2. The Most Underrated Thing Was …
Virginia Tech 40, Boston College 14.
Just … be careful.
Clemson is Clemson.
Everyone loves North Carolina because Mack Brown is a neat guy, and then it all came to a dead stop against Florida State.
Everyone loved Miami, and then it had to go deal with Clemson.
Notre Dame is supposedly the third-best team in college football right now according to the latest polls, but no one who actually watched whatever the hell that was against Louisville believes for a second that the ranking is right.
Virginia Tech might be that second-best team in the ACC when the season is over, if it’s not Notre Dame.
The Hokies were never quite right over the first few weeks of the season, with a whole slew of reserves out with virus-related issues, including star QB Hendon Hooker. That included two weeks ago in the 56-45 loss to North Carolina, but all that game did was show the potential of what Virginia Tech could be once it’s fully healthy.
Game Rewind 🔄
All the best from our win vs. Boston College! #HardHatMentality 👷🏽‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/301YJHps7D
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) October 19, 2020
It’s not there yet, but it sure showed more of what November might look like with five takeaways, 350 rushing yards, and a monster day from Hooker in the blowout win over BC.
All he did was hit 11-of-15 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown, and run 18 times for 164 yards and three scores.
Wake Forest is better than you might think, and that’s up next on the road. Louisville is a must-win for any team that’s even thinking about playing in the ACC Championship, and then four of the last five games are in Blacksburg including dates with Miami and Clemson.
The loss to North Carolina might come back to bite the Hokies if Notre Dame only loses once along the way to Clemson, but if Hooker continues to do this, and if the team becomes what it was supposed to be when all the analysis was first done this offseason …
Just … be careful.