It's Monday, and parts of Hokie Nation are filled with angst over a
less-than-stellar performance against Duke. Not me. There are areas of concern
on VT's team (what's up with that defense?), but Saturday's game featured a
dominating performance by Tech's quarterback and wide receivers, a welcome
sight. The college football landscape is littered with broken dreams already
(hello, Houston), and the Hokies did the most important thing: they won.
For those of you still keeping an eye on the national championship race,
Sunday morning's polls were a surprising revelation. The Hokies entered the
weekend ranked #6 in both polls, and after a narrower-than-expected win over
Duke, a fall in the polls was entirely possible. Everyone in front of the Hokies
won, and right behind Tech, #7 USC hammered Cal on the road, 30-3. I was
expecting the Trojans to leapfrog Tech and bump the Hokies to #7.