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Hokies Off to Best Start Since 1995-96

Virginia Tech sits at 7-1 going into their contest against penn state this Saturday.  This is the Hokies’ best push out of the gate under Head Coach Seth Greenberg, who is in his seventh season leading VT.  And this is Tech’s best record after eight games since the 1995-96 season when the Hokies started 12-1 and made the NCAA Tournament under Bill Foster. 

In Greenberg’s previous six seasons in the ‘Burg, the Hokies had started 5-3 every single season.  Granted, the Hokies have played a weak schedule to date, but even in past years when the opponents were not exactly murderer’s row, Tech would lose one or two games they shouldn’t have to a vmi, or bowling green, or directional michigan, or penn state.

Before this season started I said Tech needed to go 12-2 out of conference to have a real shot at the NCAA, especially given their soft schedule.  The Hokies have put themselves in position to do that.  After VT plays penn state Saturday, a game which will be a stiff challenge for Tech, the Hokies have three cupcakes at home to finish the calendar year.  They play seton hall, a team that is really playing well right now, to start the year then have one more cupcake later on in the season to finish the out of conference slate.  Basically, that means VT either needs to beat penn state or seton hall and they should cruise to at least a 12-2 out of conference record.

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Niemo is a member of the VT Class of '98. Attended every home basketball game during his 4 years at VT after missing the first home game. Has attended 116 straight VT football home games (every game since '94), eclipsing the 100 mark in September of '09. During the final home basketball game of his senior year, he was brought onto the court and was awarded 2 passes to the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament in Philly during a timeout. The Hokie Bird made the award on behalf of Athletic Director Jim Weaver. Niemo was known to be in the front row of every home game with his familiar red afro hairdo. Niemo currently lives in DC and speaks the Hokie gospel as often as possible. He watches over 50% of all ACC games, making him one of the most knowledgeable experts on ACC basketball.

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One Response to “Hokies Off to Best Start Since 1995-96”

  1. Danram says:

    That’s exactly the way I see it as well, Niemo. A 12-2 OOC record combined with an 8-8 mark in the ACC would give us 20 regular season wins and, I think, a very solid shot at an NCAA bid, especially if we could manage to win our 1st round ACC tournament game as well.

    The Penn State game is really a great opportunity for our team. We’ll be the underdogs and if we lose, as long as we don’t get crushed it won’t be that big a setback. But a win in State College would give us a very nice road win against a quality team and a nice boost to the ‘ol RPI.

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