Thatās actually the game I have penciled in to attend. As of now everything is lining up
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Same boat here! Hope to see you in attendance!
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The state game could swing the whole season. They win that and the slew of home games following are very attractive with a chance to really start the year strong
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The wife and I are making it to our first game since 2019. Picked the WSU game for the true modern ACC experience.
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I have no idea how good state is or suppose to be. I know they donāt have air raid Armstrong anymore lmao.
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State was a team i never got a feel for last year. They showed some moments have a younger QB who might be solid.
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Yeah State is putting a lot of faith in Bailey. He showed signs but itās probably for the best that weāre getting him week 2 (still just a true Soph). As always they should have a competent football team. Doeren only has 1 losing (regular) season in his decade+ thereā¦
I think their secondary is the weak spot. I know they lost a decent amount there last year in the portal and donāt really remember any needle moving transfers added in. Thisāll be a good early litmus test; very winnable matchup if we play well.
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What you think about chandler morris? @BDragon throw in your 2 cents as well. He looks great on film but I know he left this level before.
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I wasnāt asked but what I do think is good context to Chandlerās P5 level job losses is both times he lost to pretty good players in somewhat strange circumstances.
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Hope not. When was the last time UVA beat NCS in football?
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Except we suck at home lol.
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He left this level but was also at this level (or better depending on how you view the B12) for a very long time and was far from overwhelmed or anything. He was a starter that kinda got Wally Pipped. Even if we get the TCU version of Morris, that should be a meaningful upgrade.
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Open forum man! Thanks for the input!
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Sounds great!
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And got Wally pipped by a heisman finalist
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Sorry Iām late getting back to thisā¦ I feel good about Morris. If thereās any QB who should understand what this offense is trying to accomplish, itās the son of Chad Morris. And I think the veteran presence he now brings with him will be huge. Plus like Embrace and Burnertt said above, his bouncing around previously wasnāt really for bad reasonā¦
My biggest concern here is IF we hit a struggle spot where heās not performing to expectation how likely is Elliott to pull him? Iām afraid he maybe gets too much of a leash if thereās trouble and to be frank I wasnāt exactly encouraged by how coach handled last years QB situations. But hopefully he plays well and that part doesnāt matter. Heās got a solid arm, is mobile enough and the schedule isnāt exactly daunting. Good vibes over here.
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Forgot to jump in on this. Generally agree on Morris. I think heāll be a fine QB for the Hoos in the fall. Not a world beater but a steady presence and heāll be able to make plays down the field unlike what weāve seen in a long time
@JBHoo brings up a good point about the QB rotation. Iām typically a believer in riding with your guy even through a rough patch but I thought TE let AC play far too long last season. On the upside Iām betting that even a rough patch for Morris will still be easier to manage than the flat out bad play we saw at timea from AC last season.
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Yāall think he will play well with des calling the plays? That scares me the most lmao.
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Iām not a Des fan.
My hope is with the revamped roster TE explains the necessity for Des to open up the playbook and be more strategic in his calls.
Iām not holding my breath but am willing to let it play out to see.
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It scares me that Des doesnāt know how to score.
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