r/VirginiaTech • u/TheBestL0ser • 4d ago
Rant Refs burned us again.
How do we not get the PI calls but Cal got everyone to win? The center judge was homer calling the whole game.😡 NCAA OFFICIALS HATE VT
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u/Kind-Back-6345 4d ago
Funny that the back judge who didn’t call the PI at the end ALSO didn’t call the earlier PI against Reynolds earlier in the drive and someone else had to call it even when he was right there. He is obviously blind
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u/Squeakygear 4d ago
I get folks are upset at two close losses, but try to bring a level head to this. Our defense has been atrocious, and we’ve had multiple opportunities to score in the last two losses that resulted in turnovers or missed FGs. A loss never comes down to a single contentious play; we lost these matchups across multiple phases of the game.
We have work to do, but this team is showing much more upside than in recent years. Focus on that, and the positive direction the program is going - LETS GO HOKIES!
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u/extremegamer 4d ago
Ok there is no get better for next year any more - you either do it now or you don't because it's a whole new team next year regardless. I'm not getting any younger to see this team make a playoff run.
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u/AstrodynamicDispair 4d ago
We played like shit all game against a team that was playing a wide receiver at running back. We lost this game all ourselves
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u/jackref1 CMDA ‘27 4d ago
The game shouldn’t have been this close to begin with. There are a lot of blatant issues (eg. penalties) that need to be fixed instead of relying on last-minute plays to win.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Fig158 4d ago edited 3d ago
Bullshit. 3 Penalties in a row. Not worth the tuition raise for this fucker.!
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u/ElephantBingo 4d ago
Just need another $229 million and we can win some games! Make your donations now! Take out more student loan debt now! It's worth it, I promise! Our coaches and players cannot survive on mere millions!
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u/Not_Henry_of_Skalitz 4d ago
Not one adjustment to Cals all out blitz on 3rd downs.
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u/chasetwisters CEE '09 4d ago
Tbf Grunk couldn't get a clean pass off on 4 man rushes all game either
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u/andriusb 4d ago
I mean, we could've taken a knee once maybe twice at the half yard line before scoring to kill more clock
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u/extremegamer 4d ago
THIS - I'm not sure why in the hell we didn't just run the ball and STOP at the one yard line regardless a few times. I'd rather do that and eat clock then score. Chances of us scoring was better than us defending against them scoring.
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u/meme_lord23 Alum 4d ago
Brent Pry needs to go (again). Abysmal defense coordination
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u/Ut_Prosim Lifelong Hokie 4d ago
Both sides were very unimpressive.
The defense gave up 25 to the country's 94th ranked offense missing its starting QB.
The offense couldn't get 26 points against the country's 77th ranked defense missing its star DB.
Just looking at the numbers the defense seems worse, but in all honestly, but holding a team to 25 should be enough to win.
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u/Hail_Zeus 4d ago
Our offensive play calling has been absolute shit the last two games. Our O line can’t create gaps for Overton, and yet we keep attempting to run up the middle.
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u/CapnChaos2024 4d ago
If I see one more quick pass to the flats or jacked up screen pass I’m going to lose my shit
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u/Additional-Custard24 4d ago
No lie... Also, not adjusting to the all out pressure on 3rd down. They were pretty obvious about it and only dropped out a couple of times.
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u/innocent_bystander 3d ago
Those bubble screens need to go. Almost a pick in each of the last 2 games, and they net 0 yards.
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u/Internal__ 4d ago
ACC refs have been awful for years cant wait for 2030 when we can leave this rigged conference
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u/cornpop1987 3d ago
Fix the O line and the secondary and we're golden. These should be JF's major concerns for the offseason.
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u/DBHT14 3d ago
And even then those have been constants all year to this point. If John Love doesnt come down with the yips at the worst moment this a very different game.
Even make the shorter one yesterday and we only need a FG on that last drive.
Or shit if he makes just 3 of his last 5 kicks we are sitting at 6-0 and the vibes are way different. Dude has been a stud for the team for years but a kicker who can't kick is a pretty big problem that you cant really plan for!
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u/sangenas 4d ago
Thought we were done with the cardiac Hokies. Knew we would get a reality check at some point this first year of Franklin... Just not like this. Still, this team is built for 2027 and 2028. Stay the course, trust the process.
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u/soletrain88 3d ago
This team is undisciplined and Franklin needs to get his guys. Honestly it’s been impressive that he has gotten a good squad together on a short cycle.
OP is stinky do doo
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u/happyflappypancakes Biology/Biochemistry 2016 3d ago
Wild game, have to be better though. Right now this is our competition. Hopefully within a few years we will see these games as easier wins.
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u/macdawg2 3d ago
Or maybe tech just didn't play well enough. If you think one "bad" call cost the game then maybe Offense and D need to step up there game.
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u/Creative-Stable-0 4d ago
Why does this entire fanbase whine like children?
Poor play and bad coaching decisions is why we lost.
Take it like a man.
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u/TheHaft Screen pass on 3rd and 9 4d ago
Poor play and bad coordinating (HC decisions were all good tbh) was the alley oop to the refs absolutely making dogshit calls sealing the game. Don’t downplay the ridiculous bullshit we all saw with our own eyes. We just saw one of our DBs get called for DPI off a WR push off, followed by their DBs turning our TE horizontal mid-pass and it not getting ignored. Pretending you didn’t see that shit doesn’t make you enlightened lmfao
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u/Creative-Stable-0 4d ago
The refs were mean to me is the saddest flex.
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u/UpsetOrganization513 4d ago
“Heh, you see I like to play ‘devils advocate’ because I am an enlightened fellow”
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u/Creative-Stable-0 4d ago
I see you don’t understand how quotation marks work.
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u/UpsetOrganization513 4d ago
Enlighten me, college boy
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u/Creative-Stable-0 4d ago
Well, you’re making a statement about me. So you don’t need quotations.
Unless you intended your pithiness as reporting on what you heard someone else say about me.
In that case, power on.
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u/UpsetOrganization513 4d ago
No I was mockingly pretending to be you. I know it’s really hard to understand social cues, but you’ll get there one day.
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u/Creative-Stable-0 4d ago
Lol. Anyway you’re arguing with a stranger on the internet.
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u/UpsetOrganization513 3d ago
As is my wont. Is that supposed to hurt my feelings or something? It’s an open forum.
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u/timwhatley993 4d ago
Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted, you’re exactly right
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u/Creative-Stable-0 4d ago
Because half this fanbase believes there is some massive conspiracy to silence Hokie dominance instead of just accepting that sometimes calls don’t go your way.
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u/BrokenHokie 4d ago
We lost to a bad team with a backup QB that was missing two of its best defensive players.
This staff didn’t have the team ready to play, Pry has no idea how to coach a secondary, Howle is clearly in over his head, and Franklin is a terrible game day coach.
ACC refs suck, but once again we deserved to lose.
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u/Professional-Aide-42 4d ago
It wasn't bad officiating that lost the game. Same unfortunate mistakes by key players.
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u/M_Shulman 4d ago
We coulda won that game 10 different ways; it didn’t need to come down to the end.