Over the course of a 12-game regular season, not every game is going to be pretty. There are going to be peaks and valleys, and injuries and scheduling quirks can affect things quite a bit. When I look at yesterday’s Duke game, I saw a tired Tech team that is battling a lot of injuries on defense, and that was playing its fourth road game since October 8. I also saw a Duke defense whose coaching staff put it in a very good position to succeed against a hot Hokie offense. Despite all of that, Virginia Tech escaped Durham with a 24-21 win, and they remain in control of the Coastal Division.
It’s not like the Hokies haven’t played close games at Duke in the past. Check out some of these scores…
2014: 17-16 W
2011: 14-10 W
2009: 34-26 W
Tech hasn’t blown out Duke in Durham since 2007 when they beat the Blue Devils 43-14. Close games in Wallace Wade Stadium have become the norm.
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