The Virginia football team won its first road game of the season and the Tony Elliott era on Thursday night with 16-9 result at Georgia Tech. That marked the first road win in Atlanta since 2008. In fact, it marked just the 16th road win overall since the last time the Hoos won there.
Yes, that’s 16 road wins across 14 seasons and change. So, no, it wasn’t an instant classic full of pristine offense or really even a “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” type of win. But it was a win. For a team teetering on the ropes entering and exiting its bye week, the Hoos will take it and try to build momentum from it.
Wahoo fans, however, watch these games from outside the trees. How did the forest look to the fans? The message board sampling seems to present a mixed reaction. A little bit happy. A little bit frustrated. A little bit tepid. A little bit hopeful. It probably just depends on which fan you ask.
Here are a few threads that show some Virginia fan reaction:
- It was laughable … and I watched the entire game … with that being said, today just seems a little nicer with a road W. ~ BleedOrangeNBlu
- Proud of the team and coaches for the win. ~ HooBear
- That is the same GT team and D that beat Louisville and Pitt. ~ JKHooing
- It just feels so damn great when we win….even if it’s an ugly win. ~ Mo Better Hoos
- I’ll take an ACC road win all day every day, but there were aspects of last night’s game that were as frustrating as 7-5 a few years ago. ~ Capital City Hoo
- Just got back from Atlanta and I can’t get a few things out of my head. ~ Doc Holliday
- We got a WIN folks, and we won even with a long list of mistakes. ~ MAluHoo
- Shocked by the win!! ~ jbr549
- Ugly win against a team without starting QB, but a win all the same. ~ orangenblue
What about you? How did the game impact your view of the season and maybe the program’s trajectory?
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