What
a season, and what a finish. What a pleasure it is to face the month of January
coming off a bowl win, without any drama. It's the first time since 2002 that
the Hokies finished with a win and didn't stomp somebody in the leg doing it. As
many gaps, injuries, problems and youth as this team had, they still did what no
Tech team has done since 1995: win a conference championship and a BCS Bowl.
This was an impressive win. Cincinnati didn't look very good against the
Hokies last Thursday, but the Bearcats are a good team, with some great
players. The reason Cincinnati looked bad was that Virginia Tech made
them look bad. Tech came in prepared, focused and on a mission, and the
importance of this game to this team was apparent.