This
one was supposed to be harder for the Hokies. This is the year that Wake Forest
was supposed to be big enough, strong enough and mature enough to stand up to
the neighborhood bully, after all this time. And it's true that Wake Forest looked
more buff, the product of a few years in Grobe's Gym. But in the end, the Demon
Deacons reverted to their old ways, like the successful businessman who goes
back to his high school reunion and finds his knees still quake when he tries to
talk to the Prom Queen.
At 9-1, with a recent 30-0 win in Tallahassee to their credit, Wake Forest
was expected to present a stiff threat to the Hokies. That was something to be
concerned about, because after all, on Tech's last trip to Wake Forest, the
Hokies had to break a sweat to come away with a 17-10 win, and that was against
a Deac team that finished 4-7.