2009 Virginia Tech Football: Nebraska Quick Thoughts
by furrer4heisman on Sep 20, 2009 2:31 PM EDT
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PrintIt would be easy to be hyperbolic about yesterday's 16-15 win over Nebraska. The Hokies won a game they had no business winning thanks to an improbable, shocking and heart-stopping offensive drive that accounted for nearly a third of their total yards for the game.
But what can you take away from a game like that? The Hokies looked really bad for 58 minutes and still won. There are a lot of negative things to look at from yesterday's game. But today I'm just going to enjoy the most improbable Hokie win I've ever experienced.
There's a contingent of Hokie fans who seem to almost take joy in the team's failures for one reason or another. Most of them revolve around their vitriol toward offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring. I'll delve into what was wrong with yesterday's game tomorrow. But today I'm going to savor everything that went right.
This team may not be very good. But they were good as well as lucky when it counted and we came away with a win all Hokies should bask in because wins like them are rare.
For now, yippie-ki-yay, we're 2-1.
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I think the team is good
I think they’re still trying to find an identity on offense. Before the season everyone thought it was going to be Darren Evans, Darren Evans, Darren Evans and more Darren Evans with Ryan Williams or Tyrod Taylor thrown in there to keep the defense honest. This game can really be just luck, or it can be the kind of game that vaults the team to another level of play.
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“There’s a contingent of Hokie fans who seem to almost take joy in the team’s failures for one reason or another. Most of them revolve around their vitriol toward offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring.”
The stated goal of Frank Beamer is to win a national championship. Year in and year out we have a defense that is of national championship quality. However, since 2002, when Bryan Stinespring took over as offense coordinator, our production has steadily declined. In the last three years, this decline has become quite pronounced, with us ranking near the bottom of Division I-A (FBS if you will).
Now, compare this decline to that of the defense, which despite players graduating and leaving for the NFL, has consistently ranked as one of the best in the country for the last five years. Why the discrepancy? Ultimately, the buck stops with the people in charge. On defense, that is Bud Foster. We know Bud and can see that he gets results. On offense, that is Bryan Stinespring. He has overseen the decline of our offense.
Now, you may think that some fans take pleasure in the struggles of the Hokies. I can assure that we do not. What we see is that one unit of our team is holding us back from contending for a national title. Bryan Stinespring has had ample opportunity to produce results, yet he has not done so. If Frank Beamer is okay with continuing to get the same results we’ve gotten the last five years; winning the ACC and occasionally winning a BCS game, then we should keep Stinespring. If Frank Beamer wants to win a national championship, we need to make a change at Offensive Coordinator.
Simple as that.
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