Lost in the hoopla: it was a member of the Holtz family engineering the upset. East Carolina coach Skip Holtz put together a coherent, spittle-free gameplan that would give his father, Lou, great pride. Some would dispute that East Carolina’s victory is a true upset since a good chunk of the Hokies’ offense is generated from its special teams and defense. Regardless, the Hokies were defeated by a lesser foe on a glorious opening Saturday for college football.

The game-changing play was a Beamer-esque blocked punt and touchdown return with under a minute remaining that gave the arrrrrrrrr Pirates the 27-22 lead. Virginia Tech never answered in its final possession. The Hokies’ 16-car-collision of a wreck mismanagement of its quarterbacks is being blamed. In a surprisingly late decision, the Hokies chose the persistently ineffective senior Sean Glennon as its starter and then redshirted athletic and creative sophomore Tyrod Taylor. The Hokies’ offense paid the price Saturday, generating just 12 first downs and 243 total yards. Nine of the Hokies’ 22 points came directly from special teams conversions and turnovers.

Frank Beamer is an irreplaceable legend in Blacksburg, but they’re going to be talking about his surprising quarterback move for years.