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If VT loses the game and Ole Miss ends up being a Q1 opponent, I guess VT
fans should be prepared for the possibility that the Hokies end up being the 77th team and left out of the NCAAT "because VT didn't have enough Q1 wins" as the committee chair would say during the post bracket release interview. TIC...I think?
I guess I would like rather see VT approach the OOC games against the power conferences (P4 + Big East) as "must win" because the players might play those games with a certain attitude. Not necessarily a chip on their shoulder, but still show the world that VT men's basketball belongs on that stage and that VT is more than just a "football school." Even if VT doesn't win the game, I hope the committee doesn't decide to use that as the reason VT doesn't make the field. Especially when teams, who do make the field, have similar or even identical resumes as VT.
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We host Ole Miss in the ACC/SEC Challenge
-- SteveInBaltimore
Jun 04, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET
SteveInBaltimore
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06/04/26 11:06 PM ET
Rumor was the networks wanted us to play BC a third time instead
-- Vippie1
Jun 05, 2026 at 08:02 AM ET
Vippie1
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06/05/26 08:02 AM ET
OK matchup for VT. Ole Miss was 15-20 (4-14) last year.**
-- David Cunningham
Jun 05, 2026 at 07:59 AM ET
David Cunningham
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06/05/26 07:59 AM ET
Ole Miss has money and will spend it freely- next year is brand new deal**
-- bigbadbird
Jun 08, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
bigbadbird
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06/08/26 12:09 PM ET
They surged at the end of the year and no more kiffin means ole miss might
-- SC_Hokie
Jun 05, 2026 at 01:16 PM ET
SC_Hokie
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06/05/26 01:16 PM ET
It might be against last year’s Ole Miss. **
-- VT One
Jun 05, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
VT One
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06/05/26 12:08 PM ET
If VT loses the game and Ole Miss ends up being a Q1 opponent, I guess VT
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-- VTHokie2000
Jun 05, 2026 at 01:44 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/05/26 01:44 PM ET
Must win games declared in June is just silly. **
-- VT One
Jun 05, 2026 at 01:56 PM ET
VT One
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06/05/26 01:56 PM ET
But it’s in December , **
-- uber hokie
Jun 06, 2026 at 04:30 PM ET
uber hokie
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06/06/26 04:30 PM ET
In June, they are all must win games. **
-- Hokie`79
Jun 06, 2026 at 04:04 PM ET
Hokie`79
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06/06/26 04:04 PM ET
Given that nothing really changes between now and the start of the regular
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 05, 2026 at 02:01 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/05/26 02:01 PM ET
It would just be a nice notch on VT's belt.
-- HokieJonez
Jun 05, 2026 at 02:20 PM ET
HokieJonez
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06/05/26 02:20 PM ET
I agree that OOC games are probably not "critical games" because they are
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 05, 2026 at 03:41 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/05/26 03:41 PM ET