[Game Thread] Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech (3:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Georgia TechGeorgia Tech @ Virginia TechVirginia Tech
Location	Virginia Tech Lane Stadium
Time	3:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: ACC Network
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/goodsam2]

Grunk doesn't know how to slide does he?

[u/themattboard]

That was VT caliber QB run coverage

[u/Hail_Zeus]

Quick someone check to see if turf has game bet

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Excellent tackle by the turf monster is actually an elite call lmao

[u/FourWayFork → u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Turf Monster was a 4-star recruit out of high school

[u/CrookedWarden19 → u/FourWayFork]

Transferred from Penn State

[u/themattboard]

Bad turf monster. Bad

[u/kaputt1669]

Why do VT students no longer stay at games? 

[u/spooky_scrub → u/kaputt1669]

my little sister chose to be more concerned with nonsense like "submitting work" and "not failing exams"

[u/FourWayFork → u/kaputt1669]

That beer isn't going to drink itself

[u/pholdren → u/kaputt1669]

Because unfortunately the product has been so bad for so long and theres less legacy students there now, so most of these kids are just going to say they went to sandman and once their buzz wears off, they go drink more

[u/Toph_a_loaf → u/kaputt1669]

If you're good, they'll stay. Winning fixes everything

[u/bovilexia → u/kaputt1669]

No longer? This is the way it's always been outside of big time night games, that stay competitive.

[u/Gavangus → u/kaputt1669]

They suck and should get less tickets

[u/themattboard → u/kaputt1669]

Its been a while since the beamer years

[u/mudo2000 → u/kaputt1669]

Been drinking since 11?

[u/kaputt1669 → u/mudo2000]

We drank since 11 when in was there 08-12 and still stayed at the games. 

[u/rile-u-up → u/kaputt1669]

we won 2 acc titles in that span. we've been embarrassing for the past decade

[u/bovilexia]

Are modern game clocks some sort of IoT device that likes to force firmware updates at the worst time?

[u/FourWayFork]

My daughter has a Minnie Mouse wristwatch if that would be helpful.

[u/OkieDokieHokiePokie]

Meanwhile Auburn 👀

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/OkieDokieHokiePokie]

Oh trust me I'm watching 👀👀

[u/Yup207]

Do you actually think you are getting 2 3 and outs

[u/rile-u-up → u/Yup207]

they might

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/rile-u-up]

We will definitely not

[u/link3945]

I really don't hate our offense.  I think it's young and injured at key positions, but I don't think it's bad.  Defense is just a dumpster fire.

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/link3945]

This. Our offense just has no chance when our defense couldnt stop a butterfly

[u/big_brown_beaver]

I choose to not lament the frustrating losses to pitt/cal by reminding myself that this team’s pass defense is bad enough to put a hard cap on what can be achieved this season anyway lol

[u/macncheeseface]

I love a functioning game clock

[u/robotictuba]

All Clock Conference

[u/spooky_scrub]

stadium full of engineering school fans, surely someone knows how to fix a clock

[u/benman101]

The clock only turns off for GT drives? Hmmm…

[u/CrookedWarden19]

I’m scared

[u/mudo2000]

Woo Clock 2026 let's go!

[u/rile-u-up]

at this point put some fucking freshman out there. if they pass at will they pass at will, but i cannot just have the same dudes keep fucking up the same way over and over

[u/joeworlds]

In the picture they put up why is Grunk right eye like that lol

[u/Gavangus → u/joeworlds]

Pirate pic

[u/Que5tionableFart]

All time announcer moment.

“I think it’s 6ish minutes left in the game.”

[u/dizastermaster7]

Those 14 points are literally all the difference rn

[u/MikeyRocks757]

This secondary is atrocious. I hate that I have to watch this on Saturday and the Commanders secondary on Sunday

[u/gtne91]

Onside kick?

[u/dizastermaster7 → u/gtne91]

We'd fuck it up 100%

[u/thegooddoctor84 → u/gtne91]

Depends how much time is left. Which no one knows

[u/BonBonVelveeta]

This defense is not going to get us anywhere, even if we recruit some studs in the secondary lol

[u/thegooddoctor84]

Two prestigious STEM schools are playing football and can’t figure out the clock

[u/Gavangus]

Where are the GT fans who didnt believe me when I said we would immediately give up a td

[u/OnePercentVisible]

Not having a game clock sucks!

[u/djd565]

It’s like soccer now. Who knows when the game will end.

[u/rile-u-up]

how many times have they scored in less than a minute?

[u/TardyTheTurtle__ → u/rile-u-up]

3?

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

Fucking awful secondary

[u/kaputt1669]

We are the worst 4-2 team in the nation 

[u/Coltshokiefan → u/kaputt1669]

Which is funny because we’re also like 3 whiffed kicks from being the worst 6-0 team in the nation

[u/TheGeneral_Specific]

No game clock is the most ACC moment of the year

[u/MedicineGhost]

Our secondary is so ass

[u/dankestmaymayonearth → u/MedicineGhost]

Its seemingly jaquez white every time. Idk how they havent benched him yet

[u/Aggressive-Movie-593]

I’m prepared to get fucked by the invisible clock

[u/thegooddoctor84]

Are they just not going to call holding on the offensive tackles?

[u/OkieDokieHokiePokie → u/thegooddoctor84]

Too busy trying to figure out the clock

[u/TardyTheTurtle__]

For what its worth ESPN says 530 left in game

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Jaquez white has given up 2 or 3 tds this game

[u/VTHomeless]

It feels weird not having a clock. I cannot recall ever seeing this happen in a game before.

[u/Hail_Zeus]

Wide freaking open. wtf do we keep running zone defense. It’s clearly not working

[u/themattboard → u/Hail_Zeus]

Because with our DBs, man would be worse

[u/DrGerbal]

Fire pry again

[u/not_folie → u/DrGerbal]

Fire him and then rehire him as a position coach to continue the cycle

[u/DrGerbal → u/not_folie]

Start him off as waterboy and let him build back up

[u/Gavangus]

Guys should I pull out a stop watch?

[u/jake2hut]

Member when defense was the Hokies strength? Peppridge farm members

[u/OkieDokieHokiePokie]

Virginia Tech losing the fight at who has the better engineering school

[u/CrookedWarden19]

This defense is doo-doos

[u/_flip_]

Put an estimated clock on there like other networks do

[u/rile-u-up]

god i hate watching this team play defense

[u/Cornbread_v2]

We get no clock at all now?! 🥴

[u/Gavangus → u/Cornbread_v2]

Can accn just do a clock?

[u/Internal__]

ACC moment

[u/Jarfol]

Having no game clock is kind of scary but fun.

[u/FourWayFork]

Two Tech schools and we can't get a working clock

[u/spooky_scrub]

man, no time on the score bug looks weird

[u/Gavangus]

In before GT comes back and wins at the end due to a questionable time

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

We see other conferences argue over 1 second so we delete the clock #goacc

[u/Knot-So-FastDog]

So what clock are they using? I’ve never seen a broadcast just have no clock running…

[u/FourWayFork → u/Knot-So-FastDog]

Referee's stopwatch

[u/dmetvt → u/Knot-So-FastDog]

Refs are keeping the clock on the field

[u/goodsam2]

What the hell is going on with the clock

[u/Cornbread_v2]

2026 the year of the game clock 😂

[u/Gavangus]

Mendoza ends this game with 400 yards

[u/LiquidSean]

Never seen this before in a college game lol

[u/themattboard → u/LiquidSean]

Happened earlier this year at FSU

[u/themattboard]

Completely wide open in the middle all day

[u/rile-u-up]

clock malfunctions ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP THE HOME TEAM GUYS

[u/mudo2000]

Millions of dollars this season into the program and can't get a clock to work smh

[u/rile-u-up]

clock isn't running

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Clock operator is drunk or something

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

Why did the clock stop?

[u/themattboard]

Why is the clock stopped again?

[u/themattboard]

Chili and cornbread almost ready

[u/Cornbread_v2 → u/themattboard]

🫡

[u/FourWayFork]

Is that how John Love got his confidence back?

[u/Gavangus]

Our punter is ass

[u/spooky_scrub]

why does the ACC have an official agentic cyberdefense?

[u/Gavangus → u/spooky_scrub]

To prevent anyone from seeing the GOR

[u/rile-u-up]

jesus totten is so bad. thought he was supposed to be dank. i miss peter moore

[u/dankestmaymayonearth → u/rile-u-up]

Yea he got a lot of juice over the offseason and has been baaaad

[u/MillerBrew → u/rile-u-up]

He’s been awful

[u/Gavangus]

Of all the holds you could call... Wow

[u/_SayWhatNow_]

These students are a goddamned disgrace

[u/Gavangus → u/_SayWhatNow_]

Agreed

[u/rvaskiier → u/Gavangus]

Simple solution. Make the student section smaller.

[u/Gavangus → u/rvaskiier]

Yep

[u/big_brown_beaver]

Second week in a row of being out of the country, keeping up with the game through scoreboard apps, getting updates for each 10 yard chunk as (insert not great QB here) throws for 300 on us

[u/ShishkabobNinja → u/big_brown_beaver]

To be fair we throw cause we cant run

[u/rile-u-up → u/big_brown_beaver]

fate worse than hell

[u/big_brown_beaver → u/rile-u-up]

Having a great time actually but i found one thing to bitch about at least

[u/rile-u-up → u/big_brown_beaver]

hahaha the out of country part seems fun, i just hate following VT football via the score tracker, we are too chaotic

[u/pholdren]

Weird how WE get called for a hold

[u/iyjlpiljygp → u/pholdren]

That wasnt even a hold

[u/Toph_a_loaf]

That's the hold they want to call?

[u/Jarfol]

Weak holding

[u/KingJefferey]

I think i speak for everyone when I say bring paul johnson back

[u/HeyHeyHayes → u/KingJefferey]

In theory, it makes sense for us to not run the TO. But that was when we had an AD that looked like we were going to really invest in football. Since he left (and now the school is getting a new president) it’s really up in the air how much we invest in football, which is problematic. I still would rather take the risk, we did have a great year last year

[u/link3945 → u/HeyHeyHayes]

Triple option but invest in recruiting.  That was the issue under Paul: he was screaming for resources and they wouldn't give it to him.  He had to make do with a bare bones recruiting staff.  

[u/HeyHeyHayes → u/link3945]

Unironically as much of a bad word his name is in Atlanta, CGC as a DC and recruiter instead of CPJ leaving would’ve been miraculous. I do think CPJ saw the writing on the wall though

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

Wow we got called for a hold before GT

[u/themattboard]

The penalty is better for us. More time, another chance at the first

[u/buttchinbill]

Don't worry, they will call holds on VT still.

[u/Gavangus]

That fb dive with hawkins is so anemic

[u/goodsam2 → u/Gavangus]

Gotta have more of an Oline for that to work.

I think we haven't had a normal run game.and they have been trying to establish that

[u/dankestmaymayonearth → u/Gavangus]

Its slow for a fb dive even lol

[u/HeyHeyHayes]

I really want to know how many yards we allow after contact. It’s gotta be a record (in a bad way). Like our DL isn’t in the wrong spot they just can’t fucking tackle

[u/link3945 → u/HeyHeyHayes]

Part of why I struggle to say the DC is an issue. The tackling is so bad. Some position groups need to be totally replaced, coaches included.

[u/themattboard]

I really,.really hate WR screens

[u/rile-u-up → u/themattboard]

with q it's a fairly safe play call, but i don't like when it's the to the field side cause of pick 6s and how long the ball is in the air kinda negates the whole point of it being basically a toss play

[u/bovilexia → u/themattboard]

More than jet sweeps to the short side?

[u/bovilexia]

Three blind mice...

[u/OnePercentVisible → u/bovilexia]

Only 3 I though their were 8 officials in college!

[u/Gavangus]

Horse collar?

[u/gtne91 → u/Gavangus]

Failed horse collar

[u/dankestmaymayonearth → u/Gavangus]

Yea he knicked it at first

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Way out

[u/HeyHeyHayes]

Im glad we’re miserable together Tecmo bros

[u/HokieSpartanWX → u/HeyHeyHayes]

Got my bachelors degree from Virginia Tech, currently getting my masters degree from Georgia Tech. Plus, my dad went to the Naval Academy, so we’re Paul Johnson fans. Will always have a soft spot for the Yellow Jackets.

[u/Gavangus → u/HeyHeyHayes]

I prefer the days we were fighting for acc championships and getting double digit wins... Even if chin balls was calling chop blocks on every play

[u/gtne91 → u/Gavangus]

I see hokies still dont know what a chop block is.

[u/HeyHeyHayes → u/Gavangus]

Chin balls just took me out thanks for that

[u/Coltshokiefan → u/HeyHeyHayes]

I mean the last two weeks have sucked but I think vibes are still up in general for us. I don’t think anybody expected a 5 win start with two losses falling on our kicker who was previously elite.

[u/HeyHeyHayes → u/Coltshokiefan]

I mean I’d way rather be in your shoes than ours, that’s for sure. But we can grovel briefly together

[u/Coltshokiefan → u/HeyHeyHayes]

I would’ve rather been in your position the past 2 years.

[u/dankestmaymayonearth → u/HeyHeyHayes]

I love gt fans tbh yall are super chill

[u/Snark728 → u/dankestmaymayonearth]

I think a lot of our doomers are taking the day off. I haven't seen a few of em today. They make it way too easy for opposing fans to shit on the fanbase.

[u/HeyHeyHayes → u/dankestmaymayonearth]

One of these days I need to make the trip up. As a lifelong metalhead I’ve always had Blacksburg circled for the vibes

[u/flying_trashcan → u/HeyHeyHayes]

I’m not there today but I’ve been up to Blacksburg many times. Always a good trip. Great fan base full of mostly good people. VT campus is beautiful.

[u/dankestmaymayonearth → u/HeyHeyHayes]

Same never been to Atlanta gotta make it happen one day

[u/HeyHeyHayes → u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Wait til we’re both decent again and it’s a night game. Way better vibes at BDS

[u/FlyPigs5]

Pretty rough game but I'm liking the growth we've seen from Berto this season

[u/gtne91 → u/FlyPigs5]

He has been decent all year. Needs to not force theowscand get rid of the ball instead of taking big sacks. But as a year 1 starter, he has been good.

[u/rile-u-up → u/FlyPigs5]

he's been insane in the 2nd half after looking fairly garbo. we do have a very passing friendly defense

[u/DaStampede]

Fucking hell

[u/crack-cookies]

After the last few weeks it’s nice to see a team fucking up more than us

[u/TardyTheTurtle__]

For a game we're winning by 17 in the 4th quarter.....I feel awful

[u/iyjlpiljygp → u/TardyTheTurtle__]

We are not good. Gt is just terrible

[u/rvaskiier → u/iyjlpiljygp]

We'll beat Stanford and UVA. 7-5 isn't terrible

[u/rile-u-up → u/TardyTheTurtle__]

the muff quite literally saved us in this game, kinda crazy

[u/gtne91 → u/TardyTheTurtle__]

It could easily be 7 and we suck, so I get it

[u/mudo2000 → u/TardyTheTurtle__]

ngl, still kinda holding my breath a lil

[u/greaseball56]

That’s a bad hold on the punter, not on the kicker at all

[u/Rhizical]

game

[u/Gavangus → u/Rhizical]

You did see the 14 points you got in like 55 game seconds, right?

[u/nafrotag → u/Gavangus]

You know it’s bad when we’re basically rooting for each other

[u/Kingpoyothefirst → u/Gavangus]

that ain't happening again

[u/Gavangus → u/Kingpoyothefirst]

Bet

[u/senorblanco7]

College kickers baby, gotta love them

[u/link3945 → u/senorblanco7]

I think that was really on the holder, football is shifting as he kicks it.

[u/shwimpang → u/senorblanco7]

I chose to not love them.

[u/senorblanco7 → u/shwimpang]

Me too

[u/Cornbread_v2]

GG

[u/rile-u-up]

hehehe missed fg hehehe

[u/One_Outcome6239]

agony

[u/Tornadohunter24]

Can't even take the points properly smh

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Wow our goal posts might be cursed

[u/rile-u-up]

that flop ahahahah

[u/csh0kie → u/rile-u-up]

Looked like one of the old gyro toys I used to have.

[u/Toph_a_loaf]

That's a shame

[u/TheMoneyMan08]

Refs are allergic to calling the hold on GTs line.. Jesus

[u/gtne91]

Take the points!

[u/courageouslyForward → u/gtne91]

And the kicker said NO

[u/Gavangus → u/gtne91]

I prefer not

[u/buttchinbill]

My heart just stopped when he flung him down. Was expecting a flag there.

[u/Raiden091 → u/buttchinbill]

Same. What a boneheaded play

[u/gtne91 → u/buttchinbill]

Make up for the missed face mask.

[u/froggycbl4 → u/gtne91]

make up? gt guy flopped like a puss

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

Call a motha fuckin hold Jesus Murphy fellas

[u/Gavangus]

Show me a qb and we will guarantee they get a career day

[u/daaaaavia]

no flag for that?

[u/link3945 → u/daaaaavia]

Eh, that'd be soft. Warning first time, maybe a second time gets a flag.

[u/iyjlpiljygp → u/daaaaavia]

I was shocked the refs didn't hand you that but it was a massive flop

[u/Hail_Zeus → u/daaaaavia]

Lol that was such a flop

[u/Coltshokiefan → u/daaaaavia]

He flopped lol.