Hokie Hokie Hokie Low

Well, you knew it was coming, kids. The annual Hokie letdown. This game was about 28 kinds of hot-ass-messness. I'm not even sure where to begin. So lets just start with the game itself and see where that takes us.

Clemson. Bitch-ass Clemson. We've owned them both times we've played them since joining the ACC. Sure, they're rolling. And they're ranked. But they can't come up into Lane AT NIGHT and run all over us, right? WRONG. This game was triflance at its finest. Thank God the defense showed up, or we may have never had that field goal. Seriously, we're at home and all we can muster up is a field goal?!?!? AND WE HAD THE BALL ON THE 1-MOTHERF***ING YARD LINE. But, I'll discuss that more in a minute. The offense looked pathetic at best. Logan Thomas (aka Cam Newton part deux minus all the talent) could very easily work for a telegraph service, seeing as thats all he ever does. My seats are somewhere up in the stratosphere, Logan. If I, from way up there, can tell where the ball is going, SO CAN THE DEFENSE. GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.

The funny thing about this game is that in the grand scheme of things, it might not even matter. Virginia, Duke, Miami, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina. Those are the only teams we have to beat to find ourselves in Charlotte in December. So, the season is not lost. However, there is a problem here that needs to be addressed if we ever want that shiny football. WE DON'T GET UP FOR BIG GAMES. Alabama. Clemson. Boise State. 3 years, 3 big games, 3 losses. Win any of those games in their respective seasons and we're legitimate national title contenders. AND, the frustrating thing is that its not like we're not capable. Alabama, we had a lead going into the 4th quarter. Boise, we came back from a 17-point deficit and had the lead with only a few minutes left in the game. Clemson was a blowout, but it wouldn't have been if we'd been playing at our full potential. That's where we, the fans, are starting to get restless. It's disappointing to watch your team roll over in a big game year after year. We've gotten complacent with 10 win seasons and ACC championships and we don't expect more from our teams. Which brings me to my next point:

Just because you're critical of your team doesn't make you any less of a fan. I've seen many opinions on this subject on facebook the past weekend, and this is mine. In fact, I'd argue that it makes you more of a fan because you actually give a damn about what they're doing instead of just saying "oh, its ok." No, dammit, it's not ok. I eat, sleep, and breathe VT. I remember staying up late in 6th grade to watch the 1999 National Championship game. Another game where we lead going into the 4th, only to have our hopes dashed. It's time the fan base holds the administration accountable for not getting their shit ready for big games. We're tired of seeing this. A 23-3 blowout at home is just unacceptable. Speaking of the administration...

... really, Frank? You and your butthurt QB are seriously going to blame the band for that 3rd and goal on the 1? That is beyond low. It's one thing to admit that the team wasn't ready. That Logan isn't that experienced. But to have the nerve to blame the band for your inadequacies is about the lowest thing you could have done. It's a cop-out, it's classless, and it makes it extremely difficult to support you. For the first time in probably my life, I actually thought about whether or not I was going to wear a Tech shirt out of the house yesterday. And not because of the game. But because of the excuse-making and finger-pointing and the lack of character that they exhibited after it.

That being said, I still support this team. I've been a Hokie far too long to abandon ship. I'll continue to be critical of them, however, because until someone is, we're not ever going to get anywhere. Charlotte should not be the ultimate goal every year. For this year, though, it's all we have left. And I for one want Heather Dimbitch to have to write about us winning another ACC title. The fact that she was actually right about us should be enough motivation for Hokies everywhere, fans and players, to get it done the rest of this year. So lets put on our big-boy pants and still make something of this season, starting with beating the f*** out of Miami saturday.

LETS GO...

OUT.