Posted on 08/11/2009 10:52:56 AM PDT by GOP_Raider
Now that Virginia Tech has conquered the Atlantic Coast Conference in back-to-back years, it’s setting its sights on a loftier goal in 2009—wire-to-wire contention for a national title.
The Hokies are the class of the ACC for now, a fact that most expect to continue this fall. Heck, they wore the league crown last year, which was supposed to be a quasi-rebuilding period. However, like the local bully looking for new challenges, they’re pining for more respect outside of the neighborhood. Tech needs that kind of season that keeps them in the BCS championship right through November. And so does the ACC.
Like it not, the ACC is still trying to shake the label of being a basketball conference. It hasn’t been easy. None of the 12 members have been serious contenders for national supremacy in years, and the offenses are a collective mess. Sure, there’s next-level talent within the borders, but not one at quarterback, which has been a public relations disaster. Tech’s Orange Bowl win over Cincinnati in January was the league’s first BCS bowl victory in a decade, which is Exhibit A why the league suffers from an identity crisis and a lack of national respect.
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9/19/09 = doomsday for VT...
GO BIG RED!!!!
Here Here!
VT vs. Alabama will be a nice opening ACC/SEC game.
Glad College Football is back.
Keep dreaming!
VT will get its Doomsday but it ain’t gonna be against Nebraska. It might be against Alabama though.
thats funny, last Dec i got all kinds of laughs here in SEC country when i said bama might not want to take the Utes lightly... so much for “sec speed” i saw speed alright but it sure wasnt on the bama side...
just sayin...
Thanks for the ping!
*patiently waiting for the Big 12 preview!*
Don’t quote me on this, but I do believe VT lost their top RB for the entire season, so that’s one less weapon the Tide has to worry about stopping.
I'm still waiting for the clamor for the eventual SEC preview. :) Sort of surprises me thus far...
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