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GoKartMozart's picture GoKartMozart
SET THE TONE!
| 4 months 3 weeks # | Cheetah Landing on His Feet, New Tenn CB Coach

I thought Cheetah was a decent recruiter in a bad situation, but he couldn't develop the "project" players with limited talent. The highly talented kids that we did get, didn't regress but also didn't get a whole lot better year over year.

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 4 months 3 weeks # | Hokie Hoops Central: Virginia Tech (17-9) at Miami (20-5) 8pm ACCN

Miami also benefits from second chance scoring as their bigs compete for rebounds rather than setting up defense. The Hokies need to limit the offensive rebounds for the Canes.

...and yet these coaches get paid to scout opponents and plan for it

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 4 months 3 weeks # | WBB at Cal Feb 15

So this time we got the complete opposite on the women's side in the Duke - UNC matchup.

#11 Duke won over #21 UNC 72-68. UNC shot ZERO free throws. Fouls were 21-9 in favor of Duke. UNC took 53 shots inside the perimeter. Zero chance you have zero shooting fouls in 53 attempts.

UNC going to come to Cassell pissed off now.

TIHokie's picture TIHokie
| 4 months 3 weeks # | Hokie Hoops Central: Virginia Tech (17-9) at Miami (20-5) 8pm ACCN

Maybe one of you basketball nerds can help me understand the "block/box out" under the rim where the offensive player basically pushes the defender completely out of bounds while his teammate drives to the rim. Why is that not a foul? And if it isn't, why doesn't CMY use his big bodies to do the same?

VTGuitarMan's picture VTGuitarMan
🎸OG LEG KING 🎸
| 4 months 3 weeks # | VTGuitarMan, Want to Connect

I was probably a bit before your time. I was a GTA for BCHM 4116 in spring 2009 but that was the only class I TAed for in biochem. I was an undergrad TA for CHEM 1035 recitation sessions from 2005-2006 but also well before your time.

Fuck, I'm old.

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 4 months 3 weeks # | Hokie Hoops Central: Virginia Tech (17-9) at Miami (20-5) 8pm ACCN

This is a game I really wish Young would consider using mostly zone, along the lines of the Pack Line Defense, where they clog up the paint. Miami excels with guards getting to the rim.

Nah...just have no one in the paint instead

bluehokie2006's picture bluehokie2006 | 4 months 3 weeks # | Cheetah Landing on His Feet, New Tenn CB Coach

I was getting ready to ask if the ACC has released any schedules beyond 2026, but then I found this article at fbschedules.

The report from Brett McMurphy indicates which of those teams will be playing eight ACC contests from the 2027 season to the 2032 season, which is only four schools — Clemson (2027, 2028), Georgia Tech (2029, 2031), Syracuse (2030), and Florida State (2032).

It is interesting to note that all but Syracuse have SEC in-state rivals. And Clemson has a 12 year series scheduled with Notre Dame from 2027-2038, on top of their annual matchup with USCe. Although, in typical #goACC fashion, they only have 3 non-con games scheduled in 2027, but five scheduled in 2029, when they start a home-and-home with Georgia.

Okay, digging further, I give up on trying to justify any decisions here. Syracuse doesn't have any non-con games listed in 2030, while VT has 4.

But also, based on recent ACC history, it's not worth putting too much effort in here, because any conference scheduling decisions won't hold for more than a couple of years. In the last four years, we've seen four versions of the 2026 schedule:
-original divisional format
-divisionless with 3 permanent rivals
-17-team league
-9 conference games

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