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It’s only the middle of June, but the hype machine is already cranking out the story lines. Marcus Vick returns to
Virginia Tech and will take over the starting quarterback job. Virginia Tech has a strong team, and is looking to defend
their ACC Championship. The Hokies will have to get past Miami and Florida State this year to win the conference. You
know the deal. It happens every year now-a-days. But this year is a little different.

Sure, some “experts” picked the Hokies to play for the National Championship in 2001 and 2003. And there
were definitely some good reasons to do so. But when it comes down to it, the 2005 team is more similar to the 1999 team
than either the 2001 or 2003 squads. Let’s take a look at each position on the 1999 and 2005 teams and see what is
similar or different, as well as deciding on if the position is upgraded, downgraded, or about the same.

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