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Who Our Soon to be Vanquished Foes Play Before and After Us

No team has a bye week before playing the Hokies this year. That's really not that suprising considering college football's regular season is 14 weeks this year compared to last year's 15. Teams in conferences with championship games have to cram their 12 regular season games into the season's first 13 weeks. And since the Hokies don't play any teams from the six conferences that don't host championship games. There's not much extra prep time for our soon to be vanquished foes in 2009.

2009 Virginia Tech Schedule
Opponent Date Pre Post
vs. Alabama Sept. 5 None Florida International
Marshall Sept. 12 Southern Illinois Bowling Green
Nebraska Sept. 19 Arkansas State UL-Lafayette
Miami Sept. 26 Ga. Tech (9/17) Oklahoma
at Duke Oct. 3 NC Central at NC State
Boston College Oct. 10 Florida State NC State
at Georgia Tech Oct. 17 at Florida State at Virginia
Bye Week Oct. 24 - -
North Carolina Oct. 29 FSU (10/22) Duke
at East Carolina Nov. 5 at Memphis (10/27) at Tulsa (11/15)
at Maryland Nov. 14 at NC State at Florida State
NC State Nov. 21 Clemson North Carolina
at Virginia Nov. 28 at Clemson None

 

Only three opponents (Alabama, Miami and ECU) will have more than a week before playing the Hokies. It's also interesting that three consecutive opponents play Florida State before playing us.

Georgia Tech got the short end of the scheduling stick. It plays two road games, then faces us in Atlanta and then has two road games after that. Brutal.

Linkage

Hokies

- Journell could be our answer at K. (VT Hokie Fans)

ACC and Opponents

- You better believe my wedding cake will be shaped like Lane Stadium (that is, if I ever give up my hard-drinking, road-tripping bachelor ways). (Roll Bama Roll)
- A fond farewell to a fellow blogger. (Good Ol' Blog)
- Brendan discusses Groh's hot seat. (From Old Virginia)
- You had me at "Husker Cheerleader". (Corn Nation)
- SFN gives us insight on the 'Pack. (ACCSJ)

Stuff Only I Care About

- This is Jeff Reed 10 years from now. (Bootlegger Sports)
- OMG! The Kaleta! (Die by the Blade)
- On the BS that is leadership in college football. (And the Valley Shook)

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games schedule

favorable scheds for opponent
bammer
marshall
nebraska
doook

not so favorable or at worst a push ..
da u
b.c.
gt
unc
ecu
md
uva

by BeerControl on May 6, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions  

I wouldn't like

Giving Saban that much time to prepare for you. Look what happened to Clemson and “Lightning and Thunder”.

36-0

by Bamabrave4 on May 6, 2009 6:10 PM EDT reply actions  

I think it’s always “Thunder and Lightning”. Semantics aside, the last time VT faced Saban when he was at LSU we donkey punched them. I think both coaches will utilize their time to prepare.

by collegegameballs on May 6, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

maybe so...

but you and ever bama fan have to admit tommy bowden is leagues away from frank beamer. bama will get a much better game by the hokies than clemson, to think otherwise is blatant bias for your team.

by BeerControl on May 6, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

No I agree with you there

Tommy Bowden was a joke, and I have a lot of respect for Frank Beamer. Sidenote: The “Lightning and Thunder” part was a pure typo. I also KNOW that it will be a much better game, and I look forward to it.

36-0

by Bamabrave4 on May 8, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions  

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