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The new clock rules in college football have been popular items for discussion on the message boards since the beginning of the season. The NCAA took it upon themselves to try and shorten games during the offseason. The new rules have definitely had an effect on the number of plays in a game. Last season, the Hokies averaged 71.7 offensive plays per game. This season, that average is down to 54.7, which is a dramatic difference, especially in the stats column. Virginia Tech has averaged 341.3 yards per game this season. How would they be doing with an extra 17 plays per game? The numbers might surprise you. The Hokies finished the Northeastern game with 382 yards of total offense and averaged 7.1 yards per play. If you tack on another 17 plays in that game, and the Hokies averaged 7.1 yards on each of those plays, that's an extra 121 yards of total offense, meaning Tech would have finished the Northeastern game with 503 yards. The Virginia Tech offense finished the UNC game with their lowest total offense output of the season, with 224 yards. They averaged 4.7 yards per play against the Tar Heels. Adding another 17 plays, at a 4.7 yards per play averaged, would have netted the Hokies 304 yards of total offense against the Tar Heels. That's not great, but it's not terrible either.
You can't blame all of Tech's diminished production on the new clock rules, though. Another stat to keep in mind is time of possession. Last season, the Hokies kept the ball an average of 32:17 per game, and they lost the time of possession battle in just two of their 13 games. They have already beaten that number in 2006, being beaten in time of possession in all three games so far this season. The Hokies are keeping the ball an average of just 24:44 in 2006, almost eight minutes less per game than 2005. That is also making a big impact on offensive output and number of offensive plays. Part of the time of possession problem is the lack of a running game. The Hokies generally have a strong running game that can move the chains and pick up first downs, but not this year. Branden Ore has been very good, but the offensive line has been inconsistent and there is no good option behind Ore at this point. As the year moves on, as the offensive line improves and the running game gets better, look for time of possession to go up.
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is proud to announce that, barring weather or operational factors, the Doolittle Raiders from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota will conduct a military aircraft flyover during the National Anthem prior to the Virginia Tech vs Cincinnati game. The B-1B Lancer is a high-speed, long-range strategic bomber that has contributed significantly to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the War on Terror. The aircraft is 146 feet long, has a variable wing span of 79-137 feet and a top speed of 1.2 Mach at sea level.
The flyover aircraft will be piloted by Major Scott Wurzburger, a graduate of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets from the Class of 1994. Also on board will be Colonel Jerry Plourde, the 28th Operations Group Commander. Colonel Plourde's son Ryan will be on the field during the pre-game show as the Executive Officer of Charlie Company.
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Virginia
Tech wide receiver David Clowney will miss this weekend's game against
Cincinnati, and possibly even more time, due to an emergency appendectomy
that was performed on Thursday evening.
The
36-0 romp over Duke began to answer more questions about the Hokie offense
this year, as Tech opened up the vertical passing game and Sean Glennon
had his first 300 yard passing day. Bud Foster's defense was as stingy as
ever and shut down the Blue Devils' offense, recording the Hokies' second
shutout of the season. Should we expect more of the same as the Cincinnati
Bearcats come to town this Saturday?
After
last weekend's unusually large number of big games, there was a lot of
movement in the top 10, as well as the Bourbonstreet's Championship Series
(b-streetC.S.). Also, Bourbonstreet gives his grades for Virginia Tech
through the first three games of the season.
"Tech
Beat With Mike Harris" has returned for the 2006-2007 academic year,
and so has the "TechSideline.com Recruiting Report" segment of
the show, with TSL's Chris Horne. Chris and Mike kick off our TSL Audio
offerings with discussions of -- what else? -- VT football recruiting.
(MP3 format, compatible with Windows Media Player and MP3 players, 4.0 MB,
22:35).
A
do-everything player for Millwood (Oklahoma City, OK), four-star prospect Gerald
Jones is the starting quarterback and starting strong safety for his
team. Not only does he play the entire game (played in about 100 plays in
Millwood's last game), but he gets the job done. After accounting for
close to 3,000 yards of total offense last season as a junior, the senior
star has accounted for 800 yards of total offense in Millwood's first
three games. Playmaking ability, athleticism and versatility are reasons
why Jones has offers from top Division 1 programs including Virginia Tech.
A
few weeks ago, I quoted Jim Weaver and referred to Cincinnati as "an
equity conference opponent." Then I couldn't help but laugh. It's a
few weeks later now, and I'm not making fun of the Big East, as they've
pretty much smacked the ACC around in most of the head-to-head meetings
thus far. The Hokies have a chance to save some face for the conference on
Saturday when they host the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Progress
made. Additional questions answered. More questions remain. And a little
bit of controversy on the side. That is the best way to describe Virginia
Tech's 36-0 blanking of the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday. It wasn't always
pretty (in fact, at times it was a bit sloppy), but overall it was a good
performance by the Hokies -- another one to build on.
This
week's Hokie Hotline featured defensive coordinator Bud Foster, athletic
director Jim Weaver, and head football coach Frank Beamer. Foster and
Beamer talked about the status of the team and the Aaron Rouse situation,
while Weaver discussed stadium entry and a change to the 2007 and 2008
football schedules.
The
ACC had a bad week last week, going 4-4 out of conference, including
embarrassing losses to Louisville (31-7 over Miami), Western Michigan
(17-10 over Virginia), West Virginia (45-24 winners over Maryland), and
Southern Miss (37-17 over NC State). Winners were BC over BYU (30-23),
Wake over UConn (24-13), GT over Troy (35-20), and UNC over Furman
(45-42). Bstreet assesses the league and looks ahead to this week's games.
The
biggest story to come out of Saturday's game, other than the play of Sean
Glennon, is the whopper of a hit that Aaron Rouse laid on Duke quarterback
Thaddeus Lewis. The hit brings up once again the subjects of dirty play,
punishment for personal fouls, game suspensions, and the image of the VT
football team.
ABC
has picked up the Virginia Tech-Georgia Tech game in Blacksburg on
September 30 and will televise it at 3:30 p.m. The game will be a regional
telecast, and will be the biggest ACC game of the day.
6-1,
288-pound Varina defensive tackle Bud Tribbey remains stagnant in terms of
his decision-making process, with Syracuse and Virginia Tech still
deadlocked at the top of his list. There is some new information, however.
Bud has set one official visit for later this month and a new school may
be trying to join the two leaders.
Separation
Saturday is upon us, with no less than seven games between ranked
opponents. Virginia Tech will be looking to get some separation in the ACC
Coastal Division race as well, as the Hokies will be hosting the hapless
Duke Blue Devils. However, the Dukies should have beaten Wake Forest on
the road last weekend and their defense could provide a good test for
Tech's young offense.
George
Bell's career at Virginia Tech appears to be over. After a long, hard
week, and in-depth conversations with running backs coach Billy Hite, Bell
won't suit up for the Hokies this weekend, and he has to decide if he
wants to continue to play football on two bad knees. It looks like we're
very close to the end of a too-short career for a phenomenal football
player and person whose life was drastically altered one day in his junior
year in high school.