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2 games could have changed the season.

When you look at the season overall, given the personnel issues, it turned out "OK". Finishing as the 8 seed isn't bad when you look at where we were after the ND loss. But the road L to ND, and the home L to Miami were the killers. Both super winnable. Change those outcomes, and VT is 20-11, 12-8 in conference, and the 5 seed in the ACCT, looking at two very winnable games against Wake/GT and Pitt. Win those two in the tourney, and VT is a 22 game winner, in the ACCT semis, very squarely on the bubble, and the whole perception of the program might be different. Next year, if nothing else, I hope MY can figure out the road woes.
Posted: 03/10/2024 at 12:12 PM ET
(In response to this post by hokieinoregon)

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This season is a season of near misses…..
hokieinoregon • 03/10/24 11:19 AM ET
A couple of players we were really counting on disappeared in big games,
39hokies • 03/10/24 08:39 PM ET
This team is better than UVA
BAMAHOKIE • 03/10/24 08:21 PM ET
Blown Out
Babyhook03 • 03/11/24 11:49 AM ET
I get this but
Vippie1 • 03/10/24 04:48 PM ET
I hear you but I'm always hoping a team can make a momentum
Walkin` Willie • 03/10/24 08:25 PM ET
The near misses...
GCHokie34 • 03/10/24 02:50 PM ET
I agree with this completely...
Cvillehoops13 • 03/10/24 10:38 PM ET
Yes, that's my argument as well.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 03/11/24 08:55 AM ET
I don’t get the Miami comparison at all.
Hardcore_Hokie • 03/10/24 07:18 PM ET
Miami went from Final 4 to next to last place...
GCHokie34 • 03/10/24 08:50 PM ET
Okay maybe, but still don’t understand what that has to do with ‘23-‘24 VT
Hardcore_Hokie • 03/10/24 09:06 PM ET
** Edited by Will Stewart at 3/10/2024, 4:05:01 PM**
WildTurkE • 03/10/24 06:34 PM ET
Spot on **
HokiesACC2004 • 03/10/24 06:20 PM ET
Losing Rodney Rice really hurt. With him available ….
Hokiestud • 03/10/24 01:42 PM ET
Agree, but 2 may even be a conservative #**
BeachGobbler • 03/10/24 05:19 PM ET
Hokies = 15 / 2
WildTurkE • 03/10/24 01:42 PM ET
The killer losses for me this year are the ND road game,…
Jackie VT • 03/10/24 12:58 PM ET
How many teams could do the same thing?
Pride_and_Joy • 03/10/24 12:47 PM ET
2 games could have changed the season. ◄
Gobbler Guru • 03/10/24 12:12 PM ET
Yep those are the 2 games that frustrate me the most
HwoodHokie • 03/10/24 01:26 PM ET
Ifs and buts**
HokieRat • 03/10/24 11:55 AM ET
…if ifs and buts were candy and nuts
chumley • 03/10/24 01:28 PM ET
Yep 3-3 in those 6 Ls puts us easily in the tournament
hokiepro • 03/10/24 11:49 AM ET
And that’s the difference between being good and not good. **
Pride_and_Joy • 03/10/24 12:48 PM ET
I wouldn't say we are not good **
HokiesACC2004 • 03/10/24 10:30 PM ET