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Episode No.152: The one where Virginia will play for the ACC Championship against Duke

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Virginia held Duke to 255 total yards, forced a fumble recovery, and limited Darren Mensah to four sacks.

1. Good Ole Podcast: A Virginia Athletics Podcast focuses on Virginia's ACC Championship matchup with Duke after the Cavaliers beat Virginia Tech 27-7. 2. Host Jack Frenchuli, from Wahoos 24/7, narrates the episode from a Charlotte hotel because a Thursday car-rental problem disrupted his trip. 3. The episode asks whether Virginia can beat Duke again after winning 34-17 in the regular season. 4. Frenchuli says Virginia Tech was 19-1 against UVA since joining the ACC and that Virginia had not won the rivalry since 2019. 5. He notes that regular-season rematches in the ACC Championship have happened only six times in conference history. 6. The host cites the 2-3 record for regular-season winners in those rematch title games. 7. Sage Ennis is mentioned as a player who lived through Clemson's 2020 ACC rematch with Notre Dame. 8. Frenchuli uses Ennis's point that teams must "flush it" after the first meeting because both sides self-scout and adjust. 9. Brady Wilson says it is hard to beat a team twice in one season, and John Radzinski says teams will not completely reset their schemes. 10. Frenchuli reviews Virginia's 34-17 win over Duke, which was 31-3 in the third quarter before Chandler Morris threw a pick-six. 11. He says Darren Mensah was sacked four times and that Duke's offense was held to season lows in total offense, rushing yards, passing yards, points, and first downs. 12. He highlights Jamari Taylor's 133 rushing yards and two touchdowns, plus Virginia's 540 total yards and 224 rushing yards. 13. The host also mentions Mitchell Menon's fumble recovery and Fisher Kamaka's two sacks as evidence of Virginia's defensive impact. 14. Kamaka is described as following a UNLV trajectory, with a sack or tackle for loss in four of the last six games. 15. Frenchuli says Duke may try to run the ball more this time because Virginia made the Blue Devils one-dimensional in the first meeting. 16. He points out that Duke has allowed over 300 passing yards in four of its last five games while Virginia has averaged 244.5 passing yards per game. 17. The episode's tone is a short, game-preview style monologue with film-note references and quick transitions between stats and opinion. 18. Frenchuli speaks directly to listeners, reads several quotes from Virginia players, and closes with his schedule for press conferences and coverage at Bank of America Stadium. 19. Virginia football fans tracking the ACC Championship and playoff race would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a long recruiting deep dive or neutral game analysis may skip this one.

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