Although the Presidential election was two days ago, there’s still an election feel in the air at Lane Stadium thanks to the long sleeve t-shirts distributed upon entering the stadium as part of “Maroon Effect ‘08″. The front of the almost purple shirts says “Maroon Effect ‘08″ in the pattern similar to the logo for President-elect Barack Obama. The back features the words “Frank Beamer ’08″ next to a Hokie above the words, “You’ve got my vote.” Four years ago, the Terps took this very field on a Thursday night a few weeks after George W. Bush won his re-election and lost 55-6. Tonight the Terps are looking for a little change their fans can believe in.

The big story heading into this one is the health of several key players. All three Hokie quarterbacks- Tyrod Taylor, Sean Glennon and Cory Holt- are in uniform and were on the field during pregame warm-ups. For the Terps, running back Da’Rel Scott is also in uniform. No word yet on the availability of any of those players.

Finally, there were two big give-aways that this is an ESPN broadcast: the overhead camera zipping around above the field and play-by-play man Chris Fowler heaping barbecue sauce onto his pulled pork sandwich in the media dining area.

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