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ESPNU 150 Features 6 Recruits Considering Virginia Tech
ESPN released its ESPNU 150 list today, which is the network's ranking of its Top 150 high school senior football players in the country. Among the recruits listed are six considering Virginia Tech, including four from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia Tech targets on the list are No. 44...
Bourbon Shots: Defensive Line Edition
Hokies Wiles Looking for Depth (Darryl Slater)Defensive line coach Charley Wiles is concerned with building depth and defensive end and defensive tackle. The move by Chris Drager to defensive end allowed John Graves to move back to defensive tackle before preseason practice. But after the first...
Bourbon Shots: Return of The Barnhart Edition
Tony Barnhart has forgotten more about college football than I know. So I was pleased to see his vacation come to an end and new posts at his Mr. College Football blog this week. Look for The Barnhart to have a lot of great posts from ACC media days later this month. I look forward to the comments...
Bourbon Shots: The Triumphant Return Edition
I'm back from Jawja where Winfield introduced me to Taco Mac and all it's greatness as well as PBR tallboys and $2 Tecates. Highlights from the trip include vomiting in Winfield's apartment while he slept, buying a beer for a UVa fan after the Hoos lost to Arkansas (the bastard got an expensive...
How Good is the Hokies' D-Line?
I was thumbing through Athlon's national magazine during a layover in DFW airport and saw their position rankings. Not only did they have Virginia Tech's defensive line ranked as one of the best in the ACC, but also as one of the best in the country. This surprised me not because I don't think our...
Annette Defends the ACC
Big Ten commish Jim Delaney cited the ACCCG and its poor attendance figures as a reason his conference doesn't need a championship game. However, Delaney was missing the big picture. And our four-letter network ACC blogger Annette called him out on it. The addition and success of Virginia Tech...
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