not to mention the losses on defense this year. In the face of those developments, it is also increasingly difficult to keep the lines of the two-deeps improving from year to year, given the proclivities of so many to pull up stakes and transfer.

I have followed Tech football for more than 50 years and have seen all the ups and downs that happen along the way. The good news is that Virginia Tech has a decent football program that is now positioned to make steady improvements over the coming seasons. Our bowl record is only one metric, but not a bad one. Hoping for more is what fandom is all about. Demanding more is almost bound to result in frustration.