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I'd say 21-10 or 14-7. They scored a touchdown (immediately) off an interception, we only scored a field goal.

Yep also want us to pitch a shutout.

Here we go, per Andy Bitter:

Veteran cornerback Kyle Fuller said afterward that he'd ask to be on more coverage teams if it helps. I'd imagine he won't be the only on to do so.

http://blogs.roanoke.com/andybittervirginiatechfootball/2013/09/01/five-...

What I saw:

-Trey Edmunds is our new feature back as far as I am concerned. He did more in one game than anybody has since David Wilson left. Even if you take away the long touchdown, which was impressive, he had 55 yards against the Bama defense, which isn't exactly setting the world on fire but would have been one of the best efforts of any back last season outside of JC against Duke. I still want to see JC and Mangus mixed in but I hope Trey gets a big majority of the carries until he gives a reason not to do so.

-The D is just nasty. Simple as that. They played their hearts out. I have zero worries about them and they will only get better when Exum is back. Could be the best defense we've put out there in several years and we've had a lot of great ones. So excited for Kendall Fuller, he lived up to the hype in his first game.

-Logan Thomas was nowhere near as bad as his stats would indicate. He definitely needs to improve, he still had some 2012 Logan moments. But his receivers did more to hurt his performance than any group of receivers for any QB at any level of the game I can remember watching. It would take at least two hands to count on your fingers how many times he hit a receiver in the hands with a good throw and they dropped it (looking at you, Coles and Knowles). Logan Thomas did not lose this game, but he did not do what he needed to to help win it either.

-About the receivers, just plain embarrassing. If I never see Demitiri Knowles in a game again it would be too soon (has he ever done anything outside of the long TD against GT last year? I can't remember). He was bad on returns and worse on offense. DJ Coles was also bad but I'll cut him some slack as he's coming off an injury and has at least performed in the past. Not sure why Stanford never showed up, couldn't tell if he was never put in much or if Logan never looked at him, but I don't remember him having any drops either so I guess that's almost a positive. Would be nice if Caleb could step up as a receiver if Edmunds locks down the tailback position, but it didn't sound like he was going to amount to much there either.

-OL played well. Blocked well for Edmunds and Logan all game against arguably the best front 7 in college football. A small bright spot in this game. It's too bad the rest of the offense couldn't get it going.

-Special Teams was obviously an abortion. I miss Beamerball. I understand injuries and departures took their toll on this unit but they simply need to be better. It was gut-wrenching how this could have been such a close game outside of the two ST touchdowns and one boneheaded Logan throw. We would have had a chance at the legendary upset. But that's in the past now, all there is to do now is improve.

Overall I see a lot more positives than the boxscore would indicate. The two biggest problems to me were the receivers and special teams which, as CFB said, are very correctable and could easily get better as the season progresses. Those could very easily have been due more to inexperience and offseason rust than a lack of ability; I got on the receivers' case a lot for the drops but to give them credit they were getting open quite often, and that's half the equation. I had a great time in Atlanta and the student section (where I was) cheered their hearts out until the very end. (On a side note, cutting off Enter Sandman for Sweet Home Alabama was a major bummer and was a sucky way to start the season, I get that both teams came out at the same time but that was poor planning. Let each have their own entrance.) I think with our schedule we are poised for another 10 win season and ACCCG appearance as long as we stay focused. #BeatWesternCarolina

Yup and I want to see the freshman/second string receivers starting

Don't forget Facyson!

Agreed. I want to see an App State style beatdown, just to send a message to the rest of the college football world.

Word on that Bro. He knew it too. I have the game recorded and will be rewatching tonight. I believe I saw an option where Logan took it out of his hands and rolled out for a pitch. If my eyes served me right, letting Hulk have it would have been money as well.

Brent musasuckmyassburger actually stated that our D was the second best (to LSU assuming) or possibly the best defense the Tide will play all year long. U dam right bitch!

I wear that even for the cold games. But .... I'm dumb

I was in band in high school and my freshman year we played a Beatles half-time show and it was awesome. The band loved playing it, the crowd would get into ii--it was great. And that was the last time we played music people cared about. I really wish band directors would make more of an effort on that front. Still, I can appreciate the work y'all put in, and y'all looked and sounded great. Keep up the good work!

saw that, I was row 7 sec 338, though at one point a middle aged bama couple below the entrance had a water bottle thrown and it hit the woman in the head, so like any sporting event there were a few bad eggs on both sides. I honestly wish we would play them more often, and ya know maybe win a few, definitely a great experience.