Most football coaches despise the term “moral victory.”
I can’t blame them. College football is a simple game. You win or lose.
But if Old Dominion doesn’t upset Virginia Tech this weekend, and oddsmakers have made ODU a 28-point underdog at home Saturday, the very least the Monarchs must do is claim a moral victory.
So what is a “moral victory?” Here’s a definition from an online website:
“A sports team that is a heavy underdog loses narrowly to a superior opponent might claim a moral victory, acquitting themselves well even in defeat.”
So far, ODU has not acquitted itself well in games at its own level.