College Football Sat Sept 5
Today I was happy to finally watch the Hokies take the field so they could disprove all the surrounding hype and #7 preseason rank, which they did quite admirably. I’m still confused as to how VT can lose a game when they mustered 156 yards of offense and held their opponent to only 485 yards. In addition, Tech averaged 2.4 yards per play on offense compared to only 5.3 for Alabama. The resulting 34-24 loss is dumbfounding, since it should have been 34-14, or worse.
While I was admiring the way Va Tech stayed in a game they had no business in, even leading it at half time, I missed the entire upset of OK by BYU. I can’t say I was surprised at all, since I had heard Bradford went out of the game, and BYU was a decent team to begin with. Fortunately we have networks like ESPN De Ocho where I can watch the classic upset tomorrow, or the next day, or whenever I feel like watching it after setting the DVR to record the rerun.
By the way, how many times will Navy scare a top ranked team and come close to beating them, to only fall short in the end and lose anyway? By calculation of past happenstances of that situation, I project approximately 100 more times over the next season.
I also have admiration for the teams of LSU and Washington, who have played their their entire game in an earthquake. It’s difficult enough just watching the picture shaking up and down, but imagine if you were actually on that field!
As I fall asleep watching Maryland get annihilated by Cal, I will find solace in the fact that Va Tech is still in first place in the ACC until Monday night, when FSU or Miami will notch the first conference victory. Perhaps they will have pity on us and tie…