Virginia Tech just played back to back Thursday night games on ESPN, and all week people have been asking me what the precedent is. I don't know (or have any way of knowing) if other teams have played back to back Thursday night games. But according to the Washington Post Virginia Tech is third in the number of Thursday night games, with only Georgia Tech and BYU having more. They also note that Tech (Virginia, not Georgia) has played two Thursday Night games in four of the last six seasons (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005). Last year they played Georgia Tech and Maryland on two Thursday nights in three weeks. With this week's win, Tech is now 12 for 13 on Thursday night, winning 11 in a row.

And speaking of Thursday night games:

Hokies fans proved how rabid and loyal they were when Virginia Tech beat Texas A&M, 35-19, on a Thursday night in September 2003. With Hurricane Isabel knocking out electricity to more than 1 million people in Virginia, a crowd of 65,115 still showed up at Lane Stadium and withstood a downpour and 37-mph winds.

No self-respecting football fan would let a little thing like a hurricane stand in their way. I was there, and I would do it again.