The TSL Extra Archives

From November of 2000 to September of 2002, TechSideline.com produced a monthly subscription "e-magazine" (downloadable in PDF format) called the "TSL Extra."  The TSL Extra -- or TSLX, as we called it -- was TechSideline.com's first subscription content. We produced 23 issues of the TSL Extra, then killed it off and created TSL Pass, our current subscription content offering.

The full TSLX archives are contained here for your perusing pleasure.

Issue #23: September 24, 2002
Letter from the Editor: Those Surprising (?) Hokies
The Future is Now
In His Own Words: Tripp Carroll
Fontel Mines: Continuing the Tradition
Big-Time
Inside the Numbers: Rating the 1992 Recruiting Class
Inside TSL: Hits, Misses, and a Box Full of Huddlers
Issue #22: August 29, 2002
Letter from the Editor: Riding the Wave
Noel vs. Randall: The Debate Continues
Hokies of the Virtual Gridiron
Life in the Not-So-Cheap Seats
A Massachusetts Fullback in Frank Beamer's Court (Jesse Allen)
Inside the Numbers: Rating the 1991 Recruiting Class
Inside TSL: Letters to the Editor
Issue #21: July 24, 2002
Letter from the Editor: The Start of a Fun Project
Present and Future All-Stars (VHSCA All-Star Report)
The All-Stars: A Player's View
VHSCA All-Star Photo Gallery
Rating the 1990 Recruiting Class
Inside the Numbers: The Recruiting Ranking System
It's All About the Benjamins
One Man's Skewed View of Stadium Expansion
We Do the Hokey-Pokey
Issue #20: June 24, 2002
Letter from the Editor: We're on a Roll
Vince Hall: Controlled Aggression
Phillip Brown: Mr. Everything
Ten Most Influential Players of the Beamer Bowl Era
Beamer, the Dean of Big East Coaches
The Corners are Full
Inside the Numbers 1: Football Ticket Revenue
Inside the Numbers 2: The Boom in Tech Athletics
Inside TSL: The Covers
Issue #19: May 22, 2002
Letter from the Editor: Digging for Material in the Dead Zone
The Lemming Photo Shoot List
The TSL Extra Top 40
The Tall and the Short of It (Michael Malone and Fred Lee)
Xavier Adibi: Silent but Deadly
PrepStar's 1997 Top 100
Spring Football in a Nutshell, the Sequel
Where is Division 1-A Football Headed? Part 2
The Next Level
Inside the Numbers: Defensive Player of the Year
Issue #18: April 24, 2002
Letter from the Editor: An Unsettled Feeling
Spring Football Wrapup
Where is Division 1-A Football Headed?
The Nightmare Season
Big East Bowl Tie-ins
Shawn Scales: A Life of Adversity
Inside the Numbers: Tight End Performance
Issue #17: March 22, 2002
Letter from the Editor: When Stars Are Made
Marcus Vick: Life as MV2
Brian McPherson: True Hokie
Spring Football 2002 Preview: Offense
Spring Football 2002 Preview: Defense
Spring Football 2002 in a Nutshell
When Tech Was Good in Basketball
Inside the Numbers: Power Ratings
Inside TSL: Flyers, Fliers, and Letters to the Editor
Issue #16: February 15, 2002
Letter from the Editor: The Chickens Have Hatched
Recruiting Roundup 2002
Inside Recruiting 2002
If You Build It, Will They Come?
Kevin McCadam: A Rover Finds a Home
A Hokie Looks at 50
Inside the Numbers: Ranking the Recruits
Inside TSL: Traffic Jam
Issue #15: January 21, 2002
Letter from the Editor: An Information Extravaganza
Mike Daniels: Slipping in the Back Door
Interview with Patrick Dosh
The 2001 Season in Review
Inside the Numbers: Players in the Pros
Inside TSL: Calling All Recruits
Inside TSL: Life in the Press Box
Issue #14: December 20, 2001
Letter from the Editor: Let's Bowl
The Gator Bowl: It's a Year-Round Thing
The 1993 Independence Bowl: Jeff Holland
The 1995 Sugar Bowl: Will Stewart
The 1998 Music City Bowl: Bud Foster
The 2000 Gator Bowl: Ronyell Whitaker
Inside the Numbers: Bowl Payouts
Issue #13: November 20, 2001
Letter from the Editor: Three Future Stars
Kevin Jones: On the Fast Track
Recruiting Interview: Jonathan Lewis
Cols Colas: The Making of a Defensive End
"Rest When You Get Old, Sleep When You Die"
Tickets, Please
Men's Basketball Preview
Women's Basketball Preview
Inside the Numbers: Sackmasters
Inside TSL: Short Takes
Issue #12: October 17, 2001
Letter from the Editor: The Big Guys in the Middle
The Future: Breaking it Down
In Search of Defensive Tackles
Dan Wilkinson: A Life on Track
Where are They Now: J.C. Price
Popcorn, Pizza, and Pretzels
Virginia Tech's Own "Rudy"
Inside the Numbers: Special Teams Dominance
Inside TSL: Short Takes
Issue #11: September 19, 2001
Letter from the Editor: Keeping On
Recruiting Profile: Noland Burchette
Wrong Turns and Bad Decisions: The Fate of Camm Jackson
Sweet Feet Steps Up
A Game of Inches (Alan Wheeling)
Inside the Numbers: The 1995 Defense Versus the 1999 Defense
Inside TSL: Tracking Camm Jackson
Issue #10: August 17, 2001
Letter from the Editor: Ready for Kickoff
Recruiting Profile: Brandon Gore
A Momentary Lapse in Judgment (Derrius Monroe)
Big East Preview 2001
Big East Team Capsules
Inside the Numbers: Big East Media Predictions
Inside TSL: Crunch Time
Issue #9: July 17, 2001
Letter from the Editor: The Calm Before the Storm
Recruiting Profile: Montavis Pitts
A Look Back: the 1990 Tech-UVa Game
Point: College Football Needs a Playoff
Counterpoint: College Football Doesn't Need a Playoff
Outside the Lines: Virginia Tech Licensing
Inside TSL: Short Takes
Issue #8: June 18, 2001
Letter from the Editor: Completing the QB Trifecta
Recruiting Profile: Chris Clifton
The Money-Makers, Part 3: Basketball
The Big East, 2001: Game by Game
Catching Up With Torrian Gray
Inside the Numbers: Tumbleweeds in Cassell
Inside TSL: Short Takes
Issue #7: May 16, 2001
Letter from the Editor: Filling the Summer Void
Recruiting Profile: Bryan Randall
The Money-Makers, Part 2: Football
The Big East at 10
Short Take: Catching Up With Danny McGrath
Inside the Numbers: Bowl Ratings and Attendance
Inside TSL: One of My Better Days
Issue #6: Apr. 18, 2001
Letter from the Editor: What To Do for an Encore?
The Money-Makers, Part 1
The Big East/ACC Merger
Spring Football Thoughts
Agents and Athletes
Short Takes
Inside the Numbers: Power Ratings
Inside TSL: What TechLocker.com Has Taught Us
Issue #5: Mar. 16, 2001
Letter from the Editor: the Biggest TSL Extra Ever
Interview: Thomas and Kevin Jones
Ox in the XFL
Catching Up With Corey
Building a Better QB
The Mountain Ahead
Inside the Numbers: Defensive Performance
Inside TSL: Interviewing the Big Names
Issue #4: Feb. 16, 2001
Letter from the Editor: Recruiting Coverage of a Different Sort
Recruiting Profile: Coach Jim Cavanaugh
A Short List of Do's and Don't's
Ten Things Every Fan Should Know About Recruiting
Pole-Sitting: A New TSL Phenomenon
Inside the Numbers: Ranking the Recruits
Inside TSL: Recruiting Coverage is King
Issue #3: Jan. 17, 2001
Letter from the Editor: A Glimpse of the Future, Hopefully
Recruiting Profile: Will Hunt
Some Thoughts as #7 Leaves
Matt Lehr: Looking Back
Jim Davis: Looking Forward
Inside the Numbers: The Big East, Best in Show
Inside TSL: The Reaction to "Goodbye Michael"
Issue #2: Dec. 18, 2000
Letter from the Editor: Life is Good
Recruiting Profile: Justin Hamilton
Happy Hunting Grounds (Recruiting)
Lee Suggs: Son of a Preacher Man
Carpenter's Team: Champions of the South
Inside the Numbers: Tech's TV Ratings for the 2000 Season
Inside TSL: Creak ... Groan...
Issue #1: Nov. 17, 2000
Letter from the Editor: Here We Go
Interview with Chris Colston
Building and Maintaining a Coaching Staff
John Ballein: From Mohawk to Main Man
Bruuuuuce: One of the Best
Inside the Numbers: Tech on Turf
For Charlottesville Hokies, a Decade of Change
Inside TSL: The Origins of the TechSideline.com Name


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