In the end, Seth Greenberg's tenure at Virginia Tech came crashing down quickly. READ MORE
The Posse Closes In
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Oversigning: How Some Schools Use it to Get an Edge
In a recent blog entry in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Georgia Techcoach Paul Johnson made some comments about "oversigning" recruits incollege football. READ MORE
The Best in the Business
Talk to any Hokie fan, or any knowledgeable follower of college football, and they know that Bud Foster is one of the best defensive coordinators in the business. READ MORE
Hokie Defense, Part 3: Pressures and Pass Coverages
Note: This is the third and final installment on the series about VirginiaTech's top-ranked defense. Part 1 introduced basic concepts and described eachof the eleven defensive positions. Part 2 reviewed [...] READ MORE
Hokie Defense, Part 2: The Scheme
Part1: Introduction to the Hokie DNote: This is the second installment of a three part series about VirginiaTech's nationally renowned defense. Part 1 covered some basic concepts,including a description [...] READ MORE
Hokie Defense, Part 1: Introduction to the Hokie D
Fast.Aggressive. Tenacious. Suffocating. Those are just a few of the adjectives usedover the years to describe Virginia Tech's defense. Characterized by hard workand symbolized by the now-famous lunch [...] READ MORE
Their Work Done, Three Special Players Move On
Everybody talks about how the NCAA basketball tournament is far superior to the college bowl system, and maybe it is. READ MORE
Frank Loria, Jr, on his Father and the Movie “We Are Marshall”
Surely most of the "older" Hokies know the story of my father, Frank Loria. He was a two time All American Safety in the 1960's and VT's first consensus All American. READ MORE
“Peach Bowl” Invitation Brings Back Memories
You hear the phrase over and over again: "The Beamer Bowl Era." READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent: Conclusion
Editor's Note: This is the final installment in our series about Virginia Tech being put on probation for footballand basketball in the mid-late 1980s.In July of 1987, the results of the four-month investigation [...] READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent, Part 5
Editor's Note: This is the fifth installment in our series about Virginia Tech being put on probation for footballand basketball in the mid-late 1980s. Parts 1 and 2 covered Bill Dooley's departure from [...] READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent, Part 4
Editor's Note: This is the fourth installment in our series about Virginia Tech being put on probation for footballand basketball in the mid-late 1980s. Parts 1 and 2 covered Bill Dooley's departure from [...] READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent, Part 3
Editor's Note: This is the third installment in our series about Virginia Tech being put on probation for footballand basketball in the mid-late 1980s. Parts 1 and 2 covered Bill Dooley's departure from [...] READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent, Part 2
By early 1986, eight years into Bill Dooley's reign as VT football coach and athletic director, Dooley had built ahouse of cards, mostly from a financial standpoint, that was ready to collapse. All it [...] READ MORE
The Year of Our Discontent, Part 1
2004-05 was one of the best years in Virginia Tech athletics. The Hokies joined the ACC,won the conference championship in football, surprised everyone with a fourth-place finish in men's basketball, [...] READ MORE
Conference Wars, Part 4: 2000-2004
After the failed ACC expansion of 1999, it appeared to fans of Virginia Tech and the Big East as if the conference had fought off the threat of ACC expansion. READ MORE
Conference Wars, Part 3: 1994-2000
In the aftermath of their 1994 rejection by the Big East, the Hokies put on a brave face, but truth be told, no one was sure what Virginia Tech's ultimate conference fate would be. READ MORE
Conference Wars, Part 2: 1990-1994
In the summer and fall of 1990, the dominos were falling fast. READ MORE
Conference Wars, Part 1: 1978-1990
After the 1970-71 academic year, South Carolina left the Atlantic Coast Conference, reducing conference membership from eight teams to just seven. READ MORE
