| Final - 9.5.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Crimson Tide | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 34 |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
There is a new athletic director in Athens, neutral site games at the Georgia Dome are being scheduled, and contests close to home are being favored. Dawg Sports explains why the Georgia Bulldogs can and should begin the 2015 college football season against the Clemson Tigers in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic in Atlanta.
A look at Alabama's running back production against Virginia Tech.
A couple of animated drive charts of the Tide's victories over FIU and Virginia Tech.
Todd attempts to eat pickled pig lips as an offering of thanks and praise to the Football Gods for the gift of a Crimson Tide victory over Virginia Tech.
Roll Bama Roll takes a look at the Crimson Tide's upcoming opponent; the Florida International Golden Panthers.
For our second podcast, CGB and I are joined by EBJ from Beer Control Offense tonight. We'll discuss several works in progress, including: The podcast itself, Virginia Tech's offense and ACC...
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before. N.C. State starts the season losing South Carolina and showing no offensive presence whatsoever. The ACC team most likely to challenge for a...
Gather 'round, children. 8:00pm CST is the time, TalkShoe is the place. Join us at the link for all the chat you can handle, or just listen along with the widget below. I promise (with fingers...
An in-depth breakdown of all the Tide's penalties against Virginia Tech, and a look forward as to what those penalties will entail for the Tide over the course of the 2009 season.
Virginia Tech made $2.8 million to play Alabama last weekend in Atlanta. That's not bad from a financial standpoint. But consider the fact that Tech makes way more than that for a meaningless home...
Virginia Tech had a chance to put distance between itself and Alabama but failed thanks to two questionable play calls.
We go around the college football blogosphere looking for reactions to Week 1.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 34 |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 9:56 left: Alabama Field Goal - 49-yarder by Leigh Tiffin. |
| 6:47 left: Alabama Field Goal - 34-yarder by Leigh Tiffin. |
| 6:35 left: Virginia Tech Touchdown - 98-yard kickoff return by Dyrell Roberts. (Matt Waldron kick). |
| 6:35 left: |
| 3:05 left: Alabama Field Goal - 32-yarder by Leigh Tiffin. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 8:39 left: Virginia Tech Field Goal - 28-yarder by Matt Waldron. |
| 3:09 left: Alabama Touchdown - 19-yard run by Roy Upchurch. (Leigh Tiffin kick). |
| 3:09 left: |
| 1:02 left: Virginia Tech Touchdown - 1-yard run by Ryan Williams. (Matt Waldron kick). |
| 1:02 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 12:23 left: Alabama Touchdown - 6-yard run by Mark Ingram. (Greg McElroy pass to Colin Peek). |
| 12:23 left: |
| 10:31 left: Alabama Field Goal - 20-yarder by Leigh Tiffin. |
| 9:22 left: Virginia Tech Touchdown - 32-yard run by Ryan Williams. (Matt Waldron kick). |
| 9:22 left: |
| 6:35 left: Alabama Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Greg McElroy to Mark Ingram. (Leigh Tiffin kick). |
| 6:35 left: |
| Team statistics | Alabama | Virginia Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 37:02 | 22:58 |
| First Downs | 22 | 11 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 15-30 1 | 9-20 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 268 49 | 64 31 |
| Punt Return Yards | 35 | 11 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 2-1 1 | 3 5-2 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-83 | 6-45 |
| Punts-Average | 5-44.8 | 8-45.6 |
