Hokie fans,
Which would hurt worse on Saturday?
a) A 33-17, 28-14 kind of affair where the outcome was never really in doubt, but not exactly a beatdown. Just a game where Alabama was truly the better team, and the Hokies couldn't match it despite a good, solid effort...
or
b) A 31-30 loss where the Hokies had a chance at the end and they shoot themselves in the foot, i.e. poor play call, poor clock management, or bonehead LT error.
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I'd rather see the latter of those two...just for the simple fact that at the end of the day the score is all people are going to talk about and 31-30 doesn't sound as damaging to the Hokies as 33-17
A is worse. At least in option B a lot of people would be surprised.
B. I was there for Boise State, my heart hurt.
Option A would hurt more. As much as I hate the near misses I think the confidence it would give the team would be awesome. Also the boost in national perception wouldn't hurt either.
Choice C: Both.
A loss is a loss and they all hurt.
No, we will play competitive enough to get every VT fans heart wrapped into it. And then just fall a part.
(no what I want to have happen, what I believe... uggggg)
Option B will hurt the most. And it'll be something we are all angry about, but at the end of the day that's something that will get people talking about us. But in a close game LT3 always comes up big.
Well he is 6'6" 250+ pounds. Be prepared to hear thatevery single game again this season.
The loss of weight is gonna be annoying. 6'6" 260 just has a better ring to it.
It feels better to have A. Although the pain of B is worse, it is clearly the best option. I would rather lose knowing we could have won, rather than lose knowing we never had a chance. Regardless, I want to win.
This isn't a no-win situation, BUT if I had to choose between those two outcomes, I'd go with B.
I'd prefer a close loss, but not like them making an 80-yard td on the last play to win. That would kill me. Of the options presented, I'd say the larger the margin, the worse it will feel. But even the LSU game back in, what, 2007, that one just got numb by halftime.
I think the answer here is simple, I'd much prefer option B.
Yes, I would walk out of the stadium heartbroken and probably wanting to do nothing more than some Bama fan's RV on fire but at the end of the day, if we're in a position to win that game in the fourth quarter, not to mention late in the fourth quarter, then we must of done something really really good.
Both would hurt, but for me A would be worse. At least we would know that Tech is legit if B does happen.
I hate losing.
The emotion of the second one would be tough to deal with, but a reminder of what VT (and any other team) is playing for: relevancy. If you lose to Bama close, you're relevant again.
Any other year and I'd rather take option A. But because we're not expected to get our 10 wins this season, losing by a field goal or less to the defending natty champs would be welcome.
I would prefer B to happen if I had to choose. If we are playing that well it will mean we are going to have a good year.
This just isn't an easy question for me--God I love these would you rather and what if type questions.
What kind of a gaffe are we talking about here to make it a one point loss? Thats the important part to me. It could be a gaffe so bad it could make the hall of fame and people would only think of that one with VT for eternity. To be in a situation where you can win the game and do something stupid to lose by one point...against the #1 team....nobody is going to forget that. If we're talking about missing a short field goal or something then no big deal...option B preferred...done. But lets say its a pass to Knowles and hes running clear to the endzone and tries to dance with the ball and drops it or something stupid like that. I couldn't live with that. No way.
*head explodes*
Do you think its possible to sneak into the top 25 if we only lose by a field goal or so?
I doubt it. Generally, no one moves up after a loss. If something cataclysmic happens and half the Top 25 is somehow 0-1 by the end of the weekend, and we have the "best loss" out of all of them, maybe. But that's a heck of a stretch.