Young players like Chris Long give UVa hope for the future.

Back in 1983, Virginia Tech came to Charlottesville and handed Virginia a 48-0 whipping – still, even after today’s debacle, the biggest rout in the rivalry’s long history. It was the Hokies’ fourth straight win in the series and, at the time, it probably seemed like the gap between the two programs was enormous, just as it looks right now. Yet the Cavaliers came back to beat Tech the next year and won six of the teams’ next nine meetings.

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