Virginia, the No. 13 team in nation, held off unranked rival Virginia Tech on Saturday, 76–72. The Hokies were in the game right to the end and it took a number of unfortunate or unlikely things to happen for the Cavaliers to hold on. And if you have any question about how upsetting these things were to Virginia Tech, look no further than coach Mike Young, who was beside himself in his postgame press conference.
Young could not hide his feelings as he ran through just a few of the things that went wrong for the Hokies before asking a rhetorical question, dropping an expletive and burying his head in his hands.
“What the f**k am I doing wrong?”Virginia Tech coach Mike Young after the loss to Virginia. pic.twitter.com/2pPhFalSNU
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“This dunk would’ve tied it,” Young said. “Kid’s playing his guts out. Then Hammond misses two foul shots. He’s up close to 90 on the year. And No. 33? Come on man. Give me a break. Give me a break. Really? The kid makes two threes and a huge one over there in front… Come on. What the f— am I doing wrong?”…