2009-10 Virginia Tech Basketball: NIT vs. Quinnipiac Game Guide and Game Thread
by furrer4heisman on Mar 17, 2010 5:00 PM EDT
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1 Virginia Tech Hokies (23-8, 10-6) vs. 8 Quinnipiac Bobcats (23-9, 15-3)
Time: 7 p.m. EDT
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Place: Cassell Coliseum (9,847), Blacksburg, Va.
TV: None
Radio: XM 190
Spread: Virginia Tech -13
Resources: VT Notes | QU Notes | SB Nation Coverage | Regional Primer
Notes: Winner faces UConn in the second round of the NIT ... this is Virginia Tech's third consecutive appearance in the NIT and its second No. 1 seed in three years ... the Hokies average attendance in three games of the 2008 NIT was 9,667 ... for two games in 2009 the average attendance was 6,385 ... for all five home games the last two years the average attendance was 8,354 ... the Bobcats are led by Justin Rutty, who averaged a double-double during the 2009-10 season with 15.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game ... Quinnipiac barely missed out on the NCAA Tournament, losing in the NEC final to Robert Morris, 52-50 ... the Bobcats have not faced a team from one of the "Big Six" conferences this season ... they played two NCAA Tournament teams in non-conference play, losing to Lehigh and Vermont.
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Gobbler Country's NCAA Picks
by furrer4heisman on Mar 17, 2010 3:33 PM EDT
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I hate my bracket. It's not nearly as far-fetched as last year when I had Arizona State and Florida State in the Final Four (that turned out well), but it still scares me for a few reasons. First, I let bias get in the way. I like Syracuse hoops and hate Duke, so I picked that way. Second, I have Kansas winning it all despite Kansas inability to win NCAA Tournament games in Oklahoma City, where the Jayhawks will open this year's tournament. Finally, it pained me to no end, but I have West Virginia in the championship game. Can you imagine how much that would hurt as a Hokie fan to have to watch my team play in the NIT while the Couch Burners play for the national championship? That would be a nightmare. All of my picks are after the jump.
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UConn 59, Northeastern 57
The VT-Quinnipiac winner gets UConn. Jerome Dyson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and UConn squeaked by Northeastern to advance to the second round of the NIT. Northeastern missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
St. Patrick's Day Presents Unique Opportunity for Die-Hard Hokies
by furrer4heisman on Mar 16, 2010 5:01 PM EDT
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While I'll spend my St. Patrick's Day drinking copious amounts of green beer and IRA car bombs, listening to bad karaoke and calling other people out for not actually being Irish, there are much better options available for Virginia Tech fans tomorrow. There's the unique chance to see four different Hokie teams compete on the same day in Blacksburg.
You even have a chance to win a special green baseball jersey if you attend the tennis, lacrosse and baseball games.
Here's the schedule:
Men's Tennis vs. Nebraska - 2 p.m. EDT
Women's Lacrosse vs. Duke - 4 p.m. EDT
Baseball vs. Rider - 5:30 p.m. EDT
Men's Basketball vs. Quinnipiac - 7 p.m. EDT
I encourage any of you in the 'Burg tomorrow to go to all four, take pictures and then share your stories here on the blog. Just write a FanPost and I'll bump the best ones to the front page. And even if you just wind up getting drunk and missing all four, we still want your stories and photos.
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Gobbler Country's NIT Picks
by furrer4heisman on Mar 16, 2010 3:03 PM EDT
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These are sure to be just as horrible as my NCAA picks, which I'll post tomorrow. I don't see the Hokies getting past UConn because it's the more talented team. While the Huskies certainly don't look like a team that cares to be playing basketball right now, they are the more talented team and have more size down low.
That size is what is making me pick the Huskies. If you look at Virginia Tech's two previous NIT losses, they came to teams which were able to control the paint and get points inside. Will the Huskies actually show up unlike they have in their previous games? Who knows. They may come out and lay an egg against Northeastern and then the whole point will be moot.
The rest of my picks are after the jump.
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Bourbon Shots: Uninvited Hokies Edition
by furrer4heisman on Mar 16, 2010 12:01 AM EDT
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The Hokies were expecting a frilly, glittery invitation to the Big Dance from the Selection Committee on Sunday. Instead, they got a Someecard that said, "Sorry your non-conference SOS sucks because no legitimate commercial airline flies into Roanoke."
Or something like that. There's a reason people more creative than I work for that Web site. Anyway, on to the links. Most of these were accompanied by a file photo of Seth Greenberg looking haggard.
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Breaking Down Virginia Tech's NIT Bracket
by furrer4heisman on Mar 15, 2010 5:11 PM EDT
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The Hokies are playing in the NIT for the third consecutive season and for the second time in three years has earned a No. 1 seed in the tournament. Virginia Tech will host Quinnipiac from the Northeast Conference at 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 17 in Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg.
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Virginia Tech Left Out of the 2010 NCAA Tournament
by furrer4heisman on Mar 14, 2010 6:59 PM EDT
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The Hokies were probably one of the first teams left out of the tournament when the bracket was unveiled this afternoon. The last at-large teams in were Utah State and UTEP, who were both given No. 12 seeds.
In the end, the Hokies have no one to blame but themselves. They weren't screwed by the committee. The Hokies didn't schedule anyone, didn't beat anyone and didn't play well down the stretch. Yes, Tech got a big road win against Georgia Tech to close the regular season. But they quickly negated it by falling to Miami in its first ACC Tournament game.
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Hokies Football Schedule
Alabama
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Sat 09/05 | L 24 - 34 |
| Marshall | Sat 09/12 | W 52 - 10 |
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Nebraska
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Sat 09/19 | W 16 - 15 |
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Miami
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Sat 09/26 | W 31 - 7 |
| @ Duke | Sat 10/03 | W 34 - 26 |
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Boston College
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Sat 10/10 | W 48 - 14 |
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Georgia Tech
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Sat 10/17 | L 23 - 28 |
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North Carolina
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Thu 10/29 | L 17 - 20 |
| @ East Carolina | Thu 11/05 | W 16 - 3 |
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Maryland
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Sat 11/14 | W 36 - 9 |
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N.C. State
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Sat 11/21 | W 38 - 10 |
| @ Virginia | Sat 11/28 | W 42 - 13 |
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Tennessee
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Thu 12/31 | W 37 - 14 |
Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
(updated 1.6.2010 at 1:40 AM EST)
| Atlantic Division | Conf | Overall | ||
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Clemson Tigers
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6 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
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Boston College Eagles
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5 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
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Florida St. Seminoles
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4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
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N.C. State Wolfpack
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2 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
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Maryland Terrapins
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1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Coastal Division | Conf | Overall | ||
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| W | L | W | L | |
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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7 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
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Virginia Tech Hokies
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6 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
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Miami Hurricanes
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5 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
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North Carolina Tar Heels
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4 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Duke Blue Devils | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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