Friday, October 26, 2007

Shocked, Stunned, and Saddened

I returned from Blacksburg last night at 1:00am last night. I'm still in shock today, 24 hours later. My Hokies, DOMINATED the gameup until the 4:00 mark in the fourth quarter. When it look like we had put it away, with a DJ Parker interception with 5 minutes left, Lane went CRAZY. We proceded to pin them inside there own 10 w/ less than 4 and a half minutes left. That's when it changed. Bud Foster, our hailed Defensive Coordinator, changed his gameplan. Why he did is beyond me. He had absolutely SHUT DOWN Heisman Trophy Cannidate Matt Ryan for 55 minutes, so why change what's working? We changed to a prevent defense, one that only brings 3 rushers. With no pressure, he picked us apart through the air in 4 minutes. W/ a lucky onside kick bounce, they got it back, and once again scored a touchdown, to finalize the historic comeback. Lane Stadium was shocked. This serves as a big lesson though. I prime example. Everthing can go your way, you can straight out dominate, and still lose. Tech by far was the better team. If we had a hint of an offense, we would easily be a top 5 team. The ACC championship is now our goal. If we win out, we're in. Hopefully for a rematch w/ Boston College. If so, and if we win, we will still make the BCS bowl. Tech has lost to the top 2 teams in America, and still gets no respect. It's time to earn it.

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