Boundary Corner Podcast

The crew is back with part two of the Hokies Dream team. This time your boys are focused on the unit that put Hokies football on the map: DEFENSE. Special guest Coach Robbie Compton joins us to help layout the best of the best when it comes to Hokies defensive players.

This week BCP is bringing you their first ever Dream Team. In part 1 we are focusing on offense. We're picking one quarterback, two tight ends, seven offensive linemen, five wide receivers, and three running backs to represent the best Virginia Tech offense imaginable. You think we're wrong? Let us know in the comments.

The Hokies have been extremely active in the portal, both in the Winter window and most recently in the Spring window. Our guest Kolby Crawford makes his Boundary Corner Podcast debut as he helps us breakdown the impact of the portal on this Hokies roster and who amongst the recent adds will have the biggest impact for the Hokies this fall.

The Hokies Spring Game was a cold and poorly attended exhibition. Now that we've had some time to digest what we saw live and in a tape delayed fashion let's talk about it. We break down what we learned on the scheme and position battle front and what sort of help this roster still needs before fall camp. We also touch on the Nico Iamaleava situation and talk about a plethora of Hokies that are looking to hear their name called at the NFL Draft.

Spring is in the air and a large contingent of Hokie faithful are set to make the trek to Blacksburg for the annual Orange and Maroon Spring Game. This iteration brings a little more intrigue than previous years as we get our first real look at what the Hokies will look like on both sides of the ball under new coordinators Philip Montgomery and Sam Siefkes. We invite our good buddy Coach Robbie Compton, fresh off his trip to Blacksburg for the Hokies High School Coaches Chalk Talk, to give us his assessment of how these new schemes might fit our personnel.

This week we're taking a dive into where the chips fell with the shuffling of the offensive and defensive staff this off season. We also examine the roster updates for 2025, some of our early takeaways from Spring practice, and put a bow on winter sports.

This week we welcome The Key Play writer and analyst Jonathan French. We look at his initial thoughts and feelings around the Sam Siefkes hire and how he's feeling now after doing a month-long dive into the tape. We also look at where the potential pitfalls may be with a defensive scheme shift at this stage of the Brent Pry era.

The Hokies took much less time turning around their offensive coordinator hire, securing former Auburn Offensive Coordinator and Tulsa Head Coach Philip Montgomery to take over the reins from the departing Tyler Bowen. We diagnose which boxes this hire checks and what we can expect from a Montgomery led offense as Spring practice looms around the corner.

Our long national nightmare is over. After over 7 weeks Hokie Nation breathes a sigh of relief with the announcement of Sam Siefkes as defensive coordinator for the Hokies. We dive deep into the process of the hire, what we know about Sam Siefkes, and what this means for the Hokies defense in 2025 and beyond. We wrap up by giving a blow by blow of the Hokies 2025 schedule.

The Hokies struggled on offense, particularly upfront, against a veteran Minnesota team and ultimately fell 24-10 in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. We recap a game that was at times tough to watch due to the disparity along the offensive line. We also discuss Mike Vick's CFB Hall of Fame selection, the portal victories and what's left to do, and the staff vacancies that frustratingly have lasted a month at this point. We also pick one final Big Screener of the College Football season.

Explicit language warning for a tradition unlike any other....Boundary Corner Podcast's State of the Program. This year we're resetting expectations after a disappointing regular season for the Hokies that sent three coaches packing. We're joined by Dr. Lord Jeremy Counts, Dan Pultz, Chris Lester, and more as we unpack the 2024 season and recalibrate what 2025 could look like if the right buttons are pressed over the coming months. We also consume way more alcohol than you should while streaming live.

Brent Pry and Co. made some tough decisions and decided to move on from DC Chris Marve, OL Coach Ron Crook, and S&C Coach Dwight Galt IV. The losses to the transfer portal and eligibility have run deep and so far the Hokies have done little to stop the bleeding. Retaining both Pop Watson and Kyron Drones was a good start but is it time to panic about the state of this roster and coaching staff? As always we make our Big Screeners picks, CFP First Round edition.

The Hokies bounced back from a rough November with a dominant win against the Cavaliers in the regular season finale. Pop Watson looked poised and the usual suspects of APR and Tuten were elite. The Hokies now await their bowl opponent as we roll into Championship Week. This week's Big Screeners we're picking winners for each Conference Title game.

The Hokies hobbled out of Durham worse than they hobbled in after suffering a 31-28 loss that put another signal caller on the shelf. Pop Watson played as well as could be expected but VT was doomed by leaky OL play and a defense that gave up too many big plays. In a familiar sight for anyone who has watched this team the last decade plus the Hokies must now retain the Commonwealth Cup if they hope to extend their season with a bowl bid. Buckle up...this one could get ugly.

The Hokies come off a bye licking their wounds after suffering back to back losses, including an embarrassing offensive effort against Clemson. We welcome on our friend Ben Byrd at Bull City Coordinators to preview what we can expect the Blue Devils to bring to the table in Durham on Saturday. We then take a look at the College Football Playoff Picture before making our Big Screeners picks of the week.

The Hokies put out another second half dud and the Clemson Tigers rolled out of Lane Stadium with a 24-14 win. We Tell the Truth about a Hokies team licking their wounds heading into their second bye week of the season. We bring on our friend Coach Robert Compton to dive a little deeper into what has turned into a relatively disappointing season for the Hokies.

The Hokies folded late in the JMA Dome against Syracuse to fall to a disappointing 5-4 and now wait to host a Clemson team coming off their own disappointment at home against Louisville. We get to Know the Enemy in the visiting Tigers before we circle back to Tell the Truth about a game that may have been a tipping point for many in Hokie Nation. We wrap as always with our Big Screeners Picks presented by Counts Family Pharmacy.

It wasn't pretty but the Hokies handled the Yellow Jackets on Homecoming and collected it's first winning streak of the year with a 21-6 win at Lane Stadium. We Tell the Truth about a gritty win at home ahead of a trip to the JMA Dome in Syracuse. We wrap as always with our Big Screeners picks presented by Counts Family Pharmacy.

It's officially Week Nine of the college football season and the Hokies are riding high after a huge primetime victory on Thursday night over Boston College. We Tell the Truth about a game that the Hokies dominated for all but a disastrous 5 minute stretch in the third quarter. We then turn our attention to Georgia Tech as we get to Know the Enemy featuring our friends over at WreckTalk. We wrap as always with our Big Screener picks.

We're back from the Bye Week to kickoff a fantastic Week Eight matchup for the Hokies. First off a big giveaway announcement to win a piece of Hokies history. Then we get to Know the Enemy with Brett from our friends over at the Eagles Weekly. We wrap up as always with our Big Screeners Picks presented by Counts Family Pharmacy.

The Hokies hit the bye week at an even 3-3 after taking care of business at Stanford for a 31-7 win. We Tell the Truth about a positive trend in consistency for a Hokies team that had shown flashes of greatness in the first month of the season. We then welcome in Chris Lester to give us his perspective perspective of the first 9 months as a Hokie player's parent and the first six weeks of this 2024 season.

Following the Miami Screwjob the Hokies now sit at 2-3. We Tell the Truth about a game that didn't need but ultimately did come down to a Hail Mary as time expired. We then get to Know the Enemy in a trip out west for the first matchup against Stanford as an ACC foe.

While there was no quit in the Hokies on Saturday the outcome was the same. The Hokies fell at home to Rutgers 26-23 in a game ripe with frustration. We Tell the Truth about what went wrong for the Hokies before turning our attention to Miami. The Hokies travel to face the Hurricanes on a short week after a physical disappointment. Do they have what it takes to right the ship on the road against a top 10 Miami team?

The Hokies went down to Norfolk and shook the weight of history off their back with a solid 37-17 victory over the Monarchs. We Tell the Truth about a solid if occasionally uneven outing for the Hokies. We then invite special guest Larry K from the Rutgers' Knight Watch for our Know the Enemy segment as we get to know what the Scarlet Knights will be bringing into Lane Stadium on Saturday. We close the show with our Big Screeners Picks presented by Counts Family Pharmacy.

The Hokies were able to rally again the second half to take down the Thundering Herd at home 31-14. We Tell the Truth about another slow start for the offense paired with a much better outing for the defense. We then turn our attention to ODU as ODU Monarchists co-host Gary Williams as we get to Know the Enemy ahead of another dreaded trip down to Norfolk.

The Hokies proved Saturday that winning the offseason is just the start of the work as they fell to Vanderbilt in Nashville 34-27. In Tell the Truth Wednesday edition, we breakdown where things went wrong for the Hokies and how we can turn the page to hosting Marshall in the home confines of Lane Stadium. We close as always with our Big Screeners picks of the week.

It's finally here! We have officially hit Week One of the college football season and Virginia Tech will be lacing them up on Saturday in Nashville. Join us as we get to Know the Enemy of this revamped Commodore roster. We also discuss our Keys to Victory and introduce our new and improved Big Screeners segment with special guest Jason Long.

It is officially Week Zero. As we prepare for the unofficial start to the College Football season we take a look at where the stock is for each position group. We also make our season W-L predictions for the Hokies in 2024.

We're back for the Third Annual Hokies Season Preview Panel. We've got three segments coming at you with some of your favorite voices and content creators in Hokie Nation. The first segment features Dan Pultz from Tales from the TerrorDome, Vito Belfield from Virginia Tech is for Legends, podcaster and trailer extraordinaire Grayson Wimbish, and host of Blacksburg on the Rocks and everyone's favorite pharmacist Jeremy Counts. The second segment features Pete Bertheaud from Two Deep, David Cunningham from Tech Sideline, Mike McDaniel from Hokie Hangover, and Vicktory Life Podcast and The Vick757 Show co-host Danny Nokes. Anchoring the panel in the third segment is Billy Ray Mitchell from the Sons of Saturday and the Godfather and Hokie Legend Dwight Vick from the Vicktory Life Podcast and The Vick757 Show. We also expect a couple surprise guests to join us along the way. Together we're walking through all things 2024 season for the Virginia Tech Hokies.

This week we are joined by Hokies cornerbacks coach and defensive recruiting coordinator Derek "Cheetah" Jones. During our discussion with Coach Jones we cover everything from his position group, his philosophy on coaching and recruiting, his relationship with the staff, and how he feels about this team heading into the 2024 campaign.

We're back from vacation and ready to kick it into preseason mode. To help us breakdown all the news from the last month we welcome on VTScoop writer Matej Sis. We hit everything from the recruiting, the uniform release, the upcoming College Football 25 launch, and the 1999 team being ranked in the top 30 most influential teams of all time.

In this episode we welcome back the Virginia Tech Hokies Head Coach Brent Pry. Coach Pry talks post-spring activities, team growth since last Spring, the transfer portal, and the program culture that allowed the team to weather a 1-3 start in 2023. We also talk Hokies Hall of Fame inductees and the newest 2025 verbal commits.

After a month-long hiatus to gear up for the stretch run of the offseason your boys are back in a big way. We're talking EA College Football '25, Coach Pry's Tailgate Tour, and the transfer portal boat filling up. We close with an year in the life retrospective of the journey the Hokies and this podcast have taken in the last calendar year.

This week we welcome Hokies defensive lineman Pheldarius Payne to participate in BCPs 2024 edition of Road to the Draft. From Nansemond River HS in Suffolk, Virginia to Lackawanna College and Nebraska, to the past two seasons with the Hokies, Pheldarius Payne has knocked down obstacles in his path to get to this point in his career. We're excited to hear his name get called later this week. We also discuss where the Hokies currently stand in the Spring Transfer Portal window.

This week we welcome aboard Mike McDaniel (SI, Hokie Hangover) and David Cunningham (Tech Sideline) to help us breakdown another fun and fantastic Spring Game. We're recapping the festivities along with breaking down which position groups shined and which still need a little polish before the fall.

Another BCP posse cut, this time LIVE from Top of the Stairs in Blacksburg. We teamed up with Two Deep, Sons of Saturday, Tales from the Terror Dome, Treadmill Horse, and VT4L to bring you the second annual Spring Game Pregame Show. Whether you want to know who is battling for playing time at right guard or whether it's appropriate to share your turkey leg with a bro make sure you give this one a listen.

It's time to preview the best weekend to be in Blacksburg. Hokie Hi Weekend, highlighted by the Spring Game, is an incredible weekend long destination for family, friends, and former Hokies players. This week we preview the weekend festivities and what we want to see from each position group this Saturday.

This week we welcome back our good friend Coach Robbie Compton. Fresh off his trip to Blacksburg for the annual coaches clinic and chalk talk, he fills us in on the areas of emphasis for the clinic, his impressions of the buzz around Merryman, and his takeaways about the 2024 squad based on the live practices and practice tape he's been able to review.

In this episode we're joined by Hokie legend, Vicktory Life founder, and friend of the show Dwight Vick. We talk to Dwight about the progress Coach Pry and Co have made to this point and what it will take for this group to take the Next Steps now that they have some momentum.

This week we welcome on Joe Rogers to cover wrestling ahead of this weekend's ACC Tournament. Also joining us this week is VT Scoop writer and analyst Matej Sis to give us the lowdown on how Virginia Tech's big board looks as we head into the heart of recruiting season for the 2025 class.

This week we share our interview with Hokies Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Tyler Bowen. Topics include winter workouts, recruiting, Spring preparations, approach to scheme, and what he learned from Coach Ralph Friedgren. We also talk about the blowout victory for the Hokies MBB over UVA as well as the continued dominance of Hokies WBB in ACC play.

In this episode we welcome onboard QB1 himself Kyron Drones. Kyron talks to us a bit about his path to Blacksburg, how the 2023 Hokies grew together as the season progressed, and his penchant for end of play contact. We then turn our attention to recruiting as we outline the footprint and national landscape for 2025.

We've got the season premiere episode of BCP Season 5 coming at you this week. We kick things off by airing our interview with Hokies Defensive Line Coach JC Price. We then catch you up on all of the Hokie headlines before diving into what we want the ACC football schedule to look like for the Hokies in 2024.

In this episode we discuss the retirement of Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban, we Tell the Truth about the Hokies victory over Tulane in the Military Bowl, and breakdown the outcome of the College Football Playoff. We then look back at the moments and plays that made 2023 an incredible ride and what we're looking forward to the most in 2024.

A tradition unlike any other. The Boundary Corner State of the Program 2023 is back and bigger than ever. We're joined as always by our friend and sponsor Jeremy Counts. The team is also joined by Kevin Drones and Christopher Lester to give us their perspectives as fathers of a player and recruit, respectfully. We also have some other friends hanging out at the bar this year. Dan Pultz from Tales From the Terrordome, Pete B from Two Deep and College Football Monday, and Coach Robert Compton join us talk about the season, recruiting, and the trajectory for the program. There's also a Dwight Vick sighting because State of the Program has no rules. Hope y'all enjoy this one!

In this episode we dive into the ramifications of the College Football Playoff committee's decision to exclude the Seminoles. We also discuss the potential P5 schism should Charlie Baker's proposal come to fruition and the current state of the transfer portal. We wrap by getting to know what's left of Tulane and picking our top 10 bowl games for 2023.

This week we welcome Two Deep cohost and host of College Football Monday Pete B as we Tell the Truth about a Hokies dominating victory at Lane Stadium North. We then turn our focus to Championship Weekend as we breakdown and discuss the biggest conference title matchups coming at you this week.

In this episode we recap the closest blowout we've ever witness as we Tell the Truth about the Hokies loss to NC State. We then turn the page to HATE WEEK as we get to Know the Enemy of that team that plays home games in Lane Stadium North. We wrap this episode as always with our Big Screeners picks of the week.

This week on Tell the Truth Tuesday(Wednesday) we detail a decisive victory in Chestnut Hills as the Hokies ran it up against Boston College. We then get to Know the Enemy as the Hokies look to wrap up their home slate with a win against NC State. The episode wraps with our Big Screeners picks of the week.

In this episode we have a big Tell the Truth Tuesday after the Hokies fell apart on the road at Louisville. We then turn the page and get to Know the Enemy as trip to Chestnut Hill is on the horizon this weekend for the Hokies. This game holds importance as it would be a big step towards qualifying for a bowl in year 2 of the Brent Pry era. We close as always with our Big Screeners picks.

The Hokies are riding their first winning streak of the year and sit nicely in the conference standings after a blowout win at home against Syracuse. But no time to get comfortable as a trip to Louisville to face the #15 Cardinals looms this weekend. The Hokies need a win to remain in control of their own destiny.