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Brian didn’t actually share the link to his 2500 word article because he’d hate for us to gain more subscribers and actually remain in business to pay for his articles.
I’m not going to share it either because few people will see this and no one will join anyways. Eat at Arby’s.
Been really into college football charts recently, so I made my own for @thekeyplay.
The 2026 #Hokies are really, really fun. But they may not be good yet. So how does that stack up against past Tech teams?
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Lingering thoughts as the #Hokies’ open week wraps up, including a raised eyebrow at SMU and an argument that you should ignore the box score — Clemson may have been Ethan Grunkemeyer’s best game yet.
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"The good vs fun grid is everything I want in college football."
"Love the Good-Fun Scale. I think you nailed it."
"This was quite a fun read."
"Fantastic read, Brian!"
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Virginia Tech left Clemson with its biggest win of the year. But an important question still stands: Are the Hokies good, or are they just fun? And at this point, does it really matter?
@marcolini11 latest "Introducing the Good/Fun Scale": thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech…. #Hokies
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Virginia Tech left Clemson with its biggest win of the year. But an important question still stands: Are the Hokies good, or are they just fun? And at this point, does it really matter?
@marcolini11 latest "Introducing the Good/Fun Scale": thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech…. #Hokies
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"Introducing the Good/Fun Scale" #Hokies by @marcolini11 thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech… via @thekeyplay
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Ty Howle's new motion wrinkles and Brent Pry's blitz calls powered Virginia Tech's win at Clemson. A 10-play, 2,500-word @french60wasp film breakdown of the game plan that delivered the biggest victory of James Franklin's tenure so far: thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech…. #Hokies
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FILM REVIEW VT vs CLEMSON
"Working on the Night Moves: Death Valley Edition" #Hokies by @french60wasp thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech… via @thekeyplay
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TFW YOU REALIZE THERE'S FRESH GIFTORY SERVED WITH LUNCH: thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech…. #HOKIES
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The Hokies' defense didn’t improve on its out-of-the-half woes. Not even close. But this time the unit didn't let those lapses define it.
"Hokies Defense Proves Deadliest In Death Valley" by @dylantefft thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech… #Hokies
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"Something, something, James Franklin can't win big games, something, something." #Hokies
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007 THE HOKIES BEAT CLEMSON 🤯
This is Dabo Swinney's first career loss to Virginia Tech.
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Man, I don't know, if all of these schools got together and played football against each other regularly each season, I think that'd be kind of cool. Is there a name or concept for that kind of agreement or organization?
Could 24-team CFP trigger a new golden age of football independence? Among the 25 college football independents in 1990: Notre Dame, Miami, Florida State, Penn State, Pitt, South Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, West Virginia.
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#Hokies DC Brent Pry spoke to media after practice yesterday.
On what’s going well (the d-line), what’s improved (penalties) and what could use more work (a lot). Plus, James Franklin on his reunion with Pry thus far.
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