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Bourbon Shots: Senior Day Edition
Break out the tissues, guys. it's senior day. It's getting way too dusty in here. Let's get to the links. Virginia Tech Media Grimm a Tireless Hybrid at Whip Linebacker Spot (TheACC.com)"Put simply, in this era of substituting personnel groupings for certain situations, Grimm rarely comes off...
Bourbon Shots: College Football Week 6 Round-up
In addition to the big offense we saw in the ACC in Week 6, we also saw a return to normalcy after a couple of weeks full of upsets. Most of the Top 25 held their ground leading up to Week 7, which features OU-Texas, Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech, Boise State at Tulsa, Cincinnati at South Florida,...
Bourbon Shots: Big Plays Edition
Everybody's talking about the big plays Virginia Tech's defense has been giving up this season. No really, everybody. As you'll find out in this week's edition of Bourbon Shots, just about every beat writer and blogger is focused in on breakdowns and big yardage when Bud Foster's boys are on the...
Bourbon Shots: College Football Week 4 Roundup Edition
Upset Saturday actually started on Thursday and carried into early Sunday morning in the Eastern and Central time zones. It was a crazy week, so let's go around the blogosphere and hear what people are saying about a great weekend of college football. ACC Football What we learned in the ACC: Week...
Bourbon Shots: Swagger Edition
Virginia Tech hosts Miami this weekend in a matchup that has everyone talking. Let's go around the blogosphere (and mainstream media) to find out what people are saying about this critical Coastal clash. We'll also here opinions on other ACC games and get a few random thoughts in. Virginia Tech...
Bourbon Shots: Hokies-Herd and Week 2 Roundup Edition
In Week 2, the Hokies showed they can have an offense, even when playing a bad defense. Don't laugh, it's been a while since we've seen the Hokies roll huge numbers against a bad team. The ACC avoided complete disaster thanks to several comebacks and we had our first two real heart-stopping games...
Bourbon Shots: Defensive Line Edition
Hokies Wiles Looking for Depth (Darryl Slater)Defensive line coach Charley Wiles is concerned with building depth and defensive end and defensive tackle. The move by Chris Drager to defensive end allowed John Graves to move back to defensive tackle before preseason practice. But after the first...
Bourbon Shots: Darren Evans' Knee Edition
Hokies Evans' Knee Still Gimpy (Kyle Tucker)Apparently there was almost a disaster at Friday's practice. Darren Evans heard his knee pop after stepping on a defensive end's foot. It's just a sprain, but he hasn't been involved in contact drills since then. He tells KT he's at 70 percent, which...
Bourbon Shots: Virginia Tech Positional Rankings Edition
Glenn over at VT Fan has put together a ranking of the Hokies' position units going into the 2009 season. It's worth reading because it shows an interesting reverse in thinking among at least one Hokie fan. The top three units in Glenn's rankings are on the offensive side of the ball - wide...
Bourbon Shots: The Futility of Preseason Predictions Edition
The Nate Irving situation reminds us again why trying to preview the upcoming football season in June is a futile enterprise. NC State has been the darlings of many preseason publications because of its strong finish to qualify for a bowl game in 2008. However, NC State's defensive struggles last...
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