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Their chances of making a run like they did when they hosted a regional? Highly unlikely. They return a lot of pitching but not a lot of the big bats. It is huge to see some hot bats so far with such an ice cold start against Citadel. I would expect to see the hot and cold team that tortured Hokieball fans last season and also the same trend of unacceptable errors costing the Hokies big in some of their games, as shown in one of their games against Campbell this season already. Only time will tell if they can rise above the struggles of last year's team to be relevant in the ACC come tournament time.

I just hope Durkin runs with the same rage after a catch as he does after a snap.

I predict at least one touchdurkin with Chris dragging a defender a la Ryan Williams.

Also, touchdurkin is a thing now. I just patented it.

Miami trying to attack the rim and they aren't getting the benefit of the whistle tonight. Hugely inconsistent officiating throughout the week. If this game had the FSU game officials, Miami would have already shot 20 free throws tonight.

Bring on the horse!

Great season ending run by the Hokies this TEAM has come together and while we didn't Beat Miami last night this TEAM has vastly improved and BUZZ has created a winning culture. Remember the outrage a season ago about team member(s) missing weight day because of some snow. I think that issue has been resolved and BUZZ has the GUNS to prove it! IN BUZZ I TRUST. Great days ahead for Hokie BBall.

Cav Man just ate it face first tripping over some camera gear. This came moments after @mattyports nearly took a #UVA flag to the head.— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) March 12, 2016

It appears as if we're going to be watching the Jim Laranaga locker room motivation show again tonight.

I'm watching the ESECPN broadcast and they were showing VT on the big screen as well.

I have a hard time believing that either Miami or UVA could even come close to beating UNC if tomorrow the Tarheels play like they've played tonight. Damn impressive.

Another random anecdote from inside the arena. Just spent the 1st game stuck next to a LOLUVA football season ticket holder. He doesn't have enough alumni club seniority to purchase basketball tickets and got his ACC tournament book from the Syracuse website.

I can't figure out if I should feel sorry for him (LOLUVA Football season tickets, that's a waste of $$$) or frustrated that my Gokden Hokie ACC booklet is in the same nosebleeds that any gaboon clicking on the Syracuse website could get.

I actually do think the selection process does get highly political.... hear me out:
There are automatic bids...boom, you're in, easy for the committee.
Then there are obvious choices: ex. Duke, Kentucky, etc on good, but not conference championship years.
Then there are the historical reasonable picks: ex. Top 5 ACC, Big East, etc.
Once these selections are made, you have the bubble teams. I think at this point, the process becomes political. Most bubble teams, by definition have plus/minus so there's no win-win. This is the point the committee can get political... we like this conference, this team brings a larger TV market, this coach pissed us off and we'll not reward him.....
The bubble choices are the most highly analyzed and it gives the coaches/pundits nudges on what will help a team get in over the next few cycles: 'X needed a tougher schedule, Y's coach cheated (?Syracuse), etc.

I don't think it's necessarily petty, but the bubble selections are where the committee gets to 'set the tone.'