Archive for October, 2009 
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2009-10 Men’s Basketball Preview, Part One: The Players
Believe it or not, college basketball season has arrived. Teams beganpracticing in the middle of October, and the Hokies are just a couple of weeksaway from their season opener against Brown on November [...]
Tar Heels Upset Hokies in Blacksburg
North Carolina ....... 0 7 7 6 - 20Virginia Tech (13).... 0 0 7 10 - 17Scoring Summary:2nd Quarter02:44 NC - Boyd 13 yd pass from Yates (Barth kick)3rd Quarter06:44 VT - Taylor 1 yd run (Waldron [...]
Top Junior DT Talks Tech Offer
Kris Harley's recruiting cardVirginia Tech was one of the programs Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) defensive tackle Kris Harley grew up following, so he was excited when he learned last Thursday that [...]
Junior Season Success Continues for Turner
Three games into the 2009 season, 6-5, 310-pound offensive tackle Landon Turner, returning from a broken ankle that kept him out of the entire 2008 season, felt good about the way he was performing on [...]
2009 Keys to the Game and Matchups to Watch: North Carolina
With the Coastal Division title no longer in Virginia Tech's control afterthe loss to Georgia Tech, the Hokies must maintain focus against a young, buttalented, North Carolina squad. Tech needs to forget [...]
Two Official Visits Down, Three to Go?
Roanoke Rapids (N.C.) defensive end Kareem Martin has now taken two official visits, and at this point the likelihood is that he'll make more before committing to a school. The 6-6, 240-pound senior, [...]
2009 Football Game Preview: #13 Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina
Info CenterTSL Roster CardBlacksburgWeatherLaneStadiumSeating ChartParking(PDF file)2009 VT RosterNorth Carolina Links OfficialSiteRivals SiteScout SiteDurhamHerald-SunNews& ObserverCharlotte ObserverW-SJournalThe [...]
Star Junior CB Up to Three Official Offers
5-9, 165-pound cornerback Demetrious Nicholson is an important piece on a Bayside (Virginia Beach, VA) defense that is allowing an average of only 9.5 points per game. The speedy standout junior has [...]
2009-2010 Tech Talk Live Notes for 10/26/09
Tech Talk Live (football and basketball season)When: Every Monday from 7:00-9:00 during football season, 7:00-8:00 during basketball season.Where: Click here for a list of radio stations, and to find [...]
A Rivalry is Born
Thisis contentious stuff. Players and coaches saying they lost a game because theother team played outside the rules; coaches trading barbs in the media; themedia going from one program to another, fanning [...]
Around the ACC: October 26, 2009
The Atlantic Division finally showed some signs of life this past week,picking up two big wins against the Coastal. Thanks to one of the upsets,Georgia Tech is now in complete control of the Coastal Division. [...]
Tech Becomes Warren Central OL’s First Offer
Kiaro Holts' recruiting cardWarren Central (Indianapolis, IN) junior offensive tackle Kiaro Holts was one of the more impressive prospects at Virginia Tech's July 11th camp. His performance in Blacksburg [...]
Hokie Men’s Basketball Picked 8th in ACC
Virginia Tech has been picked 8th in the annual ACC men's basketballpreseason media poll, and Tech guard Malcolm Delaney has been selected as afirst-team All-ACC preseason pick. Duke and North Carolina [...]
Robinson Notes: Laiti Shines Against Westfield
Brian Laiti's recruiting cardRobinson (Fairfax, VA) linebacker Brian Laiti turned in a monster 2008 season, racking up 147 tackles including five sacks as a junior. The 6-3 1/2, 205-pound prospect continues [...]
2009 Midseason Review: The Defense
Bud Foster's defense isn't as highly ranked this year as they generally are.There are reasons for that, and some of it isn't in Virginia Tech's control. TheHokies have been facing much better offensive [...]
An Important Message About the Ads on TechSideline.com
With the off weekend for the Hokies, it's a good time to talk about animportant issue on TechSideline.com, one where we need to make you aware of whatwe're up to, and where we need your help: the state [...]
Big-Time Sophomore LB Continues Success
Hermitage (Richmond, VA) star Curtis Grant caught the attention of head football coach Patrick Kane as just an eighth grader.“I saw him playing basketball. He was so much more physically mature than [...]
Big-Time Junior LB Continues Success
Curtis Grant's recruiting cardHermitage (Richmond, VA) star Curtis Grant caught the attention of head football coach Patrick Kane as just an eighth grader."I saw him playing basketball. He was so much [...]
2009 Midseason Review: The Offense
With seven games in the books and a bye week coming up, this seems like agood week for a midseason review for the offense and the defense. We'll startwith the offense, which has been inconsistent, though [...]
2009 Georgia Tech Game Analysis: Jackets Stay Just out of Hokies’ Reach
This analysis is going to be a little different. Normally, I try to reviewthe offense and defense evenly and mix in a break down of the big plays. I willtouch on what was a disappointing first half performance [...]
