Lucas: VT Rapid Reactions

By Adam Lucas

1. Carolina continues to have not won a season opening game on the road in the ACC since 1992, as the Tar Heels just never really appeared to be in sync on the way to a 17-10 loss to a Virginia Tech team that thrived off a passionate Lane Stadium crowd. The Tar Heels have lost the ACC road opener in four of the past five seasons. Nine of the 11 losses in the Mack Brown 2.0 era have been by a touchdown or less.

2. Carolina is also 5-6 on the road in the ACC in the Brown 2.0 era. That's not a horrible mark, but it's not a record that Brown knows his team needs in order to take the next step. "Virginia Tech has one of the best atmospheres in college football," Brown told Jones…