PHOTO GALLERY: Football vs Duke

Win or lose, you can always count on Skipper doing badass things:

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Damn, you do fine work sir, and I'm not just giving you TKP platitudes. What I especially like about your series is that it essentially tells the story of our program:

Stage 1: Positive Mindset. Let's Go Hokies!

A cheerleader laughs as she tries to do Michael Jackson's "Thriller" while hoisted in the air. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Stage 2: BrewDog Brings the Confidence Back

QB Michael Brewer scrambles for a first down. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Stage 3: RB Issues Resolved
FB Sam Rogers runs hard with the ball in the third quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
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Travon McMillian runs towards the endzone in 4OT. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Stage 4: Where's the D? (Phrasing!)
Duke QB Thomas Sirk gashes the Hokies defense for another gain on the ground. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Stage 5: The Look of Concern
Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock watches overtime from the sideline. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Stage 6: Offense Keeps Us In The Game (Twilight Zone in Full Affect)
Bucky Hodges reaches for a difficult pass in the 4th quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Stage 7: But.... Just Not Enough
Brandon Facyson (31) walks off the field as Duke players rush the endzone after the final whistle. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Stage 8: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock waits in the south endzone tunnel after the end of the game. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Maybe it's because of all the speculation but there's something almost haunting about these pictures. You can almost see the winds of change blowing. It's fascinating and fantastic work, Mark. This one especially says it all:

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

"The writing is on the wall" type of picture. I know it's Duke, but Duke is very different now. They now have a good coach and have been recruiting very well.

This may become a classic pic if things start rolling. *What I really don't want to see, is a picture of concern on Nov. 28th*

-Being aggressive, being tough...that's the Virginia Tech way.

You can see all the stress, thought, fear, and anxiety on his face. I don't know why, but it really has me intrigued. The more I look at it the more I see. I guess this is what people think we they see a work of art.

"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior" Stephen M.R. Covey

“When life knocks you down plan to land on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up, if you fall flat on your face it can kill your spirit” David Wilson

Heck yea! Thats exactly what I was thinking when I read your first sentence! Lol, we need to keep this pic in heavy rotation. It's too intriguing.

-Being aggressive, being tough...that's the Virginia Tech way.

The two pictures of Whit are what inspired my post too. Both haunting given the circumstances.

Exceptional photography

Thanks for the kind words, everyone, it was a good day for photos, even with the final results.