I can’t say enough about VT after Saturday Night — probably because I screamed myself horse in support of the boys from a booth at Damon’s Grill located in State College, PA (one TV in a sea of PSU/Illiniois games). That win was significant for a couple reasons: 1, it is a regular season win outside of the ACC against a team with a large following and storied history that attracts attention in places outside of the East Coast, and 2, it moves our strength of schedule to 6th hardest in the nation. Well, we can only savor that 6th place for a short time since we will be playing our Homecoming game against Western Kentucky University…

I will once again admit I know nothing about this particular team, but they aren’t a very potent offense judging by their previous games this season. They did manage a blowout against Murray State (where Beamer learned to coach before VT, but is now the armpit of the Ohio Valley Conference) but the Hilltoppers have not scored more than one touchdown against Division 1A teams this season. They cough up around 1.5 turnovers a game and average just under 200 yards of total offense against their 1A opponents.

Perhaps most important to the WKU team is their mascot, Big Red. He is quite possibly the coolest sexless mascot out there. And if Big Red gets the football on Saturday afternoon there is no telling what the fuck will happen. I personally hope they put the red monster in for at least a few snaps, maybe cheer up the crowd. You see, unfortunately, things haven’t been going well in recent months for Big Red and new spouse, Tree Thing. And I hear Red may not make the trip to Blacksburg after warrants for “it’s” arrest were issued in connection with a child abduction. That subsequently caused publishers to remove a controversial sex tape from adult film market. I would love to see Big Red and Hokie Bird go at it though, if possible.

I hope that this can be a game in which Tyrod Taylor can continue to test out his fancy footwork but also develop a better grasp of the field. His scramble mistakes away from the first down marker on short 3rd downs need to be eliminated and he should work on improving his designed rush plays as there is little “fooling” going on when he is intends to rush rather than throw downfield. Regardless, Tyrod should go easy on the ankle and hand off the ball as much as he can and perhaps we can have a running back record more than 100 yards in a game for the first time this season. After ECU, I will not be going out and predicting an easy win, but I will expect WKU to be held to a single touchdown (if any at all). Score Prediction: Virginia Tech 42, Big Red 9