The flight to South Bend, Indiana isn’t particularly long, but something tells me that it was intense. There isn’t anything particularly negative about any mildly negative results, but the Hokies have to know that a win in the cold and clammy regions of the former Northwest Territories of the Colony and Commonwealth of Virginia, are going to be a challenge when everyone has been used to mild weather.
That’s not the only thing that Virginia Tech needs to be aware of, but it certainly will play a part. Tech also needs to get over the Notre Dame mystique, the dismissive attitude of the sports media and gambling books (all of whom seem to be forgetting Notre Dame’s complete melt down last weekend).