No offense taken. I don’t love the SEC. Why do you think that? I root
against the SEC every chance I get. I’ll
root for every team in the country playing an SEC team unless them winning a particular contest helps VT at that time. That goes for all the teams people hate in the ACC. I love it when the SEC underperforms.
But, I am a stat guy. The data says what it says. I try NOT to mix emotion and partisanship in with opinions that have data behind them. I try NOT to spin bits of information to help my case if it contradicts the bigger picture. Not my nature.
Some prefer finding l things to ding the “SEC is the best” because they don’t like the SEC. (Some envy behind that). That’s OK. Lots of people debate at that level. To me, that’s like being an attorney who always takes their client’s side in a court case and poke holes in the other sides case regardless of what they really believe. Nothing wrong with that.
If this was a shared board with SEC people I might do the some of the same. I do that with some SEC friends because they annoy me. If it comes down to judgment in an absence of information, I will bias towards VT and the ACC.
But, fair question and I hope my answer makes sense. I do enjoy debating as I think you do too or we wouldn’t spend so much time in here. And I share the passion for VT sports.
Thread Replies (27)
Per D1 Softball Nitty Gritty RPI Report, VT will drop to 21 ....
-- hokietony
May 07, 2026 at 07:27 AM ET
hokietony
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05/07/26 07:27 AM ET
The actual NCAA RPI report still has VT at #20, Ole Miss at #21
-- VTChip
May 07, 2026 at 08:59 AM ET
VTChip
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05/07/26 08:59 AM ET
I think the top 16 in the RPI would be the hosts ....
-- hokietony
May 07, 2026 at 09:26 AM ET
hokietony
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05/07/26 09:26 AM ET
Ole Miss being ahead of VT is ridiculous. They have lost 23 games and have
-- Hokie_Forester
May 07, 2026 at 08:08 AM ET
Hokie_Forester
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05/07/26 08:08 AM ET
There really aren’t any mediocre teams in the SEC in a national context.
-- nkhooch
May 07, 2026 at 08:33 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/07/26 08:33 AM ET
If we were .500 in the SEC we’d be top 12
-- hokiepro
May 07, 2026 at 09:23 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/07/26 09:23 AM ET
No offense taken. I don’t love the SEC. Why do you think that? I root
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-- nkhooch
May 07, 2026 at 10:13 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/07/26 10:13 AM ET
Ok fair but I’m just saying SEC has plenty of apologists
-- hokiepro
May 07, 2026 at 10:24 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/07/26 10:24 AM ET
I am not an apologist for the SEC. I am just looking at the stats and
-- nkhooch
May 08, 2026 at 02:36 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/08/26 02:36 AM ET
.....and all 6 of those wins were on the road**
-- Italian Stallion
May 07, 2026 at 11:19 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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05/07/26 11:19 AM ET
Because some of us don't believe it is overblown ....
-- hokietony
May 07, 2026 at 09:27 AM ET
hokietony
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05/07/26 09:27 AM ET
I disagree with that, the national narrative is that the SEC is dominant
-- Hokie_Forester
May 07, 2026 at 08:57 AM ET
Hokie_Forester
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05/07/26 08:57 AM ET
Did you see Hokietony’s earlier comment? Kentucky was 1-23 in
-- nkhooch
May 07, 2026 at 09:29 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/07/26 09:29 AM ET
When it comes to OOC schedules how hard do the SEC teams schedule?
-- Hokie_Forester
May 07, 2026 at 10:28 AM ET
Hokie_Forester
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05/07/26 10:28 AM ET
Interesting. You state something. I refute it with supporting info and now
-- nkhooch
May 08, 2026 at 01:56 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/08/26 01:56 AM ET
This is just a dumb discussion. The computer models verify everything being
-- King of Hokies
May 07, 2026 at 10:39 AM ET
King of Hokies
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05/07/26 10:39 AM ET
And with a population of 50+ games
-- nkhooch
May 08, 2026 at 02:47 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/08/26 02:47 AM ET
Whether you believe the SEC is the best or not the original argument for me
-- Hokie_Forester
May 07, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET
Hokie_Forester
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05/07/26 11:30 AM ET
Yep, in Massey, SEC 9 of top 13, VT is 16 for reference.**
-- hokietony
May 07, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
hokietony
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05/07/26 11:07 AM ET
Why look at Ole Miss as a parameter ....
-- hokietony
May 07, 2026 at 09:11 AM ET
hokietony
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05/07/26 09:11 AM ET
Looking at Old Miss because the original post was about them having a
-- Hokie_Forester
May 07, 2026 at 10:29 AM ET
Hokie_Forester
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05/07/26 10:29 AM ET
VT is 21st because of a very mediocre SOS.**
-- hokietony
May 07, 2026 at 08:18 AM ET
hokietony
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05/07/26 08:18 AM ET
You’re sorta saying the same thing. SoS is FAR over valued in
-- hokiepro
May 07, 2026 at 10:02 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/07/26 10:02 AM ET
Right, what you can control is losses to MSU, Charlotte and Liberty. And
-- nkhooch
May 08, 2026 at 02:44 AM ET
nkhooch
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05/08/26 02:44 AM ET
Yeah. We also couldn’t control the flu bug in 2nd week of Feb
-- hokiepro
May 08, 2026 at 08:41 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/08/26 08:41 AM ET
You are trying piece anecdotes together to make a story in favor of your
-- nkhooch
May 08, 2026 at 11:31 PM ET
nkhooch
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05/08/26 11:31 PM ET