Hokies At 11-1 Still 'Don't Get Any Respect'

I'm sick of the national sports media. I've cringed over the years as the national sports media kissed Joe Paterno's butt. How'd that work out?
Here's an update, 'Bear' Bryant doesn't coach at Alabama anymore. You can stop kissing his butt, too. Here's another update, many of the schools that the media adores that have been awarded championships have been cheaters. Look it up.

I've got a chip on my shoulder because I grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia and I'm a Virginia Tech fan. I watch a lot of college football. There aren't that many teams this year as good as the 11-1 Hokies. Still, when the national media goes over national championship scenarios, they leave out the Hokies. The NYC sports media has called the Hokies a 'fake' good team. WTF?
How many teams have won 10 or more games for the last eight years? None. With Paterno fired Hokie coach Frank Beamer is now the winningest active coach. Still no respect.
I've heard all the arguments national media types use. Goes something like this. "We like conferences that give us big TV ratings. We love Notre Dame, the SEC, the Big 10 and Texas schools. We love TV ratings. We love TV ratings."
A small market school tucked away in the mountains (Boise State fans know what we're talkin' bout) gets no respect. It's all about hype, entertainment, and ratings. It's sickening to see all these fired coaches and ex-jocks make fools of themselves every week, trying to sound like they know what they're talking about.
Against the University of Virginia, the Hokies had to win to get to the ACC championship game.
They won 38-0.
The Hokies ran the clock out in the red zone, with Beamer,as he always has, refusing to run up the score. With Logan Thomas and David Wilson, the Hokies have two of the best offensive players in the nation. They have the top two receivers, Jarrett Boykin and Danny Coale, in school history.
Virginia geared up to stop Wilson, Boykin and Coale, so Thomas hits receiver Marcus Davis for 36 yards on the first offensive play. Thomas caps the drive with 14-yard run to put the Hokies up 7-0.
Then came the game's turning point. The Cavs took the ensuing kickoff down to the Hokie seven-yard line and went for it on fourth down. The Hokies defense stopped them.
At the start of the second quarter, with Boykin and Coale covered, Thomas hit Davis on a 52-yard pass. Three plays later, Thomas hits Boykin for a touchdown and the Hokies go up 14-0.
Receiving the second-half kickoff, Thomas guides the Hokies down the field, completing four passes to set up a 27-yard burst by Wilson for a score. Game over. Wilson runs amok the rest of the game, finishing with 153 yards, and the second unit gets to play much of the fourth quarter.
Next up for the Hokies is Clemson. The Hokies have lost to a team in the regular season before and won the rematch in the championship game (Boston College fans know what we're talkin' bout). It should happen again. If so, the 12-1 Hokies deserve to be considered for the national championship game. Will they?
Probably not.