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There was a lot of talk about the unbalanced scheduling of the ACC during basketball season. Some teams were handed tougher conference slates than others, which is to be expected in a 12-team conference. The Hokies finished third in the ACC and had to play UNC (1st), UVA (2nd) and Boston College (4th) twice each, giving the Hokies one of the conference's toughest schedules.
They might be right, but as usual, scheduling will play an issue. The Hokies will have enough talent coming back, and enough talent coming in, to have a solid overall record, depending on how the schedule sets up for them. Since we already know who Tech is playing in the ACC next year, as well as where, let's take a look at how their schedule stacks up based on the 2006-07 season results.
That appears to be a tough draw. But how does Tech's schedule look based on those early ACC Area Sports Journal predictions?
The Hokies are picked 11th in the conference, but they get to play all four of the other teams picked at the bottom at home. They'll also have to play Boston College and Wake Forest on the road. Just based on these ACC Area Sports Journal predictions, that's about as good a draw as Virginia Tech could ask for, outside of just one game against the top six teams in the conference, and two games against the bottom five. Nine of their 16 games are still against teams predicted to finish in the top half of the conference
Out of conference, the Hokies will play a currently-unnamed Big Ten team in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Virginia Tech will also play in a holiday tournament in Madison Square Garden. St. John's will be in that tournament, but the other two teams are unknown. Expect Seth Greenberg to add another neutral-court, made-for-television game, such as Tech's game against Seton Hall in Madison Square Garden this past season. The schedule won't be finalized for awhile. The 2006-07 schedule was announced on August 17, 2006, so look for the 2007-08 schedule to be released late this summer.
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Fork
Union Military Academy star Marcus Dowtin made his first ever trip
to a college football program's spring practice yesterday. The 6-2,
205-pound prospect visited UVa, a program that recently came in with a
scholarship offer.
Now
that we've finished talking about what should be another outstanding
defense, it's time to move on to the offensive side of the ball. There are
a lot more question marks on offense, although the Hokies do return a lot
of talent at certain positions, such as wide receiver. Those receivers, as
well as an improved group of tight ends, should be two of Tech's strengths
on offense this year.
Virginia
Tech just lost five seniors off the 2006-07 basketball team that helped
them reach the second round of the NCAA tournament. They have to replace a
lot of experience, especially at the guard position. There is still much
to be determined in the offseason, but in the wake of Tech's best hoops
season in over a decade, here's a very early look at the 2007-08
basketball team.
Virginia
Tech's defensive line lost Noland Burchette, but they return every other
player that saw significant action last season. There is no superstar
among this group, but rather a large number of solid players who are
looking to raise their game to the All-Conference level. There are several
players who have a good chance to do that.
Everybody
talks about how the NCAA basketball tournament is far superior to the
college bowl system, and maybe it is. That's a debate for another time.
But there's at least one way in which it is far inferior to the bowl
system: Unless you win the championship in basketball, your seniors walk
off the floor as losers of their last game. That's no way for Zabian
Dowdell, Jamon Gordon and Coleman Collins to exit the game, but Sunday
afternoon, that's how the careers of three seniors who changed the face of
Virginia Tech basketball ended.
Two
proven starters, one solid backup and a number of question marks is the
only way to describe Tech's linebacker corps heading into 2007. The Hokies
will likely be fine, but if the dreaded injury bug pops up, they could be
in some serious trouble. Xavier Adibi and Vince Hall are locking down the
starting jobs on the inside, but who will start at whip? And do the Hokies
have any capable backups? Those are questions that will begin to be
answered this spring.
Perhaps
the best and most consistent unit Virginia Tech has put on the field the
past two years has been the defensive backs. The Hokies ranked #1 in the
nation in 2005 and 2006 in pass defense, with a different coach in each
year. Lorenzo Ward coached the defensive backs in 2005, and Torrian Gray
took over the unit in 2006. Despite losing some major star power over the
past few years, this unit never seems to miss a beat.
Virginia
Tech's 2006-07 basketball season came to an end on Sunday when the #5 seed
Hokies fell to the #4 seed Southern Illinois Salukis 63-48 in Columbus.
The game marked the end of the careers of five Tech seniors. They helped
the Hokies to a 22-12 record this season and a berth in the NCAA
tournament for the first time since 1996. Southern Illinois improves to
29-6 and will advance to the Sweet 16 for the second time in the past six
years.
As
a reward for defeating Illinois on Friday night, Virginia Tech will get to
face a team that plays almost exactly the same style in the Southern
Illinois Salukis. The winner will earn a trip to the Sweet 16. The Hokies
were defeated by the Salukis 69-64 in Orlando back in November, but the
game could have gone either way. Sunday's game should be just as good.