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Amateur...

And if you think that's bad, just wait for the broadcast.

SEC National Title contender vs unranked ACC squad who has struggled to reach .500 each of the last 3 seasons. Which do you think eSECspn is going to focus on?

Great post. You said it much better than I could have.

"oh look, someone responded to my comment, I wonder what it says... DAMMIT MCGRUBER!!!"

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besides this article and the Buzzwatch article there has not been anything close to a constant negativity, or sky is falling bent, to Basketball articles.

yes, those are the articles I'm referring to.

This is more what I'm talking about:

"Buzzketball Loses a Coach, Gains a Recruit, Left With More Questions
As Isaac Chew bolts for Aggieland, is it simply a coaching move or the sign of something larger?"

If Chew leaving isn't as big a deal as it seems on the surface, then how does him leaving raise a more questions about the program? I get the idea of a provocative tag line, but that negativity is sprinkled throughout the article as well, just a little more heavily than I would have liked.

When he's says VT's program is "far inferior", I don't think he's really accurately assessing the current program, or the progress the VT program has made. I think he's taking the current state of the program at face value. If the current trajectory continues as I'd expect, I anticipate VT will make the tournament in the next few years.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate what Marcolini was trying to do here, and I agree with much of what he said. I just think that for me, it came off a bit more negative than it needed to. For me, Buzz is on track, and Chew leaving isn't a show-stopper. It doesn't offset the continued bonny recruiting news. It seems to me that some are just holding their breath and waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Nobody here can climb into Chew's head and understand what he values, so IMHO trying to compare Texas A&M basketball to VT basketball doesnt' seem to me to be that valuable an exercise. Yes, Texas A&M is the better program. For now. Is it the better opportunity? One's a blue chip stock and one is a growth stock. The relative value is subjective.

And my apologies to Brian if offense was taken. I really didn't mean it as a slam, though it clearly came off that way for some. I can see that he tried to be even-handed, and like I said he makes some good points. It's just that for me, the article comes off as more on the pessimistic side. I could go line-by-line and pick out examples if I had to, but I fail to see the utility in that.

As for the snark and the downvoting, this is a discussion board, right? Or do we all have to agree?

Really excellent realist and pragmatic piece. Great analysis and insight. Thanks Brian!

Lord, please don't let us lose this guy!

I know I'm late bringing this up, but did anyone notice in the rest of the schedule that we play Miami 5 days after traveling to Syracuse?

Not thrilled for that outcome.

That shouldn't be as tough for us as some other schools. Our record is only 77 points.

The big 3 for me are USC at Fed Ex field, Danny Coale's catch, and the UNC "catch". Ironically, the most egregious was the UNC "catch".

ESPN needed that game to end and end quickly.

I don't really follow hardcore VT basketball (went to VCU) but because of what's written on TKP I've found myself following it more and more. Thanks for the article.

I am excited to see us play against Liberty. I want 40+ points for the good guys in the first half and for them to have cleared the benches (not counting redshirts) in the second half.

I want to see him try and break the record for points scored all time at Lane Stadium.