Virginia Tech Basketball 2018-19 Conference Matchups

By: Tyler Fanning on April 10, 2018, 11:06 AM | 14 comments

Home/Road: Georgia Tech, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia
Home: Boston College, Duke, Louisville, Syracuse, Wake Forest
Road: Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Pitt

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ACowne63's picture ACowne63 | 8 years 3 months #

I like these matchups a lot. Getting the repeats with GT and ND is big, could potentially go 4-0 against them. Our road slate is tough, but it gives opportunity for more Q1 wins and no one really faults anyone for losing on the road in the ACC, unless its Pitt.

Hokie Wartooth's picture Hokie Wartooth | 8 years 3 months # ^

Not having to see or deal with Farrell or Colson makes me so happy.

VT_Fencer's picture VT_Fencer | 8 years 3 months # ^

Still have to look at Pflueger though.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

446_cc_Hokie's picture 446_cc_Hokie
| 8 years 3 months # ^

I want to pfunch him in the pface.

Tyler Fanning's picture Tyler Fanning | 8 years 3 months #

Hopefully we can get the skunk out of the boat with Louisville.
Im hoping for Duke and UVA to be later in the season and have a decent crowd there. Didnt like the UVA game on winter break this past year

ACowne63's picture ACowne63 | 8 years 3 months # ^

True, I love these matchups in a vacuum, but I'm sure the ACC will screw us with the scheduling.

VT_Fencer's picture VT_Fencer | 8 years 3 months # ^

Fully expect either the Duke or UVA home game to be in early January.

The Orange and Maroon you see, that's fighting on to victory.

BigSmoooooooth's picture BigSmoooooooth | 8 years 3 months #

Damn, that's got 14-4 written all over it.

In case you haven't been tracking it, most way-too-early-preseason-look-aheads-that-don't-mean-anything have VT as the consensus 4th best team in the league. Duke/UNC/UVA are consistently ahead. The tier below VT is Louisville, BC, Syracuse, Clemson, FSU and NCSU.

So breaking the schedule down:

100% loss: @ FSU. We never play well down there, they are a terrible matchup for us. We shouldn't even go. (0-1)

Ehhh....we would have to play really well: @UVA, vUVA, vDuke, @UNC. (2-2)

Play our game and we're good: @ND, v.Lville, v.SU, @Clemson, @NCSU (4-1)

We got this: @GT, vGT, @Mia, vMia, vND, vBC, vWF, @Pitt (8-0)

PhantomJB93's picture PhantomJB93 | 8 years 3 months # ^

I don't care who Miami lost, I'm not chalking up 2 games against them as "we got this"

BigSmoooooooth's picture BigSmoooooooth | 8 years 3 months # ^

Bruce Brown would be big if he returned, looks like he's a mid-2nd round pick. Lonnie Walker looks like a top 15 pick, he's not coming back.

Luckily, Anthony Lawrence returns for his 17th season of eligibility to rip our hearts out once again.

hokiesamsquanch's picture hokiesamsquanch | 8 years 3 months # ^

We might have to wait for Jim Larranaga to die at this rate.

07Hokie's picture 07Hokie
STATS AND DOG SPORTS
| 8 years 3 months # ^

I would still expect a 12-6 record to get the double bye

Never Forget #1 Overall Seed UVA 54, #64 UMBC 74

ThunderingHokie's picture ThunderingHokie | 8 years 3 months # ^

I'd chalk up Louisville as a 100% loss as well. Until we beat them, I'll never predict a win.

Marshall University graduate.
Virginia Tech fanatic.
Formerly known as JWillHokieAlum.

hokiesamsquanch's picture hokiesamsquanch | 8 years 3 months # ^

Buzz Williams, 0-2 vs David Padgett. That might make for a good piece of trivia some day.