Beating NC State solidly was a change I didn’t expect. The Wolfpack is a team that always seems to give the Hokies trouble. Perhaps its a sign something is changing in the ACC. After all Clemson appears as though they could be BCS bound in two weeks time and four teams in the Coastal division alone are ranked.

But that’s not all, the Hokies just might be on track to becoming a defensive AND offensive team. In the past two weeks individual players have really started to click on all sides of the field. Tyrod has had his personal records broken, Williams continues to make a case for the best running back in the ACC while rewriting freshman Hokie record books, and Cody Grimm is popping out so many fumbles you’d think he was sneaking extra footballs on the field. The most frustrating thing about the end of the season success is that it doesn’t carry us anywhere better than the Peach Bowl.

N.C. State came into the game averaging 32.6 points per game, second in the ACC, but the Hokies held the team to 10 points and for first three quarters in which scoring was our goal we played with a sense of urgency I haven’t seen in a long time. Granted I only watched the first half thanks to the new Mario Bros game, but I’ll dig up the replay at some point.

If we keep this up we should have our 9th win of the season this Saturday against UVA. UVA is basically playing for the same reasons as VT in this match — one last thrill before the end of the season but as in year’s past I think they will keep their wine corked and bowties prim and proper and walk away with a big fat L.

Eat your turkey and cheer for the Hokies. Score Prediction: Virginia Tech 36, UVGhey 7.