Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Fans.
So happy college football is back!!! The ACC had a really good weekend with Clemson’s win over Auburn – and Florida State’s win over Mississippi.
And that brings us to ACC week two – the game of the week – the Battle at Bristol – college football’s most highly attended game ever in history of the sport will be on September 10, 2016 at 8 PM EST on ABC, when Virginia Tech Hokies take on the Tennessee Volunteers. Before the season started, I was skeptical that the Hokies could compete with the Volunteers, but I have a much different viewpoint on that now.
Why can Virginia Tech defeat Tennessee?
1.) Virginia Tech has the advantage on the sideline. Bud Foster’s defense is going to wreak some havoc. I agree with Kyle Tucker who tweeted this out during Tennessee’s game with App State:
Bud Foster’s VT defense will sack Dobbs 8-10 times next week if this is how the Vols are gonna play up front, with no vertical threat.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_AJC) September 2, 2016
2.) Virginia Tech has the advantage on the sideline. Justin Fuente hasn’t shown the entire offense yet – and why would he.
3.) Virginia Tech has the advantage on the sideline. Virginia Tech can key on stopping the run because Tennessee does not have a legitimate downfield threat (h/t @KyleTucker_AJC).
4.) Virginia Tech has the advantage on the sideline. Recently, we had Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) of @TodaysUSports on the @AllSportsDACC podcast who mentioned that he wasn’t all that impressed with Vols offensive coordinator, who has been out of the college game for a while.
5.) The Volunteers really aren’t as good as people think they are. (h/t @CFBZ)
6.) No one is giving Virginia Tech a chance. The Hokies love the underdog role.
Can’t wait until Saturday
