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. Read more…