Virginia made history Saturday when it won 17-16 over Wake Forest, notching the Cavaliers' fifth win of the season by two points or less. Mikell Simpson's 1-yard rushing touchdown with 2:18 left in the game was enough to salvage a win against the Demon Deacons (6-2 overall, 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference).
Columbia previously held the NCAA record with four such wins in 1971. The Lions finished 5-4-1 that year, which is referenced in this article.
Walking on Alderman Road before the game, there were scalpers offering tickets for 10 dollars. I'd say anyone who invested in those got their money's worth.
The Cavaliers (8-2 overall, 5-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) are now back in the Coastal Division lead, a half game ahead of Virginia Tech. If Virginia wins its season finale against the Hokies on Nov. 24, it will play in the ACC championship game. Will home-field advantage be enough to advance?
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Unlike you nail biting fools, Tech still has to concentrate on winning at least one more game before we can truly worry about the unusually significant ACC matchup at the end of the season between Tech and UVa. But I honestly don't see UVa winning a close game against Tech like they've gotten so accustomed to doing throughout this season. Beamer will win the field position battle with defense and special teams, especially in the waining minutes of the game, if it even comes down to that.
Tech's win against Florida State wasn't dominating like the score suggests ... but Beamer got his first career win against the Seminoles, and the Nov. 24 showdown with Virginia will decide the ACC Coastal Division champion.
Xavier Adibi better come prepared to deal with the two-headed monster of Sewell and Simpson.
Adibi won't have to worry about any two headed monsters. Bud Foster and the entire defense will, but that shouldn't be much of a problem. With linebacker Vince Hall returning from injury, the Hokies will reestablish the best linebacking duo in the nation. As for Sewell's part in 'S-squared,' he'll surely have trouble with what many call the best cornerback duo in the nation in Macho Harris and Brandon Flowers.
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