Hokies Dominated BC

[Umberger]

Originally posted by: Teh ESPN!!!111oneoneone
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Marcus Vick got back to being efficient, throwing for 280 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers, and No. 3 Virginia Tech won its 11th consecutive game on a Thursday night, beating No. 13 Boston College 30-10.

Vick completed 22 of 28 passes a week after throwing three interceptions in a 28-9 victory at Maryland. Brandon Pace added three short field goals for the Hokies (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have not lost a Thursday night game since 1995.

The Eagles (6-2, 3-2) got them then, 20-14, but were dominated this time.

Boston College came in allowing just 78 rushing yards per game, fourth best in the country, and the Hokies got 212 using a backfield by committee. The Eagles were seventh in overall defense, allowing just 272 yards per game, and the Hokies rolled up 492 as the former Big East members renewed their rivalry in the ACC.

The Eagles, in their first season in the ACC, finished with only 184 yards, 59 after halftime.

The Hokies, stuck in third-place behind Texas and USC in the Bowl Championship Series standings, led 23-10 for most of the fourth quarter. Then Vince Hall returned an interception 13 yards for a touchdown with 3:16 left to punctuate the victory. Quinton Porter was in the grasp of defensive end Darryl Tapp when he threw the ball and Hall snatched it.

The play added a bit of Beamerball to the victory, but this one was more about efficiency on offense and defense, and the ability of Pace to keep the points coming.

The Hokies now have nine days to prepare for a visit from No. 6 Miami on Nov. 5.

On a chilly night at soldout Lane Stadium, the Hokies were held to field goals on their first two drives, and trailed at home for the first time all season. Porter made that happen when he hit Will Blackmon for a 29-yard TD early in the second quarter.

But the play seemed to wake the Hokies up. They drove 65 yards in 11 plays on their next possession, Royal covering the final 15 on a reverse. After stopping the Eagles without a first down, the Hokies drove 69 yards in 11 plays. Vick hit Josh Hyman for 15 on a third-and-10, and Josh Morgan for a 3-yard TD 33 seconds before halftime.

A field goal by William Troost in the third quarter got the Eagles within 20-10, but Pace answered that with a 31-yarder -- he also hit from 26 and 32 -- three plays into the fourth quarter. Hall's second interception return TD of the season sealed it.

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Gotta love them Hokies. I hope this momentum keeps up. Seriously though... there is nothing like Lane Stadium during a night game. It was sick.

 

[casvolsmu]

you must have never been to a good football stadium if you think Lane is the shiznit. Try Knoxville, or Athens, Columbus, or Ann Arbor. No comparison. And yes, I've been to them all. And if you think a win over a mediocre team like BC (which has NO business being ranked 13th) makes a compelling case, well, let's just say you're a little delusional.

 

[SearchMaster]

BC is a solid team, but not great. If VaTech can keep from having their typical November collapse and win the ACC undefeated, they can make a very strong case for the title game.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

if VT can win out they deserve a title shot

too bad they will not get it unless UT or USC loses

 

[JoPh]

Go Hokies! w00t.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
if VT can win out they deserve a title shot

too bad they will not get it unless UT or USC loses

why do you ignore the SEC?

if UGA and Alabama win out and meet in the SEC Championships, they will both be ranked top 5 or top 4. a win over another top 4 team will give the eventual winner of the SEC Championship a huge bump, if nothing else in the SOS department.

UCLA / USC has some of that juice i guess, but not as much as UGA Alabama.

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
if VT can win out they deserve a title shot

too bad they will not get it unless UT or USC loses

why do you ignore the SEC?

if UGA and Alabama win out and meet in the SEC Championships, they will both be ranked top 5 or top 4. a win over another top 4 team will give the eventual winner of the SEC Championship a huge bump, if nothing else in the SOS department.

UCLA / USC has some of that juice i guess, but not as much as UGA Alabama.

Excellent point - I think some people forget about these two teams because they don't believe either one will make it through unscathed. If the conference champions from these four major conferences are undefeated at the end of the year, there will be a monstrous mess to sort out.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
if VT can win out they deserve a title shot

too bad they will not get it unless UT or USC loses

why do you ignore the SEC?

if UGA and Alabama win out and meet in the SEC Championships, they will both be ranked top 5 or top 4. a win over another top 4 team will give the eventual winner of the SEC Championship a huge bump, if nothing else in the SOS department.

UCLA / USC has some of that juice i guess, but not as much as UGA Alabama.

Excellent point - I think some people forget about these two teams because they don't believe either one will make it through unscathed. If the conference champions from these four major conferences are undefeated at the end of the year, there will be a monstrous mess to sort out.

agreed, it could get very hairy, if UGA hadn't lost their QB last week, i'd say they had a very good shot of getting to the SEC game unscathed. Alabama will play LSU ranked #6 soon. their SOS is going to be impressive.

how could you not rank an undefeated winner of the SEC at least a shot at the national championship game?

SEC/ ACC/ PAC10 and big 12. if champions of all four conferences end up undefeated (there is a small chance of that) then, we have as you said "monstrous mess".

will be fun to root for, and if it turns out that way, it would be a very very strong argument for at least the top 4 going into a playoff situation for the NCAA national championship.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Im not ignoring anything. Fact is, Texas and USC were projected to be the best, so if they run the table they clearly are (by preseason rankings / BCS logic).

The whole system is a mess. Frankly, the teams don't play enough games against common opponents to get it figured out with any degree of certainty. Until there is a playoff system we will just have to deal with preseason favoritism and good (possibly better) teams being left on the outside looking in.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
BC is a solid team, but not great. If VaTech can keep from having their typical November collapse and win the ACC undefeated, they can make a very strong case for the title game.

Good call! BC was defeated by North Carolina yesterday, and VT . . . well, we all know how VT is.