Think back six months ago. It was early May, and nothing was going on in
Hokie football. Spring practice was over, and although there was a little action
going on in recruiting, what you really longed for was the midseason, being in
the thick of the race, and playing games that mattered.

We wait through the long offseason for games like tonight’s contest in
Atlanta. We follow Hokie football 365 days a year, but there are really only
three or four days that really matter in any given year. This is one of those
days.

Tonight, the story of Hokie Football 2011 will take a big turn. By midnight,
we’ll know if the Hokies will still be on course for an ACC Championship Game
appearance in Charlotte, a possible clash with Clemson looming on the horizon,
or if the 2011 ACC Championship will realistically be out of reach.

Win or lose, tonight will write another chapter in the rivalry with Georgia
Tech, a series that has determined the Coastal Division champion since the ACC
split into divisions in 2005. The conference games against Miami have been some
great ones, but it has really come down to the Techs to wage the games that
matter in the Coastal, and to decide who gets to represent this half of the ACC
in the championship game.

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