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The 2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament is being broadcast by both Raycom Sports and ESPN2. Therefore, if you live in the ACC's geographic footprint, you will have to watch the game on your local Raycom affiliate or on Raycom's online stream. The game will be blacked out on ESPN2 and online at ESPN360.com. If you live outside the ACC, the game will be available on ESPN2 and ESPN360.

Virginia Tech vs. Miami - ACC Quarterfinal

ACC Footprint

TV: Raycom Affiliate List
WWW: Raycom.Swarmcast.com

Outside the ACC

TV: ESPN2 (DirecTV 209)
WWW: ESPN360.com

Well, that SUCKED! If there was something that we didn't need to do to, it was to hurt our tournament résumé. And this loss did that pretty badly. This loss placed us squarely back on the bubble, so much so that if the season ended today, I would even have us on the outside looking in. And I'm a lot kinder to my Hokies than are the network bracketologists. If it seems like I'm being a complete pessimist, please forgive me, and consider the recent Tech basketball history. I certainly have a reason to be concerned. We don't want to be playing ourselves back onto the bubble at the end of the season. So here are the things that killed us tonight...

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We lost another DL to not qualifying. De'Antre Rhodes a 3/4 star recruit who has been with us since last year failed to qualify. Some how he enrolled in January and found out he didn't qualify. He is now a Louisville Cardinal. This is getting ridiculous with the guys we ae losing for not qualifying. Last year it was Leon Mackey and now Rhodes. That's a big hit on our DL recruiting.

For those of you who don't know, CBSSport's "premier" bracketologist (and yes, you are right if you figured that I said this with some degree of cynicism) had the Virginia Tech Hokies in the tournament two weeks ago, only to remove them from last week's projections after two ACC wins. Now, even after beating the #11 team in the RPI (Wake Forest) and standing 21-4 (8-3) Jerry says in an interview with Hokiehaven.com that he believes we will have to go 12-4 in the ACC to make the tournament! Some bracketology expert this guy is. All I have got to say is that Jerry Palm should run for office as much as he flip flops. In no way can I understand us being in 2-3 weeks ago and NOT being in now. Didn't think we were in then? Don't think we're in now? Fine. But don't put us in 2 weeks ago and then watch us roll up 3 ACC wins and move into 2nd place in the conference and then put us out. Let's get some consistency Mr. Palm!

Here's the link...

http://virginiatech.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1053030

[Ed. Note: Promoted from Fan Posts]

So here we stand 20-4 (7-3) (in the ACC nonetheless) and until yesterday via his skype chat, ESPN's premier bracketologist did not have us making the Big Dance. Talk about an insult. But despite this team's critics, they don't seem to be paying too much attention...they continue to play hard and somehow find ways to win...20 times. And we still have 6 regular season games remaining. This is a special team, because although they're are rarely pretty (statistically speaking or to those who have to watch Bud Foster-esque defensive basketball for 40 minutes), they JUST WIN! As a son of a religious Oakland Raiders fan (yes, I know, there are not many left), I am familiar with the old Raiders' mantra...JUST WIN BABY! And that seems to be what Tech is doing. And there is where the Raiders and Hokies similarities end. So let's look at why the Hokies were successful against UVA and what work is STILL left to be done.

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Well Hokie fans, this was a tough one to swallow. Shades of last season. Getting out to a slow start and going down more than 10 early on, and then coming back furiously to lose by just a few points. We certainly didn't need this to pop its head up at this point in the season, but it did. So, here are the reasons we've got to look at for why we lost, and also what positives came out of this going forward.

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Just read an article on SI Sports about how they are projecting the VT-BSU game to be moved from early October to the opening game in september. Anyone else not feeling this move and the game should be kept where and when it was originally scheduled or if the date is moved then VT force the game into Lane in September instead of fed ex field? As a VT fan it always is good to get early primetime exposure, but regardless this game will be a headline game.

With the talent emreging for next year, plus all the players returning in the skill positions, should the offense run a Wing-T formation to use those players more effectively? The formation relies on the play action, so does the Hokies. The formation uses three backs, we have a few more great backs. Plus the formation is a great basis for option, misdirection, QB sneak/design, and makes good use of available speed. What do you think?

The following regional sports networks will be showing the Hokies and Seminoles at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. If I'm missing any, please leave them in the comments. The game can be seen on NESN at 7 p.m. EST.

Comcast Sports Mid Atlantic Plus: DTV 643, channel listings
FSN Carolinas: DTV 645, channel listings
FSN South: DTV 646, channel listings
FSN Florida: DTV 654, channel listings