Thursday Night Spotlight: Week 4
Virginia (+13.5) at Georgia Tech
At first glance, this one looks to be a no-brainer. The Cavaliers have been blown out at Pittsburgh, beat Wyoming by one, and lost at home to Western Michigan. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets took Notre Dame to the limit before dispatching Samford and Troy (even if they looked fairly pedestrian in doing so).
Virginia is also embroiled in a quarterback controversy. But theirs is more a result of incompetence than a surplus of talent, as three different QBs were used in the Western Michigan loss. Not to mention the fact that they averaged a cool 2.22 yards a carry against that intimidating trio they’ve faced.
However, Georgia Tech is still Georgia Tech. With Reggie Ball under center and Chan Gailey at the helm, there are always going to be questions about the Yellow Jackets‘ consistency and focus. Will Virginia be this year’s Wake Forest (24-21 loss in 2002), Duke (41-17, 2003), North Carolina (34-13, 2004), or NC State (17-14, 2005)?
My answer is no. Virginia’s offense will probably be nonexistent, while Georgia Tech should be able to have their way on the ground. The Jackets cover the 13.5 more easily than those familiar with the program think, and with less ease than the so-called experts think.
Georgia Tech - 28, Virginia - 14
At first glance, this one looks to be a no-brainer. The Cavaliers have been blown out at Pittsburgh, beat Wyoming by one, and lost at home to Western Michigan. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets took Notre Dame to the limit before dispatching Samford and Troy (even if they looked fairly pedestrian in doing so).
Virginia is also embroiled in a quarterback controversy. But theirs is more a result of incompetence than a surplus of talent, as three different QBs were used in the Western Michigan loss. Not to mention the fact that they averaged a cool 2.22 yards a carry against that intimidating trio they’ve faced.
However, Georgia Tech is still Georgia Tech. With Reggie Ball under center and Chan Gailey at the helm, there are always going to be questions about the Yellow Jackets‘ consistency and focus. Will Virginia be this year’s Wake Forest (24-21 loss in 2002), Duke (41-17, 2003), North Carolina (34-13, 2004), or NC State (17-14, 2005)?
My answer is no. Virginia’s offense will probably be nonexistent, while Georgia Tech should be able to have their way on the ground. The Jackets cover the 13.5 more easily than those familiar with the program think, and with less ease than the so-called experts think.
Georgia Tech - 28, Virginia - 14
posted by lconneff | 8:24 PM
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Can we invite Demott to this blog? He would add a nice flavor and maybe give us some inside scoop.
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