We love the Hokies and we love road trips. The chance to watch the Hokie softballers in their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals was too hard to pass up. So we packed up the car and headed north for what turned out to be a memorable holiday weekend.

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We decided to get up bright and early and make the four hour drive to Knoxville for Day 2 of the NCAA Softball Regionals.  And we witnessed history.  With the 4-0 victory over Tennessee, the Hokies advanced to the Regional Finals for the first time ever. 

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As a VT fan, it’s easy to love defense. Over the last 15 years, defense has been a constant staple for VT’s rise as a college football power. Over those years, we have heard about the attacking 8-man fronts, funny position names like the Whip and Rover, and stud players like Cornell Brown and Corey Moore who actually played the Stud position. And we’ve learned that leverage is important and that losing it is a very bad thing.

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To have a good defense in baseball, it is important to be strong up the middle (catcher, second base, shortstop and centerfield). Likewise, a good defense in football better be strong up the middle as well. In the Tech scheme the “middle” is defined as the two defensive tackles, the two inside linebackers (Mike and Backer), the Rover and the free safety. In 2008, the Hokies will have a new starter at every one of those positions.

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While the Hokie basketball team makes a run at the NIT title, the gridiron guys rev it back up this week with the start of spring practice.  Springs are always important to the development of a football team, but this one may be the most important Hokie spring practice in years.  So many holes to fill on both sides of the ball.  So many questions to answer.

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For the past several years, one of the most popular topics on the message boards has been the struggles of VT’s offense to handle the blitz.  A post earlier today by TSL poster “Pride_and_Joy” spawned the latest thread on the topic.  As he pointed out, there have been games where the blitz was handled with perfection (eg, Georgia Tech), while there have been others where the blitz created a number of problems (eg, the Orange Bowl against Kansas).

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I think Chan Gailey and John Bond have a difficult challenge this week trying to prepare for Bud Foster’s defense.  (more…)

If you are watching the WVU/Md game, you are seeing a pretty good battle.

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Ok, let’s do this again. If you have any follow-up questions, you can post them below. I will try to monitor the boards as well, but things move pretty fast over there and questions sometimes get lost in the traffic.

Baton Rouge is buzzing and Mike VI is on the prowl. Our day in BR has been entertaining and educational. We have been called “Tiger Bait” six times so far…..it’s always delivered with a welcome and a smile. (more…)