I guess the only thing that could make this season worse for the Hokies than home losses to Duke and then Maryland would be to give up the Commonwealth Cup to a terrible UVA football team this coming Saturday in Scott Stadium (aka- Li’l Lane, based on the Hokie turnout every other Saturday after Thanksgiving). If you ask the coaching staff and the players, they’ll tell you they’re confident.
The seniors aren’t just talking smack about UVA to the media, they’re doing it amongst one another as well. This group has a lot of pride and they do NOT want to be the first group to lose to UVA in the last ten years. The new coaches don’t want to come into a new job in Blacksburg and be responsible for the first loss to the instate rival in ten years either. There’s a lot on the line this Saturday, and the Hokies undoubtedly have a more talented group than the Cavaliers.