Spring Game Eye in the Sky (part I):

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Raise your hand if your predicted this much appreciation in the O&M mutual fund otherwise known as Virginia Tech football during spring practice??? Me neither. And I have to remark, this bullish Hokie market was most refreshing indeed. And it surely came at the right time; after two no better than HOLD rated seasons of […] READ MORE


Tech Thoughts: offensive downturn, Kicking and hitting, 1o1…

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“…and down the stretch they come!” As Spring Practice 2014 is in its very final week, this after some O&M hand wringing over the latest offensive performance via the Virginia Tech offense itself. However, and per always, there’s more to it than meets the Eye. And as we all know, the Eye in the Sky […] READ MORE


Tech Thoughts: … a “P.A.T.T.y cake P.A.T.T.y cake” spring!

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My articles write themselves, contrary to slightly popularized message-board belief. The Eye in the Sky is the final arbitrator of them all; the Eye in the Sky does not lie …as lying is for rugs. However, could this spring have any higher of a Q-score? Any more sexxy if it tried? Lottsa guy pressing for […] READ MORE


Tech Thoughts: early spring practice returns

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A few early spring practice vibes are shaking free here and there; as that is what happens before you put the pads on and get down with the get down of some real live-fire contact drills or even better … outright scrumming. So this one may (sorta) read like a P.A.T.T.y cake P.A.T.T.y cake bakers […] READ MORE


Spring Game Eye in the Sky (part I):

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Today’s word is: betterment bet·ter·ment  (btr-mnt) noun. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. Law: An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. football: the 2013 retooled Scot Loeffler managed VT offense, slowly yet surely, as the spring wore on. Is this offense great? Nope. […] READ MORE


Spring Practice has sprung (scrimmage no.2): part I:

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(Virginia Tech’s Surgeon General’s note: if you are a P.A.T.T. or if you may be preggers with a P.A.T.T. this article may be hazardous to your health) Today’s word is: window (as in of opportunity thereof…) win·dow noun, often attributive ˈwin-(ˌ)dō Definition of WINDOW a: an opening especially in the wall of a building for […] READ MORE


Spring Fling: scrimmage no.2 (part II)

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EDITOR’s note: (I spent an ordinate amount of time studying the Loeffler/Grimes/Morehead offense on Monday. Hence a minor brevity of Bud Stout takes here in part II) Chicken or the Egg??? Here are the two hyper main things I took away from Monday’s public football scrimmage number one, not named Mark Leal out-playing LT3. Is […] READ MORE