#12 Virginia Tech (8-1) at Duke (3-5) played on 10/29/11

So this week I want to cover yet another unorthodox game, also with what could of ended up as an underdog victory. Oddly enough this game was very evenly played. This is odd because the home team isn't that very high caliber of a team as compared to the Virginia Tech Hokies. Virginia Tech is number 12 in the country and they came really close to losing this game. Their rank would of definitely shot to the bottom of the barrel, even with a record of 8-2 if they were to lose this game.
The first quarter was boring (I don't know why I always pick the games that are really boring to cover) there was only one scoring drive. Every other drive resulted in a punt or a turnover. There were many fumbles and interceptions in this game though. Two interceptions by Virginia Tech and three from Duke with one fumble. With that many turnovers a football fan would think that a team could capitalize on the other teams failures...I guess not. Anyway, the only scoring drive of the first quarter came from Virginia Tech and it was a two yard pass from quarterback Logan Thomas to receiver Eric Martin (this was his only catch). The rest of the quarter took its time and put the whole crowd to sleep, especially since their team isn't that good and was losing.

The second quarter gave the false illusion that the game was going to pick up. As we would learn...this illusion would be foiled five minutes into the quarter. Not even a minute into the quarter, Duke scored a touchdown from a run by Desmond Scott, tying the game at 7. Four minutes later, the Hokies shot back with another touchdown on a one yard run by Josh Oglesby putting the score at 14-7. The crowd was ready for a back and forth game after a slow start. I know I was waiting for this to happen. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. The rest of the second quarter was scoreless, boring and almost made me change the channel.
I guess I'll use the space for where the third quarter recap should be to give you some of my thoughts on this game. It sucked, the only factor that kept me watching was that Duke could of MAYBE come back and take Virginia Tech down (I'm a sucker for the comeback, underdog win) but that didn't come either. At the end of this game I felt like I had just wasted about four hours in front of my television instead of doing something productive. Although, this game does show that the "almighty" Virginia Tech Hokies aren't all that almight after all, almost being taken by the Blue Devils
Oh yeah, Duke kicked a field goal to come to the end of the game score 14-10. Great game guys...not. It looks like the Virginia Tech Hokies are slowing down at the beginning of the end of the season, which would be a very nice turning point for teams like Michigan and Michigan State that are struggling at the high teen area of the rankings. I also hope that Duke can keep showing that they aren't just some push over team, and shows these bigger teams that they are ready to play.