FOOTBALL!

Finally, College Football has returned. The best sport in the history of the Planet is upon us with another exciting season of play. For Hokie Fans, nothing would be sweeter than a successful season for a broken-hearted university in the wake of the unprecedented violence unleashed on our peaceful campus last April. Frank Beamer seems to be in a zone, and is piecing together one of his better teams in recent memory. Bud Foster's defense will be insanely good yet again. I predict no team to score more than 20 points on us during the regular season barring a multiple turnover offensive performance (aka, Chick-Fil-A Bowl...). Which brings us to our offense, which can only be better than last year's 99th ranked NCAA D-1 unit. We have talented running backs and wide receivers. Our Quarterback is experienced and simply has to produce for us this year. The weak units on this impressive Hokie team appear to be the offensive line (AGAIN!) and new kickers. While special teams are always special in Blacksburg, for one reason or another, we are starting a new place kicker AND a new punter. Angela and I ventured to two open scrimmages to check out how the team is faring. Beamer, after canceling the Spring Game in April, for good reason, has opened up pre-season scrimmages to give the players a more game like atmosphere to see how they would react. For the second one, the Marching Virginians performed, with half of the band playing and cheering for the white squad, while the other cheered for the maroon. It was as close to a game like experience as one can get, as ACC referees were there in addition to PA announcements. We viewed a good team preparing for a special season. We seem to have great athletes and good backups. One hopes our field goal kicker improves in accuracy, but Beamer believes in him!