That’s what we had last weekend against Clemson. Virginia’s entire offensive production relied on trick plays. Can we come up with about 100 more for the Tech game?
Speaking of the Tech game, holy crap it’s tomorrow! The entire season comes down to this game. It’s our bowl game, our last shot. For some of our seniors, it’s their last chance to play in a Virginia uniform. For some, it’s their last chance to play ever.
That game is going to mean so much to a lot of people. For Al Groh, it’s a swan song. For our seniors, it’s about going out on a high note. For the team, it’s about ending the season right. For everyone involved, including myself, it’s about giving those stupid turkeys everything they deserve.
Mere words can’t even come close t describing the burning, intense hatred I feel for Virginia Tech. I’m a journalist, but on this blog I’m a student so I can talk about my own personal feelings towards their idiotic program. I hate their mascot, their stupid stadium, their horrible color scheme, those awful Nike Pro Combat uniforms, and especially their mindless zombie fans who revere Frank Beamer as some sort of god. I’m sure they are all making sacrifices to him as I type this.
I hate how their fan base gets all hopped up every season about how, “This year we’re gonna win that championship!!11!!!!1!!!!” Puh-Lease. As if Virginia Tech is in the same LEAGUE as teams like Florida, Alabama, Texas, even USC and Oregon. Alabama already proved that you don’t belong once this season. Even more than that, I hate how their fans always say, “Well, we have better athletics than you, you stuck-up, chardonnay-sipping snobs! WOOO LUNCH PAIL BEAMER BALL DEFENSE WOOOO!” Guess what, your football team may be better than ours, but Virginia Tech has never won a national championship in ANY SPORT. When you win a football national title, then you are free to brag about your team. When you win a title in ANYTHING, then you can open your mouth. The closest you ever came to a national football championship was ten years ago; then good old Bobby Bowden came in and wiped the floor with you. As far as the snobbishness taunts go, well, I won’t deny that we are classier than you in almost every respect. In the words of the esteemed Coach Lou Holtz, “I’d rather be me and lose than be you and win.”
Enough of that. I won’t pollute my page any more with more mentions of those insipid Virginia Tech fans. What I am going to talk about now is our team. They’ve been through the ringer this season. However, if there’s anything to fight for, it’s this game. It would mean the world to the players (none of whom have ever beaten VT), the coaches (who may be in very different places this time next season), and the fans (who desperately need something to cheer about). Only the most loyal fans are going to be there tomorrow. The people who come back early from Thanksgiving break are the ones who have been there all season, through the good and the bad.
The team, for all of their ineptitude and mistakes, has played hard. I won’t say I’ve been pleased with the result, but I can’t fault the effort. Not once did they ever give up; they proved it last week at Clemson, in a game that didn’t mean anything to either team in the long run other than a check in the win column. I only hope that this time, this one time, their effort and their heart is rewarded.
I want this win. We, as a university NEED this win. At this point, the head coaching situation (whatever it might be) is all sewn up regardless of the outcome of the game. You should cheer your hardest for this one. I know it’s been tempting to hope for things to get so bad that the AD is forced to make a change. This time, we need a win. We need to all remember what it feels like to come out on top. We need to remember that no matter how bad things are, there is still something to fight for. We need to recapture that spirit that makes Virginia Football so special. We’ve lost it this season; it’s easy to understand why. Hopefully next season will be different. Nevertheless, all we can do with the last game of this season is be loud and vocal for our seniors, so that most of them can leave their football careers behind having left Scott Stadium to a resounding roar of approval from the crowd. Their last memory of a game in a Virginia uniform should be one of pride. They should leave tomorrow with their heads held high, and the last strains of the ‘Good Ol’ Song’ still ringing in their ears.
Coach Jeezy Says: “Just like a number of our coaches said before last Saturday’s game, just in speaking with them at the pregame meal or on the bus to the stadium, they were like - “I love games like this. I love going against the best players and going against the best teams in games that really count for something in this type of environment.” - I think we certainly feel that. The better the opponent, the bigger the game, the more juice. And then when you add a natural rivalry to that, that certainly makes it one of the most exciting games of the year.”
Blair Says: ONE MORE TIME, BOYS.
VIRGINIA 17 - VIRGINIA TECH 10.
I CAN’T EVER IN GOOD CONSCIENCE PICK THE HOKIES TO WIN.