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What are your thoughts on your team so far?
Boston College is right around where I expected them to be overall, but didn’t get there the way anyone expected. Beat USC, lose to Colorado State? Take Clemson to the wire, nearly blow a 20-point lead against Wake? The Eagles are unpredictable but I never bought the media’s prophesies of doom for this team, especially those that killed BC after losing Andre Williams. BC wasn’t massively underrated, but they were underrated to an extent, which is nothing new to us really. We’re looking like a bowl team again and I’m satisfied.
What are your expectations going into the VT game?
Were the Hokies still ranked, the expectations would be minimal. The Eagles haven’t played a good game at Lane Stadium in years, but Boston College is catching Virginia Tech at the right time. This is about as good a chance they’ve had of beating VT in their building since we had Matt Ryan. I am not expecting a win at this point but I am expecting that the Eagles will at least be in the game in the fourth quarter. Part of it is that nobody knows how the Hokies are going to respond to the Miami embarrassment.
What are your thoughts on VT being BC’s inter-division rival? Do you like the arrangement or would you like to see BC matched with another team?
This rivalry game has served us well for a long time — I noted on my own site that these two teams have only gone one year since 1993 where they did not see one another. There is a familiarity with playing the Hokies every year, and while I wouldn’t mind one-year breaks now and then, I have no issues with keeping the series going indefinitely.
What is your prediction for the game?
I’m debating this — my response might change several times from now until Saturday morning. As for now, you caught me at a time when I’m expecting a narrow VT win. The Hokies are clearly in trouble but I don’t think they’re as bad as they looked last Thursday. Thing is, their run defense looked porous at best and that’s bad news if the Eagles run game gets going. I don’t put too much stock into BC being 3-0 on the road as they’ve played lesser opposition all three times. Even beating a relatively down VT team on the road would be worthy of praise.
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Winner: Michael Brewer. He’s the straw that stirs the drink. Does he turn the ball over too much? Yes. But he also moves the offense better than it has since David Wilson, Danny Coale and Jarred Boykin were here. Virginia Tech’s current total offensive ranking is 71st. The Hokies were ranked 101st in total offense last year. There has been a significant improvement and lot of that can be attributed to better QB play (sorry, Logan).
Winner: Kendall Fuller. Seriously, who else could it be? When you throw at Kendall Fuller, you do it at your own peril. He has locked down every receiver he has faced this year. He basically shuts down one side of the field for the opposing offense. I’d rather not imagine what the Hokies’ defense would look like this year without him. Few teams in the country have a weapon in the secondary like Kendall Fuller.
Winner: Aaron Moorehead. It helps when you recruit two players like Isaiah Ford and Cam Phillips. Last year, he squeezed as much production as possible from a receiving corps that Rece Davis referred to as “hot garbage” after the Alabama game. This year with Ford, Phillips and Byrn you’re starting to see a lot of production from that position group. It is not easy to get true freshmen to perform at the high level that Ford and Phillips are and that’s a testament to the good work of Aaron Moorehead.
Winner: Bucky Hodges. The word out of spring and fall practice was that Bucky Hodges looked really good and would contribute this year at TE. No one said he would be the next Jimmy Graham (maybe that’s a little bit of an exaggeration). He looks very similar to TEs that have been drafted to the NFL in recent years (Ebron, Ertz, Reed). Enjoy him while we have him because he might be gone sooner rather than later. He’s that good.
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