Lets try this blog thing again. ... Heading out of the Sunshine State on Sunday, I dropped seven quarters for a newspaper at an over-crowded airport. I guess I needed to see it again for my own eyes. And, yes, the score had not changed. It still said: Virginia 48, Miami 0. Wowswers. Who saw that coming? ... I would love to say Virginia DE Jeffrey Fitzgerald saw it coming. Besides, two weeks ago the sophomore said his defense wanted a shutout. He was serious, but time was running out. Wake Forest was scoring about 40 a game in recent action before invading Great Scott. Virginia Tech was a month away and blanking the Hokies, well, that’s about as likely as strong voter turnout. Blanking a bowl opponent, with the month of rust and extra time to scheme a game plan, makes that doubtful at best (Remember Minnesota or Fresno State). And then there was Miami sandwiched in the middle of Wake and VT. Keeping Miami off the board for 60 minutes, regardless of the Cavs’ offensive outpouring, seemed unimaginable. Get a big lead and some unproven subs sneak in (as they did). Keep it close and the crowd stays jacked up (as they didn‘t). What we didn’t know was that Miami was not much better with Kyle Wright than it was with Kirby Freeman at QB. Dan Marino would have struggled with uninspired play from his wideout. And nobody - almost nobody - knew that the Canes would roll over with former legends inches away. Nobody, of course, except a fan wearing a Ray Lewis jersey on the third row. Mr. Liquid Courage turned to his buddy as the final seconds ticked off in the Orange Bowl and spouted, “I told you Virginia was the real deal.” That joker, one that was unsafe to drive home, must have missed a game at Wyoming or N.C. State. But for a few minutes, a moment that sped by too fast for Chris Long and Co., Virginia was on top of the world. The shutout proved just that.