Last week’s victories over UNC and Clemson were big wins, but they were also cathartic emotionally. The Hokies owed the Tar Heels and Tigers for some painful losses from seasons past, and what-do-you-know: Tech’s next game is in Raleigh against the NC State Wolfpack, another team that has driven the Hokies crazy in the past. It’s another shot at revenge as Virginia Tech’s 2010 Redemption Tour rolls on.

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#32 R.P.I. Klempson @ #67 R.P.I. Virginia Tech:
TV coverage:  4pm Saturday, Raycom
Vegas line: VT-2, O/U=135.5

Well, VT won *the* game on Thursday nite, putting the defending Men’s Champions down for the count and making good on my gar-ron-tee to Chris Coleman about 2 months ago that VT would split with UNC this very year.

No thanks to one of the most inconsistent nights of officiating I’ve ever seen. Some calls were, strict, some were lenient, and did VT even get one single close call? At Duke I’ve come to unfortunately expect that; which should allow a given opponent to adjust to that. Inside our very own Cassell however? Look at the pic, see what I mean? Why have rulebooks when the A.C.C. Zebras are literate when it comes to the letter of the law?

“Step yah game up!” –Floyd “money” Mayweather Jr.-

Not only do the A.C.C. officials –who have had a very mixed last 6 months, going back to ChopGate- need to step yah game up … so does VT. Seriously; the UNC win was epic indeed. Yet Klempson is no slouch. They have nearly 6 days worth of fresh legs, they have a nice looking 16-6 mark, (4-4 in the A.C.C.) and the have some injuries. One of the few teams that might be a touch more insalubrious that we have been with my boy MD-2o-2o’s slew of hurts this year; and with Hud’ hobbling around on a bad foot. Very interesting game to ‘cap as such, and a very even match-up, at least in cyber print as Klempson brings some unique things to the Cassell table. Read the rest of this entry »

All day long Thursday, people asked me, “So, Will, what do you think about tonight?”, meaning the game against UNC. As the day went on, my answer changed from a breakdown of matchups, specifically guard play, to one simple line, “I’m going to be ticked if we lose.” Except I didn’t say ticked.

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#75  R.P.I. North Carolina @ #74 R.P.I. Virginia Tech
TV coverage: 9pm Thursday on Raycom and ESPN36oVegas Line: VT-2.5, O/U=146.5

This is *the* game inside of Cassell Coliseum this year folks, the one that supersedes all others.

This is *the* game that will tell us what we have all been thirsting to know about the 2009-2010 VT Men’s hoops team.

This is *the* basketball marketing effort of the year as well, featuring the official Seth Greenberg Rally Towel giveaway, and food discount coupons for all VT Students. Additionally this is the Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser with bracelets being vended to honor fallen Hokie Allan Calloway who passed away last year.

Not everything is sunshine and puppy-dogs for the defending D-1 Men’s basketball champions this year. (13-8) and (2-4)  says so, and the College of Charleston Cougars are inclined to agry.

Regardless, this is the defending D-1 Men’s basketball championship team indeed, and as Mr. Charlotte North Carolina himself has said…

“In order to be the man, yah gotta beat the man!” -Ric Flair-

This is the kinda home-date that requires no basketball Cialis. If you are not up for hosting the defending champs you are either dead, have no detectable O&M pulse, probably both.

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The Hokies received 17 National Letters of Intent (NLIs) via FAX today, for members of the 2010 recruiting class. When you combine those 17 with four players who enrolled in January, you get a total of 21 players. Based on the data avaiable for each player on hokiesports.com, here are a few facts and figures on the 21 recruits.

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I’m not a betting man, but if I were, I would never bet on the Hokies to win the second of two ACC road games, after having won the first. In five-plus seasons of men’s hoops in the ACC, Tech has won two straight ACC road games just twice. I toss that out there to put today’s road loss to Miami, which came after a road win at Virginia, in some perspective for you. Read the rest of this entry »

#52 R.P.I. Virginia Tech @ #79 R.P.I. Miami:
TV coverage: Sunday 1pm, RAYCOM
Vegas line: VT+5, O/U=133.5

Yet first, lets us all pause and show reverence to our fallen Commonwealth hoo brothers up in C’ville.

YAH RIGHT!

The bet with the sabre now stands at 2-1 favor TSL.
Favoring or paying up on said bet, now stands at 1-zip, in favor of TSL.

Yah, vous couldn’ ; t le font sans moi.
Yah, vous couldn’ ; t le font sans moi.
Yah, vous couldn’ ; t le font sans moi.
Sabre, indiquent que soixante-seize à soixante et onze goûts ?

So let’s look back a Thursday nites epic comeback up in hooville, all things Jeff Allen and then segue into some Miami work. The Canes we are all quite familiar with, as we just played them about 2.5 weeks ago. Read the rest of this entry »

#71 R.P.I. Virginia Tech @ #92 R.P.I. france:
TV coverage: 7:00pm, CSN
Vegas Line: VT+4, O/U=127.5

I love this!

This and a couple of my cyber spin-off series that were selected by the always gentlemanly top-shelf  TSL.com fan base are my favorite things.

I love france!

Always wanted to say it.

Always needed to say it.

So there it is.

Once and for all, for all to see…

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#94 R.P.I. Boston College @ #82 R.P.I. Virginia Tech
TV coverage: Raycom 1:30pm
Vegas Line VT-7.5, O/U=?

Well, we just binged on our final cupcake of 2010, poor little ole NC-Central. They were not very good. And this just in, rain is rumored to be wet. Not much to see vs. an NC-Central; though it was kool we got to play a HBCU on Dr. King Day. And it was cool to see the end of the Hokie bench get some final P.T. before the seniors get their token minutes in our last home game. Now its A.C.C. time fulltime from here on out; until we land in whatever post-season tourney at seasons end.

Boston College is 3 games above .500 at 11 up and 8 down overall and 2-3 in the A.C.C. They have swept the Miami Hurricanes, while dropping their other 3 A.C.C. contests by 17 on average. B.C. is the pick de jour for being the one A.C.C. team to miss out on post-season play this year and find themselves relegated to bottom feeder status an the 2010 A.C.C. doormat. This is a game most will pick B.C. to get beat in. However … Read the rest of this entry »