Friday Q&A: February 24, 2012

1: What are the five toughest matchups for Virginia Tech in 2012 and why?

Chris Coleman: Without the schedule being released yet, it’s tough to determine the toughest games because we don’t know the dates of the games.  That said, we can still do the exercise based on pure matchups.

I’m going to stick to ACC teams.  The Hokies face Pitt and Cincinnati in 2012, but at this point I don’t know much about those two schools.  From a talent standpoint, I don’t think either would make the top five anyway.

Matchup #5: at North Carolina.  If this game is played later in the season, I think the Hokies will stand a better chance.  By that time, they will have accumulated enough film on what Larry Fedora and his coaching staff like to do with the UNC players.  If this matchup is in September, then it’s a tougher game for the Hokies.  North Carolina has talent, the return a very good quarterback, and I believe they’ll probably be better coached.

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