legend11

I've watched Nascar for over 20 years and the quality of racing has certainly declined and I don't like Nascar nearly as much today as I used to but thinking Nascar rigged qualifying to get the #3 on the pole is a stretch. All of the RCR cars were fast, including RCR affiliated cars like Martin Truex. Also there is no way you can rig a car to win a pole on a 2 1/2 mile track and still have the guys behind him within a couple hundredths of a second of his time. It might be a fun conspiracy to talk about but it's not realistic. Plus if Nascar was in the business of rigging things then Dale jr. would have won far more races over the past few years than he has.

I think both defenses were gassed.  Whoever had that ball last with enough time was going to win.
 
BTW, Musberger needs to be forcibly retired.

Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports13h
Keep in mind for tonight's #BCS Title Game: While a QB at Stamford, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher once lost a game to Emory & Henry.
 
Great State

Remember what that USC player Tony Burnett tweeted last year: "El Paso, Texas!? New Years Eve!? FML"

Awww, poor bucfan. Always being persecuted for his political beliefs... Beliefs he just happens to share with 95% of everyone who posts on these forums.

Prepare yourself UVA....... You are going to be so tired of hearing about this..... LOL

More like Falcon SIESTA.  AMIRITE?

Here's a 22 minute video of every play of the game:
 
Watching this, I have nothing to add to the analysis, except one thing: I counted at least 8 dropped passes, 6 at the very minimum.  Logan Thomas' numbers weren't Logan's fault.  We need guys who can catch the ball. 
 
When I was sitting in the stadium, this game felt over after the pick-six.  Watching that video, I now see that we had other chances to possibly claw our way back into the game, to make the game feel more competitive, even after that pick.  It also seemed that on the few chances we had to create and sustain a drive, we had unfortunate penalties (holding, illegal formation, etc.) that slowed us down. 
 
All in all, I like the way our team is constructed from the inside out.  If our O- and D-Line stay tough (and that's a big IF), that will keep us close in games this year. 
 
And Blueinbama, you were asking about McCarron.  It was briefly discussed last year, but he is the classic "game manager".  He's going to always keep a high completion percentage, but not necessarily pass the visual test that, say, RGIII did or Andrew Luck did.  He does exactly what Saban asks; nothing more, nothing less.  And obviously that's enough considering the rings on AJ's fingers haha. 

#beatbama

After the Rutgers game last year, writers at thekeyplay.com created the #beatbama hashtag slightly out of jest, and slightly out of irrational support for VT.  Then it took on a life of its own.  Earlier this week, they came out with this article.  Excuse the language. 
 
#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 up and not backing down. It was about not wanting to hear one more damn word about how much Alabama was going to win by. It was about believing in these new coaches, the players, owning this offseason, and not rolling into a ball. It was about pride and scoffing at Vegas' line. It was about making the dumb choice, hope and faith over logic, that you'd repeat over and over.
 
A retweet from Spencer Hall, one of my favorite writers:
 
Am I fool for believing in my team? Am I a fool for loving my school? Am I am fool for just betting every piece of my soul I have on the underdog?
 
Yes.
 
I would go to New Orleans one billion times and back and watch us lose the Sugar Bowl. I would go there one billion times and blow my lungs out and watch Danny Coale catch that ball. I'd go there one billion times over and have my guts ripped out my mouth. I'd go there, I'd go to Death Valley, I'd go to to FedEx, I'd go to Miami, I'm going to Columbus, I'm going to South Bend, I'm going to Ann Arbor, I'm going to Madison, and I'm going back to Atlanta.
 
I will go anywhere, everywhere, to watch the Orange and Maroon, decked out in orange and maroon, because that's what HokieNation does.
 
It was never about beating Alabama.
 
It was about us. The 2013 season is here. Get yourself right, and let's fucking go.
 
Link: http://www.thekeyplay.com/content/2013/august/26/it-was-never-about-beating-alabama