The Hokies and The ACC Championship Game
So does this Virginia Tech football squad seem like an ACC champion group to you? Well, given the inept performance (offense primarily) on Thursday against Miami and that they’ve lost 3 of last 4, I would have to say hardly. But the ACC in both divisions, including the Coastal is a jumbled mess this year, and there are several articles (including this one on ESPN) that lay out the scenarios by which each team, including the Hokies, can still win the division and get to the Championship game in Tampa.
If you look at what it takes for the Hokies to get there, its not that far fetched.
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Immediate Impressions: Miami Game, and Locks of the Week
Every year there is one loss that really gets under my skin. For 2008, its going to be last night’s loss to Miami. That game had lots of annoying aspects to it, some of which were just bad breaks, others that were just failures on the part of the Hokies to get things done. That’s a game I’d like to forget, because its eating at me right now and probably will for a while.
Here are my thoughts.
Hokie Football Thoughts on Miami Gameday
Its Thursday night gameday vs Miami. Whatever your routine was last week, plan to do it again tonight so there’s no possibily of a jinx. We want the same strong performance we saw against the Terps. The Canes program might be down, but there is still something extra intense about playing Miami. Some of my most memorable Virginia Tech football games, both wins (13-7 in 1995, 31-7 in 2003) and losses (27-7 in 2005), are against the Canes.
There’s tons of analysis out there on the game on various sites if you check out our links, so instead of a breakdown on tonight game, here are some random thought on Virginia Tech football and college football in general.
Hokies Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams Tale of Two Stories
The Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer team got some big news on Monday when they found out they’ll be heading to the sport’s NCAA tournament. They used a run in the ACC tournament to get an at-large bid from the selection committee and will take on BYU on Thursday. The ACC tourney was a grind, and #23-ranked Virginia Tech’s two wins we’re both in shootouts after playing a 90 minute regular session, then two 15 minute overtime sessions. If you aren’t familiar with soccer, after two overtimes, games are decided by penalty kicks where teams alternate taking a series of 5 shots until someone is eliminated “extra innings” style.
For the Virginia Tech Men’s team, this years hasn’t been so fruitful.
Finding and Buying Virginia Tech Football Tickets
I’m currently looking for 4 tickets to the Virginia Tech vs Duke football game. I have some good friends going down to Miami who are looking for the same for Thursday’s Virginia Tech vs Miami game. Where’s the best place to find them? Well the internet has changed the way most people get their game and event tickets, including me.
In the past, I used to drive to Blacksburg and plan on working the tailgate for tickets or just buying them at the gate outside Lane Stadium, where there are almost always tickets available. Now that sort of last minute ticket anxiety is no long necessary thanks to online ticket brokers and other means.
Immediate Impressions: Maryland Game
Maryland came in to last nights game with Virginia Tech as the most schizophrenic team in the ACC. However upon watching the match up, its Hokie fans who might have been wondering if someone stole their team’s personality. The offense was not only productive, but creative at times, while the offensive line was dominant and complimented by a running back who absolutely turned it loose.
Here are my off-the-cuff thoughts on last nights game.
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Locks of the Week: Week 11
I’m simple not getting it done this year. No karma. Good thing this is for “Entertainment Purposes Only”. Regardless, it does feel like we are in that November period where things go crazy in college football. Alabama plays LSU, Penn State plays Iowa, and Texas Tech plays Oklahoma State. Those are all tough match ups, and if the undefeated teams start losing, we will have BCS chaos. I love it.
Obama and College Football: Change We Don’t Need
So Barack is the new President-elect, and his victory platform is all about change. Even in his interview with Chris Berman on Monday Night Football, he stuck to the ‘change’ them when discussing sports and suggested that he was tired of the BCS and is ready for a college football playoff. Those college football fans in favor of an 8 team playoff at the end of the season have a pretty powerful advocate in their corner.
I’ll avoid dicussing politics on a Virginia Tech sports blog, but with all due respect to Mr. Obama, a college football playoff is one change we don’t need.
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Basketball Preview: Top 10 Things I’m Looking Forward to in Hokie Hoops
Many of the Virginia Tech basketball previews are coming out in various media sources, and we are only a few weeks away from tip-off for Hokie hoops. This is arguably one of the most anticipated years for Virginia Tech in men’s basketball in a long time, with virtually the whole team back (besides Deron Washington) from a squad that came in fourth in the ACC and won a few games in the NIT. There’s young talented guys with a year under they belt and sights set on a NCAA berth if Seth Greenberg can pull the right strings.
So hit all the Virginia Tech sports sites in the links section to reads some great previews, but here are the top 10 things I’ll be looking for this year:
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Hokies are Off, Here are the Locks of the Week
Hokie fans catch their breath this weekend and await a return to Lane Stadium against the Terps. Good chance to catch some games on Saturday while enjoying your trick or treat candy (or your kids). Also, tune out the Obama / McCain bedlam one last time before election day.
While most of the nation will be geeked up for Florida - George and Texas - Texas Tech, here are the winners I like this week:
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