In today's world perception is reality. If you appear on a national stage

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Woe_un2_thee

and lay an egg, that is how you will identified. No one takes the time to look deeper and check your actual record or how you've competed in other games. The networks are biased towards certain teams and conferences so, until you can make a positive impression when the opportunity arises, you will be trapped in the fog. Not saying it's fair or justified but, this is the state of sports.

Posted: 02/04/2024 at 09:22 AM ET

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This year’s team is a hard watch, but we are a pretty good team. -- hokieZ71 Feb 04, 2024 at 08:58 AM ET

hokieZ71 • 02/04/24 08:58 AM ET

VT is currently 55th-60th in most of the predictive metrics... -- Cvillehoops13 Feb 05, 2024 at 09:06 AM ET

Cvillehoops13 • 02/05/24 09:06 AM ET

I agree and that is not what I said or meant to say -- hokieZ71 Feb 05, 2024 at 06:05 PM ET

hokieZ71 • 02/05/24 06:05 PM ET

UVa only plays the top 2 teams in the league twice and had some just... -- Cvillehoops13 Feb 05, 2024 at 08:51 PM ET

Cvillehoops13 • 02/05/24 08:51 PM ET

HokieZ71 Great Post -- Hokietech Feb 04, 2024 at 12:59 PM ET

Hokietech • 02/04/24 12:59 PM ET

It isn’t about excusable or inexcusable. -- Pride_and_Joy Feb 04, 2024 at 10:35 AM ET

Pride_and_Joy • 02/04/24 10:35 AM ET

Good teams don’t get at large bids -- hokiepro Feb 04, 2024 at 11:35 AM ET

hokiepro • 02/04/24 11:35 AM ET

It’s all a matter of perspective -- Pride_and_Joy Feb 04, 2024 at 11:51 AM ET

Pride_and_Joy • 02/04/24 11:51 AM ET

In today's world perception is reality. If you appear on a national stage ◄ -- Woe_un2_thee Feb 04, 2024 at 09:22 AM ET

Woe_un2_thee • 02/04/24 09:22 AM ET

True. Another data point in “gaming” the NET is BYU @Chris Coleman -- hokiepro Feb 04, 2024 at 09:09 AM ET

hokiepro • 02/04/24 09:09 AM ET

So your actual NET rating isn't what the committee is looking at - if... -- Cvillehoops13 Feb 05, 2024 at 09:01 AM ET

Cvillehoops13 • 02/05/24 09:01 AM ET

So explain South Carolina being so low -- hokiepro Feb 05, 2024 at 09:09 AM ET

hokiepro • 02/05/24 09:09 AM ET

What I'm saying is that you can build up your RPI by scheduling a certain.. -- Cvillehoops13 Feb 05, 2024 at 09:28 AM ET

Cvillehoops13 • 02/05/24 09:28 AM ET

It’s probably better said that the B12 & Mountain West have figured out how -- hokiepro Feb 05, 2024 at 09:35 AM ET

hokiepro • 02/05/24 09:35 AM ET

It's as crooked as the day is long. As the other... -- HokiePail Feb 04, 2024 at 11:09 AM ET

HokiePail • 02/04/24 11:09 AM ET

Is there a NET filter that only looks at conference games? -- HokieAl Feb 04, 2024 at 09:22 AM ET

HokieAl • 02/04/24 09:22 AM ET