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Offensive Success Against Alabama 26 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm
I was disappointed with the offensive showing in the second preseason scrimmage. Tech is opening its season against two-time defending national champion, and preseason number one, Alabama. I desperate...
It was never about beating Alabama 26 Aug 2013 | 10:14 am
#BEATBAMA was never about beating Alabama. It was about sacking up. It was about running head first through a loss. It was knowing you're too short, but laying out anyways. It was about getting fired...
Second Public Scrimmage: Mason's Take 19 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
The Virginia Tech football staff has 12 days, just 12 days to get their team ready to beat the top football program in the country. Keep in mind, most of Virginia Tech's players were part of a team wh...
Second Public Scrimmage: O-Line, Secondary, and D-Line 18 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
Today in Blacksburg, a crisp, fall-like afternoon greeted HokieNation for Virginia Tech's final public scrimmage before their game against Alabama. Questions about the Hokies' depth in the wake of an ...
What's Going On? 16 Aug 2013 | 10:36 am
I haven't felt this out of the loop since I lived in Connecticut. For the last few days I've been unplugged. My office has temporarily relocated from my guest bedroom featuring a memory foam cushion o...
Best Case/Worst Case Defense 15 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
image via: HokieSports.com If you haven't read part one on the offense, then you probably don't know what this is about. You should probably ready part one first. James Gayle Best case: He plays ....
Kyshoen Jarrett Shouldn't Return Punts 13 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
Junior rover Kyshoen Jarrett has a unique skill set that would be almost impossible for Bud Foster to replace this season. image via: HokieSports.com Among all the complaints HokieNation made last....
August Camp: First Public Scrimmage 11 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
Frank Beamer overlooks the scrimmage image via: HokieSports.com I love Virginia Tech football, more than just about anything else on the planet. It's an unhealthy obsession, one that keeps me up l....
Thoughts on the Early Offensive Line Shuffling 8 Aug 2013 | 05:46 pm
Over the last couple of days several members of Thekeyplay community have asked me for my reaction to the daily offensive line depth chart changes. I have not attended practice, so I can't comment on ...
August Camp: Thoughts on Joel Caleb at Tailback 7 Aug 2013 | 01:40 am
Beamer Co.'s announcement that Joel Caleb would practice exclusively at tailback for the first couple of days of camp was a bit of a shocker. Before yesterday, I only wondered (1) if Caleb would be av...