And, the news gets even better. According to SI.com:
"Virginia Tech defensive end Chris Ellis and split end Josh Morgan have been suspended for violating team rules and will miss the game Saturday against No. 24 Georgia Tech.
Coach Frank Beamer made the announcement on Monday.
Ellis is one of the No. 11 Hokies (4-0) most disruptive defensive linemen, recording 12 tackles this year, including one sack.
Morgan is Tech's second-leading receiver, with 10 catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns. He blocked two punts, including one for a safety in the Hokies' 29-13 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday."
Oh man, oh man, oh man! There's so much to love in that one little article! 2 of their top players have been suspended... we're mentioned as "No. 24 Georgia Tech" (damn skippy!)... they only beat Cincinnati 29-13 instead of shutting them out...I've never been a fan of winning just because the other team is injured, having an off week, or just plain bad. Everyone would rather win just because your team kicks crazy tail. But, I do think we are a strong little team. We have the (as Kennan puts it) "Human Highlight Reel," Calvin Johnson, our D is awesome, and we have a lot of spirit. A perfect example of how much both Calvin and our defense rock is that Calvin's career-best 165 yards receiving against UVA Thursday night was just one yard shy of Virginia's offensive yardage for the entire game. Hoo hoo!
So I won't complain if a win over VT comes at least partially because they aren't at 100%. A "W" is a "W", folks. Here's hoping we have one more to record after this Saturday. The only thing that could make a win over Virginia Tech at Blacksburg even better is if Lee Corso's car were to catch on fire again. Anybody willing to be my alibi?
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Winning in Blacksburg is a big ask under any circumstance. Take all the help you can get. I was thinking of you guys as Tech dismantled Virginia in royal fashion. I went to call you so you could shriek down the phone to me at half time, but I realised I didn't have your number in their. Oh well. Go Jackets.
Now here I am putting 'their' instead of 'there' on public blogs. I've spent too much time around community college.
There, there, my friend. One of the things we love about our friends is that they're all very intelligent, thoughtful folks, even if their spelling leaves much to be desired sometimes. mwa ha ha ha
Yes, the dismantling of UVA was lovely, but the dismantling of Virginia Tech (officially "Virginia Tech University;" that's silly) was MARVELOUS.
Don't tell anyone, but I have secret, stupid dreams of grandeur... of winning the national championship again. hee hee.
Remember what it feels like when Tech is about to win a huge game, they have the ball on the enemy 2 yard line and go for the endzone only what Reggie thinks is a Tech reciever actually is in reality a crowd of 4 or 5 opposing D backs sitting around drinking coffee and they figure "Well, I wasn't looking to intercept the ball but I guess coach will be ....ed fif I turn this chance down"? Now transport that scene to the national championship game, then imagine waking up every morning for the rest of your life.
Sometimes, hope is a bad thing.
Chandra, sorry to be a stickler, but their actual name is "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University." What a mouthful!
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