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First half: UGH.  This shit is bound to happen.  We look like crap.  Of course Bryan "Three and Out" Stinespring is back in full force.  Fuck.

Half time: My mom: You guys don't look good right now.

Me:  Yeah, but we've been a second half team lately, which makes it more frustrating when I hold out hope all half only to watch us lose.

Second half: What. The. Hell. Just. Happened. That was... AWESOME.

- David Wilson is just killing it.  Thank Jeebus we burned the hell out of that redshirt.

- Darren Evans is kind of back.  And that's good.  Now if he can get all the way back then shit is going DOWN.

- So like I said before, in the first half, we had our patented "3-and-Out" offense.  When we figured out that wouldn't work, we turned to our second, and only other offense:  Tyrod.  And not shockingly, that got us the win.

- Our defense has come back from the dead (aka the beginning of the season).  Three picks on "the best quarterback to ever play in the ACC, ever" - quoth Heather Dinich; 3 points allowed in the 4th quarter, and essentially shutting down the NC State offense in the second half.  See here's the difference between Foster and Stinespring:  Foster fixes his problems, Stiney explains them away.  I'll take the former every day of the week.

- We are 2-0 in ACC play and took down the hottest team in the ACC on the road.  We have come full circle from the thing that happened in week 2.  We are in this.  We now have four games at home against some weaker opponents, but after week 2, we really shouldn't say that crap anymore.  SO, we have a four game homestand coming up.  So let's go and get it done.

- Great win this week Hokies.  Way to make the biggest comeback in Beamer's tenure.  Good stuff.

Who thought at the beginning of the season that NC State would be one of the teams we are concerned with playing? Not me. Why don't teams just stick to the preseason rankings that the experts make up? They're selfish, that's why. Predictions after the jump.

This week is NC State. And you know what sucks? It's kind of a big game.

After the jump, some motivation, actual stats, and sad news concerning our favorite Replacement OC...

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D_w, take it away...

Here is is folks, your next installment of Zombie Kill of the Week.. Lets cut right to it...

"Not a single one of you hit hard enough to deserve a zombie kill nomination let alone win Zombie Kill of the Week... NOW GET BACK TO WORK!"

Well, you heard Bud, no one hit hard this week and if you saw the game you would feel the same way.  I had a living room full of people who at the end of the game went "So... who gets the Zombie Kill this game?"

We did get back to basics with our defense but nothing stood out as a crushing blow or anything that demoralized BC.

We could almost give it to Chris Hazley for his field goal kicks but even those weren't long distant or last second game winners. So yeah, Bud is right, no one gets it this week.

From Kyle Tucker:

So to review, since the start of last season, Virginia Tech has thrown two passes in 74 plays on first down in the red zone.

Vomit.  Everywhere.

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It's official:  Virginia Tech has ruined Dave Shinskie's football career.

So this week is the beginning of the season.  I'm very excited.  The previous three "exhibition" games were heartbreaking, but now is when we need to play like the Hokies.  It happened in the second half of last game, so let's hope it continues.  Onto the predictions!

But first we need to FINALLY give you the winner from last week.  And that winner is:

The Hokie Ambassador to Philly!!

Congratulations! In honor of the team we crushed, you win season tickets to (Pittsburgh) Pirates games all next season!

CGally got them for free when he brought in three shirts to get dry cleaned.  Enjoy!

Now, really, onto the predictions!

BDubs: You guys are silly to think BC will keep this close.  They are no better than ECU.  The Hokies will stuff Montel Harris and the rest of BC will fall apart.  Hokies win easily -- 34-10

DiP: 23-10 hokies.....gamblers take the under at 49 all day

d_w: 38 - 17.. Hokies go back to basics.. 2 INT's for Carmichael (1 for a TD).. D. Wilson and RMFW each get a TD.. Boykin gets a TD.. Yeah I am going high power offense here, lets see what shakes out.

Wright: The key to the game is going to be to stop Montel Harris on the ground and force BC to throw the ball. This causes Carmichael to get yet another pick late in the redzone to seal. Last week's wake up call in the second half provides the spark we need. Hokies win a close one, 31-27.

Poppa Gally: [Out for the week, playing crew chief to your humble editor's cousin. Side note: he just won the National Championship.]

CMU Football Analyst: 33-17 Maroon and Orange - Tyrod shows glimpses of Mike Vick pre-incarceration.

Maniak: 20-7 hokies. I have no scientific evidence whatsoever to back this up

Hokie Ambassador to Philly: Good guys win 27-17 - DW and Tyrod each score a touchdown and the defense and special teams take care of the rest

Hokie Guru: 24-10, Hokies. I have absolutely no confidence in BC's QB, Dave Shinskie,  a former baseball player.

JMcB: 42-14, Hokies. Bud Foster makes a human sacrifice on BC's field to scare away the spirit of Matt Ryan.

GWay: 28-14 Hokies. Evans finally returns to form, we give BC the proverbial punch in the face and Heather Dinich is proven to be a hack reporter once again.

Token Girl: 34 - 21 Hokies....i'll have drinks in bburg for everyone...maybe even a power hour?

CGally: Gee, the two douches that picked Tech to lose last week are the first ones to pick us to win this week. Shocker.

Also, Tech wins, 23 - 21 on a last second field goal.

The Northerner: We’re going to light the metaphorical bag of dog shit on Old Man Shinkskie’s lawn.  35 – 17 VT.

There you have it. I'll be down in Blacksburg this weekend for a wedding, so if anyone is down there, come to Sharkey's (probably) and watch the game with me and the Token Girl and some of our friends. But not CGally.  Kid is a slag.

Gobble gobble, bitches.

Remember those first three games of the season? Neither do we!

ACC play begins on Saturday. And right now, that's all that matters.

That, and clicking "Read more..."

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I think DW does more work for this site than anyone else.

The Zombie Kill of the Week goes to Davon Morgan, for these two lights out hits...

Yeah, we know its two kills, but they both deserved mention.

We're just glad to have a game that actually involved something positive on defense.