There
it is again, one of those pesky two-game losing streaks, the kind that come
along all the time in the ACC. The problem is, in order to go to the NCAA
tournament, this wasn't a two-game losing streak the Hokies could afford. After
dropping consecutive games to a subpar Maryland team and a UVa team that is #11
in the conference and one-time loser of eight straight games, the NCAA
tournament is now unlikely for the Hokies.
Six games ago, on the night of January 29th, the Hokies were riding a streak
of nine wins in ten games, and things were looking good. On national TV, with
Bobby Knight and Brent Musberger in the house, the Hokies were shredding the
12th-ranked Clemson Tigers' vaunted press. Cassell was rocking, and Tech was on
its way to a 5-1 record in the ACC and top-tier status.