Buzzketball At Michigan For ACC/B1G Challenge

By: Brian Marcolini
on May 23, 2016, 7:11 PM | 33 comments

Via CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein:

It'll be a great early test for the Hokies. If you remember, last season's challenges away from home against big schools (neutral site vs Iowa State and St. Joeseph's) didn't go so well, but obviously this Tech team is in a much better place.

According to Rothstein, the rest of the Challenge breaks down like this:

Ohio State @ UVA

Michigan State @ Duke

Syracuse @ Wisconsin

North Carolina @ Indiana

Purdue @ Louisville

Georgia Tech @ Penn State

Wake Forest @ Northwestern

Rutgers @ Miami

Minnesota @ Florida State

Nebraska @ Clemson

Pittsburgh @ Maryland

NC State @ Illinois

Iowa @ Notre Dame

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Alum07's picture Alum07
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"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Joe Lanza's picture Joe Lanza
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It was a catch.

Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 10 years 1 month # ^

Why you.....beat me to it by a mere 18 hours and 38 mins!!

And I thought I was clever!

"Welcome to the Terror Dome." -- Corey Moore

HokiePilot93's picture HokiePilot93 | 10 years 1 month #

I feel like this is a good sign for the way the program is being perceived. I know they try and schedule somewhat even matchups, and the fact that we are matched with Michigan and not Northwestern is encouraging.
(Disclaimer: I don't actually know how good UM is supposed to be next year, but I do know they have made the tournament before, something Northwestern has not done.)

Now Miami wants to talk about it...

Alum07's picture Alum07
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They literally schedule down the line ACC vs Big Ten based on the conference standings the previous year. The big question was how the ACC was going to handle Louisville, as we easily could have left them out because of their ineligibility last year. Had they been out, we'd have been playing Ohio State, but they're in, so they get Ohio St, and we get Mich... everyone else below us falling into place.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

HokiePilot93's picture HokiePilot93 | 10 years 1 month # ^

You sure?
Rutgers (Dead last) vs. Miami (3rd)
MSU (2nd) vs. Duke (5th)
Purdue (3rd) vs. UVA (2nd)
Wisconsin (6th) vs. Syracuse (10th)

Now Miami wants to talk about it...

Kville Hokies's picture Kville Hokies
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I believe they also try to alternate home/away, so the first team on a home rotation plays the first on an away, or some version of that. Not sure if they also avoid rematches or not, but I think that is why it does not go straight down the records.

Sometimes we live no particular way but our own

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
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Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 10 years 1 month # ^

In spite of the wrongful and disappointing ending (yes, it was a catch, or at least close enough so there's no way in hell that the call on the field should have ever been overturned), and some weird plays (WTF was that fake punt?), that was a great game to experience. It was a heartbreaker, but VT fans represented.

coach mcguirk's picture coach mcguirk | 10 years 1 month # ^

"VT fans represented"

THERE'S an understatement.

I love this gif, Will Wheaton loves this gif.

Now, can we get that score update removed?

A picture is worth a thousand words. A gif is worth a million.

Max Power's picture Max Power | 10 years 1 month # ^

that gif always a +1 from me

"Give me a fu¢king beer", Anonymous Genius

HokieJeep's picture HokieJeep | 10 years 1 month #

Based on the entire lineup, I feel like we really got a good deal this time around.

2026 Season Challenge: TBD
Previous Challenges: Star Wars (2019), Marvel (2020), Batman (2021), Wrasslin' (2022)

HokieBlitz's picture HokieBlitz | 10 years 1 month #

Hopefully Michigan gets no favor from the Refs this time around.

Allen Ox

HokieFan4Ever's picture HokieFan4Ever | 10 years 1 month # ^

It won't be PAC12 refs thank God...

"GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM LITTLE BROTHER, THE CUP IS COMIN’ ON HOME!”

papilgee4evaeva's picture papilgee4evaeva | 10 years 1 month #

And Boston College is left out this year. How do they determine which school doesn't get matched up? Standings?

No, I *don't* want to go to the SEC. Why do you ask?

We don't love dem Hoos.

Nate23VT's picture Nate23VT
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It is whoever finished last the previous season unless they did not participate in the ACC/Big Ten challenge, then it is the 2nd to last place team.

foresthokie's picture foresthokie | 10 years 1 month #

It was a catch.

foresthokie
US Navy Vet

smittyvt32949's picture smittyvt32949
📡VT RESEARCH📲
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That picture brings pain to my memories. Friggin' Replay Refs...

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

foresthokie's picture foresthokie | 10 years 1 month # ^

Not sent to bring pain. Just a reminder on how bad we were screwed. PAC 12 ass holes can stay on the Left coast.

foresthokie
US Navy Vet

It's a Stroman Jersey I Swear's picture It's a Stroman Jersey I Swear
PORKCHOP SANDWICHES!
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Here lies It's a Stroman Jersey I Swear, surpassed in life by no one because he intercepted it.

Kville Hokies's picture Kville Hokies
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Good to see Maryland playing a team that replaced them instead of rewarding them with an old rivalry. Easy to root for Pitt in that one.

Sometimes we live no particular way but our own

HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
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Theoretically, a team should be left out every year from the challenge in the ACC. Has Tech ever been left out?

brickhaus's picture brickhaus
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Per Wikipedia (so grain of salt, and all that):

Imbalances in the number of teams in the conferences are resolved by dropping the larger conference's lowest finisher(s) in the prior season from the challenge pool, although in 2014 the ACC elected to exclude Boston College instead of last-place Virginia Tech to avoid excluding Virginia Tech in consecutive years.

“You got one guy going boom, one guy going whack, and one guy not getting in the endzone.”
― John Madden (describing VT's offense?)

Cnote91's picture Cnote91 | 10 years 1 month # ^

and people claim the acc doesn't care about us!

vtdlang's picture vtdlang | 10 years 1 month #

Really looking forward to this matchup.

Big fan of Beilein's teams - I have a soft spot for the guy since I was lucky enough to ballboy a bunch of UR games during his tenure.

coldblood4vt's picture coldblood4vt
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Brian, I heard on the radio this morning about your promotion and new once-a-week on-air spot and just wanted to say congratulations. You an Wes make a good team.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)

Nate23VT's picture Nate23VT
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It is whoever finished last the previous season unless they did not participate in the ACC/Big Ten challenge, then it is the 2nd to last place team.

EDIT: Reply fail

Cinci Hokie's picture Cinci Hokie
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Can't wait to catch this game!

May we all get what we want and never what we deserve.

Devonte's picture Devonte
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I caught what you did there

They'll really get after ya

benw92's picture benw92
HOKIE IN CHICAGO
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Good catch, Devonte!

Outside it's night time, but inside it's LeDay

VTGuitarMan's picture VTGuitarMan
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And after further review,

"Exit light..."