Miami-Virginia Tech: No. 9 Hurricanes, No. 11 Hokies Set to Battle in Blacksburg

Somehow after defeating wildly inconsistent Florida State and thumping one-dimensional Georgia Tech, Miami is "back." The "swagger" has returned, and "Da U" is back on top of the college football world. At least that’s what the media would have us believe. Pat Forde claims Miami is No. 1, Kirk Herbstreit put Miami at No. 5, and with all the media love, the Hurricanes leapt 11 spots in the AP poll to No. 9. Now give credit where credit’s due. Randy Shannon has done a fine job revamping the Miami program. After their post-probation mini-resurgence in the first half of the 2000s, the ’Canes fell off under Larry Coker. Without the firm hand of Butch Davis, the team went off course, and Shannon has done well to bring back the discipline. That said, one has to wonder aloud if Miami is really "back." Jacory Harris is an impressive quarterback, to say the least. Through two games, Harris has completed 41 of 59 passes for 656 yards an...