Deadspin Ranks VT #25

Deadspin has ranked 125 FBS teams after the first week. While I was expecting this to be some crazy joke post with funny random rankings...it was in fact the opposite. They actually did a great job of ignoring all media bias and ranking based on what they saw this weekend.

25. VIRGINIA TECH (01). The Hokies have more to feel good about than the 3510 final score against Alabama suggests, as they effectively played the defending champs to a standstill outside of three big, once-a-season kind of plays in the first half. (Here's guessing they don't have to worry much about losing again on punt, kickoff or interception returns, much less all three in a span of 15 minutes.) But we knew the defense was going to be good. The question was the offense, which was a one-dimensional horror show in 2012 and showed no dimensions against the Crimson Tide. (Yes, freshman tailback Trey Edmunds supplied a brief spark on a long touchdown run in the first half, but averaged just 2.9 yards on his other 19 carries.) Senior Logan Thomas may be the most physically gifted quarterback in the country, but for now he's also the lowest rated after a 5-of-26 debacle that undermines any notion of progress from his disappointing turn in 2012. Some help would be nice.

The full 125 rankings here:
http://deadspin.com/welcome-to-johnny-footballs-heel-turn-125-fbs-teams-...

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