I should have known better than to predict the Hokies would win this one 41-10. Even while I was making that prediction in last week’s podcast and last week’s game preview, I was uncomfortable with it, thinking that the Hokies wouldn’t win by that much. In the wake of that hard-fought, emotional win over West Virginia, on a six-day week, it would be perfectly normal for a young team to let down and not be at peak efficiency.
But where do you cut the prediction? I predicted Delaware to score 10 points. Should I predict them to score 13? 17? West Virginia only scored 24. How is Delaware going to score 17?
What about Tech’s point total? Forty-one is a high total. But I could see the Hokies making one or two big special teams plays, and/or tacking on an extra touchdown late, making a ho-hum effort look better than it was.
So I went with 41-10, and as far as the spread (31 points) goes, I wasn’t that far off the final score of 27-0.
Still, it broke my two-game streak of picking the exact score. Oh, well.
Pre-game Bravado Falls Flat
We wanted those backup wide receivers to get a lot of work and targets. We wanted those backup defensive linemen to get a lot of playing time and get better. We wanted
...Subscribe to read full story
Tired of low effort articles and clickbait? So are we. Subscribe to read great articles written by a full-time staff with decades of experience.
Already a subscriber? Login Here