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I just want to explain and be very clear about this
We have no friends on the selection committee. The last time we made the dance, we beat 2 of the final 4 teams to win the ACC championship which got us a whopping #11 seed. Which basically meant that even though we were a decent team that year heading into the ACC tournament, we were nowhere even remotely close to a tourney bid.
That is where this sort of loss stings the most. Seth G always exclaimed how the NCAA hated us. There does always seem like some bias against us. We CANNOT be providing the excuses for our own exclusion to the committee.
And, sorry, there is nothing good about a loss and there is no such thing as a good loss. I've yet to see one.
Thread Replies (15)
Sure, but this one hurt as we were clearly the better team and just gave
-- HokieBrazil
Jan 09, 2026 at 09:19 AM ET
HokieBrazil
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01/09/26 09:19 AM ET
Exactly - VT has been here the last 3 yrs, and the conf wins never came.**
-- GoldCoast
Jan 09, 2026 at 04:49 PM ET
GoldCoast
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01/09/26 04:49 PM ET
I just want to explain and be very clear about this
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-- Jethro Tull
Jan 08, 2026 at 06:40 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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01/08/26 06:40 PM ET
Stanford is not a bad loss but would rather have the quality win - or lose
-- hokiehill1117
Jan 08, 2026 at 05:36 PM ET
hokiehill1117
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01/08/26 05:36 PM ET
Does your post imply there is such a thing as a good loss?
-- Jethro Tull
Jan 08, 2026 at 06:17 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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01/08/26 06:17 PM ET
I get what you are saying and would certainly rather win than lose, but
-- hokiehill1117
Jan 09, 2026 at 08:24 AM ET
hokiehill1117
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01/09/26 08:24 AM ET
Don’t go throwing sunshine on all the hate. Let everyone
-- GreenvilleVT
Jan 08, 2026 at 05:10 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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01/08/26 05:10 PM ET
We were ALWAYS going to lose one that we should have won.
-- SC_Hokie
Jan 08, 2026 at 06:17 PM ET
SC_Hokie
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01/08/26 06:17 PM ET
So this won't happen again this season?
-- Jethro Tull
Jan 08, 2026 at 06:31 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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01/08/26 06:31 PM ET
With a FULL, healthy roster, it shouldn’t. Getting TJ back is critical.**
-- HokieHeartNSoul
Jan 09, 2026 at 09:15 AM ET
HokieHeartNSoul
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01/09/26 09:15 AM ET
A bunch of hints here that won't be happening for a long time, if at all**
-- vtfin91
Jan 09, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
vtfin91
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01/09/26 10:20 AM ET
We will find out soon, won’t we.
-- SC_Hokie
Jan 08, 2026 at 06:36 PM ET
SC_Hokie
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01/08/26 06:36 PM ET
The title of your post says "one"
-- Jethro Tull
Jan 08, 2026 at 06:52 PM ET
Jethro Tull
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01/08/26 06:52 PM ET