Spring game is April 14.

With the mid-week bye:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/taking-stock-of-hokie-hoops

Long story short, a major turnaround is needed to close the regular season if VT wants to be anywhere close to the NCAA Tournament.

...was pretty much blown away Sunday. VT did a lot of positive work in his recruitment:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/demarcco-hellams-keen-on-the-hokies

Coaches getting back out on the road (and being productive with that time):

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/new-virginia-tech-football-offer-jalen-berger

Buzz Williams on the road recruiting this week with no midweek game:

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when are u guys ever going to play a respectable pre season schedule? Damn I thought N.C. state could find every cup cake in the world but y’all got em beat and wonder why year after year the ncaa selection committee just snubs your club...well man up and play a half arse competitive schedule .

about our 4-5 star football players from VA going to Clemson, Florida State, Alabama and Ohio State and seeing them play for national championships. Do something to get them to go to VA Tech and see what we could do.

Maybe coach should break out the empty national championship showcase Beamer put in storage.

In basketball, the media says there are 2 big men in the Richmond area that are among the best in the nation. Buzz, you working on them yet?

No offer yet (and frankly, with the coaches aiming high at DE in the 2019 class, he'll have to reall develop physically to earn one), but stay very interested in the Hokies.

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/shama-mccollum-returns-to-blacksburg-still-vt-seeking-offer

With the NFL Draft deadline for underclassmen out of the way, time for another update:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/updated-vt-scholarship-chart-and-2018-needs-nfl-draft-deadline

The 2019 DT from Bishop Sullivan probably isn't at the top of the Hokies' list yet, but has the chance to play his way up there going forward:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/adarious-jones-learning-more-about-virginia-tech

Josh Jackson up there:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/mind-of-mike-the-10-best-redshirt-freshmen

At this point, it would be a pretty big surprise for him to not eventually end up back in the class:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/tayvion-robinson-growing-a-bond-with-the-hokies

(He was also the kid I thought most likely to commit going into the weekend, though obviously Elijah Bowick ended up being the only one).

Shifting to post-visit talk. Here's 2020 CB Luke Hill:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/hill-makes-another-key-stop-in-blacksburg

As long as VT continues to want him (and there's been no change there), I have a hard time believing any other school is going to pull him away.

I actually really like his potential after another view of his film than I did when I'd watched it before. Still, the young depth on this roster should see him take his time along the development track:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/class-impact-elijah-bowick-to-vt

Sort of an odd one, because I don't see where another guard fits into the 2018 class:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/new-virginia-tech-basketball-offer-jermaine-couisnard

Haven't caught up with Couisnard yet to see what the Hokies are telling him about his potential role in the class or team.

A few thoughts about the season in the rear view mirror.

• Evans, Hodges, and Ford not coming back kept Tech from being in the top 10. Hope they're doing ok wherever they might be right now.. Hope their agents are now driving an UBER.
• The play-calling dropped off from last year for whatever reason. Maybe the coaches weren't confidant in asking this years players to take on more than they could handle.
• Bud Foster is absolutely the best defensive coordinator in the country. Congrats to him for a great year.
• They jury's out on Josh Jackson, For a freshman, he played well at times but it seemed that he didn't deliver in key situations. Perhaps with a years experience, he'll step up next year.
• We really need the big running back who can pick up 3 yards on 3rd down. That hurt Tech all year.
• A really good recruiting class. Looking forward to seeing what they can do in a year or two.
• So, I do think Tech did better this year than I expected. A lot of teams including the boys down the street would be thrilled to be 9-4. It will be interesting to see what the schedule looks like for next year.

Despite a 13-4 overall record and a .500 mark currently in the ACC, VT is nowhere to be found in Joe Lunardi's latest release of his projected NCAA Tourney field. In fact, VT is also neither in its "First 4 Out" or even its "Next Four Out". Nine of our ACC counterparts are in the field.

This is shaping up in similar fashion to the infamous "certifiably insane" season under Seth Greenberg in which VT was snubbed despite a 23-8 overall record and an 11-7 finish in the ACC.

This is what happens when your out of conference schedule is closer to # 300 than it is to # 100 and your 13 wins don't include a single one against the Top 50.

Our only saving grace is that we do have eleven upcoming regular season opportunities against Top 50 ACC opponents. To make the Dance, we will need to win a considerable share of those games!

Putting together the updated list right now, but will be posting tidbits, social media stuff, etc. in here all day.

Quick story. More to come:

https://virginiatech.rivals.com/news/elijah-bowick-is-a-hokie

How is everyone feeling?

seems his play has really gotten sloppy of late. I would like to see him kick it out to Hill and Bibbs instead of constantly getting caught under the basket, getting a shot blocked or turning it over.

Maybe it’s just me. He’s one of favorite players and I hate to see him struggle