No Mercy

Derp.

Others may have forgiven him because "he's such a great guy," but I haven't forgotten the 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 seasons, nor have I forgotten the gaping holes we had at the quarterback position and along the offensive line due to his recruiting negligence. 2016 sucked because of the mess he left behind, including the laissez-faire country club culture prevalent in the Virginia locker room. Our program was soft because he made us soft.

And I'm still bitter.

Let me remind you of these games so you can be bitter, too!

• 2012: 44-38 home loss to Louisiana Tech
• 2013: 48-27 home loss to Ball State (that was my personal breaking point)
• 2014: 28-27 home loss to UNC
• also 2014: 24-20 loss to Virginia Tech (I think this was most everyone else's breaking point)
• 2015: 56-14 home loss to Boise State

And now he returns to Scott Stadium as the coach of William and Mary.

No mercy, Hoos. Run up the score.

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The Tribe runs something called a "go-go" offense, which looks like a quick-snap double wing triple option type of thing, kinda sorta. (It's not a terrible offensive approach for them.) We need to stop the run with our killer DL and linebacking corps, while getting our own running game going between the tackles (PAPA!) Force their young running QB to make difficult throws under duress while taking the ball (and the pressure) off of our otherworldly talent at QB. We have the edge in almost every discernible category, so we really just need to go out there in Friday night primetime and flex nuts. Grind them down, steal their wind, and then take their hearts. It's a good chance for the OL to gel and for some of the younger role players to dip their wicks.

The line is 33 points with an over/under of 45. Essentially, Vegas is predicting a 39-6 win for the Hoos. Not good enough. We need to break 45 while holding them under 10. In other words, I want annihilation. I want a 56-3 type of bloodbath.

Not sure we'll get that, because Bronco's a classy guy who'll call off the dogs.

My pick: Virginia 38, William & Mary 14.

Take W&M and the points, but bet the over.

(My season to date: 1-0, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U)