Ball is in our Hands

After a furious fourth quarter 'rally' -- is it really a rally if you're down by 1 -- the Hokies earned their first victory over the Seminoles in 32 years, 40 -21.  The fourth quarter was marked by Beamer Ball -- a beautiful thing indeed.

Most are saying this weekend's game against rival Miami is meaningless and consequentially speaking that's true.  However, I have never been a fan of losing whether it's an NFL or NBA preseason game or a 'meaningless' non-conference game.  Losing screws with a player and a team's mind. 

With that said, the only true worries I have going into the game with the 'U' is letdown.   With a trip to the ACC Championship on the line next week against our original rivals UVA, it would be easy for the Hokies to overlook this game.   With the ass whipping that Miami took in their Orange Bowl farewell game last week (UVA dropping 48. . . .on anybody???!?!), the 'Canes would love nothing more than to get a little revenge on somebody else.  Not to mention, Randy Shannon's team is still not yet bowl eligible so the game is far from meaningless for the Hurrricanes. 

Let's hope Beamer and the Boys can come in and quell in upstartiness from the 'U' early, sit some starters and stay injury-free.  On a side note the Hall Monitor -- Vince Hall -- will be back in action after what seems like forever.  So hopefully he can 'get the rust out of his cleats' before the big game next week against the 'hoos.