Countdown 100: Holgorsen Needs a History Lesson

🚨 There are 100 days until Virginia Tech football. 🚨

[Virginia Tech Athletics]

The Hokies open their 2017 football season against the Mountaineers in 100 days. The Black Diamond Trophy will be on the line. You know, the one that's called Blacksburg home for the last 4,619 days.

/Glances curiously at Dana Holgorsen.

"We have the Black Diamond Trophy and I expect to keep it," West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen said.

🤔 🤔 🤔

"That is a good question. That was 12 years ago so who knows, I think the thing disappeared," said Holgorsen, who is entering his seventh season at West Virginia. "I am going to have to look that up and figure it out."

Right, yes, well you see it "disappeared" when No. 7 West Virginia lost to Virginia Tech 13-19 way back in 2004. That game featured sun showers and a Fuller doing BeamerBall things.

Then in 2005, WVU had a chance to reclaim the trophy before the series went on hiatus, but failed to do so by way of a 17-34 loss to Tech in Morgantown. In that game, as you may recall, Marcus Vick incorrectly cited Tech's rank as No. 1.

Vick also completed an efficient 15 of 17 passes for 177 yards, 2 TDs and 0 INTs. He added 74 yards and a score on the ground.

Hopefully that clears up any confusion.

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