Georgia Tech and Virginia meet in an ACC encounter on ESPN's Thursday night
football. Georgia Tech is wearing throwback uniforms from 1969-1971 but that may
be the most interesting thing about this game. Virginia is a whisker away from
being 0-3, with an overtime win at home over Wyoming sandwiched by an opening
blowout loss at Pitt and a home loss to MAC entrant Western Michigan. . After
getting blasted at Pitt they returned home for an OT 13-12 win against Wyoming
before struggling to a home loss against Western Michigan. Despite a less than
challenging schedule the Wahoos are running for only 51 yards per game. Georgia
Tech may be poised for a blowout, but remember that last week the Yellow Jackets
were 14-14 with Troy State before pulling away late. Georgia Tech is
gaining 5.6 yards per play and allowing 4.0. Virginia is gaining only 3.6
yards per play and permitting opponents to go for 5.0 yards per play. Tech
WR Calvin Johnson will probably play after suffering a leg contusion early
against Troy State. If Johnson plays he'll be the best player on the field
by a wide margin. Tech should roll if coach Chan Dailey is of the
mind do so, as Virginia coach Al Groh's contention that this is a rebuilding
year is proving to be quite accurate. Georgia Tech is superior in every
major statistical category and if they are hitting on all cylinders the 17
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