I dropped over to the VT 247 forum. Even a lot of their folks thought the line was crazy, but here was a different response:
"I will just say I have a pretty inside guy in Vegas and I asked him about this last night, after the millionth person texted me what the heck he was thinking, and his response was "Come on, VT is not bad. Liberty needed 1,000, breaks to win that game and Miami actually stinks. That QB they have just bails them out in games. Our power ratings like VT alot"
Then there’s a more realistic breakdown by position “VT versus Miami, My Thoughts” its a long breakdown but starts with:
"Last year Miami was 6-6 and finished the season by losing to Florida International (wow), Duke, and Louisiana Tech. People were calling for coach Manny Diaz’s head!
Sound familiar? Diaz is still there and Miami is ranked #9 now. A remarkable turnaround. How’d he do it? Diaz fired the offensive coaches at the end of last season and then recruited King, Roche, and Phillips. All three are stars.
Miami is #9 in this week’s AP top 25 and it is payback time for them. Last year, Miami had a disastrous first half with 4 interceptions and that first half cost them the game against VT. Do you think they’ll be motivated? I do! I’m expecting Miami’s best shot. The Las Vegas betters have VT by 2 points with an O/U of 67.5 points. They think that VT wins by a score something like VT 35, Miami 33."