Cheeseburgers And Paradise

Virginia Tech
Hunter Cattoor and Virginia Tech needed Monday night’s win. (Ivan Morozov)

I started last year’s ACC Tournament on the couch, watching Virginia Tech win a dramatic overtime game against Clemson from the comforts of my own home. I couldn’t stand to watch it at home after that nailbiter, so I headed downtown to PK’s to watch the Notre Dame game the next night.

Before that game with the Irish, I ordered a cheeseburger. Virginia Tech won. The next night I went to PK’s again for the pregame for the semifinal against UNC, and since Tech had won the night before, I figured it couldn’t hurt to order a cheeseburger again. I did, then I went to Champs to watch the game, and the Hokies won.

Two cheeseburgers, two wins. The next day, for the ACC Tournament Final, I didn’t go to PK’s. I headed back to Champs, but unwilling to tempt fate from a dietary standpoint, I ordered a cheeseburger again. Sure, it wasn’t a PK’s cheeseburger, but it was a cheeseburger nonetheless. For the third day in a row, the Hokies won, and got their first ACC Title.

Fast forward to Sunday, December 4, and the Hokies were playing their first ACC game of this season against UNC. I didn’t have a chance to eat at home before the start of the game, so I figured I’d get there a little early and grab some food. I walked around the concourse to see what was available, and I eventually settled on – you guessed it – a cheeseburger. Virginia Tech won 80-72.

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