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Bourbon Shots: I Also Majored in Beer Edition
Here's a cool story that the Beer Control Father will enjoy: A Virginia Tech grad student's home brew is now on tap at River Company Restaurant and Brewery at 6633 Viscoe Rd. in Radford. Eric England's Belgian Blonde Ale was selected as a seasonal brew by River Company. The restaurant's brewmaster...
Bourbon Shots: 2010 ACC Tournament Edition
The conference tournament starts Thursday (Spoiler alert: Duke's going to win it.) but before the festivities get underway let's take a trip around the ACC to see what everyone's saying going into the games in Greensboro. We'll also check in with a few teams that are preparing to start spring...
Duke 67, Virginia Tech 55: What They're Saying (Plus Bourbon Shots)
It was a team loss Sunday at Duke. The Hokies didn't shoot well. They didn't rebound well. They were in foul trouble. They had four assists to 11 turnovers. They let their emotions get the best of them. The way the Hokies played Sunday night they wouldn't have beaten Duquesne let alone Duke. They...
Get to Know Your Soon to be Vanquished Foe: Tennessee
Regular Season: Tennessee went 7-5 and 4-4 in the SEC this year. However, the Vols are one of the hotter teams in college football right now having won four of their last five regular season games. Tennessee didn't have much success away from Neyland Stadium in 2009. The Vols played well in road...
Bourbon Shots: College Football Week 12 Roundup
This week was supposed to just be an appetizer for the next two. But instead we got plenty of great games, including two classic overtime games in South Bend and Tucson. The appetizer left me more than satisfied, like the southwest egg rolls at Chili's. I could eat just those for dinner and be fine...
Bourbon Shots: Senior Day Edition
Break out the tissues, guys. it's senior day. It's getting way too dusty in here. Let's get to the links. Virginia Tech Media Grimm a Tireless Hybrid at Whip Linebacker Spot (TheACC.com)"Put simply, in this era of substituting personnel groupings for certain situations, Grimm rarely comes off...
Bourbon Shots: Commonwealth Quarterbacks Edition
Saturday features a battle between two highly touted Virginia high school quarterbacks who have gone on to have success in the ACC. Both Tyrod Taylor and Russell Wilson played their final prep seasons in 2005. Since then, Taylor has been a part of two ACC titles and Wilson was an All-ACC performer...
Bourbon Shots: College Football Week 11 Roundup
There were a lot of good games in Week 11. None of the unbeatens fell and there weren't any classic games, but we did see one great game between Iowa and Ohio State and one big upset in the Stanford-USC game. Despite not having an overly memorable game, it was a solid week of college football that...
Virginia Tech 36, Maryland 9: Hokies' Three Stars
No one's performance was eye-popping either on the stat sheet or on the screen during today's game against Maryland. However, here are the three players who distinguished themselves during today's win over Maryland. First Star: QB Tyrod Taylor Maryland focused on stopping the run in the first half,...
Bourbon Shots: Cheerful Tortoise Edition
With all the bad news surrounding the Terps leading into this weekend's game, I think Maryland needs a little cheering up. At the very least it needs a trip to my favorite bar when I'm in Portland, Ore.: The Cheerful Tortoise near Portland State. Unfortunately, the Terps are miles and miles away...
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