The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia • 25

3: No ll Virginia Tech 31 No 9 Miami 7 Hokies wet 'n' wild Photos by MATT GENTRY The Roanoke Times Ryan Williams (34) records Virginia Tech final touchdown in the fourth quarter against Miami Williams gained 150 yards on 34 carries and scored two TDs 7 tV 3V 0 I' yi Ve' 4 'A A yfit A Asi Sjtv ft iPf5! JT vt i 'r 7 ''Vr r' isS 5 MO To xf tr 0 41 MtesftllJr 1 ry 1 v7 i SVi 0' 'O' 'r A 'ai xjAC '4 ai' 4 3 rv A Tech dominates in the rain to score a big Coastal wint over a top 10 By Randy king randykingroanokecom 981 3126 BLACKSBURG Talk about dishing out pain in the rain at Lane (' After hearing most national pundits say all week it had no chance llth ranked Virginia Tech responded in resounding fashipn taking No 9 Miami to the woodshed in NEXT GAME a 31 7 beat down Virginia Tech Saturday at water at Duke logged Lane Sta Saturday dlu Noon This wasnt just ESPN360com a couple of slaps and a few shoves This was a total rear end kicking in all phases of the game feels so good it feels so grinning Tech rover Dorian Porch said lot of people were talking about Miami as well as they should have been but when it came down to it we were the better team and we went out there and showed The upset UM was a 3 point favorite was crucial for Tech With a loss in its ACC opener the two time defending league cham pion Hokies (3 1 1 0 ACC) would have fallen into a deep hole behind Miami Instead Tech stands where it usually stands on top of the Coastal Division is a fact you hear a lot about Virginia Tech this week You heard a lot about Miami this week and rightfully so" Hokies See HOKIES 2 aMMvA WWm Virginia Tech's Dorian Porch (right) forces Miami quarterback Jacory Harris to fumble early on Saturday at Lane Stadium Win may not create national splash BLACKSBURG This is what supposed to look like sound like feel like Rain Mud Chills Roars from a disrespected fan base dominance from a ticked off JX Aaron since camp opened in August a 31 7 throttling of Miami that put all three phases on full display might be cor nerback Rashad Carmichael said we never aaronmcfarlingroanokecom 981 3124 team The smoke never showed up to Lane Stadium on Satur day Mirrors were never nec essary This was utter sover eignty by Virginia Tech from opening fans kick to final play the kind of complete had given no indication that it was performance all been waiting for big game ready defense while Mcarling a killer quote no doubt but a flawed one The Hokies had strayed enough from excellence to create serious legitimate doubts even amongst their own i Before Saturday offense stingy with points had fallen short of its own lofty standards The Hokies were ranked No 11 but held a tenuous foothold in the consciousness seemingly just a stinker away from being labeled a fraud Instead this If a Tech fan enjoy it but turn on the TV today run to the radio The validation you seek be found there The national pundits the same ones who put See MCARLING 2 MORE INSIDE Miami QB Jacory Harris has a rough day against Virginia defense le Notebook rVU Complete game stats report card and notebook uO Pages 2 3 anokecom t8 Read more on Saturday's game on The Insiders blog roanokecomsports W' No 18 shocked by US South lorida QB BJ Daniels comes back home to beat the old ACC strongboy Associated Press also in green was leaving her ing for the quickest Inside this section changes he added have to beat them to get talked about Now I can say we should be talked It was US's first win over the big three Miami lorida and lorida State whupped said SU coach Bobby Bowden TALLAHASSEE la South lorida fans want to leave Not even after more than three hours of sitting in 90 degree weather Most of the more than 12000 sun drenched green clad boosters remained in their end zone seats chanting for some 20 min utes after the Bulls defeated President Judy Genschaft ino ta rioriaa state 1 sat urday It was the first meeting air conditioned skybox look oetween tne scnoois i and came in front of South lorida 17 wa t0 the Buls locKer room you believe she said happily a lorida big 1R 7 gest home crowd in bU 7 four vears The US team stormed to as she hurried to an elevator who talked all week about the south end zone to salute have to beat them to not being eager to play South their fans as the final seconds get talked South lori tickcd off the clock US da coach Jim Leavitt said See SEMINOLES 4 Associated Press kS ij'f "ijsic ftil South Quenton Washington (left) and Sam Barrington wrap up lorida State receiver Taiwan Easterling iirf ACC QB Josh Nesbitt runs for two touchdowns and Georgia Tech's defense takes care of the rest in a win over No 22 North Carolina PAGE 4 NATIONAL The host Oregon Ducks take down the No 6 California Golden Bears 46 3 behind an outstanding effort from embattled quarterback Jeremiah Masoli PAGE 4 JlfL i STATE VMI has no answer defensively for Eric Ward in a 38 28 loss to Spiders Division No 1 team PAGE 5 Uh 13 i 5 1.