I've been watching Virginia Tech football closely for 27 years now, ever
since I enrolled at Tech as a freshman in the fall of 1983. I've seen highly
hyped teams fade into mediocrity (1994 and 2003, anyone?), and I've seen teams
from which nothing was expected surprise us all (1993 and 2004, for example). As
the years go by, I get caught up less and less in the preseason hype, but call
me a sucker, because I've been roped in by the 2010 Hokies. This could be a
really good year.
It's the preseason, and every team is going undefeated this season. Optimism
abounds, for most teams anyway. The vibe out of Blacksburg is particularly
upbeat, and it makes me cast a wary eye on the proceedings. What are we seeing
here: the usual rosy preseason outlook, or could this team be for real?