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Virginia Tech Football: ORANGE BOWL CHAMPIONS
I wouldn’t call it dominating, or completely comfortable. But I would call it typical for 2008, and certainly satisfying. The Hokies avenged last year’s Orange Bowl loss, broke the ACC BCS bowl loss streak, and in general topped off a season of over-achievement. The most pleasing part of this win is that the Hokies did [...]
Conferences, Bowl Season, and the ACC
The appetizer course of bowl season is now being servered and we are getting closer to the main course. Frankly, I’ve never understood the ‘there are too many bowls’ argument, that is if you are college football fan. For me bowl games are like beautiful women. Sure some are not my type and I may not want [...]
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 [...]
Virginia Tech Orange Bowl Tickets, QB Newsome Recruit, and Coaching Changes
It sounds as though ticket sales by Virginia Tech fans for the FedEx Orange Bowl and not so hot. Jim Weaver said as much on the Hokie Hotline show. It can’t be much of a surprise. There are probably many reasons, some he mentioned: the economy, yet another Florida destination, and a not so intriguing opponent. [...]
ACC Football: Then End Much Better Than the Beginning
As usually happens in college football, the season was full of ups and downs for most teams. It was also true for conferences, probably no more so than the ACC. The conference started out of the gate very slow, especially when what was thought to be its premier team - top ten ranked Clemson - [...]
Virginia Tech Football: ACC CHAMPIONS
It was an improbable path, but the Virginia Tech Hokies are ACC Champions in football for 2008. Many of you have asked if and when ACC Championship merchandise will be available at VirginiaTechFan.com. We are checking with our partners to see when they will offer Virginia Tech ACC Championship apparel and gear, and we will add [...]
Immediate Impressions: UVa Game
Saturday’s Virginia Tech - Virginia game had a lot of things a rivalry should. It was a nail bitter that went back and forth, with several sub-plots and plenty of drama. I watch all Hokie games and it was probably one of the most entertaining Virginia Tech games I’ve seen in a long time. I [...]
Immediate Impressions: Duke Game
It was cold. My son and I drove down Saturday morning, tailgated for 4 hours with friends, then headed into Lane Stadium to watch the Hokies take on the Blue Devils. We spent the whole game tightly under the new Virginia Tech blanket we had just bought. Gameday in Blacksburg is always great, tailgating with friends, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
