All week long, the chatter about Virginia being on the rise left out an important fact in the mind of Virginia Tech's players: They were still the best in the commonwealth until proven otherwise. The Hokies (No. 5 BCS, No. 6 AP) showed they were tops Saturday night, blanking the Cavaliers (No. 24 AP) 38-0, their first shutout loss at home in 172 games -- since a 55-0 defeat to Clemson on Sept. 8, 1984.
