VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES NEWS

Another Look at Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech plays East Carolina tonight on ESPN. These Thursday night matchups have given me a chance to see Tech before and there's some names on their roster worth watching. I am not sure if I will tune in or work more on the Seahawks tape, but this is a game thread for...
>> www.fieldgulls.com/2009/11...
 

HOKIES TOP PIRATES

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AP - Greg Williams ran for a season-high 179 yards and the Hokies (No. 23 BCS, No. 22 AP) avoided their first three-game losing streak in six years, holding off East Carolina 16-3 on Thursday night.Tyrod Taylor had a 13-yard touchdown run, Matt Waldron kicked three field goals and...
>> www.todaysaccheadlines.com/2009/11...
 

Hokies leaving 'Enter Sandman' in hands of rock 'n roll punter

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I'm not a Metallica fan, but I have always respected Virginia Tech's (usually successful) effort the last few years to blow the traditional, peppy field entrance into smithereens with the country's most hardcore kickoff: Nothing says "impending doom" like 65,000...
>> rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/fo...
 

ACC Roulette: North Carolina lives; Hokies are alpha dogs no more

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North Carolina 20, Virginia Tech 17. In the big picture, the Tar Heels' season-saving upset is on the ACC-leading defense: Carolina shut out Virginia Tech for a half, held the Hokies to 256 yards, sacked Tyrod Taylor three times and forced two turnovers, one setting up the game...
>> rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/fo...
 

UNC 20 #13 Virginia Tech 17

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Barth II? Time will bear out what I am about to write but this could very well be the game we all look back at as the one where Butch Davis and the program got over the hump. One week after a crushing loss in their first ever home game on Thursday night, the Heels traveled to Blacksburg...
>> www.scacchoops.com/tt_news...
 

ACC THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

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NORTH CAROLINA @ VIRGINIA TECH (-16.5), 7:30 PM, TV: ESPN (XM 190/191, Sirius 211/212)Just to liven things up Hokie punter Brent Bowden has recorded his own version of the Virginia Tech entry anthem Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.”Bowden recorded the song and taped a video of himself...
>> www.todaysaccheadlines.com/2009/10...
 

HOKIES AND JACKETS CALL MOMENTARY TRUCE

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Offering at least a momentary truce for an escalating feud between the two schools, Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said he talked with Georgia Tech boss Paul Johnson in an attempt to set the record straight on Crackbackgate – the flaming furor surrounding charges by the Hokies...
>> www.todaysaccheadlines.com/2009/10...
 

What They Are Saying: UNC Upsets VT

A run down of quotes concerning UNC’s win over Virginia Tech. 850 the Buzz: It’s amazing what successful offensive drives can do for the defense. There is a direct correlation to having 3 drives of nearly 80 yards, which took up serious time, and a fresh Heels&rsquo...
>> www.scacchoops.com/tt_news...
 

How well do you know Virginia Tech football?

Are you a real Hokie? Test your knowledge with this Hokie football quiz.
 

HEELS OUTLAST HOKIES

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Butch Davis’ North Carolina Tar Heels came to Blacksburg not only win less in ACC play, but also a 15.5 point underdog to the #14 Hokies. The Heels (5-4, 1-3 ACC) left a hushed Lane Stadium with an improbable last second 20-17 victory after Casey Barth (who appears here to be every...
>> www.todaysaccheadlines.com/2009/10...
 

Sportsmanlike Conduct. #52. Defense.

I did not see this myself but saw it referenced on the IC message boards. Ken Tysiac at ACC Now confirms that UNC linebacker Quan Sturdivant did indeed go over to console Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams in the aftermath of UNC’s win over the Hokies. Sturdivant&rsquo...
>> www.scacchoops.com/tt_news...
 

NCAA Football Handicapping: Virginia Tech vs East Carolina

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The Virginia Tech Hokies and the East Carolina Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Hokies listed as 13½-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 51. Virginia...
>> www.lines-maker.com/2009/11...
 

Virgina Tech Cow....

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Man people will do anything for a little publicity. I can sort of see the resemblance, but it is faint
>> lioninoil.blogspot.com/2008/01...
 

Hide the Children

I’m really sorry about this guys, but it had to happen… AHHHHHH! /runs away
>> notqualifiedtocomment.com/2009/03...
 

Virginia Tech Rains on Miami's Parade

by Kevin BlackistoneFiled under: NCAA FootballBLACKSBURG, Va. -- Late in the second quarter Saturday at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium, Miami quarterback Jacory Harris threw a quick strike over the middle just as official's yellow flag darted through the air toward one of Harris...
>> kevin-blackistone.fanhouse.com/2009/09...
 

Internal Virginia Tech Memo: Please Shut Up

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According to the Roanoke Times (and they follow the Hokies very closely), criticism of Virginia Tech's anemic offense is now coming from a new location -- inside the locker room. Evidently, Tech linebacker Purnell Sturdivant said the offense is too predictable as he offered little...
>> www.todaysaccheadlines.com/2008/11...
 

Friday Quarterback: Midseason traps are set for top-five contenders

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• Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech. This is less of a "trap game" than it is the "likely decisive game in the ACC's Coastal Division," but for the rare top-20 match-up with long-term BCS ramifications, Tech-Tech isn't getting much love with the unassuming...
>> rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/fo...
 

Sporting News' Top 100: No. 6 Virginia Tech

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Ken Tysiac, Sporting News Yearbooks Sporting News is counting down its top 100 college football teams for 2009, featuring one team each day leading into the season opener Thursday, Sept. 3. More countdown: Nos. 1-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100 As they stood on...
>> www.sportingnews.com/college...
 

No. 5 Virginia Tech ends regular-season skid vs. BC

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Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Williams and No. 5 Virginia Tech's swarming defense made sure the Hokies' regular season losing streak against Boston College ended. Taylor threw two early touchdown passes, Williams ran for 159 yards and a TD and the Hokies rolled 48-14 against the Eagles...
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

Preseason Countdown: No 7 Virginia Tech

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Where The Hokies Have Been: Another year, another 10-win season in Blacksburg. For the fourth straight year, Virginia Tech hit double digit wins, making them one of only three teams to hit the mark during that period, joining Texas and USC. But unlike those schools, nobody seems to...
>> theredshirtseniorcfb.blogspot.com/2009/09...
 

Taylor, Williams lead Hokies

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Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Williams and No. 5 Virginia Tech's swarming defense made sure the Hokies' regular-season losing streak against Boston College ended. Taylor threw two early touchdown passes, Williams ran for 159 yards and a TD and the Hokies rolled 48-14 against the Eagles...
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

Virginia Tech Fans to Cheer For Opposing Team?

Viriginia Tech fans should give ECU some support
>> www.sonsofsammalone.com/2007/08...
 

NCAA Football Odds: North Carolina vs Virginia Tech

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The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Virginia Tech Hokies will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Lane Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Hokies listed as 16½-point favorites versus the Tar Heels, while the game's total is sitting at 44. North Carolina...
>> www.lines-maker.com/2009/10...
 

Game Review - vs. North Carolina

VS Just two short games ago, the Hokies held a number 4 ranking in the polls, and they had put together a great streak of wins against some quality opponents. Virginia Tech fans saw only one major contest ahead of them in Georgia Tech. After that, they could hope for smooth sailing...
>> techsuperfans.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

The lesson, as always: The ACC still belongs to Virginia Tech

Check out the Doc's game day live blog on all games, running throughout the day. Virginia Tech 31, Miami 7. In an otherwise regrettable preview Friday, I called the Hokies "masters of rope-a-dope," and if I got almost nothing else right, at least I made that overture...
>> rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/fo...
 
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