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No, but keeping the football hyperbole out of basketball would be nice
Our football fans are bordering on insufferable this year, especially on that other online forum. There's no universe where a VT team that finishd 7th in the ACC and bowed out after getting blown out in game 1 of the NCAAT as an 11 seed should be in the top 40, let alone top 25.
That team alost lost 3 starters (40% of total minutes played), one of whom was by far our best player and another who transferred to a program that's viewed as a step up in almost every regard.
We brought in what, a decent low major transfer, another guy who didn't even start for a team that finished 10th in the CUSA, and a recruiting class that finished outside the top 30?
I don't know what it is about our fans not thinking this, but generally you need to prove that you're deserving before you get the benefit of the doubt like Tony Bennett has
Thread Replies (26)
Wow. Three teams in AP top 25. VT isn’t one of them. Duke unc and uva
-- 3TechFanz
Oct 17, 2022 at 05:52 PM ET
3TechFanz
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10/17/22 05:52 PM ET
I love the hokies as much as the next guy but we finished 7th last year and
-- ME Hokie 07
Oct 18, 2022 at 07:25 PM ET
ME Hokie 07
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10/18/22 07:25 PM ET
Preseason polls don't mean a lot except something to talk
-- LXNTN_HOKIE
Oct 18, 2022 at 05:02 PM ET
LXNTN_HOKIE
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10/18/22 05:02 PM ET
I don't care much about pre-season rankings. Let's earn it on the court.
-- win-tech
Oct 18, 2022 at 04:59 PM ET
win-tech
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10/18/22 04:59 PM ET
Ummm 352 Division 1 basketball schools
-- Vippie1
Oct 18, 2022 at 01:27 PM ET
Vippie1
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10/18/22 01:27 PM ET
Seems reasonable since we lost 3 starters
-- HokieAl
Oct 18, 2022 at 12:13 PM ET
HokieAl
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10/18/22 12:13 PM ET
Lol are you serious? VT fans consistently amaze me
-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 07:50 AM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 07:50 AM ET
?? Are you on the wrong board?**
-- vthokieq
Oct 18, 2022 at 08:11 AM ET
vthokieq
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10/18/22 08:11 AM ET
No, but keeping the football hyperbole out of basketball would be nice
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-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 08:56 AM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 08:56 AM ET
I do think we are getting ready to prove that
-- Coastal Hokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 02:43 PM ET
Coastal Hokie
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10/18/22 02:43 PM ET
I think this is the deepest team we've had, but way more unknown quantities
-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 03:37 PM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 03:37 PM ET
I think this is mostly about Mike Young...
-- vtbball80
Oct 18, 2022 at 12:51 PM ET
vtbball80
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10/18/22 12:51 PM ET
I don't think it's completely unreasonable....
-- vthokieq
Oct 18, 2022 at 09:01 AM ET
vthokieq
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10/18/22 09:01 AM ET
Plus ncaa position does not relate to AP
-- tallahasseehokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 10:29 AM ET
tallahasseehokie
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10/18/22 10:29 AM ET
We were 11 seed in ncaa last year. Do you think we are a 6 now?
-- st_andrew
Oct 18, 2022 at 07:29 AM ET
st_andrew
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10/18/22 07:29 AM ET
UVA finished above us last year, lost nobody, and signed a top 15 class
-- soflahokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 08:59 AM ET
soflahokie
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10/18/22 08:59 AM ET
This feels like our football preseason expectations, very forgiving to VT
-- soflahokie
Oct 19, 2022 at 12:45 PM ET
soflahokie
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10/19/22 12:45 PM ET
We're just seeing different things I guess- time will tell
-- Woody
Oct 19, 2022 at 03:12 PM ET
Woody
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10/19/22 03:12 PM ET
Pedulla averages 5 fouls per 40, can only be so effective on the bench
-- soflahokie
Oct 19, 2022 at 04:13 PM ET
soflahokie
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10/19/22 04:13 PM ET
So will the Hokies****
-- subwayhokie
Oct 18, 2022 at 09:03 AM ET
subwayhokie
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10/18/22 09:03 AM ET
Pre season games of note will determine how that is changed then off to the
-- tallahasseehokie
Oct 17, 2022 at 06:05 PM ET
tallahasseehokie
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10/17/22 06:05 PM ET
Should e more than 3**
-- Durham Hokie
Oct 17, 2022 at 05:57 PM ET
Durham Hokie
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10/17/22 05:57 PM ET