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Virginia Tech will be playing Boston College next Saturday in a game that follows a bye week. Different people have different arguments about whether bye weeks are good or bad. Since joining the ACC in 2004, the game immediately following the bye has generally been good for the Hokies ... unless they were playing Boston College

Since 2004, the Hokies are 5-2 in games following a bye week. They have lost their last two games following a bye, and both losses have come at the hands of Boston College.

The last football game the Hokies won following a bye week was in 2005, when the Hokies smashed Virginia after a disappointing home loss to Miami. With there being 12 games during the regular season now, the Hokies are only getting one bye week per season.

That's one positive Tech trend that Boston College has been able to stop. There are others.

Virginia Tech is 16-1 in ACC road games since they joined the league. The Hokies have gone 4-0 on the road in the ACC each year (and are 1-0 so far this year), except for the 2006 season. They went just 3-1 that year, and their only loss came in a 22-3 setback at the hands of Boston College in Chestnut Hill.

It was an embarrassing loss for the Hokies that featured dancing on the field during the middle of a blowout, and arguments on the sideline between players. Tech has won 16 ACC road games by an average of over 17 points, but that night at Boston College was the other way around.

Okay, so Boston College is the only team since ACC expansion to beat Tech after a bye, and they handed the Hokies their only ACC road loss. What else have they done to the Hokies?

Virginia Tech is 14-3 in Thursday night games since 1994. All three losses have come at the hands of Boston College.

The Hokies are just 2-2 in their last four Thursday night games. They have lost a Thursday night game in two consecutive seasons. Who would have ever thought that?

There is a lot more to football than streaks and numbers. However, just knowing what we know about how the Eagles have played the Hokies over the last few years, it's hard to not be a little worried about next week's game.

We haven't begun to look at BC's personnel yet. That will come in next week's game preview. However, we do know that the Eagles have a couple of things going for them already. First off, they are 2-0 against the Hokies after Tech has a bye. Well, Tech has a bye again this time around. Second, they are the only team to hand the Hokies an ACC road loss -- this game is in the road. It's a good thing this game is played on a Saturday instead of a Thursday, because BC is the only team to have success against Tech on that night.

When it comes down to it, next Saturday's game against BC will be won by the team who executes the best. It won't have anything to do with those numbers and facts listed above. Still, it's something interesting to think about as we head into game week.