Hokie Club The Hokie football team will be sporting new T-shirts this week with two recent slogans on them. On the front is “6:01†and on the back is the phrase “A Minor Setback For A Major Comebackâ€.
Both stem from Tech’s last loss, a 14-10 defeat at the hands of the team the Hokies face Saturday: Boston College.
The “6:01†comes from the time in the fourth quarter when D.J. Parker intercepted Matt Ryan, but Tech failed to score and close out the game, keeping the door open for the Eagles’ comeback.
The other phrase was coined by cornerback Victor “Macho†Harris in the locker room following Tech’s win at Georgia Tech in reference to the BC game and has been posted in the locker room since. It has been a rallying cry for the Hokies en route to their ACC Coastal Division Championship.
Tech and BC meet Saturday in the Dr. Pepper ACC Championship at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., on ABC and Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Paul Maguire and Bonnie Bernstien will have the call. The winner of the game will earn an automatic berth in the FedEx Orange Bowl in Miami on Jan. 3, 2008.