The Hokies will host the Boilermakers on Wednesday, Dec. 1 in Cassell Coliseum. Purdue will be highly ranked and at least one expert has it as his preseason No. 1.
Read this. It goes over how college sports media deals have changed because of the BTN and the SEC's ESPN contract and goes over what the options are for the ACC. A warning, though. It contains, in the words of CGB "So. Many. Words."
Giggity has the run-down of starting lineups for all 12 ACC basketball teams for next year. Judging by his "arbitrary" list, he has Virginia Tech as a very early No. 2 in the ACC.
Virginia Tech will play at Iowa on Dec. 1 in the 2009 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Hokies are 1-3 all time in the event, with their only win coming at home against the Hawkeyes in 2006. I will make an effort to be in attendance.
