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Bubble is a Bubble

Yes, most of the time tourney performance won't matter but if you are truly on the Bubble and you win a Q1 game in the conference tournament and the last one in doesn't it could very possibly get you in. A lot of people refer to 2022 saying if we hadn't won the ACC we wouldn't have gotten in, well that was because we had only won 1 Q1 game going into the tourney. We were no where near the first team out to start the tourney. I certainly think we have a better chance of getting a Q1 win during the regular then in the Tourney where are first Q1 change could very possibly be DUKE.
Posted: 02/12/2026 at 09:30 AM ET
(In response to this post by Will Stewart)

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We get most of those same shots every game. The difference tonight is
nkhooch • 02/11/26 11:54 PM ET
The 3 Bedford made with 2 minutes left was the signal they could hang on
hoosnowahokie • 02/12/26 04:34 PM ET
I thought the ball movement was much better this game.**
BuffaloTraceHokie • 02/12/26 09:15 AM ET
Exceptional. That one play out of the timeout where Hans alley-ooped to
RhinoVT • 02/12/26 10:13 AM ET
Thought they played with a lot more confidence.**
David CunninghamAdmin • 02/12/26 01:09 AM ET
This**
Stech • 02/12/26 08:57 AM ET
Agree. They were poised late in 2nd half, and CMY substituted effectively.**
B Hokie • 02/12/26 08:26 AM ET
that's the key word... confidence**
Windows NT • 02/12/26 08:25 AM ET
Yeah it sounds trite, and we all try to overanalyze looking for answers
Vippie1 • 02/12/26 08:12 AM ET
And Clemson made same mistakes we normally make at the end of the game.
nkhooch • 02/12/26 01:55 AM ET
Yeah that really helped!
Vippie1 • 02/12/26 08:19 AM ET
Nice that another team caught that bug.**
PhotoHokieNC • 02/12/26 06:18 AM ET
Hopes were slim because people didn’t think we could win there
hokiepro • 02/12/26 12:09 AM ET
10-8 gets us in without debate. 9-9 and we are at the mercy of the gods**
VT ChemE 1986 • 02/12/26 09:27 AM ET
Yes agree. Some would say all home game are must win…not true IF for ex….
hokiepro • 02/12/26 09:43 AM ET
I don't think 2-1 does it.
MVIII • 02/12/26 05:43 AM ET
I've developed the opinion that conference tourney games don't matter.
Will StewartAdmin • 02/12/26 08:47 AM ET
Bubble is a Bubble ◄
Jwunderdog • 02/12/26 09:30 AM ET
Agreed**
VT ChemE 1986 • 02/12/26 09:28 AM ET
If we beat any 1 of Miami/unc/uva we’d have 4 Quad 1 wins**
hokiepro • 02/12/26 06:23 AM ET
Assuming Cuse stays there, right?**
EvDogHokie • 02/12/26 02:55 PM ET
Yes. Their win over Cal last night was big **
hokiepro • 02/12/26 03:04 PM ET
I just think Brownell is a decent coach who almost always fields a good
B Hokie • 02/12/26 12:44 AM ET
10-1 in conf BUT look at their road sched. Not a single team in top 1/2**
chagerma • 02/12/26 04:55 PM ET