Virginia Tech owns the ACC -- but thatÂ’s all.

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That the Hokies went undefeated in conference play shouldn’t be under appreciated, but when it comes to knocking off tough nonconference competition, Virginia Tech came up short again. The Hokies fell to 1-27 against teams ranked in The Associated Press Top 25, and two of those losses came this year -- in the season opener to Boise State, and then in the Orange Bowl against Stanford. It’s not as if Virginia Tech is the only program in the country that has struggled to beat top-five teams (and Stanford really was that good). What stood out about this loss was that coach Frank Beamer had said he thought this team was good enough to win, and considering the momentum they had built after the 0-2 start, it was easy to jump aboard the Hokie train. Instead, the Hokies derailed when they allowed 27 points in the second half.