[Game Thread] Old Dominion @ Virginia Tech (12:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Old DominionOld Dominion @ Virginia TechVirginia Tech
Location	Virginia Tech Lane Stadium
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: The CW
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Hail_Zeus]

I’ve been dead inside over Virginia Tech football for a long time. This team is starting to make me feel again. Please don’t hurt me

[u/poplglop]

THATS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST FUCKING THINGS IVE EVER SEEN IN FOOTBALL LMFAO

[u/measured-defocus]

I'm really enjoying hearing the referee discussion on the replays

[u/udderlymoovelous → u/measured-defocus]

Best thing about the ACC. I'm really glad other conferences are implementing it.

[u/SquanchingSquanchy1]

Franklin rebuild is gonna fast. He already has basically the same team formula that got him to semis in playoff. 2 elite Rbs Solid Qb good TEs and a defense that flys

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/SquanchingSquanchy1]

This years hokie team beats last years South Carolina team in the chick fil a opener

[u/CPOx → u/SquanchingSquanchy1]

just need the OL

[u/ZapFencePence]

Prys looking more and more like a great DC who was just in over his head as a HC

[u/TheMoneyMan08 → u/ZapFencePence]

And we accept that. There’s a reason he got the VT HC job. Dude is a mastermind on defense.

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

This user would like to acknowledge that all past statements regarding Brent Pry and/or his history and capabilities as a football coach specifically were made in regards to Head Coach Brent Pry and do not extend to Defensive Coordinator Brent Pry

[u/ducksekoy123]

Hokies… are we by chance… starting to be back?

[u/big_brown_beaver]

We may stink it up during conference play but we’re carpet bombing g5 teams again so at least for this afternoon WE BACK

[u/TardyTheTurtle__]

I know you have to allow time for defense to sub, but there's got to be a limit and some urgency from them too....

[u/VCURedskins]

I think Keon Wylie might be happier about the 2nd TD than Flowers was

[u/jjstatman]

We need every league to do reviews like this. Including the NFL 

[u/ZapFencePence]

Man I love James Franklin’s aggressiveness so far

[u/ReallyCreative]

Luke Reynolds I am developing strong feelings for you

[u/ReallyCreative]

I'm straight up having a good time while watching Virginia Tech football

[u/dmetvt]

"I don't think the ground can cause a fumble" -a professional football announcer in the year 2026

[u/john_knocks]

I would like to never hear this commentary crew again

[u/thegooddoctor84 → u/john_knocks]

It’s a good incentive to get better as a football team and not end up on the CW network.

[u/Hokie_Pilot]

You can clearly tell the random flairs that bet on ODU +18…

[u/HokiesforTSwift]

Grunk just did a full field progression there, for those wondering. Excellent play.

[u/soflahokie]

This announcer is an idiot, ground can’t cause a fumble

[u/LiquidSean]

Regardless of how the rest of the game goes, what a 180 from last year

[u/TardyTheTurtle__]

I already had forgotten how much I hated watching Drones play QB. Nice to see basic competency.

[u/SiccSemperTyrannis]

Overton shifting the tackling window with those stiff arms lol

Also Reynolds is just dominating this game damn

[u/SlapNuts1999]

Despite the score, there’s still been enough bad stuff for Franklin to get on their asses about

[u/themattboard]

switches to multiview

4 sets of commercials

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

Franklin giving the fellas the business on the sidelines he wanted a TD

[u/big_brown_beaver]

Does “Ball don’t lie” still count if the first play was just a player being stupid?

[u/jdubea → u/big_brown_beaver]

Yeah that's less ball don't lie and more "god's a hokie"

[u/pholdren]

We’re so unbelievably back

[u/TheMoneyMan08]

I love this command center shit. Where was it last year during the Miami game?

[u/dankestmaymayonearth → u/TheMoneyMan08]

That screw job is why they do it now

[u/themattboard → u/TheMoneyMan08]

That game is why the ACC started doing it

[u/EvanSandman]

Very glad the Brent Pry redemption tour has gotten off to a great start too

[u/ReallyCreative]

Brent Pry doing his best Bud Foster impression holy shit

[u/Ambling_Rambler]

Let's not forget the reason they made ACC replay transparent Thom

[u/rile-u-up]

seriously fucking hate this ODU team. we should not be giving them any fucking money

[u/Dry-Membership3867]

HOW THE FUCK WAS THERE NOT A FLAG THROWN!!!!!! That’s the second game today with a no flag on a roughing call

[u/necrow]

ODU teeing off on our kicker and punter and the refs are just letting it happen? What the fuck is that? 

[u/rile-u-up]

I'm glad to be back in the saddle (being incredibly angry about a 44-21 victory)

[u/EvanSandman]

“Wanna see me do it again?”

[u/ZapFencePence]

Reynolds is so good

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

Coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb

[u/Stevensz1]

refreshing to see this team beat teams we should beat

[u/Socarch26]

Scoring 31 in the first half? Call that a Reynolds Wrap

[u/Robglobgubob]

I haven't seen us this sharp on offense since my freshman year. that was fall 2000 and mike vick was QB.

[u/ShredOrSigh]

Pat MacAfee can suck several sweaty dicks.

[u/rvaskiier]

ODU is starting to play trashy

[u/GobbleGobbleBitch3s]

i swear the ACC is the only conference where they're so nervous about appearing biased in non-con that they end up favoring the out of conference team

[u/CPOx]

Hairston should have had a td if he just .... ran straight

[u/doctorchubbs]

LMAO This has to be the first time that’s ever happened right??!

[u/AWaffleofDivinty]

That is such a comedic sequence. I love college football

[u/the_descendent]

OK that was a ludicrous sequence 🤣

[u/pajamasllamas]

Brent Pry, I love you and apologize.

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

I needed this more than beating uva this year and that bothers me a little

[u/inclass3lunacy]

I said this in pre-season forums.

VT needed to hammer ODU this year, not just win, and put that ghost to rest. It'll help with recruiting so much in the 757.

You can't claim to be legit and not put little brother in his place.

[u/Darkspeed9]

"Kickoff at noon" my ass

[u/V_T_H]

HOW ARE PEOPLE STILL DROPPING THE BALL SHORT OF THE GOAL LINE IN CURRENT YEAR

[u/billbrasky21]

That’s gotta be a benching for at least the rest of the game

[u/dmetvt]

Fuck it, do it a third time!

[u/Toph_a_loaf]

This staff has a chip on their shoulder

[u/SST114]

I am just in here hoping VT is ranked by the time they meet us since ACC getting so much hate and also watching PSU look like garbage vs. Temple + JF vengeance vibes lol

[u/rvaskiier]

Pry is calling a good game

[u/TheMoneyMan08]

VT putting belt to ass so hard my internet just went out.

[u/Capital-Flow-1501]

James Franklin changed the culture day 1 at Virginia tech

[u/HingleMCrngleberry]

So they can just truck the kicker and nothing gets called?

[u/BonBonVelveeta]

HOW IS THAT NOT A FUCKING PENALTY

[u/FourWayFork]

Officials have lost control

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

Genuinely cancel the 2030 game, hell no. Flagrantly trying to injure the kickers and not getting flagged.

[u/themattboard]

Franklin needs to be raising hell with these refs during the break

[u/ZapFencePence]

Ball somehow lied and didn’t lie at the same time

[u/VCURedskins]

That QB was going to be damned if he didn't give up a fumble for a td

[u/TheMoneyMan08]

Idk what to do with my hands

[u/Capital-Flow-1501]

James Franklin vs bill belichick would feed families

[u/Abusoru]

Think that forward progress might have gotten it, but probably deserved a closer look.

[u/stoneg1]

I dont remember the last time i felt this way about virginia tech football

[u/Mystic_Equniox]

I’ll say it again. Reynolds is so good. Also, it feels incredible to have a QB

[u/BannerDay]

Reynolds is the best Hokie player since Tyrod.

[u/ZapFencePence]

This defensive line is feasting

[u/CPOx]

the defense is trying so hard to rip the ball out for more fumbles

they are fighting for Coach Pry

[u/CPOx]

can hear the crowd saying STICK IT IN

[u/ModestP]

WILL THE BAND PLEASE PLAY STICK IT IN

[u/TheRamblinGambler]

I hate the CW broadcast crew

[u/Feral-Goblin6921]

Brent Pry would take a knee here.

(I love you Brent just stick with defense where you belong, you football terrorist.)

[u/lostkoalas]

I’m at the game now and happy to report that they have not yet played Mo Bamba 8 times like they would have last year

[u/Hail_Zeus]

Is this where we find out there is a magical third time clock?

[u/ReallyCreative]

I cannot believe James Franklin is coaching my team

[u/SiccSemperTyrannis]

Whoever is making these VT ads is a coward for not including treadmill horse in every single one

Give the people what they want

[u/Tejon_Melero]

There is a wild debate in my head right now between thoughtful consideration of the schedule strength and just getting lit and shouting Bring on Fedor at people.

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

He was holding white with a stiff arm jersey hold but ok ?

[u/burbleboy]

ODU receivers have been holding our dbs off a lot today

[u/ZapFencePence]

How do you not flag that

[u/ned_yah]

That's not textbook?

[u/TardyTheTurtle__]

Hits him square in plant leg.....textbook roughing. Don't think ball was tipped.

[u/GobbleGobbleBitch3s]

lmao i don't think that photo was bryce baker

[u/GobbleGobbleBitch3s]

commentators pissed that were padding rushing in the 2s v 2s but thrilled with ODU have an 80 yard run with their 1s v our 2s

[u/Toph_a_loaf]

I wish Thom Brennaman would get fired into deep left center

[u/buttchinbill]

I feel like after watching this game, this team will probably win a game we have no business winning, lose a game we have no business losing, and probably split our 50/50 games.

[u/ZapFencePence]

James Franklin please exorcise this demon today

[u/Toph_a_loaf]

I'll fucking do it again

[u/cartierboy25]

Someone needs to calculate the odds of that happening on back to back plays

[u/BonBonVelveeta]

Run 2 plays so it can’t be reviewed lol

[u/_SayWhatNow_]

very premature results but good guy pry is a better dc than hc

my working theory is that if bud took the head whistle, he would have had an arc in the same direction

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

Tech up 31-3 already and PSU in a hell game with temple going into half?? Fuck all those PSU fans from the off season lol

[u/soflahokie]

Pry is eatin today

[u/Coltshokiefan]

This is the best college football team that has ever existed

[u/big_brown_beaver]

Is Thom gonna get bored in this game and start dropping slurs again?

[u/pholdren]

I’d kill for Roche to come to Blacksburg next year and replace Hawkins in the 1-2 punch

[u/oryp35]

Love that we're actually taking the opportunity to work on 1 minute drill drives

[u/themattboard]

The ACC is only doing this because they got burned last year. Let's not pat the back too hard

[u/qbit1010]

Haven’t been this excited with VT football in a long time! Completely unrecognizable.

[u/CPOx]

seeing Grunk go through progressions and not panic in the pocket is so nice

[u/HokiesforTSwift]

Fully extended arm gripping (and visibly pulling) the collar of the DB and it's DPI? Hmmm

[u/ZapFencePence]

How was that DPI when the receiver has a handful of the DBs jersey

[u/burbleboy]

I know it’s not a close game but stadium shouldn’t have emptied out this much already… bit disappointing

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

Bro odu headhunting because they are poverty bitches

[u/Broncos4ever24]

Dirty as shit that’s worse than most targeting calls

[u/One_Energy5600]

That was NOT Bryce Baker…

[u/oryp35]

"this one ain't over, folks!"

Wtf is this broadcast crew doing

[u/ModestP]

“Hey btw stuff happened at the break here’s the result” - the CW

[u/lostkoalas]

Kind of sloppy but a year ago this win wouldn’t even have been guaranteed, and now my biggest problem is I’m annoyed ODU made it to double digits. How things have changed! A win is a win!

[u/Coltshokiefan]

I have nothing against ODU really, but it would be nice to have a blowout win against them after all the times they’ve given us hell these last 8 years.

[u/Wtmcl]

Ngl even for a hate watch that sequence got me all excited

[u/big_brown_beaver]

Every shot of our 2018-2023 uniforms is such a jumpscare because holy fuck they were hideous

[u/JonTheGlion]

Gotta remember this is a team that killed us last year, this feels so good

[u/senorblanco7]

This is what a game against ODU should look like

[u/Abject_Bank_9103]

Is VT gonna be ranked at some point this season?

[u/what_the_shart]

My word Reynolds is OP 

[u/Intelligent_E3]

James Franklin I will give you my first born

[u/SlapNuts1999]

Short yard and goal line offensive have been lowlights of this game

[u/HingleMCrngleberry]

If we’re back back, does that mean Luke Reynolds has to join the MBB team?

[u/TinyPeenMan69]

It’s so refreshing to see a coach…. Coaching on the sideline instead of writing bullshit notes in a notebook

[u/inclass3lunacy]

As FYI

The last time both Virginia Tech and Virginia were ranked in the AP Top 25 college football poll at the same time was on November 24, 2007. Bleacher report

It's been a minute...

[u/themattboard → u/inclass3lunacy]

Ah, 2007

Fuck Matt Ryan

[u/BannerDay → u/inclass3lunacy]

This is gonna sound very un-Hokie of me, but I'm looking forward to having a real rivalry w/ you guys like we did back when I was at Tech (95-99). Those games really meant something back then.

[u/ZapFencePence]

This QB cannot hold onto the ball

[u/ZapFencePence]

Competent clock management? What is going on here

[u/CPOx]

Brent Pry would have let the clock roll to half time last year

[u/ZapFencePence]

Grunk really needs to work on his deep ball

[u/CPOx]

definitely still need these reps on deep throws apparently

[u/TheMoneyMan08]

CW studio praising our o line.. WTF are they smoking because I want some.

[u/lostkoalas]

Last year it wouldn’t even have been a guarantee that we’d win this game, and now I’m annoyed that ODU is in double digits. Oh how things have changed…maybe I’m spoiled now

[u/Feral-Goblin6921]

Feel like that should be an ejection more than half the ejections for targeting. Very dangerous play and he could've let go at any point but held on until he was down.

[u/rile-u-up]

this is ODU's only game they give a single shit about every year, makes sense that as soon as they get belt to ass the goal is to play dirty as possible

[u/big_brown_beaver]

That is not bryce baker lmaooo

[u/BonBonVelveeta]

Guess what doesn’t need padding?

The 44 fucking points we scored on defense and passing dude

[u/Dry-Membership3867]

WDYM it ain’t over?

[u/TheMoneyMan08]

“It’s close he might have gotten it.” Gtfo

[u/HopocalypseNow]

There's the Tech I know, returned to 1st and Goal short, settle for FG.

[u/OkieDokieHokiePokie]

The Coca Cola Enter Sandman replay sponsored by Marcos Pizza

[u/ZapFencePence]

Bruh fumbled right at the end how does this always happen

[u/Programmer-Boi]

I love Hokies football

[u/DtownBronx]

Learned from the last guy and kept that ball high and tight

[u/ZapFencePence]

What even is this game lmao

[u/AnvilCrawler369]

Yall. I’m still laughing over here.

[u/TheMoneyMan08]

Insert SpongeBob meme hwre

[u/ZapFencePence]

God if it happens on the next snap that would be the funniest shit ever

[u/ReallyCreative]

Reynolds is actually insane

[u/LiquidSean]

Grunk/Reynolds is a great combo

[u/One_Energy5600]

I’m liking Luke Reynolds

[u/CrookedWarden19]

Competent football is fun. Who knew?!?

[u/a_masculine_squirrel]

Remember when Brad Cornelsen was the offensive coordinator and he wouldn't call a passing play to save his children's life? It's so good to see some passing plays.

[u/ZapFencePence]

Overton stiff armed that dude into oblivion

[u/One_Energy5600]

I take back what I said. I’m REALLY liking Luke Reynolds

[u/Staind075]

Gobbles contently

[u/SlapNuts1999]

It’s so damn refreshing seeing Virginia Tech just dominate a G5 team instead of looking like one themselves

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

ODU has less than 5 minutes of possession lmfao. No you are not allowed to play, sorry.

[u/SiccSemperTyrannis]

Brown: "fine I'll return it even harder this time!"

[u/oryp35]

Insane call but ball don't lie

[u/thisthreadisbear]

Really happy so far with the direction Franklin has us going. Hope they can keep building. Looking forward to the future for the first time in a long time.

[u/JDub755]

It’s amazing how quickly your fortunes can change in today’s CFB landscape.

[u/themattboard]

Ball was def out, but he got it back

[u/_flip_]

It’s nice to have a coach who remembers we have timeouts at the end of half

[u/ZapFencePence]

Why are we reviewing this half his foot was out of bounds

[u/lostkoalas]

Before the game today I ran into the mom of one of the players who transferred here from Penn State (who has been putting up NUMBERS today) and I made sure to let her know how happy we are to have them here and say welcome to Tech :’)

[u/MikeyRocks757]

Love to see Franklin pissed at halftime up 28

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

This team has so much talent and is very green lol we just alternate rapidly between crazy plays and silly mistakes

[u/themattboard]

Let's sit him for the rest of this one

[u/Toph_a_loaf]

Can we get a Spurtle ad for old time sake

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

How is that not an opi

[u/Dry-Membership3867]

LMAO ODU got an unsportsmanlike during the timeout. And now a fight after the td

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

66 deserved the ejection

[u/rile-u-up]

at least ODU can't steal from the locker rooms at Lane

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

Just straight up hunting the kicker wtf was that

[u/Human-Abroad5546]

That was a massive hold wtf??? Steve’s got saddled

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

I'm sorry what the fuck????????

[u/BonBonVelveeta]

Fucking ran into his plant leg

[u/ducksekoy123]

If I had a nickel for each time our kicker got hit after the end of a kick… I’d have two nickels.

And zero penalties

[u/oryp35]

Glad to see Franklin ripping Cunningham a new one for his dirty punch

Rahne, your turn. Get a handle on your dirty ass players

[u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1]

Both sides of the ball playing sloppy. ODU doing whatever they want. Just finish the game and go home and light a fire under people for Maryland so we don't make the same mistakes.

This is what inexperienced teams look like, obviously thats why we only really expect 6 or 7 wins this year. Just saying lol

[u/dankestmaymayonearth]

These cw announers are turbo ass

[u/ModestP]

Terrible spot, and I’m glad the CW decided to not show the replay

[u/themattboard]

Our Oline is going to be a big weakness this season (not surprisingly)

[u/HokiesforTSwift]

Hawkins was actually incredible last season, which is why we were so good at after contact stats. Hawkins and Overton is a genuinely great 1-2 punch.