Basketball
VT Lost More Than Game at Duke
Despite several close out of conference loses again this year, I was fairly upbeat about this Hokie hoops team. Watching them against Charleston had me thinking this team still had tons of possibilities and if nothing else a lot of compelling drama once ACC play started.
Last nights loss against Duke has set my impression of [...]
A Hokie Holiday Wish List
Happy Holidays to all the Hokie Fans. Being the day before Christmas, I thought I’d share my Holiday Wish list as it relates to Virginia Tech Sports. As usual, we have it better than most with Virginia Tech Athletics, but there are always plenty of things to ask for when sitting on the Hokie Santa [...]
Woe, These Hokie Hoopsters
I had to listen to the Virginia Tech Basketball game tonight over the internet as I was on the road, and the Hokies lost another close one to the Georgia Bulldogs. A road game is always difficult, but the Hokies are a more talented team than Georgia and should have won. From listening to Bill and Mike, [...]
Virginia Tech Basketball: Never Too Early to Worry About NCAA Tourney
There is nothing more agonizing for college basketball fans than being a fan of a bubble team. Yet that is exactly what the Hokies have been several times under Seth Greenberg. Coming off a good year in 2007 when they were awarded a 5th seed in the NCAA Tournament and made it to the second [...]
Hokie Hoops: Early Season So Far a Mixed Bag
Watching the Virginia Tech Football team for me is normally an adrenaline rush. You expect success and normally you get it (though this year has been shaky). With the Hokie Hoops team, I try lower expectation but end up watching with more anxiety. I’ll admit I have high hopes for the team this year. They over-achieved last year [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
