... to pick winners and losers than the things most fans won't expect to see, but here's this author's feeble attempt. 

The things that will surprise Virginia Tech are:

1. "Boy, that QB doesn't look like a first game starter."  John Parker was a game manager, Greg McElroy is a game changer.  Look for some deep balls and quick scores.

Though Nick Saban will go to the grind-it-out game at times, he's going to let coach McElwain loose for a few good plays that will scare the rest of the teams on our schedule to death.

2. "I thought Bama wasn't supposed to have a pass rush." Uh oh, Tech, Nick brought over one of the best sack coaches from the NFL to work with the defensive line this year and boy is it showing up in...

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