That’s where the new offense comes in
TE heavy, plenty of running, ball control possession focus will generate first downs and take time off the clock. All of which help the defense.
And we expect to see more scoring as well, which also helps the D
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from espn....teams most likely to rebound from a 2025 stumble:
-- squarerootofone
Jul 30, 2026 at 09:58 AM ET
squarerootofone
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07/30/26 09:58 AM ET
Previous staff was in over
-- CMU Hokie
Jul 31, 2026 at 05:00 AM ET
CMU Hokie
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07/31/26 05:00 AM ET
Yea, not a stumble in my eyes. We just stunk.
-- extremehokie
Jul 30, 2026 at 03:20 PM ET
extremehokie
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07/30/26 03:20 PM ET
Yep, even a genius HC would have only gotten maybe 5 or 6 wins last year.
-- TekkNerd
Jul 30, 2026 at 06:48 PM ET
TekkNerd
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07/30/26 06:48 PM ET
2024 and 25 were the 2 least on field talent Tech teams I had seen since 92**
-- Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Jul 30, 2026 at 08:29 PM ET
Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
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07/30/26 08:29 PM ET
Biggest concern for this season is the defense.
-- MKD
Jul 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET
MKD
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07/30/26 10:46 AM ET
{O} "...we, agry." {/Line}
-- bourbonstreet
Jul 30, 2026 at 05:32 PM ET
bourbonstreet
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07/30/26 05:32 PM ET
Agree 100%. They need a HUGE upgrade of talent on the Defense **
-- MKD
Jul 30, 2026 at 06:40 PM ET
MKD
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07/30/26 06:40 PM ET
I think its more about inexperience than talent level**
-- VictoryTurkey
Jul 31, 2026 at 09:45 AM ET
VictoryTurkey
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07/31/26 09:45 AM ET
Agree, we need better LB & S play. We know LB coach, S coach new.**
-- George Baylor
Jul 30, 2026 at 11:50 AM ET
George Baylor
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07/30/26 11:50 AM ET
That’s where the new offense comes in
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-- HokieAl
Jul 30, 2026 at 11:19 AM ET
HokieAl
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07/30/26 11:19 AM ET
Stumbled? I don't think we underachieved last year.**
-- likehokies
Jul 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM ET
likehokies
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07/30/26 10:31 AM ET
God help us if we didn't underachieve last year.**
-- WMSBG Hokie
Jul 30, 2026 at 01:15 PM ET
WMSBG Hokie
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07/30/26 01:15 PM ET