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So I never really write in the blog anymore but with football season almost here I again feel compelled to write something. See after football season is over I kind of reach this writer’s block. I mean seriously besides college basketball and some good Red Wings hockey I lose inspiration.
So anyway on to my thoughts about the upcoming VT football season. First thing is we are preseason #6 and that is defiantly overrated. The best I could see us right now is about #11. Yes, we have a strong offense coming back but on the defensive side of the ball there are lots of questions. The problem with preseason rankings is they don’t factor in where teams should finish. I tend to agree a lot with Phil Steele and his preseason rankings he put out this summer.
I’m going o/u 2.5 losses on the 2010 season for Virginia Tech football. See the thing with VT is we never really have what it takes to win all our games. Normally we lose a game or two we should never lose. And unlike other teams when a key player goes down during the season, we don’t just slide a new guy in and pick-up where we left off like most teams. So here are the games I think we lose and why.
Boise State: First off Kellen Moore is probably one of the best QB’s in college football this year. He can pass like a mad man, he has all his weapons back and he’s from a pass happy style offense. VT’s defense coming back is suspect right now. A suspect defense and a QB on the other side of the ball that can rip through defenses blindfolded is not good for the home team. We also never show up for big games. The pressure is too much and we don’t prepare for the hype.
UNC: They always play us close when we go down there. They have a defense that will stop our offense. See our offensive PLAYERS are good, our coordinator not so much. UNC will stop our offense and trying to find answers late in the game will not work when you’re behind. We also come off this game having played GT and then roll into Miami the next week. If we do find a way to win this game we’ll for sure lose to Miami the next week
NC State: They almost got us the last time down there. This is a very tough place to play when VT or big teams roll into town. See this game will probably be a bowl game for NC State in their eyes. They have a coach that knows our program from his BC days. He knows how to beat us and probably will.
I’m not 100% but I think we win against GT and Miami. The only reason I don’t see us losing to GT is we play them at home but this will still be a very close game. As for Miami if we beat UNC then we will lose to them. Since I see us losing to UNC on the road I think we then go down to Miami the next weekend and find a way to win. As much as I hate to say it Tyrod will not stay health all season, I would love to say he will be but reality is mobile QB’s, enough said. He’ll probably miss a game or two late in the season which could raise our losses to 3 or 4.
My best prediction is we go 10-2, worse case we go 9-3. As always though you do play to win the game and college football is all about emotion. So anything can happen but VT football is always too predictable for me. As always I hope they prove me wrong.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
The "my boyfriend" line
So first off anyone that actually read my last entry, sorry I was just bored and hadn’t written in months and had nothing else to say. It was pretty boring and lame but now I think I actually have something of interest to say.
Well I know that by writing a blog I am pretty much agreeing to allow anyone that wants to read my opinions which is fine. The thing is my rant tonight is loosely based on some current interactions with some people I know but my issues with this topic have always been there I think the wound has just been recently reopened if you will. So pretty much any woman that reads this will have her own issues with me about my opinions and honestly I don’t care. I wouldn’t be afraid to lay this stuff out in person anyway.
OK so it’s kind of simple. When women feel this urge and obligation to passively let guys know that they are either in a relationship or have a boyfriend I just about lose it. It really is all I can do to hold myself back from making some kind of nasty “we don’t care statement”. See here is the deal I take a lot of credit for this observation but Seinfeld did make a reference to it as well in an episode. He explains how you got to love how women just have to “slip it right in there” referring to women mentioning how they have a boyfriend. George later goes on to say how they (women) act like it is “just all a part of the conversation.”
There really is no good time to hear about your upcoming weekend date, or how you had this great time hiking this weekend, or how you kind of have a boyfriend now and it’s easier to do things around your house with two people, blah, blah, blah.
It really baffles me that women probably 90% of the time have to find a way to talk about their boyfriends, dates, relationships, how happy they are with this guy. And on the flip side guys hardly ever talk about their girlfriends and even their wives for that matter. I mean heck I’ve dated girls that not even my friends or family even know about or if they do it’s like months into the whole thing. But here is the big kicker. Guys that don’t talk about their relationships are accused of “being ashamed of me”, or “you’re not proud to be with me” and even “this just means you just don’t really like me”. For the most part none of those statements are every true, but good luck convincing the female gender of that.
See guys just don’t feel this obligation to be what I call passive and just find a way to throw in the fact they are in a relationship. Or find a way to talk about just how great their girlfriend is and contribute all the little stories about their “wonderful” dates and whatnot. It’s not because we don’t care about the women we are with we just don’t want to cast off the same feeling we get when we hear a woman drop the “my boyfriend” blah, blah, blah line.
My opinion is that when a girl drops the b/f line I just more or less like her a lot less. Even if she’s attractive I lump the personality stuff in there and it just brings that attraction down. If anything I actually get somewhat heated about it, but on the inside. Honestly don’t flatter yourself. Guys aren’t lining up to date you. Oh and girls out there that use the excuse that they only do this because they don’t want guys hitting on them, I don’t buy it. There are easier ways to get the message across. Just be literal and straight up about your status. JUST DON’T’ BE PASSIVE, I HATE THAT, WE HATE THAT!!
Well I know that by writing a blog I am pretty much agreeing to allow anyone that wants to read my opinions which is fine. The thing is my rant tonight is loosely based on some current interactions with some people I know but my issues with this topic have always been there I think the wound has just been recently reopened if you will. So pretty much any woman that reads this will have her own issues with me about my opinions and honestly I don’t care. I wouldn’t be afraid to lay this stuff out in person anyway.
OK so it’s kind of simple. When women feel this urge and obligation to passively let guys know that they are either in a relationship or have a boyfriend I just about lose it. It really is all I can do to hold myself back from making some kind of nasty “we don’t care statement”. See here is the deal I take a lot of credit for this observation but Seinfeld did make a reference to it as well in an episode. He explains how you got to love how women just have to “slip it right in there” referring to women mentioning how they have a boyfriend. George later goes on to say how they (women) act like it is “just all a part of the conversation.”
There really is no good time to hear about your upcoming weekend date, or how you had this great time hiking this weekend, or how you kind of have a boyfriend now and it’s easier to do things around your house with two people, blah, blah, blah.
It really baffles me that women probably 90% of the time have to find a way to talk about their boyfriends, dates, relationships, how happy they are with this guy. And on the flip side guys hardly ever talk about their girlfriends and even their wives for that matter. I mean heck I’ve dated girls that not even my friends or family even know about or if they do it’s like months into the whole thing. But here is the big kicker. Guys that don’t talk about their relationships are accused of “being ashamed of me”, or “you’re not proud to be with me” and even “this just means you just don’t really like me”. For the most part none of those statements are every true, but good luck convincing the female gender of that.
See guys just don’t feel this obligation to be what I call passive and just find a way to throw in the fact they are in a relationship. Or find a way to talk about just how great their girlfriend is and contribute all the little stories about their “wonderful” dates and whatnot. It’s not because we don’t care about the women we are with we just don’t want to cast off the same feeling we get when we hear a woman drop the “my boyfriend” blah, blah, blah line.
My opinion is that when a girl drops the b/f line I just more or less like her a lot less. Even if she’s attractive I lump the personality stuff in there and it just brings that attraction down. If anything I actually get somewhat heated about it, but on the inside. Honestly don’t flatter yourself. Guys aren’t lining up to date you. Oh and girls out there that use the excuse that they only do this because they don’t want guys hitting on them, I don’t buy it. There are easier ways to get the message across. Just be literal and straight up about your status. JUST DON’T’ BE PASSIVE, I HATE THAT, WE HATE THAT!!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Well it is January 2010
I haven't written in this thing in forever. I'm noticing more and more it is tough to take the time and write a blog. I have so much less time at home in the evenings than I use too. Which leaves me to wonder about something.
TWITTER: So I have a Twitter account with the sole purpose of following the likes of TO and OchoCinco and a few other people I find interesting. I've had no interest in "tweeting" I only want to get the latest breaking news and follow sports headlines as they happen. That being said I'm starting to wonder if I should actually start posting some annoying "tweets".
See with a blog I have to wait and put all my thoughts together and take the time to post them which I'm finding time consuming. Plus half the time I forget things and don't have the chance to jot them down. I think if used the right way Twitter could be fun. I do promise you though I won't post every little stupid thing I do just to advertise my life. It's more a way for me to express what I'm thinking not what I'm doing. Anyway we'll see what happens.
Moving on with more important things.
College football in 2010. So it's very rare you'll hear me say this and yes I know it's way early but I love VT's chances in 2010. Virginia Tech's national championship chances usually run in three to four year cycles. Last season was a rebuilding year and somehow we won the ACC. This year we had a better team talent wise but managed to do worse than we should. 2010 I think is our next best chance at a nation championship.
Factors for success: Defense getting back to the level we should be and making up for a few key losses that need to be filled. Making a two RB tandem work. We have by far the best two running backs in the ACC not to mention nationally. KJ and Lee Suggs didn't work as well as it should have. How we allow Williams and Evans to compliment each other and work together is key. QB situation has to be solid. Tyrod should have his best year and him staying healthy will be key. I really hope our backup situation will be solid enough to step up when or if he gets hurt. Finally beating Boise State at FedEx field will be huge. That to me is the turning point in the season.
Where we could slip up: Key injuries in the Spring, this always happens we just need to get all of our key players through the spring and have them healthy for the regular season. Our Offense. As long as we don't change our coaching on offense we are doomed. Our offensive coordinator will always keep us down and until we change that we will not get over the hump. The only way to overcome this is by having Tyrod make plays to compensate for our lack of play calling. Finally not playing well at UNC. We never play well down there, this year we need to smash them in the face and beat them the old fashioned way, running the football down their throat.
So that's my (very)brief thoughts on this early 2010 year. Maybe you'll hear more from me on Twitter, LOL
TWITTER: So I have a Twitter account with the sole purpose of following the likes of TO and OchoCinco and a few other people I find interesting. I've had no interest in "tweeting" I only want to get the latest breaking news and follow sports headlines as they happen. That being said I'm starting to wonder if I should actually start posting some annoying "tweets".
See with a blog I have to wait and put all my thoughts together and take the time to post them which I'm finding time consuming. Plus half the time I forget things and don't have the chance to jot them down. I think if used the right way Twitter could be fun. I do promise you though I won't post every little stupid thing I do just to advertise my life. It's more a way for me to express what I'm thinking not what I'm doing. Anyway we'll see what happens.
Moving on with more important things.
College football in 2010. So it's very rare you'll hear me say this and yes I know it's way early but I love VT's chances in 2010. Virginia Tech's national championship chances usually run in three to four year cycles. Last season was a rebuilding year and somehow we won the ACC. This year we had a better team talent wise but managed to do worse than we should. 2010 I think is our next best chance at a nation championship.
Factors for success: Defense getting back to the level we should be and making up for a few key losses that need to be filled. Making a two RB tandem work. We have by far the best two running backs in the ACC not to mention nationally. KJ and Lee Suggs didn't work as well as it should have. How we allow Williams and Evans to compliment each other and work together is key. QB situation has to be solid. Tyrod should have his best year and him staying healthy will be key. I really hope our backup situation will be solid enough to step up when or if he gets hurt. Finally beating Boise State at FedEx field will be huge. That to me is the turning point in the season.
Where we could slip up: Key injuries in the Spring, this always happens we just need to get all of our key players through the spring and have them healthy for the regular season. Our Offense. As long as we don't change our coaching on offense we are doomed. Our offensive coordinator will always keep us down and until we change that we will not get over the hump. The only way to overcome this is by having Tyrod make plays to compensate for our lack of play calling. Finally not playing well at UNC. We never play well down there, this year we need to smash them in the face and beat them the old fashioned way, running the football down their throat.
So that's my (very)brief thoughts on this early 2010 year. Maybe you'll hear more from me on Twitter, LOL
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