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Article: Orange Doesn't Get Any Sweeter for Virginia Tech
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- The Washington Post
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- December 2, 2007
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Virginia Tech 30,
Boston College 16
-- You could smell the oranges on the Virginia Tech sideline.
Chris Ellis bit into one, peel and all, and let the juice drip down
his chin. Justin Harper mugged for a pair of cameras, squeezing two
oranges as juice poured on the grass. Brandon Flowers hurled his
into the stands, toward where his family was watching.
The oranges were everywhere, outnumbered only by the smiles. On
the field, the final seconds of No. 6 Virginia Tech's 30-16 victory
over No. 12 Boston College in the ACC championship ticked away, the
Hokies' bid in the Orange Bowl secure. Before 53,212 fans and more
than 20,000 empty seats at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Virginia
Tech ...