Well, sorry gang. My indifference came early this year. Clemson was exactly what I expected. I just didn't care about Bowling Green. And I thought both Louisville and Duke would be close games down to the wire, so you probably miss my "analysis" much.
However, I'm back. I guess. A little too close to game time but here we are.
Virginia Tech is not normal Virginia Tech. Can't really figure out what is with them. They have played well in ACC play, mostly (except for escaping barely against a really bad UNC team). They have played horribly outside of ACC play, in particular losing to Old Dominion. Their trademark defense is not nearly as good as normal. In fact, it is significantly worse than Duke's in my opinion, so our offense should have more success tonight. (Of course, Duke lost to VT 31-14 in typical "ACC Wheel of Destiny" fashion).
Our defense, which played very well against Duke, has still been mostly miserable this year and our special teams have been worse. As such, I expect a loss, something like 31-21. This year is shaping up a lot like 2015 in my opinion. We spend all year seemingly being better than our record, and repeatedly getting spreads from Vegas that make GT fans confused (we were favored against all of South Florida, Pitt and Duke). This spread tonight is only about 3 or 4 points, with VT being favored, meaning Vegas thinks this would be a pick-em on a neutral field. That's odd. I wonder what they know that I don't.
Anyway, I digress. 2015 was a year where we could have been better but just kept making late game mistakes and finding ways to lose. Same thing this team has done really. Just can't get it together. We are capable of playing better, but probably won't.
I hope we win more than 3 games this year, but right now I'd say 4-8 or maybe 5-7 is the best we can hope for. And 3-9 is not out of the question. 6-6 seems unreachable, but I hope I'm wrong.
Let's go Jackets!
