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Five Thoughts The Day After Virginia Tech's Loss To Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A visibly under-construction FirstBank Stadium didn’t prevent Hokies fans from showing up in full force Saturday, with orange and maroon filling all but the student section on the East side and a good portion of the home side as well.
With high hopes after an offseason of hype, Virginia Tech fans seemed eager to see their team launch what they hoped would be a return to prominence.
Instead, they got a front-row seat to the same old show they’ve been watching for most of the last decade-plus.
A slow start, head-scratching mistakes and tired legs by the end all contributed to another embarrassing season-opening loss, this one a 34-27 overtime setback against a Vanderbilt team that lost 10 straight games to finish last season.
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