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I see what you did there
You misspelled 6-7 straight National Championships my friend.
Does this make BC a preseason game?
We often have requested a bye week prior to the Thursday night game but we do not always have one. For example, in 2006, we did not have a bye week-- we knocked off Southern Miss on Saturday and then took down a Top 10 ranked Clemson team on Thursday. In 2013, we beat Marshall in 3OT on Saturday and then turned around on the short week to win at GT on Thursday.
They both get a BYE. The ACC set that one up to be a big game, that's for sure.
Miami has it worse. Play UNC then short break and travel up to Blacksburg.
Hooray, two weeks to hear about this year's Game Of The Century!
Posted this on the other thread...
Key takeaways:
- Pitt gets us at home on a Thursday after a Bye. Which is actually ok, because it cuts 2 days off their prep and we play the Thurs before, so we get a full week of prep
- Duke gets GT before us. That could hurt
- GT gets Duke and UNC right before us
- Miami gets GT, FSU, and UNC right before us (ouch) and ND after us
- UNC gets FSU right before us
- UVa finishes with Miami and GT before us
All in all, we actually got dealt a good hand this year. Pretty much everyone will be coming into our game beat up, and our tough games are split up until the very end. Looking it over, everyone we play in the Coastal gets UNC, GT, or FSU before us, which should lead to a bunch of beat up opponents for us. Only Pitt gets a BYE, but even they got kinda screwed with it being a Thursday night game, and us playing the Thursday before. We're one of the lone few who doesn't have a murderer's row of sequential games this year. I like it.
Four GameDay weekends in a row (including Bristol) to start the season and a Thursday night game vs. Miami? I'll take it.
I do like having GT home later in the season as compared to so early like back in 2013. Also, it'll be nice to get Fuente's first win over UVA in front of the home crowd.
However, I am slightly disappointed that there isn't one Saturday game in October - the most beautiful time of the year in Blacksburg.
This years GT game wasn't on a short week. But 2013 was and we played a hell of a game so it works out.
Why does it seem like we're always at a disadvantage going against Pitt? They had an extra week off before they played us last year and they have an extra 5 days before they play us this year.
Miami is also on a short week with UNC at home before the Thursday night game
Of course Clemson gets a late bye week before FSU. UGH
Do conferences usually have teams play in such a short span? I seem to always remember having a bye week before the thursday night game. I find this not to be in our favor even if Syracuse is a cellar dweller
Edit: we did have only a 5 day break before the Georgia Tech game in 2013, played well. Still worries me
Potassium benzoate is responsible for the whistling sound in fireworks. Let's hope that Joe's assessment is actually a predictor of lots of Hokie fireworks on those nights!
The short week for Miami is initially worrisome to me. However, we had our most dominating defensive performance against GT on a short week so who knows.
edit: Miami plays FSU UNC VT ND in a row so thats the real yikes.
Full ACC Schedule:
From theACC.com
Especially with the prior game being away. #GoACC
Looks like we will have 3 games in NC.
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I think the ACC did a good job making what should otherwise be a pretty easy schedule pretty tough...I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Tech stumble into another 6 or 7 win season
Key takeaways:
- Pitt gets us at home on a Thursday after a Bye. Which is actually ok, because it cuts 2 days off their prep and we play the Thurs before, so we get a full week of prep
- Duke gets GT before us. That could hurt
- GT gets Duke and UNC right before us
- Miami gets GT, FSU, and UNC right before us (ouch) and ND after us
- UNC gets FSU right before us
- UVa finishes with Miami and GT before us
All in all, we actually got dealt a good hand this year. Pretty much everyone will be coming into our game beat up, and our tough games are split up until the very end.
Your schedule is hard. Your rivals schedule is easier.— Josh Goodson (@joshwgoodson) January 26, 2016
So the team should be running like a well oiled machine byou November. I'm predicting 10-2, 6-2 in conference.
I was referencing the 2013 game