I have missed writing on the first two weeks of the season so I have to play a little catch up here. First the game against Georgia Tech was a great game and I think probably the best possible result for a team looking to build on a success from the last season. Going into the game the Hokies didn't have a very good record in this early season big games and GT is definitely a big game. This game had impact on the ACC championship game and to have that in the player's minds has to have an effect on how they play. For the most part the Hokies showed up and took care of business. Of course it took some extra time to put it away and a 44 second drive for a field goal to get to that extra time. But these Hokies showed that they won't give up and I think it is going to be very hard for a team to put them way this year. The defense was great against GT especially in the running department and even though they gave up a few big plays I think this unit will live up to the preseason hype.
As for the Austin Peay game, I still haven't watched the entirety of the game but I did listen to it on the radio live. For the most part what happened was what should have happened with the Hokies winning 42-7 but I think I am with many Hokie fans when I say that the first half was little disappointing. I am not one to wish for 70 points against a team of this caliber but it would be nice to get off to a good start and put teams like this away early so the starters can rest even more. That said there was no let down and the team did what they needed to do to get the W and move on to the next one.
That leads to this weekend's game against Pitt, this game could also be considered a trap game as if the Hokies have payed any attention to what Pitt has done as of yet they are probably thinking this will be a cake walk. And by all accounts it probably should be. Pitt is off to a 0-2 start and have lost to Youngstown State and Cincinnati by a combined score of 65-27. That is pretty rough especially considering YSU scored almost half of those points against. I don't know much about YSU but I assume I am not going to see them win many more games in that fashion this year. So it looks like Pitt's defense is sloppy to say the least and hopefully Logan Thomas and the young running backs will get it going early so they maybe they can get some more rest in the second half. Also the defense should be more than able to keep these guys down as they don't have much confidence already and if we can smack them in the mouth early they seem like a team that will just roll over.
All that said this team still needs to focus and get better while trying to stay as healthy as possible. I would like to see the "change of tempo" offense work more smoothly in this game and the running game needs to start showing some results as we are going to need that as the year goes along to get some pressure off of LT. The emergence of Tony Gregory against Austin Peay was a good sign and hopefully he can help lead the younger runners to some better games yardage wise. That wasn't against great competition but it was still nice to see a runner seem to build momentum and carry a few drives. Also I think something to follow would be the punt return unit. I think Kyshoen Jarrett looked very good back there last week and more than likely he will carry the load there this week but you never know what Frank has up his sleeve. I wouldn't mind seeing Kevin Asante get some looks in the return game but as of now Kyshoen seems to be the best for the job. Also Kyshoen is in beast mode right now playing safety. Easily the hardest hitter on the team right now. Here's hoping we get another W and every player contributes and improves so we can get better as a team as this year moves along. Also no injuries! Let's Go HOKIES!
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