Winning Habits
As Virginia Tech stares down the barrel at a two-win season, we can only cling to the little things to give us even the slightest bit of hope.
As Virginia Tech stares down the barrel at a two-win season, we can only cling to the little things to give us even the slightest bit of hope.
Isolated areas of improvement can't stop mistakes from triggering another fourth quarter implosion as the Hokies extended their longest losing streak in recent memory. 2,700-word, 9-play film review of improved o-line play, praise for Prioleau, and a frozen defense.
Mike Young has paved a different path to success in college basketball. An in-depth look at Young's system: what it is, why it works, and how the Radford native continues to defy recruiting rankings. Complete with statistics and interviews from a pair of current Virginia Tech men's basketball staffers.
Offensive line woes derail offensive momentum in a 21-22 loss against No. 24 NC State. Breaking down run blocking and pass protection issues, misdirection and 50/50 ball success, and more defensive woes against trips formations — 2,500-word, 9-play film review.
Let's look at three lessons Brent Pry could learn from Mike Young in team building, assistant gathering and blame shifting.
Things are...pretty bad right now. And while so many of these problems can be blamed on other people, this Tech staff must look inwards over the bye week.
After another listless performance by the Virginia Tech offense, it's fair to ask if the Hokies' coaching staff is getting the most out of their personnel.
Some young players stood out as the Hokies found a formula for defensive success late in a loss to Miami. Breaking their performances along with the defensive scheme down in this 11-play, 3,000-word film review.
Hey...at least there was progress? Breaking down all the positives, negatives and truly inexplicable things that happened during Virginia Tech's loss to Pitt, how they fit in the bigger picture, and what we could see moving forward.
The return of Malachi Thomas proved to be a big boost to the Virginia Tech running game, but poor run fits doomed the Hokies in their loss to Pitt.
Glimmers of offensive firepower for the Hokies wasn't enough to overcome repeated defensive gaffes. 2,900-word, 9-play film review covering how Kaleb Smith played his way to a career day, the RPO game, and the breakdown of the defensive struggles to contain the run.
Hokie football is a bit of a mess right now, so let's ask some questions that will likely be more entertaining than this week's game.
Virginia Tech’s rapid fall from grace demonstrates one truth: rebuilds aren’t pretty.
Searching the film for any building blocks going forward after a putrid 41-10 loss to North Carolina. Plus analysis of some fresh offensive concepts and a defensive liability.
There are plenty of examples of rebuilding jobs across college football. Which one should Virginia Tech model theirs after?
A deeper look into the struggles of Virginia Tech’s offensive line, which has proven to be the weakest link in a historically inept offense.
Talent gaps, the complete absence of a running game, and the first cracks in Virginia Tech's defense all serve as red flags that a long and painful season is in front of the Hokies. Eight-play, 2,700-word film review of the talent and scheme issues that held the Hokies back.
College football is slowly squeezing regional rivalry to death, putting games like Virginia Tech/West Virginia in jeopardy. Let's be mad about it, and enjoy this one while it's here.
With a renewed commitment to the intermediate passing game, Virginia Tech quarterback Grant Wells picked apart the Wofford secondary in a solid, if not unspectacular, win.
Inconsistency in the run game made the pre-West Virginia scrimmage against Wofford closer than needed. Examining two Virginia Tech passing concepts, technique and execution errors holding back the run game, and the emergence of two young d-ends.