{"id":25701,"date":"2019-07-08T21:53:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T01:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/?p=25701"},"modified":"2019-07-08T21:58:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T01:58:19","slug":"virginia-tech-hokies-football-twitter-qa-with-techlunchpaild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2019\/07\/08\/virginia-tech-hokies-football-twitter-qa-with-techlunchpaild\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech #Hokies Football Twitter Q&A with @TechLunchPailD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VTFootball.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2019\/07\/08\/virginia-tech-hokies-football-twitter-qa-with-techlunchpaild\/vtfootball-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VTFootball.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"VTFootball\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VTFootball.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VTFootball.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25705\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VTFootball.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VTFootball.jpg?w=300&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VTFootball.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/TechLunchPailD\">@TechLunchPailD<\/a> (Tim Thomas), the owner and operator of <a href=\"https:\/\/techlunchpail.com\/\">TechLunchPail.com<\/a>, was kind enough to join us for a Virginia Tech Hokies football Twitter question and answer session.\u00a0 See the results below (we covered a variety of topics):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Also, add in a healthy Houshun Gaines along with the continued development of that really good DL class from a few years ago (Garbutt, Proctor at DE, DeBose as flex, Porcher at DT), and there’s potential for a big step forward<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tech Lunch Pail (@techlunchpaild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techlunchpaild\/status\/1148037911184625664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1. Bud Foster, give him a year with almost all the same players and they should be a lot better.<br \/>\n2. Dax and Ashby at LB will be a top 3 LB pair in the ACC, both have All-ACC talent. Same at S with Floyd & Deablo<br \/>\n3. So much youth that most guys returning, should improve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hokies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hokies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s7txW81VvE\">https:\/\/t.co\/s7txW81VvE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tech Lunch Pail (@techlunchpaild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techlunchpaild\/status\/1148034368272830464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">100% agree. Offensive line are where the least returners are and the depth is there to avoid a step back. Ryan Willis should take steps forward after a starting season under his belt. The WR\/TE corps is impressive. Tavien Feaster would make it even better giving VT a premier RB <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ULtMDM7fa\">https:\/\/t.co\/9ULtMDM7fa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tech Lunch Pail (@techlunchpaild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techlunchpaild\/status\/1148037202607312899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I’m still around 9-3. On paper, I see 10-2 but I can’t imagine there not being an upset somewhere. Fascinating thing about this easy schedule is that the 3, maybe 4 toughest games are all on the road (ND, UVA, Miami, maybe BC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hokies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hokies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G6yVjfb53C\">https:\/\/t.co\/G6yVjfb53C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tech Lunch Pail (@techlunchpaild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techlunchpaild\/status\/1148028507185922048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unfortunately don’t have any inside answer but may be the most fascinating player going into fall camp. If he’s 100% at the level he was pre-injury, VT may have the #1 cornerback that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hokies?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hokies<\/a> need <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VNDVIyAqXC\">https:\/\/t.co\/VNDVIyAqXC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tech Lunch Pail (@techlunchpaild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techlunchpaild\/status\/1148046286123393030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The big concern is the average being off from past classes (lower ranking seemed likely given numbers factor). Part of it is the fact that VT has a few commits who could get a big boost with a good, healthy season after dealing with injuries last year (Hampton, Kim, Rudolph) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qYpZ01LcJ9\">https:\/\/t.co\/qYpZ01LcJ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tech Lunch Pail (@techlunchpaild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techlunchpaild\/status\/1148050537587367938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We thank Tim Thomas for joining us for a Virginia Tech Hokies football Q&A.\u00a0 Make sure you support Techlunchpail.com and follow Tim on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fallsportsdacc&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH80neHSsrNqatIx7rdXWPR9U0_VA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Fallsportsdacc%26sa%3DD%26sntz%3D1%26usg%3DAFQjCNH80neHSsrNqatIx7rdXWPR9U0_VA&source=gmail&ust=1486166502870000&usg=AFQjCNGgOzqUxiig-tlkIjyFOnLEhGtpRQ\">@AllSportsDACC<\/a>\u00a0and please like our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FAll-Sports-Discussion%2F184935911533629%3Ffref%3Dts&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEWEAihdwfmDazuSSnX5l4sK20orQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fpages%252FAll-Sports-Discussion%252F184935911533629%253Ffref%253Dts%26sa%3DD%26sntz%3D1%26usg%3DAFQjCNEWEAihdwfmDazuSSnX5l4sK20orQ&source=gmail&ust=1486166502870000&usg=AFQjCNGr19chQ7IW8VRHn1DFxQH94mz21A\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<br>\n<center>\n\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Bottom_Post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n data-ad-slot=\"1445137322\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<br>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Horizontal_6 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n data-ad-slot=\"4619304738\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n<\/center>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Last night, @TechLunchPailD (Tim Thomas), the owner and operator of TechLunchPail.com, was kind enough to join us for a Virginia Tech Hokies football Twitter question and answer session.\u00a0 See the results below (we covered a variety of topics): Also, add in a healthy Houshun Gaines along with … <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2019\/07\/08\/virginia-tech-hokies-football-twitter-qa-with-techlunchpaild\/\">Continue reading »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acc","category-college-football"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1Ih8i-6Gx","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25701"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25707,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25701\/revisions\/25707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}