UMDās starting RB Roman Hemby is another guy that we missed out on, was a low 3 star that we offered but never really pursued heavily. Between him and Demond Claiborne that would have been a really nice hypothetical RB room.
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Yeah he torched me for like 185 yards on EA 25. @CoachRud I would strongly advise against the dime package on first downs.
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I donāt think Maryland is better than Wake. They lost to a pretty average (below) Michigan State that I think UVA could beat easily right now.
Maryland defense is not good and their offense is 1 dimensional? What am I missing here?
Athletes/speed on their offense, that theyāll get the ball in space and pick up chunk plays against our back 7.
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There isnāt a player on Marylands offense that is as good as Claiborne. The screen / WR ours play into the hands of UVA pass defense honestly.
I still think Greene was a tougher match than Felton will be.
Looks like weāre gonna have a lot of HS prospects visiting for this game based on the list JF is making on the 247 board. Shaping up to be our biggest football weekend in quite a while.
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Theyāre completely different WRās, Greene is a big, physical possession WR who makes up for his lack of breakaway speed with tough catches in traffic and Felton is a super fast, crisp route runner who MD wants to get out in space. I think the latter is a worse matchup for our secondary honestly, we have a lot of guys back there who are tall and physical but I wouldnāt say speed is our strongest attribute. Itās clear that getting beat over the top is a concern of Rudās based on how far off our corners tend to play, which is where MDās screen game might give us some issues.
I actually thought our coverage on Greene was pretty good despite his big game, Jam Jackson was just getting a step late on some of their play actions and Greene made some incredible catches in tight windows.
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Was in the gym when i saw this had to go back and throw some more weight on the bar.
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The football social media account has been bringing it this week. Props to that intern
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Doesnāt mean Greene wonāt be the tougher matchup. UVA doesnāt play press coverage, a lot of zone. The idea is to not give up the big playā¦ Bend donāt break.
Greene is a tougher receiver because he can make difficult catchesā¦ Felton does his damage on getting the ball in space and I think uva does a good job neutralizing with the defense they play.
Is tonight the biggest UVa game since FSU in 2019?
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No. Tech 2019 not only beating them but clinching the coastal.
Iād also follow that up with Broncos last Tech gameā¦ had we won that game we wouldāve started a streak beating them and (JMO) weād be in a much different situation today. They were reeling as a program, winning that game was all they had left.
But tonight is very hype for sure. Top 5 of last 10 or so years Iād say.
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Agree
Tonight is huge but not the biggest. Iād argue last week was bigger. Getting to 2 -0 and 1-0 in the conference was essential for the team to achieany measure of success.
A win tonight and we can have the conversation of raised expectations. But a loss and the team remains on course.
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Not sure if any football game at UVA is a big game these days lol
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Anyone watch Game Day? Did they let Dawn pick our game?
I was trying to watch but came in a little late. Didnt see the UVa game on the board.
No they didnāt.
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They didnāt pick our game. They moved the crew inside the stadium and had to stop for the anthem. I assume they cut a few games for that anthem time.
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Former UVa commit ā but VERY happy to have Colandrea instead.
Weāre now 1.5 point favorites tonight in a lot of places after opening as 2.5 point dogs.
Thatās a serious line move.
I hope the moneyās right on this one.
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