Written by C Gally | 08 October 2007

What a wierd and amazing game. Great defense, timely ST's plays, and a mistake-free offense. Definition ... Beamerball. This game marks the beginning of the rest of the 2007 football season. Up til beating Clemson on Saturday, our season was marked by wins over mediocre teams and a humiliating loss to the best team in CFB (this year). Now, the Hokies have a new image as they move forward.

We'll start with the obvious points. The defense was swarming. They were in much better shape than the last game against a Tigers team that plays in "Death Valley". They contained the run extremely well (superb play by Carlton Powell). They defended the pass perfectly (Corners Macho Harris and Brandon Flowers had their best games yet). The pass rush from just the Front 4 was great. This was the best game yet by the defense, and hopefully we'll see many more this year.

The Special Teams were very special. Eddie had a nice first PR, followed by a second PR for a TD, and then a third that was a PR for a TD but was called back. Macho Harris got some time on KO duties and made the most of it with a 100 yard TD return. Just a simple cut back move and some pure speed got him the 6 points. Also, unspoken hero Jud Dunlevy was clutch with several more FG's. He misses one early, and its a different ball game.

Offensive math equation: Offense = Tyrod. Simple enough. The young QB earned the ACC's Rookie of the week award with a few clutch scrambles for first downs. No turnovers and a few drives extended even for 1 more series kept our defense fresh and on fire. He doesn't need to carry the team, just the ball for a few first downs, which is very easy with his pure athletic ability. Also, I am hoping for Branden Ore to sit out against Duke and try to rest/get healthy. He's just not the same player and running him into the pile isn't helping.

That's all for now.

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