That VT wins the rest of their games but I wanted to make a few points.
Gimmicky sometimes work in the American Athletic Conference.
In order to compete for championships in better conferences you have to be very good at a few things like blocking, tackling, decision making, special teams on a CONSISTENT basis.
VT will probably never win a National Championship in football.
Mike Vick, from the 757, was a generational player that brought VT close.
If you cannot win recruiting in your home state you will not be a great team.