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owntown bookstore Bookholders has officially trademarked the infamous phrase “Stick It In.” The Baltimore-based company issued a press release Tuesday saying its Blacksburg branch is preparing to make charitable donations off all earnings made by the “Stick It In” line of apparel. While no mention of the trademark was made in the press release, Joe Verde, vice president of research and development for Bookholders confirmed yesterday that the trademark has been registered. When asked why the company decided to trademark the phrase, Verde mentioned concerns over the company’s ability to market the popular chant. “We had people come in about the trademark,” Verde said. “We were worried about losing the right to do it. That’s when the managers, who are alumni of the school, came up with the idea. We’re in to selling books, and we thought this would be another great avenue to get people into the store.” Rumors of the trademark have been circulating on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit for the past week. While Verde is uncertain about how the rumors began, the topic of “Stick It In” t-shirts has been trending most notably in conjunction with one of Bookholders’ biggest Tech-apparel rivals, Campus Emporium. Campus Emporium began releasing cryptic posts on their Facebook wall a week ago. “Sorry if we’ve acted weird over the last few days about certain items in our store. We can’t really say much, but please trust we did what we had to do and are currently doing everything we can,” posted Campus Emporium on

KEVIN DICKEL / SPPS Bookholders has trademarked “Stick It In” and plans to use all revenue as a fundraiser.

Oct. 17. While no other information has shed light on this mysterious post, comments and tweets from fans of the local store have voiced negative opinions toward Bookholders for having created the trademark. Campus Emporium has said its “Stick It In” T-shirts are no longer for sale, saying in a Twitter post “Who knows what the future holds…” Outside of social media forums, Campus Emporium has had only this to say on the topic of the trademark, in a release made directly to the Collegiate Times. “We at Campus Emporium are surprised by recent events surrounding the ‘Stick It In’ chant. The saying has been a part of Blacksburg culture and our store for many years. We never sought to limit use of the phrase as we felt it belonged to all Virginia Tech

fans, and were content to share the market with other local stores. We will not comment on the actions of other businesses. Their actions speak for themselves, and the community is free to form their own opinions based on the information that is publically available to them.” According to Bookholders, the sale of “Stick It In” apparel won’t necessarily be exclusive to their store. “Groups, organizations, clubs and/or businesses looking to sell any ‘Stick It In’ apparel and/or merchandise are urged to contact BookHolders,” said its press release. “It is the goal of BookHolders that through the ‘Stick It In’ phrase, that these businesses or organizations will also want to donate their proceeds to the charity; as decided upon by the community, and help promote the Virginia Tech com-

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a quick comparison of off-campus housing options The Division of Student Affairs kicked off hunting season with the Off-Campus Housing Fair yesterday. Various apartment complexes and leasing agencies set up booths offering information to students interested in living off campus. For most students, the biggest factors to consider when choosing an off-campus location are cost and proximity to campus. “(The most important thing is) price, what is included in the price and how updated the place is,” said Brittany Baskette, a freshman human nutrition, food and exercise major. The Off-Campus Housing Fair is one of many resources The Division of Student Affairs offers. Its website has links to apartment finders, roomate finders and helpful hints for new enters.

munity’s spirit and pride.” Bookholders has not made a final decision on how proceeds from “Stick It In” apparel will be used, but they are calling on students and the Blacksburg community to help decide. According to Verde, suggestions can be posted directly to the store’s Twitter, Facebook or email. Even if others do sell apparel with the phrase, Bookholders will still maintain exclusive rights to the slogan while they hold the trademark. “If they have trademarked the phrase ‘Stick It In,’ then they have to continue to use it and another company cannot use it, or anything that might be confused with it,” said Wat Hopkins, a professor of communication law at Tech. The chant, coined by Tech’s Marching Virginians for when Tech’s offense is within scoring range of the end zone, was banned from stadium usage in 2007. However, apparel featuring the phrase has prevailed in the years following its removal from the stadium. Verde has speculated that funds raised by sales may return to the phrase’s source. “Someone said the proceeds should go to the band, which is actually a great idea,” said Verde. “Why not give money to them, they started it.” Though the phrase did not originate from Bookholders, it was still able to trademark it since it hadn’t already been done. “There is no requirement that you come up with your own trademark,” Hopkins said. “The requirement is that no one else is using it as a trademark.”

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SAVES sponsors Red Day LESLIE MCCREA news staff writer

For the sixth year in a row, the Virginia Tech Women’s Center and Sexual Assault and Violence Education by Students (SAVES) are partners in sponsoring “Wear Red Day” today to raise awareness about relationship abuse across campus. According to SAVES, 21 percent of college relationships contain one partner that is being abused, meaning that 1 of 5 relationships can be considered abusive. That fact is part of the reason why the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance started the Red Flag Campaign, a statewide and now national program aimed at bringing knowledge of this issue to college campuses specifically. “The program is geared towards college students because a lot of times, things from unhealthy relationships to sexual assault go unreported,” said SAVES Documents Manager, Nicole Castellon, a fi ft h year in aerospace engineering. “We try to prevent and educate, but we are not as aware as we should be.” The Red Flag Campaign utilizes a “bystander intervention” technique in order to involve not only victims of abuse, but also their friends who may be able to help. “We make an effort to encourage friends to pay attention and notice red flags in their friends relationships and then to talk to their friends if they see them,” said Women’s Center Outreach Coordinator, Jen Underwood. According to Underwood, these ‘red flags’ represent abusive actions that span a large range of types of abuse and can include physical, verbal, emotional and sexual abuse. Chair of SAVES and senior classical studies major, Gabriella Greer, had her own red flag experience freshman year when she was stalked. “I am really passionate about this program because I feel that if it was out there and I had seen it, I would have been more willing to get help in the fi rst place,” said Greer. For “Wear Red Day,” SAVES asks students to participate by wearing the color red, and also to spread awareness through their “I Believe” photo project. Today on the Drillfield, SAVES will be placing red flags to represent the signs of an abusive relationship and share the message with students. “The day is relevant to everyone and sends a message about creating a community that not only denies abusive behavior, but also one where people care about each other enough to reach out and do the positive things,” Underwood said. By holding more events than ever this year, SAVES and the Women’s Center hope to create a welcoming environment for victims so that relationship abuse will be reported. Underwood added that “Wear Red Day” is a great way to start conversation about what people have, what they want, and what they deserve in a relationship.

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Pretty in Pink raises awareness for cancer TERESA LU features staff writer

Pink is taking over Virginia Tech — and this time, it has nothing to do with Victoria’s Secret. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many campus and community organizations are volunteering to do their part. Today from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on the fourth floor atrium of Kent Square, the Virginia Breast Cancer Federation is hosting Pretty in Pink, a breast cancer awareness and fundraising event. VBCF is partnering with Tech’s Biochemistry Club and Tech’s co-ed chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma to host the event with local businesses helping fundraising efforts throughout the day. Kaitlyn Andreano, co-volunteer chair of the Biochemistry Club and junior biochemistry major, is helping to coordinate the event. “This is the first time that the Biochemistry Club has ever tried to throw something like this,” Andreano said. All proceeds from the event go directly to the VBCF for patients and their families, breast cancer education, future fundraising efforts and advocacy. VBCF is an organization dedicated to the education of breast cancer at the community level in the state of Virginia, and it is the only statewide non-profit organization of its kind. The goal of the VBCF is to provide accurate information about breast cancer treatment, research, legislation, and survivorship, as well as to advocate for the needs of people affected by breast cancer. “What makes the VBCF, and this event in particular, so special is that it emphasizes education,” said Carla Finkielstein, associate professor of biology. “No profits made will be going

to research, but they will be going to education.” Finkielstein, who also serves as a member of the VBCF board of directors, will be present at the event to answer questions about breast cancer and breast cancer research being conducted at Tech. “It would mean a lot to have a big turnout to the event, especially because we’re in the southern part of the state — an area where breast cancer advocacy and education is most needed,” Finkielstein said. The event will also feature raffles and door prizes, music by DJ Kerri Taylor and a silent auction organized by the Blacksburg Junior Women’s Club. Food will be available from Cafe Bangkok, Champs, Papa John’s, Sharkey’s and Rita’s; alcoholic drinks will be available for Pink Happy Hour with wine from Gourmet Pantry, pink Cheeky Margaritas from Cabo Fish Taco and beer from Bull & Bones. During event day, various stores and restaurants in downtown Blacksburg are also hosting Pretty in Pink events. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Kent Jewelers and Next Door Bake Shop are partnering up for a jewel giveaway. A $5 donation gives customers a pink cupcake, which could hold a diamond or gemstone inside. Polished by Claire V., a nail boutique and spa on South Main Street, will be offering pink ribbon nail art for free the entire day. Eucalyptus Massage Therapy, located on South Main Street, is offering relaxation chair massages for a $5 donation from noon-2 p.m. In addition, more than 20 participating downtown stores will be donating a percentage of their sales to the VBCF from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. To find out which downtown businesses are participating, look for the pink ribbons displayed in shop windows.

CORRECTION In “Blacksburg hosts Twitter forum to solicit comprehensive plan feedback,” (CT-Oct. 24) Blacksburg communications specialist Lisa Sedlak’s name was misspelled. The correct hashtag for the Twitter Town Hall is #bburg2046. The Collegiate Times regrets these errors.

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More than just shirts The Clothesline Project was on display on the Drillﬁeld yesterday. Each shirt is created by a survivor of relationship violence. The shirts are color coded; white for women who have been killed; yellow for assaulted; red, pink or orange for those raped; blue or green for survivors of incest or sex abuse as a child; purple for women attacked for their sexual orientation. photo by Kevin Dickel

Club takes students to new heights RACHEL CLINE features staff writer

For most people, hanging onto a wall by only a thin rope and looking down at the ground far below sounds nothing short of terrifying. For the Rock Climbing Club at Virginia Tech, this is just another weekend. Th roughout the year, the club goes on trips to popular climbing locations in the area. Matt Londrey, a senior and the club’s president, explains that while there are several trips for the club’s more experienced climbers, a good portion are actually for new members. “The majority of our members are beginner climbers, so we really focus on having beginner trips,” Londrey said. “We have a group of trip leaders who are experienced climbers that take out a group of six inexperienced climbers for the day. We try to make it so that all of our members can do that once.” Th is year, the club has around 120 members, including officers and trip leaders, and has a large mix of different majors, ages, and skill levels. To encourage new people to join each year, the club tries to keep fees low so people won’t feel pressured to remain in the group if they decide they do not like climbing. “Our dues are only $20 for

the year,” Londrey said. “We really encourage people to try it once, and if you don’t like it, then just don’t come back.” However, when most of the members are just starting out in climbing, it is important to bring in experienced trip leaders to teach the beginners how to stay safe on the trails. Jay Shultis, a 2004 Tech graduate and a former member of the club, has recently started going on these trips again. “I really love teaching other people how to climb and taking them out,” Shultis said. “It’s (about) enjoying the experience, being outside, and being free to try new things.” One benefit for members of the group is the prime location. Tech is close to several locations for the different kinds of rock climbing, including belaying (with ropes) and bouldering (without ropes). New River Gorge, a national park in West Virginia, is one of the Rock Climbing Club’s top trips. This park holds more than 70,000 acres of land on the New River and boasts a rich natural landscape, offering scenic views that draw in tourists from around the country. While Tech students can admire the tremendous views and natural beauty, the park has more than 1,600 established climbing routes hanging over the gorge. Since the

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Club president Matt Londrey climbs at the New River Gorge. adventurous hot spot is only a few hours away from Tech, it is a clear pick for the club. “You can easily just go for a day, where other people drive 10 or 12 hours to get there,” Londrey said. “That’s the best — just being able to go there every weekend, or to go on a Friday after class and come back for the football game on Saturday morning.” Although many people may be scared of rock climbing, Londrey feels it can be a very rewarding experience for those willing to take the chance. “It’s very challenging, and I think a lot of people get something out of challenging themselves,” Londrey said. “It’s something that you can overcome. At first, you may

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think that (climbing) is really hard, but after working at it for a bit, you figure it out.” For those who still do not feel like scaling a rock wall, though, there is another way to get involved with the club. “Reel Rock,” an annual climbing film festival sponsored by the Rock Climbing Club, will be free to the general public for the first time this year. The event will be held Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Graduate Life Center. But for those who do join, the Rock Climbing Club presents a unique opportunity to learn a new sport, as well as a place to meet and bond with others with shared interests. “It’s probably the best club at Tech,” Shultis said. “Everyone should try out rock climbing.”

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irg i nia Tech has the best oncampus dining in the country. From Turner Place at Lavery Hall’s gourmet hibachi steakhouse and handmade bagels to West End Market’s filet mignon and Sunday brunch, dining services has got it right. The only problem with the awardwinning dining halls is their closing times. All the dining halls, except for DX, Deet’s Place and select restaurants in Turner Place, close either between 7-9 p.m. each day, meaning if you wish to eat on campus, you have to brave the huge crowds packing each dining hall between the peak dinner hours of 6-7 p.m. What happens if you have a class in the middle of that time period? I have a class on Thursday that ends at 6:35 p.m., so I can either go straight from my class to eat, or have dinner at 5 p.m. before my class starts. Like many other students I have talked to, my eating schedule is absurd, thanks to these awkward class times and the dining centers’ closing hours. For example, I may have lunch at 1 or 2 p.m. because I have a class at noon, then dinner at 6 p.m., but what happens when I am hungry again at 11 after studying for a few hours? Of course there is DX, but after a while, that becomes tiring. The dining hours take a toll on study habits as well. I cannot study when I am hungry because I am unable to focus. This transfers over to my recall abilities when trying to learn new information. I will not remember the information I want to because my brain is

not stimulated and I am hungry. If the dining halls simply remained open until 10:30 p.m., it would make it much easier to have a late dinner or get a meal before another round of studying. I know this would mean making our wonderful Dining Services staff work later hours, but it would benefit the overall academic achievement of the student body. Instead of going to DX and buying four food items, I could simply go purchase one meal at Owen’s Hall and have the energy to study without my stomach rumbling for my next meal. This would also help students with their eating schedule. We could have later lunches because there are more options for a later dinner. Instead of having to starve through an assignment, the dining halls would present a way to get the necessary nutritional requirements to achieve a good grade. The later dining hours would also provide yet another place for convenient studying, especially for freshmen — since all the dining halls, excluding Turner Place, are on the residential side of campus. Later dining hours would make the already amazing cuisine options more accessible and help students perform better academically. I mean, who doesn’t want to study after consuming a grilled chicken caesar wrap from West End? ADAM ROTHE -regular columnist -marketing -freshman

says a lot about the state of American politics today when Democrats and Republicans refuse to put partisan bickering aside for the good of the country, yet both parties are more than willing to unite to deny Americans their civil liberties, and flagrantly disregard the Constitution. The indefinite military detention provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, passed by Congress with bipartisan support and signed into law by President Barack Obama last year, really should not surprise anyone. Since the PATRIOT Act snuck through Congress, it seems politicians have been scheming new and more creative ways to deny American citizens pesky things like “due process” and “equal protection under law.” The NDAA should be a fairly routine budget bill, passed yearly to allocate defense spending. But the most recent iteration of the law includes a provision allowing the military to arrest and detain anybody, anywhere, for any reason, for any length of time. Let that soak in for a moment. You might wonder why a fairly routine budget bill includes wording that allows the military to detain you without evidence or probable cause forever. Well, so am I, and so are the American Civil Liberties Union and a number of state and local governments. America, a nation whose war cry was, “Give me liberty or give me death,” now allows the president to order the military to imprison its own citizens. It essentially suspends Habeas Corpus, the centuries-old writ requiring evidence to be provided to an individual after being detained. The law circumvents

the Posse Comitatus Act, which has limited the ability of the armed forces to act as civilian law enforcement because the military is not trained and is overequipped to respond to most non-military crimes. Where are the pro-civil liberty Republicans? Where are the Democrats, who have demanded the repeal of the PATRIOT Act and the closure of Guantanamo Bay? Could it really be that we have found something these two feuding, deadlocked parties can agree on? After a federal court successfully challenged the law last month, Obama and his Justice Department — not to be outdone — demanded the law be reinstated, arguing that not being able to indefinitely detain people with no evidence was an unreasonable burden on the executive branch.

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The point of having a constitution is to apply it to everyone equally. We have fought wars for the equal freedoms it codiﬁes.”

How dare the power of one branch of government check the power of another, right? A second judge agreed with the administration — for reasons I am sure had nothing to do with political expediency — and ordered the law remain in effect, pending further appeals. I imagine Congress and Obama had good intentions. Obama did voice some disagreement with the provision, questioning its constitutionality out of one side of his mouth while enacting it with the other. Wording in the law ostensibly limits application to terrorist suspects.

But the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and we cannot ignore the laws and the Constitution that made this nation great in the name of some small, potential amount of extra security. The point of having a Constitution is to apply it to everyone equally. We have fought wars for the equal freedoms it codifies. Even terrorists have a right to their day in court, regardless of our how we might feel about them. The government has quite a bit of latitude when branding an individual a “terrorist.” Once detained without Habeas Corpus, I doubt you or your probably forbidden defense lawyer will have access to the dealings that resulted in you being so labeled and detained. Terrorists might frighten us — they might threaten us — but surrendering the freedom our founders and many since have fought and sacrificed their lives for is never the right thing to do. While I do not believe the NDAA will lead to some dystopian police state overnight, I do believe if even one person’s rights are violated, all of our rights are violated. We must do what we can to protect our Constitution, our democracy and our freedom. If we do not, those very freedoms might slip away. One can only hope our system of checks and balances will prevail and the detention provision in the NDAA will rightly be relegated to history with those other blatantly unconstitutional laws passed in moments of fear and panic. But if it is not, and you find yourself detained, just think, “Hey, at least I wasn’t on the kill list.” ANDREW KULAK -regular columnist -English

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I MAY BE WRONG, BUT I DOUBT IT

The world is a better place because Armstrong cheated Over the past few weeks, Lance Armstrong has joined the infamous group of evil, selfish people such as Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and every athlete that came out of East Germany, who abused our trust and cheated to get a competitive advantage in the world of sports. The International Cycling Union was right in stripping him of his seven Tour de France titles and Armstrong is an embarrassment to the country, a poor role model for our youth and should be exiled to an island populated by steroid-enraged badgers. Yada yada yada. Shut up. All of you. I’m sick and tired of listening to people spout off about how this tarnishes everything Armstrong has ever done and ruins his legacy. It doesn’t. Even though his trophy room at home now has significantly more room for activities, the decade of his dominance — and more importantly, what he did with it — is something that can’t be taken away from him, or anyone who remembers it. First off, the idea of vacating any trophy is a dumb premise. How can you tell me that something never happened when I witnessed it with my own two eyes? Regardless of sport, you can’t undo the past, no matter how hard you try. We all witnessed Armstrong win those titles. We remember the great story behind his return from cancer and how it inspired us. None of that will ever change. Sure, the story’s ending isn’t quite as extraordinary, but this wasn’t written by Walt Disney. Grow up Peter Pan; this is what happens in the real world.

He still came back from testicular cancer to compete in one of the most grueling athletic endeavors in sports. That would have been one hell of a story by itself. And if he hadn’t blood-doped, I bet you he still would have been one of the best. My favorite part of the story? He found a way to use cycling — a sport Americans would probably choose to watch CSPAN over — and used it to enrage the French. This isn’t baseball or football, where we act like the integrity of the game is ingrained in our society’s moral fabric; it’s on the same level as tetherball. Because of Armstrong, Americans got to thumb their noses at a country we love to taunt and say, “See? We could dominate your silly race if we wanted to, but who would want to do that when the sports we invented are so much better?” It was an unlimited supply of ammo for every ugly American, and boy did we milk it. Their confusion as to how he was so much better than them made it all the better. At one point, there were people trying to suggest that him having one testicle was a competitive advantage because it made him more aerodynamic. That seriously happened. But jokes about mocking the French aside, I’ll give you one real reason why none of his cheating matters — in fact, I’ll give you 470 million reasons. In 1997, Armstrong founded Livestrong, his foundation which forever changed how people raised money for research and has raised $470 million since its inception. Livestrong made donating money more than

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something to do for charity; it made it cool. I bet every single person reading this had one of its yellow arm bands, and I bet most of you had about a dozen others comprising every color of the rainbow, with each representing a different cause that realized it could raise money the same way. We’ve all cheated before — whether it be on a test, or homework or in Monopoly because the game has been going on for five hours and as the banker, you hold the power to end everyone’s pain — but how many can say that it positively impacted anyone but themselves? I know Armstrong didn’t cheat to raise money — he did it to win — but at some point, the ends justify the means. And while I’m not necessarily saying the “everybody’s doing it defense” is a good one, it is notable that Armstrong’s only two adversaries, Jan Ulrich and Alberto Contador, have also been banned for life. They all cheated … he was just the best at it. If Pat McQuaid, president of the cycling union (an organization that I’m sure has far more power than it should), really wants Armstrong to be “forgotten in cycling,” that’s fine. I’ll just go back to forgetting the Tour de France exists. Come to think of it, I already have. NICK CAFFERKY -senior -managing editor -communication

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Coaching, play design to blame for struggles

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Senior wide receiver Marcus Davis is brought down by a pair of Clemson defenders during Saturday’s 38-17 loss in Death Valley. Davis leads the team in receptions (33), receiving yards (643) and touchdown catches (four).

Fault for offensive shortcomings — while slightly due to personnel — should primarily fall on staff Eight games into last season, the football team was ranked 16th in the country and Logan Thomas had emerged as an offensive weapon that struck fear in the hearts of ACC foes. What a difference a year makes. The team is 4-4, scouts are calling the offense antiquated, and Thomas has thrown as many interceptions as he did in all of the 2011 season. This startling turn of events has caused fans and observers to wonder how this all could have gone so wrong, so quickly. While the loss of star players like David Wilson, Danny Coale and Jarrett Boykin certainly has not helped, the real cause of the team’s problems lies much deeper. The execution by the players is a big part of the unit’s problem, but the true fault lies with the coaching staff. Criticism of offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring and playcaller Mike O’Cain might not exactly be original, but it is absolutely true that the poor

performance of these two has undermined the offense all year. The biggest problem involves the offense’s identity. Coaches stressed they were implementing innovative new formations into the offense this year, particularly the pistol and the spread, yet the use of these has been inconsistent and frustrating. Perhaps even more troubling is the team’s total lack of a power running game. It may not be the hottest offensive trend around, but a staple of the old Tech offense was the regular I-formation Wilson, Ryan Williams and Darren Evans made so effective. Instead, coaches insist on calling maddening, slowdeveloping runs from out of the shotgun, which do not normally give the running back much of a chance to get out from behind the line of scrimmage before the offensive line is overwhelmed. The team’s personnel is undoubtedly a problem in this respect. Michael Holmes

was supposed to effortlessly assume the role of starter, yet he has looked tentative and ineffective in his time with the job. Runners like J.C. Coleman and Tony Gregory have shown flashes of brilliance, but are also inconsistent. However, the coaches are certainly to blame for these players’ struggles as well. The best staffs tailor their offense for the players on hand. Meanwhile, the Tech’s staff has benched Coleman, Gregory and the physical Martin Scales after the smallest misstep and continued to give Holmes chances he has not earned. Both the play design and personnel issues were captured perfectly on the Hokies’ second drive of the Clemson game. Frank Beamer correctly decided to go for it on fourth-and-one on the Tigers’ 18-yard line, but the offensive assistants responded by completely botching the play design and player selection. Rather than calling a power run using Scales or Thomas, O’Cain elected to run Holmes on a slow-developing sweep,

after he barely saw the field on the previous drive. The attempt was predictably stopped for a loss. It was another pivotal moment for the offense, and yet another case of the coaches not giving the players the best chance to succeed. Despite the claims of innovation in the offense, many of the coaches are guilty of complacency as well. Considering the team has wildly underperformed preseason expectations on offense, it is puzzling Beamer and company have not tried to shake up the starting line up more radically. Players like Dyrell Roberts, Andrew Miller and David Wang all may have been with the program for a while now, but that should not mean they get to retain their starting jobs while grossly underperforming. Whether it is wide receiver Demetri Knowles or guard Laurence Gibson, there are talented players on the roster who’ve barely seen the field due to this odd contentment among the coaches. While it may seem like all these negative factors mean there is no hope for

the offense down the stretch, nothing could be further from the truth. The unit has potential, as the first drive of the Clemson game and the Duke comeback demonstrate. Thomas has come under fire for his drop off in performance, but he has been consistently better since the North Carolina game. He may be turnover-prone due to a tendency for high throws, but this is an issue that is absolutely correctable. Similarly, if the coaches will commit to a running back, such as Coleman, and allow him to work through any initial mistakes, this running game can be devastating. Coleman has big play ability, which he flashed in the Duke game with his pair of long touchdown runs, and Gregory and Scales have proved they can be effective situational runners so long as they are not relegated to the bench. The offensive line is definitely a work in progress, and it has not helped that it has been ravaged by injuries, but its blocking against the Yellow Jackets and the Blue Devils proves there is a solid group

to be developed here. The sad fact is it seems unlikely for any of these changes to go into effect without a change in the coaching staff. It would seem that the one positive thing fans can take from this mediocre season is that it might inspire Beamer to change things up in order to get the offense back on track. Without these changes, however, Tech will have to be content with mediocrity and antiquity on offense. This team will have to decide whether 2012 is an aberration or the start of a new trend as it evaluates the results of this season. Although a berth in the ACC title game is still a possibility, how the offense performs down the stretch will play a big role in the look of the unit in 2013. Fans can only hope that next year, the phrase “what a difference a year makes” contains a very different meaning. ALEX KOMA -junior - sports reporter -communication

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