This quote from one of the more comical uva children about the Hokies' sweep in baseball this weekend:

"For anyone whose played baseball, you know that bats can inexplicably go silent. It's too bad they did this weekend against a 3rd rate program, but then again the Mets beat the O's in '69. Baseball makes you shake your head sometimes. With our young bats we will improve over time, but the we play real programs coming up too starting with FSU I believe." ET Bass

Seems to me if you were going to compare your team to a major league team, wouldn't you pick someone other than the O's?

BTW, Bass . . . Occasionally pitchers have something to do with " bats can inexplicably go silent".

Four star DE 2015 signee Trevon Hill tore his ACL in off-season workouts. He's having surgery on it in the coming weeks and is expected to miss/redshirt his freshmen year at Virginia Tech. He was expected to contribute right away.

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Nothing like taking a Hoo to the woodshed....Carry on.

I really like this guy. Max and I talked with Bilas last week at the ACC Tournament. Here's our Q&A, with some interesting answers on Buzz and the Hokies.

Bilas on VT/Buzz

Anyone who views the recruiting rankings on this site has to be confused....... The homepage shows a very small scrolling print of the current projected TOP 25 college football teams...... you call scroll down from #1 to #25........

This top 25 RIVALS listing currently has the following ACC programs ranked in order (top 25).

1- Miami
2 - FSU
7- Clemson
16- Duke
21- Louisville
22- NCST
25- Va Tech

HOWEVER IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE **F U L L ** COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL TEAMS....YOU CLICK ON EXPANDED LISTING.... TO SEE THE FULL TOP 25 TEAMS..PLUS AN EXPANDED LISTING TO SEE ALL D-1 TEAMS....

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TOP 25 LISTING ABOVE DOES NOT COME ANYWHERE NEAR MATCHING THE SMALLER TOP 25 LISTING - IT SHOWS THE FOLLOWING ACC RANKINGS.

3- FSU
4- CLEMSON
24- VA TECH
26- MIAMI
28- UNC
32- LOUISVILLE
35- NCST
39- GT
44- UVA
47- BC
51- WAKE
62- DUKE

I HAVE NO EXPLANATION OR GUESS AS TO WHY THE WIDE DISPARITY BETWEEN WHAT IS SUPPOSEDLY THE S A M E LISTING.....UNLESS THE FLUIDITY OF RECRUITING COMMITMENTS & DE-COMMITMENTS IS TOO VIOLATILE
I CERTAINLY WISH OUR RANKING WAS HIGHER ------ WHICH IT WAS .....UNTIL THE GEORGIA QB RECRUIT (LOGAN) WITHDREW HIS COMMITMENT........ BEFORE HIS DECOMMITMENT.......VA TECH WAS #17......AFTER HIS DECOMMITMENT WE DROPPED TO # 24...

THE BEST THING OF BOTH LISTINGS IS THAT VT REMAINS FAR AHEAD OF UVA.......AT LEAST IN THIS POLL

Virginia Tech swept #1 ranked UVA for the first time since 1987 on a go-ahead HR in the bottom of the 8th to win 6-5. The Hokies seem to have righted their season with the sweep of UVA.

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Hokies win again today over Hoos and thus win series. Go for sweep tomorrow. Hopefully this will get them started playing the kind of baseball they are capable of for the rest of the season. Great win.

I can't believe I'm getting excited about the Buffalo Bills. I just spoke with Rex Ryan in person about a month ago on business and I was drifting off thinking to myself as he spoke about the current weather in Buffalo, wondering what he was going to do for a qb so I asked him. He responded with laughter and danced around the question but came off as if he had a plan.. Never saw this coming but man is this the perfect fit for TT. He's got offensive firepower and the d was really good pre-Ryan so it should be even better. Got to pull for TT, so count me as a Bills fan now.

VT Baseball huge win over #1 Virginia 2-1. Congrats Hokies!

Rough day everywhere for Hoo crowd.

Guys, I spoke earlier with Trinity Christian (Fla.) three-star running back Jalin Buie. As you all know, Trinity Christian has been a big target for VT over the past few years, especially since Isaiah Ford signed on in the 2014 class.

Buie has had an offer for a while, but it looks like the Hokies have cooled on him, even more than I realized. Buie said he still talks regularly with Ford, which is why he still has interest. But Buie is still behind three-star CJ Freeman on VT's board. Buie said he's talked a few times with assistant coach Charley Wiles, who has told him the Hokies might not take a running back. For now, though, it appears they will take one. But Buie has work to do to move up the board.

Right now, Buie said the two schools standing out the most are South Florida and South Carolina. Buie said he's spoken to both coaches regularly and the Gamecocks were his first offer.

The other thing with Buie is he's coming off a partially torn left ACL. He played in six games before ending his season to have surgery. Buie told me he's running normally, but still hasn't cut on it yet.

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Those familiar with the main street upscale mini shopping plaza & eateries will soon welcome Frank Theatre IMAX Cinebowl entertainment complex --within few weeks - giving visiting fans more reason to come early & stay longer....
while shopping mall area has had ups & downs......it is anticipated that this IMAX eatery complex adjacent to the mall could reinvigorate shopping & growth to the region........

North Carolina has had numerous IMax theatre complexes for years....(author of this post) has driven to Winston-Salem,
Gboro, Raleigh Durham.......while Rke Lburg & sw western va has been stuck in stone ages---- cville, richmond tidewater have had similar facilities for years

WELCOME FRANCK CINEBOW L!!!!!

Guys, I've confirmed through VT staff sources that three OL have been identified as the top targets on the board for 2016. I just had an update on one of them in a separate post, but those three are:

Stafford (Va.) four-star Josh Ball
South Caldwell (NC) three-star Landon Dickerson
Nansemond River (Va.) three-star Thomas Jarrett Hopple

I'll have updates on the other two as well as soon as possible, but these are the three to really keep an eye on in the 2016 class.

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Guys, I spoke a few minutes ago with South Caldwell (NC) three-star OL Landon Dickerson. I mentioned on another thread, but he's become one of the top three OL targets for the Hokies in the 2016 class

Dickerson told me he has three "front-runners" in VT, Tennessee and South Carolina. That's saying something, as his most recent offers came from Florida State, Alabama, Auburn and Vanderbilt.

With VT, I think it's been mentioned before, but his grandfather played with the Hokies a long, long time ago. So Dickerson is a legacy. And that's been something that assistant coach Stacy Searels has drilled him hard on. Dickerson wants to go into engineering, which has also been a big selling point. Dickerson said he really likes Searels and all the coaches and loved his visit Feb. 7 for junior day, which I recapped last month.

With Tennessee and South Carolina, he said he likes the engineering programs and the coaching staffs. But he's definitely not only considering those three. He will be visiting Georgia Tech April 3, but this is one big-time kid to watch.

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I'll have a short column as well coming later, but here's our friend Pat Forde on Buzz Williams coaching a fan during a timeout last night. Hilarious!

Buzz coaches contestant

I had a chance to catch up with quarterback Logan Byrd to talk about his decommitment from Virginia Tech. Byrd took the high road and it seems as if the two sides parted amicably.

Here's a link to the story.

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Congrats to our boys on a hard fought 2-1 victory over #1 UVA!

keep it rolling

Guys, Max and I were literally on the road to record this week's podcast, on our way back from Greensboro and the ACC Tournament. Here's the link:

Check out this week's podcast

I don't get this one. His odds are better than they were in Baltimore, but now he's in at best a three way race to start. Hopefully the plan is to move EJ asap.

Tyrod to Buffalo

Wishing Royal could have stayed in Denver a few years ago

Royal on the move again

Guys, I'm sure you all have been aware of this, but the search for the missing VT student who fell overboard on a cruise ship has ended unsuccessfully. Our heartfelt condolences with his family.

VT student lost overboard

Guys, I'm back in the NRV from Greensboro, where VT men's basketball won one game, but then came up short against Miami to end the season. LOTS going on though, with the Hokies, including a decommit this week in football recruiting and a big offer in basketball recruiting. At 12:30 pm ET tomorrow (Friday), come chat with us and get all your VT-related questions answered on those topics and more! Come take advantage of and get the very most out of your subscriptions!

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Wow

Jason and I got a quick Q&A with Jay Bilas of ESPN about Buzz and VT's future with him at the realm. Look for more later from Greensboro!