Yesterday, we looked at Virginia Tech's 9-3 resume and the drive charts for the games they've played. Today, we're going to take a look at the Hokies unit rankings.

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	December 23, 2009 7:00 EST TV: CSS Internet TV: ESPN360.com Internet audio: CBS Sports Live stats: UTSports
8-2 (0-0) 16th (AP) 14th (USA Today)		4-7 (1-0) NR (AP) NR (USA Today)

Jackson the Mule says . . .

. . . Time to regroup, guys. It's all uphill from here.

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Go Vols! Hulk smash Aggiedogs!

To close out the football season, we're going to do the opponent preview a bit differently. Rather than throw everything into a single gigantic post, we'll dribble them out bit by bit. Up first, is a look at Virginia Tech's schedule and the corresponding drive charts.

Alabama Crimson Tide	9/5/09	loss 24 - 34	coverage
Marshall Thundering Herd	9/12/09	win 52 - 10	coverage
Nebraska Cornhuskers	9/19/09	win 16 - 15	coverage
Miami Hurricanes	9/26/09	win 31 - 7	coverage
@ Duke Blue Devils	10/3/09	win 34 - 26	coverage
Boston College Eagles	10/10/09	win 48 - 14	coverage
@ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	10/17/09	loss 23 - 28	coverage
North Carolina Tar Heels	10/29/09	loss 17 - 20	coverage
@ East Carolina Pirates	11/5/09	win 16 - 3	coverage
@ Maryland Terrapins	11/14/09	win 36 - 9	coverage
N.C. State Wolfpack	11/21/09	win 38 - 10	coverage
@ Virginia Cavaliers	11/28/09	win 42 - 13	coverage

The Hokies' drive charts, beginning with the only opponent they played in common with Tennessee:

File this in the "whatever it's worth" category, but as much as you hear about VTech's defense, Tennessee's did a better job against Alabama. Of course, we caught Alabama at the tail end of a long stretch, and both the Hokies and the Tide were fresh when they first met. Plus, it was the first game and all, and Virginia Tech also scored twice as many points as we did, which you wouldn't expect. In fact, let's just put this whole thing in the "it's probably not worth much at all" category.

And the rest of Virginia Tech's games:

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	December 19, 2009 4:30 EST TV: FSN/SportSouth Internet audio: CBS Sports Live stats: UTSports
8-1 (0-0) 9th (AP) 8th (USA Today)		4-4 (0-0) NR (AP) NR (USA Today)

Jackson the Mule says . . .

. . . Mule's pace today. I can roll with that.

Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.

Go Vols! Hulk smash Trojans!

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