Shocking No One. Tech Does Not Contend for Titles.

Today, in Stewart Mandel's College Football Mailbag on Sports Illustrated's website, he got a simple question that Hokies have been delusional in answering for years. What does someone outside the maroon cult think? Well, it turns out he thinks the same thing we all do.


Question:

So, with Virginia Tech's annual failure to live up to its ranking, is anyone going to admit that perhaps VT isn't really an elite program? Perhaps writers just like Frank Beamer too much and keep fooling themselves into thinking that VT is an elite program.

Answer Excerpt:

As for whether Virginia Tech is an elite program -- what, may I ask, is your definition of elite? If it's a program that regularly contends for national titles, then no,
Virginia Tech is not elite. 

Read more:  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/09/19/alabama-lsu-national-title-contenders/index.html#ixzz271ETiHo0

Happy 2012 Empty Trophy Case Day!

The trophy case remains empty for another year as today Pittsburgh, you know that team that was 0-2 and lost to two touchdowns to an FCS school, demolished the Hokies and gave their head coach his first career win. The Hokie "Heisman" QB completed just 45% of his passes with three interceptions.

Wait, wait, wait. Did we already say that Pittsburgh lost to an FCS school by two touchdowns? But we can't hate on 'em too bad; congrats to Pittsburgh for being a two-time participant in Annual Empty Case Day. They were also proud participants in 2002.

Pittsburgh 35 - VT 17

Oh hai, we can haz trophy?