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Miami beats the heck outta VT 2005

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I was at this game. My fraternity worked concessions at VT games for fundraising (I went to close by Radford).

That place was POPPIN pre game...stealth bombers and some of the loudest fireworks I have ever heard in my life. Place was the definition of home field advantage...didn’t matter one lick. The Miami fans there were so loud after the game and all the VT fans were silent. Wonderful
 
Cane Steve said:
I was at this game. My fraternity worked concessions at VT games for fundraising (I went to close by Radford).

That place was POPPIN pre game...stealth bombers and some of the loudest fireworks I have ever heard in my life. Place was the definition of home field advantage...didn’t matter one lick. The Miami fans there were so loud after the game and all the VT fans were silent. Wonderful
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I've had a lot of wild times at Radford!
 
Elite OL play that day. And it looks like Winston was the only NFL player there.
 
I remember the week before VT put up 55 on a semi decent Maryland team and after that, nobody thought we had a chance. I’m paraphrasing, but Quad Hill said “They think they’re invincible up there in Blacksburg. We’re gonna go up there and stomp them out.” It was on after that.
 
Blawrencefl said:
Miami best the living **** out of ND two years ago. We looked elite that night and the playoff committee agreed.
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Yea I felt pretty good that night too but the difference was and the main part of my point is after the vtech game it really looked like wright was gonna live up to the #1 recruit Gatorade national football player of the year and become the best QB In CFB. And if that would have happened who knows how far he could’ve led us. Now with ND I don’t think any of us left that game no matter how big the win was thinking that rosier was going to lead us to the promise land. Now both seasons ended up being smoke and mirrors but you see my point.
 
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canester95 said:
Decided to do some day drinking and watch this game...
Can we get back to this please. Love shutting up the whole darn stadium!!!
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I kept that game on my DVR for years. Dennis Dodd of CBS buried the Canes week-of, saying that No. 5 Miami was done and that No. 3 Virginia Tech was going to clobber them. I hammered him in an article that week, called for UM to upset VT and loved seeing him with egg on his face the following week when he had to eat his words.

Not much of an offensive performance out of the Canes—304 total yards in a balanced effort—but the defense just swarmed the Hokies and Marcus Vick, forcing eight turnovers.

When the Canes recovered that fumble in the end zone late in the third to go up 27-0—best feeling in the world. Especially after them thinking they were hot **** and were going to roll heads after that "Enter Sandman" entrance that ESPN covered like it was a rock show.

Miami should've won its first Coastal title that year and had a rematch with Florida State, but blew that 14-10 rescheduled game at the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech. Offense was a bit banged up and Jon Tenuta's defense shut them down. After losing to Florida State, 10-7 in the opener, everyone wanted that rematch—but it wasn't to be. Waxed in the Peach Bowl by LSU, 40-3 to end the season—Soldinger, Kehoe and a few others fired, leading town awful 2006 season (re: 7-6, Pata murdered, FIU on-field brawl, players suspended, almost losing to Duke, dropping opener to FSU, et al.)


Canes need to survive North Carolina early in the season as that October home stretch—Virginia Tech, Virginia and Georgia Tech—feels like it will dictate whether Miami wins the Coastal, or not.
 
ItsAUThing.com said:
I kept that game on my DVR for years. Dennis Dodd of CBS buried the Canes week-of, saying that No. 5 Miami was done and that No. 3 Virginia Tech was going to clobber them. I hammered him in an article that week, called for UM to upset VT and loved seeing him with egg on his face the following week when he had to eat his words.

Not much of an offensive performance out of the Canes—304 total yards in a balanced effort—but the defense just swarmed the Hokies and Marcus Vick, forcing eight turnovers.

When the Canes recovered that fumble in the end zone late in the third to go up 27-0—best feeling in the world. Especially after them thinking they were hot **** and were going to roll heads after that "Enter Sandman" entrance that ESPN covered like it was a rock show.

Miami should've won its first Coastal title that year and had a rematch with Florida State, but blew that 14-10 rescheduled game at the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech. Offense was a bit banged up and Jon Tenuta's defense shut them down. After losing to Florida State, 10-7 in the opener, everyone wanted that rematch—but it wasn't to be. Waxed in the Peach Bowl by LSU, 40-3 to end the season—Soldinger, Kehoe and a few others fired, leading town awful 2006 season (re: 7-6, Pata murdered, FIU on-field brawl, players suspended, almost losing to Duke, dropping opener to FSU, et al.)


Canes need to survive North Carolina early in the season as that October home stretch—Virginia Tech, Virginia and Georgia Tech—feels like it will dictate whether Miami wins the Coastal, or not.
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Excellent post.
 
People forget if not for that ****** hurricane that year we probably play for another natty. We were healthy and clicking when first scheduled. When we had to make it up we had a ton of injuries. After that game we just checked out. All went downhill from there with lsu.
 
Wasn’t that the game Kehoe went looking for some reporter who called VT the new Canes just to rip him a new one?
 
NicKane said:
Yea I felt pretty good that night too but the difference was and the main part of my point is after the vtech game it really looked like wright was gonna live up to the #1 recruit Gatorade national football player of the year and become the best QB In CFB. And if that would have happened who knows how far he could’ve led us. Now with ND I don’t think any of us left that game no matter how big the win was thinking that rosier was going to lead us to the promise land. Now both seasons ended up being smoke and mirrors but you see my point.
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No I don’t see your point.
 
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