Honestly this article is going to provide as much depth and analysis as my two year old daughter but, it's fun to see the Hokies mentioned in the top 25.
No. 20 Virginia Tech (No. 63). I have nothing but the utmost faith in this defense. The offense? If just average, the Hokies can win the ACC.
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So basically what your saying is that the opening night match-up sells much better if both teams are ranked?
we will be #25 come gametime, after game is a different story!
Well after VT beats anOSU AGAIN they will be top 20 team for sure.
With probably OSU ranked one spot ahead of VT
again
Which was completely ridiculous to do last year at the time, but looking at how the season ended for both teams it doesn't seem so crazy now. But your right, if VT beats us again this year the voters will still probably rank us higher the next week. Which is extremely unfair, but I think voters will also remember how VT and OSU went in literally opposite directions after that game. Personally, my prediction is that OSU loses to VT again this year, but then goes undefeated the rest of the way and makes the playoffs. VT is just literally the worst scheme matchup in the country for what OSU likes to do. Nobody else OSU might face this year in regular season or playoff even comes close to presenting the same problems.
I'm hoping my Buckeye friend is right and VT dominates OSU again. It's just a great feeling beating the national Champs & undisputed #1 team in the NCAA.
I would also be fine with VT losing to OSU and go undefeated all the way to a National Championship.
Pop Quiz!
Does anyone actually care how USA today ranks the teams in the preseason?
Nah... but I will shed a joyful tear if/when I see that little number next to our name in the score widget on telecasts
When, not if
If VT is in the Top 25:
Otherwise:
I know it was already done, but I feel that it would be hilarious if Joe could automatically put this under all of your comments.
Who is this USA Today person of whom you speak?
ODU at 90
UVA at 99.....
Which is FAR to high to rank UVA if you ask me...
yeah, LOLUVa's team has triple digits written all over it
They might have that posted on them a few times this year too.
Glad I read the comments before posting this exact thing.
uva is overrated once again
"Mike...99 is pretty tough. Do you think you will see aggrandizement this season?"
new word learned. thanks coach.
Leg for use of extensive lexicon
There's a 99 problems joke in there somewhere. Just can't find it right now...
You mean they got 99 problems but a high ranking ain't one??
You could do sooooo much with that.
They got 99 problems but the Commonwealth Cup ain't one.
They got 99 problems, but a spring game fan ain't one.
..would this be a bad time to bring up the rollingstone article?
Got 99 problems, but third down defense ain't one
I realize this from most other sites. I always enjoy what other people say about the Hokies but trying to get any real meaning or depth, except for a few who actually study college football...phil steele, is impossible when you frequent TKP. I usually read those articles and see how much more I already know about the program and the practices than them. But do enjoy hearing other people have good hopes for VT.
Kudos to you TKP staff for the great work and dedication.
rankings schmankings. BEAT OHIO STATE!
in other words: Rankings < anOSU Spankings?
Opponents rankings are as follows....1, 18, 32, 36, 44, 46, 59, 66, 70, 99, 112 (Furman not included)....read these numbers and it is clear that we are in the Coastal division of the ACC and we will have many games that could go either way.
i'm too lazy to look...if UVA is 99 and Furman isn't listed, who the heck is 112? Purdue? Surely Purdue is better than LOLUVA
Purdue. Or, as we can call them, lolPurdue; the loluva of the B1G.
I think it's funny that the B1G's best team is worse than a middle-of-the-pack ACC team and the B1G's worst team is worse than the ACC's worst team. It's amazing to me that the worst team in our league is better than anyone...
lolPurdue versus lolUva....there's a game for the ages. That might make the 0-0 Wake game an instant classic.
And let's be honest, once you get below 75th or so, there's not much difference in the level of program. Either you make a bowl (over 50% of teams!!!) or you don't.