Greg’s Grades 2018: Virginia At Virginia Tech

Virginia finished 7-5.
Fordan Ellis crosses the line for a touchdown. ~ Kris Wright

Only wrestling defeat out of the jaws of victory can cause one’s first reference point to come from the 1970’s variety TV show Hee-Haw.

“Gloom, despair, and agony on me. Deep, dark depression, excessive misery. If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Gloom, despair, and agony on me.”

That sums up November 23, 2018 for me. What is most disappointing about the rivalry game with Virginia Tech is not that the Hoos lost, but they were afforded ample opportunities to win (as I discuss in the One More Thing segment later).

Virginia’s 34-31 overtime loss to Virginia Tech was not a result of the Hoos not doing enough to win, but not doing enough to avoid losing. And every operation had accountability.

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