100 Days Until #BEATBAMA

By: Joe Lanza on May 23, 2013, 8:40 AM | 17 comments

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ACC Baseball Tournament Preview

By: asuit11 on May 21, 2013, 11:43 PM | 18 comments

Editor's Note: Aidan's been writing and keeping us updated on HokieBall for the second half of the season. Enjoy this ACC Tournament preview he wrote. --Joe

The ACC Baseball Tournament starts today and finishes Sunday, and for the first time since 2010 Tech will be making a postseason appearance. Arguably the best baseball conference in the country, the 8 team field for this weekend's tournament boasts 6 teams ranked in the Baseball America Top 25, promising a great weekend of baseball in Durham.

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Film Vault: The Untouchables

By: Joe Lanza on May 17, 2013, 1:54 AM | 26 comments

I stumbled on this GameDay segment on The Untouchables while sifting through HokieTapes' massive film collection.

0:00 - Remember when we called him "Baby Face" Fowler? No?

0:15 - "Kindred programs..." I can't tell you how many emails I received from Texas A&M fans who wanted Virginia Tech to come to the SEC with them, and be their divisional rival. After Maryland left for the Big Ten, one followed up with me to say, "you missed your chance."

0:39 - R. C. Slocum. That's all.

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Home and Home series with Michigan

By: 757Hokey on May 9, 2013, 12:15 PM | 47 comments

Editor's Note: Thanks to 757Hokey for starting this thread in the forum. --Joe

The following is from the official HokieSports.com release.

Virginia Tech and the University of Michigan announced Thursday that they have agreed to a home-and-home football series that will be played during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The agreement calls for the Hokies and Wolverines to play in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sept. 19, 2020, and meet the following season in Blacksburg on Sept. 11, 2021.

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Losing The Spring Game: A Naked Eye French on The Bench

By: french60wasp on April 20, 2013, 9:06 PM | 51 comments

I am really at a loss for words folks. The Hokie Spring Game format was designed to reinvigorate the fan base as an electric demonstration of power. The first team defense would run roughshod over the second team offense, and the offense was loaded up with every potential contributor and would light up what amounted to the 3rd team defense with the exception of the linebackers and corners, sendings the faithful home happy and selling the remaining season tickets for a weak home schedule.

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Your ACC Football/Game of Thrones Mashup

By: Hokie Wartooth on April 17, 2013, 10:46 AM | 39 comments

Editor's Note: Bumped to the front because I love this show (haven't read the books) and it's an amazing effort by Wartooh.

Season Three of Game of Thrones is well underway and the Virginia Tech Spring Game is this Saturday. Let's stretch some analogies! As the ACC expands its ranks to 14 teams this season, we find more than a few parallels.

House Targaryen - Virginia Tech

Words: Fire and Bud

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