team during their commentary. Also, someone needs to clue them in that we are the “Orange” not the “Orangemen”.

I’m down with anyone calling us the Orangemen

 

[Orangepace]

I’ve been spending my time since the game helping VT insiders develop a complex about playing in the Dome. They now believe the Dome is cursed to VaTech.

 

[Orangepace]

It’s one thing to bitch about how a game is going but there was more than a little declarative takes on the coaching in general and the hire

You guys should just own it, Fran was a bad hire

Fran wasn’t a bad hire. I’d fire some of you all fans before Fran. Just saying.

 

[DomeHolmes]

I’m down with anyone calling us the Orangemen

Agree with that. Love when our alums do that on purpose too. Still remember where I was when we officially announced we were no longer the “Orangemen”. Still have not gotten over it.

Maybe the two most clueless announcers I have ever heard do a Syracuse game. Got names wrong over and over, commented on nonsense while consequential plays (and rulings) were going on, that they seemed oblivious to.

still don’t know what happened on the 1st play of OT because the producers were equally clueless, putting up graphics while the game was going on.

 

[GoSU96]

Fran wasn’t a bad hire. I’d fire some of you all fans before Fran. Just saying.

There was a lot of that in the game thread, not by me. I was restating their takes.

 

[llandz]

I’d love to see how close VT came to blocking the last 2 extra points. I’d say within a fingernail

One of them had an offsides call so that would not have been a counted block.

 

[shu 49]

The next person who says Allen isn't a good running back needs to be tarred and feathered. Tarred and feathered I say.

I watched condensed game and he seems to be deaper in backfield and way more downhill while before it seamed they wanted him to be a cut back type like Tucker was and we werent blocking guys downhill and this game i saw plenty of players on oline knocking guys off ball. So glad.

 

[atlanticuse]

As does the post game threads

enjoy the win. Go buy yourself an apple fritter.

I love Apple pies.

 

[shu 49]

And Watson and Perry are starting to grow up. If we can get a few of the others up to par, we could be very good next year on the Defensive Line.

maolla can be a monster also i think. He just needs to learn better hand fighting.

 

[dasher]

Ref instinctively called him for unsportsman like when he tried to give her the ball she didn't see it felt a bump and threw the flag.

He took a bow to the Va tech sideline. A ridiculous call

 

[310Pigpen]

I’m down with anyone calling us the Orangemen

In NCAA 25 one of the announcers, I think Rece Davis, says “Touchdown Orangemen” every once in a while after touchdowns.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

What did Allen do to get the penalty on VT sideline?

According to Fran's presser, LQA made sure the VT sideline knew they were in HIS house. LQA headed back to the huddle, but then turned around and said something more.

Fran pulled LQA for 1 play, had a nice talk with him, then sent him back in and said "Go get the 15 yards you owe me"

 

[dwilmont44]

Fran wasn’t a bad hire. I’d fire some of you all fans before Fran. Just saying.

Luckily I negotiated a hefty buyout

 

[Scott11]

Just watched Fran presser. He was a little salty with the media. I don’t believe anyone asked him about the special teams disasters, which is a disgrace by the local media.