In some ways, the really hard thing about watching the Virginia Tech game was that it summed up the season so perfectly. After all, there were opportunities – plenty of opportunities – but in the end, a mix of mistakes at many levels cost the team the chance to win.

A Game Thing

You had to be there. You really did.

If you weren’t there, after all, it is going to be hard to really understand what happened in the stadium. I can try to describe it but honestly, I am not sure I can adequately pull it off. But I will try …

There it was. Time winding down in the second quarter. Tech has just put three points on the board on a field goal that had no business finding its way through the uprights, pulling ahead with a 9-6 lead. Moments after that, Frank Beamer called for the onsides kick, which Tech kicker Eric Kristensen executed perfectly, giving the ball back to a VT offense that clearly intended to go downfield and add to the lead.

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