by Chris Colston After Virginia Tech’s 41-30 victory over North Carolina State, coach Frank Beamer lumped it among the top five wins he’s had with the Hokies. Maybe he got caught up in the moment after the biggest comeback during his Tech tenure (17 points). Maybe we’ll look back on it and agree with him.[...] Continued Here >>
by Chris Colston Even before the East Carolina game, I was talking to a Virginia Tech insider looking ahead to Boston College. The Hokies were 0-2 at the time, and ECU had a powerful offense. But the Pirates’ porous defense and Tech’s backs-to-the-wall mentality made us feel like the Hokies would win that game. BC,[...] Continued Here >>
By Chris Colston www.chriscolston.com Maybe in another year, in another dimension, or another galaxy, Virginia Tech fans would take a 49-27 win over East Carolina for granted. But seeing as how cocky little James Madison strolled into Lane Stadium and whupped fanny, and ECU actually beat the Hokies two years ago in sweltering Charlotte (don’t[...] Continued Here >>
TailgateFever welcomes guest columnist Chris Colston who shares with us his observations on The Greatest Debacle. When James Madison tailback Jamal Sullivan took a little pass in the flat on third-and-17 and somehow went 77 yards for a touchdown, a voice in my head said, “If Tech was in danger of losing this game, that[...] Continued Here >>