Day 55 & VT is whoopin Clemson

As I said last week, it would be tough for Clemson to beat both Tech's back to back. VT seems to have caught on to the idea that you have to stop Clemson's running game, even if you have to stuff the line and risk giving up a pass play. But Clemson's QB is not a great passer. Clemson's strength is it's running game, not it's quarterback play. When you start a senior for the first time at QB you know the talent may not be there. UGA seems to have discovered that, too.

What in the world Tenuta (GT's defensive coordinator) was thinking is a mystery to me. But Clemson played an almost perfect game against GT. That's hard to duplicate two weeks in a row, especially against VT and Frank Beamer, who's team has been down but can't be expected to stay down. So no surprise tonight.

The former World's Biggest Cocktail Party will be interesting for awhile Saturday. If UGA can't get up for this one they will have a long season. But it's not so much a question of getting up for the game as it is about the talent pool on each team. Gators should win this win one pulling away in the second half.

Tech, I think, is questioning itself after such a poor performance at Clemson. Miami will win a close one there, probably by 10 or fewer points. Miami is a wounded animal and GT is questioning their manhood.

Worse news is that if we do lose that one, we'll lose to NC State in Raleigh next week, too. Then we'll be relegated to playing someone like Louisiana Tech in the Two Buck Chuck Bowl in some God forsaken place. And we all know how Chan Gailey's teams play in third teir bowl games.

More weak minded predictions tomorrow.

I may get some idea from Dr. Khouri tomorrow about when I might get to come home. It's still a little early to get too optimistic, but it makes for good speculation.