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Glennon's play sours Blacksburg
Glennon's poor performance doomed Virginia Tech chances in Chick-fil-A Bowl
Date published: 1/1/2007 By STEVE DeSHAZO ATLANTA--It's quickly A year ago, Marcus Vick's dubious footwork in the Gator Bowl (including an ill-advised stomp on the leg of Louisville's Elvis Dumervil) was the last straw for Blacksburg's most famous younger brother. Saturday night, it was Sean Glennon's erratic arm that gave Hokie fans a pre-holiday headache. Give Glennon credit for one thing: Unlike Vick, he didn't shirk the blame for his actions. But on a team that otherwise looks solid if not powerful for next season, quarterback is no less a worry on the first day of 2007 than it was as '06 dawned. "I can't describe it, but I take responsibility for what happened out there," Glennon said in a voice barely above a whisper after Virginia Tech's 31-24 collapse against Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. "I don't think it was that I didn't know what they were doing, but I made some bad throws and wrong decisions." With four fourth-quarter turnovers, Glennon had just suffered through the worst bowl performance ever for a Hokie quarterback, surpassing Al Clark's forgettable effort in a 42-3 loss to North Carolina in the 1998 Gator Bowl. We always hear that football is a team game, and that nothing happens in a vacuum. It wasn't entirely Glennon's fault that the Hokies squandered a seemingly safe 21-3 halfime lead. Afterward, Tech players and coaches tried to walk the fine line between supporting Glennon and brutal honesty. "It was just a combination of things that contributed to it," offensive coordinator Brian Stinespring said, listing poor production on first down and Georgia's unexpected coverages as factors that worked against Glennon. And if the Hokies hadn't fallen asleep in the third quarter and allowed the Bulldogs to execute a successful onside kick, Tech might not have had to throw as often in the fourth. But, Stinespring admitted: "The disappointing aspect of it is that we needed to take care of the ball, and we didn't do it."
Date published: 1/1/2007
My team
(posted by
esserville
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)
To much pressure to win. Its a game .Play your best va tech and let the chips fall where they may. You are my team as long as you show good sportsmanship and provide me with good honest football.Losing is part of the game. Why go see you play if you won every game? I like to see you staning up to a challenge.Win or lose your my team
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