I
felt very good heading into this one. I liked the matchup of VT's newly
rejuvenated (or so I thought) offensive line against Miami's defensive line, and
I really liked the matchup of Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster
against Miami's rotating freshman quarterbacks. Alas, Miami's offense refused to
play into Bud's hands, and VT's offensive line put in a putrid performance.
Combine that with some curious offensive game-planning and play calling, and it
added up to a Hokie loss ... remarkably, by just two points.
I expressed my pre-game optimism on the subscriber board, and hokienole
answered with a one-line post that amounted to words to live by: "Truth
though is that any game can be lost with [the] 109th ranked Total O." The
next time I'm feeling saucy, I believe I'll ask that wise sage for his advice.