Virginia Tech
It was a tough day at the office for Virginia Tech on Saturday, but the Hokies did some things well. (Ivan Morozov)

I guess I’m riding a wave of Frank Beamer zen these days, because I don’t think this loss is as bad as it seems. I didn’t watch it live, which probably helps, but I think the main thing for me is that we’ve already seen this. An inconsistent Tech team looked unsettled/unsound and got whomped on the road by the second or third good team (depending on how you feel about Rutgers) on the schedule, with the points of failure already on the record. As a fan, I’m all about seeing this team fight its way to “average” now, and then building off that in ‘24.