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


Tech Thoughts: “…set the tone” -Frank Beamer-

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Recall, did we not just hear this very some “set the tone” pre-spring practice edict from coach Beamer this very same time, just one year ago? A TSL reader wrote me a week or three ago, and quite sagely (and correctly) pointed out to me that Virginia Tech did not get mentally and therefore physically […] READ MORE


Tech Thoughts: spring testing results, depth chart analysis, and forecasts:

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“…one good deed is worth a thousand explanations.“ –Samurai edict– Spring football practice tips off Thursday afternoon down in the New River Valley for our beloved gridiron Hokies. As spring ball is set to dawn with more than the normal amount of positional races still very much in flux, and hopefully not fluxed up by […] READ MORE