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In close games, regardless whether they are an offensive shootout

or a defensive dual, fans give majority of the credit for a close win to whichever unit was last on the field and had direct control on the outcome. Just think of all the games where fans said "the defense won the game today," "the defense saved the offense's butt today," or something to that effect. Likewise, the same thing happened when the offense had the amazing game winning drive to beat Nebraska at home. Fans were talking about the last unit on the field that decided the outcome of the game instead of giving equal praise to both units. If 1 unit can receive majority of the credit/praise for a win, then it is only fair that 1 unit can receive majority of the blame for a loss.

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Posted: 03/30/2021 at 2:09PM

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It is admirable of Brandon to dive into detail on our offensive scheme, but -- VT ChemE 1986 03/29/2021 4:46PM

what would it take to be, 'great'? -- bourbonstreet 03/30/2021 3:16PM

The Fu/Corn offense is a lot closer than the Bud/Ham Def -- N2VT2 03/31/2021 09:02AM

But the defense reached it's potential under Fu in 2017 -- Baltimore Hokie 03/31/2021 2:45PM

Easy - New Coach / Better Players -- VT ChemE 1986 03/30/2021 3:42PM

...you make it sound so turnkey, easy. Are we sure New Coach=+++ballers❓ -- bourbonstreet 03/30/2021 3:53PM

The damage is done at this point. But I'd rather find out about a new coac -- hokie4life2 04/01/2021 6:47PM

kan't argue you, dat----------> ** -- bourbonstreet 04/01/2021 8:52PM

It takes more than just a good recruiting staff -- which I think it part of -- Pride_and_Joy 03/31/2021 12:09PM

"Football is a dinosaur that doesn't see the meteor heading toward Earth" -- bourbonstreet 03/31/2021 5:42PM

You've conflated the scheme with the performance -- Baltimore Hokie 03/30/2021 2:13PM

What else could Brandon write about during the offseason? -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 1:31PM

Yep that's my complaint. VT was 43 in points scored and 31st in yards. -- UTPr0sim 03/30/2021 07:47AM

84 ppg teams and 96 yardage teams wish they had our, problems; right? Look -- bourbonstreet 03/30/2021 3:23PM

Exactly. The way we are evaluating -- VT ChemE 1986 03/30/2021 3:44PM

Your complaint is that the offense was above average or that -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 12:26PM

Above average for all of FBS? Not above average for just P5. ** -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 1:32PM

What would you consider above average? 14th out of 64 for total O seems -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 1:52PM

I would consider those above average. ** -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 1:53PM

Don’t you just hate it when stats get in the way of a negative narrative? ** -- marcbvtgm 03/30/2021 4:47PM

Well there is a reason why I asked. Because I didn't know... :) ** -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 4:51PM

So then VT’s offense was an above average P5 offense last year. ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 2:08PM

5-6 isn't above average. LOL ** -- UTPr0sim 03/31/2021 08:34AM

Offense. ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/31/2021 10:36AM

Gotta keep me focused....LOL ** -- UTPr0sim 03/31/2021 11:23AM

Okay. Great! ** -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 2:15PM

Is anyone suggesting there aren't better Os out there than VTs? ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 12:14PM

Nope, just that an 8 part in depth on VT O may be overkill. Its an opinion. ** -- UTPr0sim 03/30/2021 12:42PM

It's an "overkill" with no downside. ** -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 1:31PM

So true! Good content for some and something to whine about for others! :) ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 1:53PM

No. But some of our fans act like the fact that it's better than Frank's -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 12:22PM

Which fans? ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 12:25PM

Ones on here that post how good the O is and that the losses are all on the -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 12:26PM

No different that the fans who used to push the BS narrative that all of -- Hoakie82 03/30/2021 12:39PM

Hmm. Don't recall fans who put losses entirely on one unit or the other. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 12:28PM

I blame the infamous Wake game on the offense since the defense -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 1:41PM

Holding onto the onside kickoff would have helped too!! ** -- ChazB 03/30/2021 2:19PM

I put the BC loss on both. But the O had a huge part all game long in not -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 2:16PM

I don't disagree that both had a part in the BC loss. -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 3:41PM

Not true. Earlier the game matters just as much. What if the O was rolling -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 3:45PM

Even if the offense scored TDs on its first 3 possessions, -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 4:03PM

You can score and have control. We had control and didn't score. That's not -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 4:05PM

VT scored enough to win the game if the defense had done it job -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 4:23PM

I completely disagree. The defense did it's job more % of the game than the -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 4:32PM

Did I say the entire game or when it mattered most? ** -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 4:35PM

There is no such thing as when it matters most. #allplaysmatter LOL! :) ** -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 4:42PM

Tell that to a boxer who decides to showboat during the last min -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 4:58PM

A mistake is a mistake. A TD given up by the D is the same amount of points -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 5:00PM

But the offense did do enough because VT had the lead going -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 5:08PM

The STs has more to do with. The D shouldn't have had 2 series on the field -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 5:11PM

Tell that to Wake ;-) ** -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 5:28PM

The Wake game is as close as possible to blaming ONE side exclusively. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 1:55PM

In close games, regardless whether they are an offensive shootout -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 2:09PM

Yeah, but that’s wrong in both cases. Lol. ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 2:10PM

That's the beauty of people having differing opinion ;-) ** -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 3:28PM

Yep. I get to be right and others get to be wrong. :) ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 4:48PM

As my brother would say, I am not opinionated. Just always right. ;-) ** -- VTHokie2000 03/30/2021 4:59PM

The robustness of the analysis and description is not commensurate -- Pride_and_Joy 03/29/2021 5:05PM

Taking a deep dive into mediacrity may benefit geeks of the study, but does -- UTPr0sim 03/30/2021 07:49AM

Why does it have to improve anything? It's an article on a fansite. Coaches -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 11:04AM

Gotcha. In my opinion 4 articles would have been more than enough -- UTPr0sim 03/30/2021 11:12AM

The awesome thing is, you don't have to read the articles. -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 12:23PM

And I think I have the right to express my opinion that it may have been -- UTPr0sim 03/30/2021 12:48PM

For sure, you have the right to express your opinion! -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 1:13PM

Our opponents know way more than Brandon... No offense to him! ** -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 1:05PM

Not sure the resources would be directed there. Not sure Brandon's forte is -- NokieHokie 03/30/2021 11:13AM

Does any kind of article written for TSL help the VT -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 08:56AM

We're getting an 8 part series of the criticism -- TomTurkey 03/30/2021 2:17PM

Lol! ** -- Pride_and_Joy 03/30/2021 2:37PM

Well said ** -- VT ChemE 1986 03/29/2021 6:11PM

In close games, regardless whether they are an offensive shootout

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