Wihokies

This conversation reminded me of the last game of the regular season against Miami in 2004. In Will's own words in the game recap, here's how the defense ended the game after we scored a 4Q TD in a tie game to take the lead: "Royal stretched out, snagged the ball on his fingertips, and turned it upfield, leaving Rolle in the dust for the go-ahead TD with 11:29 left. Orien Harris burst up the middle to block the extra point, leaving the score 16-10, but the Hokie defense made sure that didn't come back to hurt VT. Miami had three more possessions in the game, starting on their 17, 12, and 12 yard lines, and each time, VT made sure they didn't get past their own 32. The defense got stronger towards the end as they smelled blood, and the game culminated in three straight Berlin passes being batted down. With Miami facing 2nd and 2 from their 20 yard line with 1:07 to go. Jim Davis looped around a blocker and smacked Berlin's arm as he tried to pass. On 3rd and 2, Davis drove through his blocker, fought off the help block by fullback Quadtrine Hill, and leaped in the air to knock down another pass. On 4th and 2, Darryl Tapp avoided Hill's cut block and batted down Berlin's last pass." Compare that to how we were all feeling on Saturday in Nashville. I had VERY low confidence we would keep Vandy from scoring. I know I'm old, but in 2004 I remember thinking we could play another 10 quarters and that defense wouldn't have let Miami score.