I hate that Miami had to play in the rain, but somehow VT didn't...that should be something the NCAA should look at, teams shouldn't be allowed to do that, it's pretty unfair

I also hope it is 80 degrees and sunny, and whatever other conditions Miami would deem to work in their favor so the tired excuses will be fully exhausted if VT wins again

the difference between any hype given to Williams and Evans as opposed to Miami's squad is that both Williams and Evans have produced on the field...Evans set the freshman rushing record only to have Williams break that record along with VT's all-time rushing record the very next year...ummm why wouldn't there be a reason to hype them up? if they don't have a good season it is no one's fault but their own, but no one is exactly going out on a limb when saying that VT has one of the better backfields in the country...it's not from speculation, it's from results....name another backfield that has produced more than that tandem.....don't worry...I'll wait

but VT has some big questions heading into the spring

Tight End - VT graduated their top 2 TE's, and moved their most talented TE (Chris Drager) to DE last year to shore up depth issues in the hopes they could move him back this spring...Jason Worilds tunred pro so it created a huge void at DE and Drager must stay on the defensive side, so VT is left with only one proven TE, Andre Smith....VT uses a lot of 2 TE sets and right now do not have anyone who could be considered a solid option in that look...so VT has talked about using a FB more (Josh Oglesby was moved to FB from RB) or going with more 3 and 4-wide sets since they have a lot of talented receivers

Left Tackle - Ed Wang manned the spot for years, but now he's graduated...all four of the other spots are filled with guys who are either returning starters or playing who played a lot of snaps last fall due to injuries, and did a good job...but for right now the LT spot belongs to Nick Becton, a r-Soph who has been given praise for his promise in practice but has not played many snaps

Defensive End - VT lost both DE spots, and Chris Drager will stay at DE and take one spot while the other will be battled for by Stephen Friday and some talented freshmen...if the freshmen can have a big spring, it could shore up the DLine issues, though they certainly won't be as talented as Worilds/Brown....ILB Jake Johnson was moved to DE and should do a great job there after starting 11 games at LB last year

Whip LB - Cody Grimm and Cam Martin both graduate, which leaves VT without anyone with game experience at the position...Whip is important for VTs defense because it is a playmaking position...r-Soph Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, whose father played for the Redskins, has taken the top spot for now, and it will be interesting to see how he does this spring

Free Safety - Eddie Whitley is talented enough to do the job, but the FS is the voice of the defense and Whitley will need to become a leader in that regard, behind him there isn't much experience either, so that will need to be looked at

depth at Rover - Davon Morgan started at Rover for the past 2 seasons splitting time with Dorian Porch, and he'll be fine...but behind him there isn't a single player with game experience...look for Xavier Boyce to be moved from WR to Rover as Rover was his intended position when he came to VT and there is a logjam at WR