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I believe the umpire's position affects his calls. These umps positioned

themselves to the right for lefthanded batters and to the left for righthanded batters thus not getting a good look at pitches on the outside. Whatever happened to positioning themselves directly behind the catcher?

My issue is with one and dones who redshirt and then transfer, like

the baseball/football player Mathews and Peyton List. Ought to hold up transfer credits until they pay the expenses.

Introducing Arianna Harris-Mott

Arianna Harris-Mott (6-4, F/C, St. Vincent Pallotti – Columbia, Maryland) Virginia Tech secured its second commitment of the 2026 class with the announcement of Arianna Harris-Mott, a 6-foot-4 post player from Maryland. She announced her decision publicly on Sunday via social media. Harris-Mott is a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM), competing against elite programs like Archbishop Spalding and St. Frances Academy. She also earned honorable mention on The Washington Post’s All-Met team for the 2024–25 season. A physical interior presence, Harris-Mott is known for her rebounding, rim protection, and soft touch around the basket. She can score through contact, knock down midrange jumpers, and handle the ball well for her size. A standout on the Boo Williams AAU circuit, she brings valuable frontcourt depth and athleticism to the Hokies’ future roster. Harris-Mott also does an exceptional job running the floor as a post player, getting her a lot of easy baskets at the rim. But she never looks out of control, every movement is deliberate. She plays the game at her own pace (very Nikola Jokic like in that regard), but still seems to beat every else down the floor. She has also shown a knack for shot blocking without fouling, a key skill when making the jump from high school to the college game. With commitments from both Anderson and Harris-Mott, Virginia Tech has laid a strong foundation for its 2026 class—demonstrating the program’s growing national reach and ability to attract elite talent from coast to coast.

Watched recorded edition as usual with the sound off. Toward the end of

the first half, I checked my phone and was notified that the Hokies had tamed the Tigers. Usually I don't like getting the score, but this time I turned the sound back up and enjoyed the game. You know you're really into it when you know you won but still are nervous during the replay.

Out of 156 ACC players who played in 75% of their team's games,

Jaydon Young is number 70 in scoring.. I'm guessing at least one of those remaining 86 was a starting guard, ranking behind Jaydon.

I was wondering in our close games who was our point guard

in the last two minutes in both the wins and losses. I would have liked to have seen Hammond in there at the end.

Young is an ACC starter. He has had good games lately and is the only

player on the team who can get his shot, make it and take it to the hoop as well. His 3 wasn't falling Tuesday and I view that as an aberration.

IMO Wessler has not been utilized effectively. I see Poteat unguarded at

the free throw line where he was no threat, but no effort to allow Wessler to shoot outside. He has a nice touch. It's probably to his advantage that he has had to be Poteat down low and has generally acquitted himself well. His body should continue to develop and he is 7 feet tall.

She at least is getting to the hoop and should be able to correct this in

off season. Mac can get to the hoop as well and will work on her outside shot. I forgot Suffren who is currently our best at getting to the hoop and making it. Wells can do it as well. If you are being played man, you have to be able to take it to the basket. Be interesting to see what Sears can do at this level. Trent and Jenkins as well.

Replaced by Charles Moir who didn't win an NIT, but is the winningest

coach in VT history. DeVoe could coach but couldn't recruit. His best, Allen Bristow, would have gone to Duke if Duke wanted him.

Vanderbilt's track record compares favorably with ours.Below from Wikipedia

The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular-season titles (1965, 1974 and 1993) and two SEC Tournament championships (1951 and 2012). They have competed in 15 NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once (1965) and the Sweet Sixteen six times (1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, and 2007). Vanderbilt has played in 14 National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994.[2]

I made the trip to Greenville on February 18, 1967

to watch ECU beat our NCAA tournament team 43-33. The gym was like War Memorial, more like an auditorium. The loss broke a 6 game winning streak.

The Lounge 3 y ago

It kept people like myself from purchasing a handgun. Too many hoops

to jump through. Now I can purchase a handgun as easily as purchasing fishing tackle, I liked the discipline of the previous law.

Re: your FWIW: there were 29 recruits in the classes from 2014 to 2021

and only 10 stayed until their last year of eligibility. Seven of those were Buzz's, only three in CMY's tenure. CMY had 13 in his 4 classes overall(not including 2022). The 2022 class has 4 recruits so the odds favor at least 2 and maybe 3 leaving.

The Lounge 3 y ago

I bought a Frigidaire range with the Air Fry feature. Had to

purchase the accessory for about $100. Tried it once. Was disappointed. Abandoned the feature. Got a Dash for Christmas. It works great. Your range should come with recipes, Good Luck.

The Lounge 3 y ago

She was 2 short of the promised 120. Good for her. I was encouraged by

her eating chocolate and drinking a glass of wine everyday. That's what I do.

One thing he could improve on is our offense when playing for the last shot

Pedulla waits for under 10 seconds and fires a wild shot. I believe we would be better off running the offense.

The Lounge 3 y ago

I'm on my third Suburban. Only problem was power windows on the 2001. Our

other vehicle, a 2016 Honda Odyssey, had a significant cylinder problem arise with 600 miles to go on the warranty. I have often considered writing GM about how much I enjoy their Suburban. So far as CR is concerned, I still subscribe to their publications but discontinued support for their foundation because of differing world views.

That's what I was thinking as well. I would replace

Cattoor with Maddox when we face tough man to man defenses since he can get his shot.

The Lounge 3 y ago

What does & mean? I've looked it up and still don't understand

why it is used? e.g. The second half of the W&M game we made a concerted effort to get to line What's wrong with just W&M? Or am I just out of touch?

Tech fans complained about Beamer's offense for years. So Beamer retires

and Fuente comes in and fixes the offense with Beamer's players, playing for an ACC championship in his first year. What happens next is conjecture. Fuente's next year was ok and then results deteriorated necessitating hiring a new coach. So we go out and hire a VT type person, Pry, who is a Beamer type with Fuente's recruits So instead of having Fuente coaching with Beamer's recruits, we have Pry coaching with Fuente's recruits. VT hired an assistant from a prominent program who is accustomed to getting higher rated players. Can such a person be effective with recruiting lower rated players? I don't think Bowen has adapted. He will have to get better players to be successful. So for the Pry regime to be successful it will have to have better players. Can it do so? The other model is to hire coaches from lower classification programs who have been successful at all levels. JMU, App State, Mike Houston, etc. With these the Peter Principle might apply. Whit Babcock's history has been to hire successful coaches from lower classifications. It is for this reason that I will never believe that Pry was his choice.