TSL Roundtable: What are you expecting this weekend?

Though Bud Foster seems to have figured out Georgia Tech’s offense, he’ll have to teach that gameplan to a number of new players who have never faced that offense before. How much does that concern you, and what are you expecting from Saturday’s game?

Tafkam Hokie: Would it be cheating to just say I trust Bud Foster?

Yes, Foster has a very good track record defending the GT option attack. But if you look closely, it isn’t like he has been using the same defensive scheme year after year. I recall one year where his defensive key was crashing the two defensive tackles straight ahead to take away the dive play, then pursing the play to the edge. Then last year, he used the now infamous “Kyle Fuller, go get the football” defensive alignment.

So it isn’t just that Foster knows “the” way to counter the triple option, he knows lots of ways and is able to tailor the defensive gameplan based on our personnel.

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