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   Lets have this conversation....  --  hokie24210   Fri Jul 3 2009 8:46:49 PM
       I personally say basketball....but i will back up my statement later **  --  AnotherTechW   Fri Jul 3 2009 11:31:18 PM
       Football because its more easily sustainable to be on top  --  VTPhreak4evr   Fri Jul 3 2009 10:45:20 PM
       Watch this and tell me...............(LINK)  --  1^-2   Fri Jul 3 2009 10:42:14 PM
       Re:Football is #1, more fans are really into it !!! **  --  vpi70   Fri Jul 3 2009 9:55:30 PM
   Going to see my guy next week, hope to have info later in the week.  --  Kansas Hokie   Fri Jul 3 2009 4:52:57 PM
   Where can I find a roster for the '73 NIT champ team? **  --  ProudHokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 5:04:44 PM
       Will a team picture with names do?...  --  Rudy 2   Fri Jul 3 2009 9:19:24 AM
           "Too White, Too Small, Too Virginian".... not so shabby afterall  --  DGHOKIE   Fri Jul 3 2009 6:50:25 PM
           That was back in the days when they played in Cassell Coliseum. **  --  OakHillHokie   Fri Jul 3 2009 9:53:47 AM
       Hokihistory.com has the roanoke times' 72-73 season preview....  --  destef   Thu Jul 2 2009 8:29:03 PM
   Lamont "momo" jones to arizona **  --  flavtfan1   Thu Jul 2 2009 2:28:12 PM
       Congrats to momo's mama on another payday **  --  vtfin91   Fri Jul 3 2009 5:09:01 PM
       Again? **  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 8:37:24 PM
           Well, you know MoMo! **  --  Hokie Of Steel   Fri Jul 3 2009 11:59:25 AM
   @HeadHokie Deron Washington for signed a guaranteed contract w/ the Pistons **  --  VTizzle   Wed Jul 1 2009 6:44:03 PM
       He got a mention in the pistons.com mailbag too (link)  --  Hokified   Fri Jul 3 2009 10:12:55 AM
           Here's another link with more info on Deron's deal (link)  --  Hokified   Fri Jul 3 2009 10:23:09 AM
               Found this in the comments section... check this vid of deron in israel....  --  destef   Fri Jul 3 2009 9:26:04 PM
                   Damnit... link:  --  destef   Fri Jul 3 2009 9:26:36 PM
               Wow that highlight tape is sick! **  --  1411H HntrsRidge   Fri Jul 3 2009 11:47:30 AM
                   Do you live in 1411H hunters ridge??  --  destef   Fri Jul 3 2009 9:20:16 PM
       Min contract is in the 400k i think...but not all of that has to be guaranteed **  --  startako   Thu Jul 2 2009 11:39:05 PM
       Does that mean he will be on the team for sure?   --  Sanders Hokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 10:10:19 PM
           Also great for deron's mother who went through so much after hurricane katrina.. **  --  destef   Thu Jul 2 2009 10:43:25 PM
       Listed as #13 on the summer league roster...  --  Hokie 4 MG   Thu Jul 2 2009 12:25:07 PM
       That's a good reason to watch Detroit.  --  Edgeman   Thu Jul 2 2009 8:18:03 AM
           You got that right... might be a fresh new pistons jersey in my future, too! **  --  destef   Thu Jul 2 2009 9:38:01 AM
       Thats big time, who was the last Hokie Hooper with a NBA gaurnatee? Dell? **  --  AnotherTechW   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:42:22 PM
           I think Bimbo played one year after Dell  --  HokieHaz   Thu Jul 2 2009 9:01:40 AM
               Ace Custis played one year with the Mavericks **  --  VaTechHokiesACC   Fri Jul 3 2009 3:47:20 AM
                   Ace never played an NBA regular season game. **  --  Hokies23   Fri Jul 3 2009 10:34:08 PM
       They also just signed B. Gordon and Villanueva, Detriot getting younger **  --  HokieAcct03   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:44:00 PM
       What exactly does that mean for him this nba season? he get to play any **  --  phblue32   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:14:56 PM
           Means he's on the 15 man roster **  --  HokieJamie   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:17:25 PM
               Are you sure? it's not just the guaranteed paycheck? **  --  destef   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:29:35 PM
                   I think just the money is guaranteed **  --  Buy These!   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:26:54 PM
       Just read that as well, awesome news! Congrats Deron! **  --  Sanders Hokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:09:22 PM
   There is one area that being remote has clearly hurt us...  --  VamPIre Turkey   Wed Jul 1 2009 4:15:36 PM
       How about this: Get rid of paper tickets.   --  RapmasterAC   Thu Jul 2 2009 6:25:42 PM
       My #1 suggestion would be to seat the students in the area...  --  Edgeman   Thu Jul 2 2009 8:16:19 AM
       We're headed in the right direction.  --  Jerseyhokie29   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:34:21 PM
       NCSU has half a stadium every home game minus Duke and UNC.......  --  Hubman   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:01:51 PM
           Yeah, but doesn't their arena hold ~18K? A little different scenario. **  --  RapmasterAC   Thu Jul 2 2009 6:19:49 PM
           NCSU is not the benchmark for where I want our program to be...  --  VamPIre Turkey   Thu Jul 2 2009 4:21:47 PM
       Distance has little to do with this problem. I can remember going to games in   --  mbhokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:12:10 PM
           Until that Purdue game in 1966, students got in free on their ID.  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 8:54:41 AM
               I got in "free" from 72-76 too,, but there was an athletic fee...  --  Manassahokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 2:48:04 PM
                   Before the Purdue game, you didn't have to declare for tickets. **  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 8:39:15 PM
                   75-81 was free; used student ID to pick up tickets **  --  133743Hokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 5:06:45 PM
           Cassell was full of students back then...  --  ACCJesse   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:43:53 PM
               Yep. Our basketball ticket revenue has never been better, but ...  --  Hokiestud   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:54:26 PM
                   There's GOTTA be a way around that  --  Nova Hokie 95   Thu Jul 2 2009 12:33:18 AM
       I think that this is a fixable problem...  --  HokieMoose   Wed Jul 1 2009 5:44:19 PM
       Very valid **  --  133743Hokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 5:15:08 PM
   Jeff Allen got invited to Lebron's camp now **  --  HokieJamie   Wed Jul 1 2009 3:54:10 PM
       So did Larry Sanders from VCU **  --  133743Hokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 5:07:54 PM
       Congrats Jeff! Time for the "dynamic duo" to shine! **  --  Edgeman   Wed Jul 1 2009 4:34:16 PM
   Interesting question that I've talked to several smart folks about...  --  Chris Coleman      Wed Jul 1 2009 2:16:37 PM
       First of all JT will start over Bell..  --  olb31   Thu Jul 2 2009 5:59:08 PM
           I'm not against the B-ball team at all.  --  Chris Coleman      Fri Jul 3 2009 1:16:21 AM
       It's not just a starting 5 though...  --  HokieHaz   Thu Jul 2 2009 10:55:11 AM
           To be fair, it's probably better to have this conversation after the season.  --  Chris Coleman      Thu Jul 2 2009 11:01:18 AM
               The 02 bench was a joke, Luke Minor, sorry CC you lose **  --  blessingh   Thu Jul 2 2009 11:10:09 AM
                   Uh...what exactly do we have on the current bench?  --  Chris Coleman      Thu Jul 2 2009 11:22:50 AM
                       It is filled with players that ACTUALLY had other High D-1 offers  --  blessingh   Thu Jul 2 2009 11:39:23 AM
                           I do think this team has a little more bench depth.  --  Chris Coleman      Thu Jul 2 2009 11:46:35 AM
                               I would like to see Zeke's opinion **  --  blessingh   Thu Jul 2 2009 1:27:02 PM
                                   Methinks it'll be somewhere around the classic Dan Akroyd line  --  Nova Hokie 95   Thu Jul 2 2009 2:11:01 PM
       Good talent, awful program  --  BROman Hokie   Thu Jul 2 2009 10:37:36 AM
       Sorry CC but the 2009-10 team is better.remember who 2003-04 played againist?   --  Hokiefan5   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:02:56 PM
       I'll take '09-10 and it isn't close...  --  vtfin91   Wed Jul 1 2009 5:41:08 PM
       Can't agree with that assessment.  --  MrVTHokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 5:17:58 PM
       They must not have been very smart  --  blessingh   Wed Jul 1 2009 5:09:07 PM
           The 02-03 team played in the Big East...  --  Chris Coleman      Thu Jul 2 2009 10:51:13 AM
               You are correct, 1 quality win all year UConn without Calhoun, losses  --  blessingh   Thu Jul 2 2009 11:07:48 AM
                   We aren't factoring in coaching.  --  Chris Coleman      Thu Jul 2 2009 11:23:29 AM
                       A better coach they still aren't a .500 team Dixon was the tallest player that   --  blessingh   Thu Jul 2 2009 11:42:01 AM
       To counter the '02-'03 team, here's what I would do:  --  RapmasterAC   Wed Jul 1 2009 4:38:41 PM
       Where's ADV in your analysis? **  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 3:49:48 PM
           Mistyped myself. Meant the 2009-10 team, IE the upcoming team.  --  Chris Coleman      Wed Jul 1 2009 3:55:19 PM
               I'm glad *somebody* has an edit feature available. :-) **  --  nvpbrown   Wed Jul 1 2009 7:32:22 PM
               Invaid comparison. We know what the '02-03 team did, but you're really comparing  --  Gadfly   Wed Jul 1 2009 6:43:21 PM
               Well crap, that invalidates my post. **  --  RapmasterAC   Wed Jul 1 2009 4:39:11 PM
   State of Virginia recruiting  --  1980VT   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:46:39 AM
       We can't even get our VT students at the game out of Duke/UNC jerseys **  --  Buy These!   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:29:53 PM
           Every VT student that shows up for a home game wearing Duke/UNC jerseys should..  --  Edgeman   Thu Jul 2 2009 10:59:01 AM
       Doesn't work that way, you can't compare football and basketball recruiting **  --  HokieJamie   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:12:13 AM
           As one of the top 2 state schools, we should be getting top talent in the state  --  1980VT   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:49:23 AM
               Top VA talent alone in softball ain't gonna get us far **  --  Buy These!   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:27:53 PM
               We've already beaten the basketball thing to death. The others you mention ...  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 11:07:12 AM
                   I know this is a basketball board, but Virginia has incredible soccer talent  --  Horn34   Wed Jul 1 2009 12:21:25 PM
               Much different in basketball.  --  Chris Coleman      Wed Jul 1 2009 10:51:52 AM
                   Chris you are so wrong on this. I coached basketball in Virginia for close to 30  --  mbhokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:18:46 PM
                       Sure, IF we starting winning and going to the NCAA tournament regularly.  --  Chris Coleman      Thu Jul 2 2009 12:05:51 PM
                       Mbhokie even if your extrapolation were correct, all I could do is laugh at you   --  Hokie9605   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:40:06 PM
                   The last VA kid I remember playing at Duke was Redick; however, UNC.....  --  Hubman   Wed Jul 1 2009 4:09:55 PM
                       Duke & UNC..... are not the only non va schools...Rice.. Bc ..Richmond VA  --  Hokie9605   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:44:54 PM
                       Josh Hairston, class of 2010, top 50 natioanl recruit - verbal to Duke **  --  VTer   Wed Jul 1 2009 6:27:11 PM
                           **playing** is the key word in my post, but yes, the kid from Chesapeake..... **  --  Hubman   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:03:33 PM
                               "verbal" is the key word in my post, meaning that Duke will have a Va kid soon. **  --  VTer   Thu Jul 2 2009 1:25:20 AM
                       Didn't we just lose a (guard) recruit last year to Duke? **  --  Edgeman   Wed Jul 1 2009 4:33:23 PM
                           Or the kid from the tidewater who is going to Duke?  --  Horn34   Wed Jul 1 2009 5:21:06 PM
                   They all grew up UNC and Duke fans. Hard to beat that **  --  HokieJamie   Wed Jul 1 2009 2:10:18 PM
   Remote locations start in high school-Fork Union, Hargrave . . .  --  TechAtty   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:28:52 PM
       Reading some of the posts below.......  --  Hubman   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:08:27 AM
           So... I take it your kids would be comfortable at Norfolk State? **  --  Buy These!   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:33:16 PM
           Again, you are correct...  --  J Peyton   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:44:27 AM
               We bow to your ignor...I mean infinite wisdom **  --  Buy These!   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:31:07 PM
   The myth of remote locations.........  --  Hubman   Tue Jun 30 2009 2:10:58 PM
       Agree, kids leaving high school can find...  --  HokieKick'nBack   Fri Jul 3 2009 7:01:33 PM
       A seed of reason in a forest of igorance   --  J Peyton   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:29:00 AM
       The challenge is that we're asking kids to completely abandon their comfort zone  --  We're Going   Wed Jul 1 2009 7:09:36 AM
           Good post **  --  Buy These!   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:32:28 PM
           I agree. **  --  RapmasterAC   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:10:44 AM
       Head trainer Jimmy Lawrence had it right in the early 1990s  --  Nova Hokie 95   Wed Jul 1 2009 12:23:30 AM
       I think location is thrown out as a convienent excuse...  --  One4VT   Tue Jun 30 2009 11:46:14 PM
       You're WAY overestimating players' dedication to basketball...   --  VTer   Tue Jun 30 2009 11:39:53 PM
       Agree Hubman, preach it-convienent, pat excuse...  --  VT75   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:41:29 PM
       If you don't reach the level of a Kansas or a Duke  --  steelcav   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:30:18 PM
       Last Year's Top 25.  --  italian hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 6:32:12 PM
           I would place UConn in the traditional powers now...top 10 for 20 years **  --  HokieJamie   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:11:01 AM
               I agree. Right now, they are definitely a power. **  --  italian hokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 11:24:36 AM
               And 2 titles in the last 10. **  --  RapmasterAC   Wed Jul 1 2009 10:25:01 AM
           Baton Rouge has about 230K in the city itself, its greater metro area is about  --  Hokies23   Wed Jul 1 2009 7:42:56 AM
               Agreed that it is not rural, I just don't get the urban feel there.  --  italian hokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 11:29:23 AM
           If Memphis is urban (as it should be), then Louisville is too  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:32:38 PM
               Having lived in that goforsaken craphole AKA Memphis it is no surprise  --  1^-2   Tue Jun 30 2009 11:28:25 PM
                   And except for 1 to 3 streets it is like Leesburg, only with guns and drugs.  --  1^-2   Tue Jun 30 2009 11:31:50 PM
           Thanks for taking the time to compile that. Very informative. **  --  Hokiestud   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:25:35 PM
       Yep, Oak Hill isn't located in NYC, Chicago, or LA...  --  Edgeman   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:54:56 PM
           Phst. Mouth of Wilson, VA is a thriving metropolis. **  --  rohokieop   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:41:11 AM
       I haven't seen anyone say it's impossible to recruit   --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:21:10 PM
       You can't compare Kansas basketball to Tech  --  Hard Times Meade   Tue Jun 30 2009 2:39:11 PM
           So what part of my post are you refuting?.....  --  Hubman   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:13:17 PM
               We are not Kansas. They are not held back by location  --  Hard Times Meade   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:50:24 PM
                   Lawrence is also 100,000 people 30 minutes from a major US city **  --  hokie_jayhawk   Tue Jun 30 2009 6:57:24 PM
                       Who cares? Seriously......18 year old basketball players care? **  --  Hubman   Tue Jun 30 2009 7:51:58 PM
                           Yes, I think they do  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:41:23 PM
                   I agree especially re: following the Uconn mold.. **  --  destef   Tue Jun 30 2009 5:32:36 PM
                   Correct. Your summation in particular is the nail on the head. **  --  Hokie4Heisman   Tue Jun 30 2009 5:14:19 PM
               But it would be easier to build it in/near a city  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:26:29 PM
   Seth Greenberg to the Pistons  --  Hard Times Meade   Tue Jun 30 2009 1:38:03 PM
       Only if you can work Stephen Curry into it somehow. **  --  RapmasterAC   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:31:17 PM
           I heard Curry is refusing to take NBA roadtrips to  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:42:14 PM
   Urban vs. Rural  --  kbinric   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:58:15 AM
       Rural Meyer is not near the coach that his brrother Urban is. **  --  JRHokie73   Tue Jun 30 2009 3:58:19 PM
       Re: Urban vs. Rural  --  Tarheel1   Tue Jun 30 2009 2:47:57 PM
           Clemson?  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:41:10 PM
       I'm not sure what you're arguing. Is it a factor? Yes. Is it the most important  --  RapmasterAC   Tue Jun 30 2009 12:03:41 PM
           Bingo **  --  kbinric   Tue Jun 30 2009 2:58:03 PM
           Right that was CC's point. It is ONE factor not the ONLY one, but people  --  HokieJamie   Tue Jun 30 2009 1:49:20 PM
               Yeah. Reading comprehension is a rather underrated skill, I've come to learn. **  --  RapmasterAC   Tue Jun 30 2009 3:34:27 PM
       A few misconceptions in your post ...  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 9:14:06 AM
           Exactly. You are solidifying the point.  --  kbinric   Tue Jun 30 2009 11:35:43 AM
           You would be suprised at how much good   --  jlee424   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:44:12 AM
               But on the down side, they play in flanel shirts.  --  Edgeman   Tue Jun 30 2009 11:26:32 AM
   T or F- Malcolm Delaney will be a top 5 all time VT Player  --  brotherwood   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:51:22 PM
       First, who would you rate as our top 5?   --  RapmasterAC   Tue Jun 30 2009 3:43:37 PM
           Allen Bristow and Dale Solomon are two of the other 3.   --  techcutter   Tue Jun 30 2009 4:14:04 PM
               Ace Custis for the modern era. I put Glen Combs in the top 5.. shot as well, if  --  DGHOKIE   Thu Jul 2 2009 11:22:11 AM
               Dell Curry is definately #1 on the list. **  --  brotherwood   Tue Jun 30 2009 7:35:39 PM
       How would you measure that? Are you talking 100% subjectively? **  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:56:15 AM
           How does one measure that 100% objectively? Michael Jordan's UNC stats…  --  TomA   Tue Jun 30 2009 9:17:20 AM
               I'm open to suggestion. Surely, stats would come into it, but ...  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:36:03 AM
                   Very good point; honestly, I never get worked-up about this kind of question…  --  TomA   Wed Jul 1 2009 4:26:12 PM
       Good chance, IMO… **  --  TomA   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:38:54 AM
       A lot depends on how much help Dorenzo Hudson and Erick Green ...  --  Hokiestud   Tue Jun 30 2009 12:39:39 AM
           I saw Erick play one game last year, against Dematha...  --  DGHOKIE   Thu Jul 2 2009 2:43:04 PM
   Ask any of our current top 100 players  --  kbinric   Mon Jun 29 2009 5:14:12 PM
       Agreed. Our remote location is a factor, but there are many other factors ....  --  Hokiestud   Mon Jun 29 2009 6:19:55 PM
   Response to final "State of the Program"  --  jasonlewis5   Sun Jun 28 2009 11:04:04 PM
       Re: Response to final "State of the Program"  --  62HokiePhil   Mon Jun 29 2009 3:04:57 PM
           Agreed. We could be 3rd next year. We could be 9th.   --  StudentHokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 4:03:44 PM
       In fairness, the only rural team I know that recruits well is Mississippi State   --  GreatSmokieHokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:42:09 AM
           Who said location is even an issue?  --  J Peyton   Mon Jun 29 2009 3:08:52 PM
               LOL, you don't know Memphis. That city lives and dies with UM basketball.  --  RapmasterAC   Tue Jun 30 2009 12:06:08 PM
               Yeah, I've never heard of a recruit who considered the location of the school  --  HPU_Hokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 4:44:29 PM
                   Thanks you. Its a factor, not the ONLY factor people!!!! **  --  Buy These!   Mon Jun 29 2009 9:19:04 PM
               Beasley went to K state because they hired his AAU coach...Kstate has a poor   --  HokieJamie   Mon Jun 29 2009 4:00:49 PM
               Oh and by the way, Rose and Beasley are not good examples.  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 3:30:42 PM
                   Actually all 3 of his examples were poor...  --  HokieJamie   Mon Jun 29 2009 4:04:30 PM
                   Yeah, we don't have Graceland. **  --  Edgeman   Mon Jun 29 2009 3:54:33 PM
               The issue is that it makes it more difficult.  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 3:28:04 PM
                   I made the same argument on this board years ago...  --  ACCJesse   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:33:33 AM
                       You really hit on the larger issue, Jesse...  --  We're Going   Wed Jul 1 2009 7:14:34 AM
                           Bobby Bowden has used that successfully for years -- FL A&M is in ...  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Wed Jul 1 2009 7:55:32 AM
                           We are trying...  --  ACCJesse   Wed Jul 1 2009 7:54:57 AM
                       Nice to see you on the board Jesse. Come back more often. **  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:38:43 AM
                       Slightly different take...  --  Edgeman   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:16:25 AM
                           Here you go....  --  ACCJesse   Tue Jun 30 2009 12:00:45 PM
                               So Harlotsville only has 5K more people than BBurg?  --  Edgeman   Wed Jul 1 2009 8:43:21 AM
                                   There's a lot more to "urban" than population...  --  ACCJesse   Wed Jul 1 2009 9:40:09 PM
                   I'm not buying that logic.  --  J Peyton   Mon Jun 29 2009 3:55:51 PM
                       Oh I agree, he's done a great job with what he's had.  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 4:05:22 PM
                           I think that Seth will out last Weaver. **  --  VamPIre Turkey   Mon Jun 29 2009 4:30:58 PM
           Re: Montgomery county over 100,000 and Roanoke is very close and Roanoke metro   --  hokiego   Mon Jun 29 2009 12:52:51 PM
               The term "Roanoke Metro" is laughable in and of itself **  --  heystella   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:37:55 AM
               I'm just gonna throw this out there, but the 300,000 people around blacksburg  --  brotherwood   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:08:45 PM
                   I thought the % would be higher, honestly. Valid point either way. **  --  RapmasterAC   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:28:09 PM
                       Your right- roanoke is 91% white, Blacksburg 82% white  --  brotherwood   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:48:48 PM
                           Roanoke metro is 12% black (national avg), the county #'s don't include the city **  --  BROman Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:34:34 AM
               And Baltimore has 9x that in a smaller radius **  --  HPU_Hokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:12:39 PM
               I'm sure the recruits factor in Roanoke, lol... **  --  RapmasterAC   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:10:33 PM
                   Re:Only point is it is not as small as you make it out-Plenty of smaller  --  hokiego   Mon Jun 29 2009 2:48:26 PM
                       Point out the good basketball programs in the country that are more remote.  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 3:43:15 PM
                           LOL! Oklahoma City? Tell me you're joking...  --  J Peyton   Mon Jun 29 2009 4:11:10 PM
                               I'm not even sure why you and I are having this conversation...  --  Chris Coleman      Tue Jun 30 2009 8:18:22 AM
                                   Sign me up as one of the 9  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 11:53:17 AM
                               Well here is Oklahoma City....  --  hokez3   Mon Jun 29 2009 7:03:59 PM
                                   Now let me google an image of Blacksburg  --  hokez3   Mon Jun 29 2009 7:05:33 PM
                                       But just for fun, here is an awesome picture of Roanoke  --  hokez3   Mon Jun 29 2009 7:09:28 PM
                                           It IS nice. I was down there FRI night and it was HOPPIN dowtown!!! **  --  Buy These!   Mon Jun 29 2009 9:24:31 PM
                               This sounds a little snippy; my apologies, CC..... **  --  J Peyton   Mon Jun 29 2009 4:18:10 PM
                           How many people live in Clemson, SC? **  --  Edgeman   Mon Jun 29 2009 3:56:34 PM
                               Not many...  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 4:01:17 PM
                                   They used to have some good teams, back in the "Tree" Rollings days.  --  Edgeman   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:20:54 AM
                   Seriously...tell a kid from a NE city  --  HPU_Hokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:14:11 PM
                       "Yeah? Got a pic of her? For a drive that far, she better be hot!" **  --  VTer   Mon Jun 29 2009 2:02:16 PM
               Re: Roanoke MSA close to 300,000 in year 2000 census  --  hokiego   Mon Jun 29 2009 12:54:46 PM
           I think Lexington, KY is also pretty rural.... **  --  jasonlewis5   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:58:03 AM
               I love Blacksburg but it no where near compares to Lex, KY I have lived here ..  --  EMC_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 6:36:27 PM
               No single factor precludes success  --  HPU_Hokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:19:57 PM
               Never been there have you? **  --  HokieJamie   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:15:21 PM
               Lexington has a population of almost 300,000 people.  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 12:10:24 PM
                   UK is as good of an example as i can think of- but they are falling **  --  brotherwood   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:55:51 PM
                   I've passed through Lexington before and it seems to be pretty remote...  --  jasonlewis5   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:43:48 PM
                       Lexington has 2 interstates that meet at it. That's not remote **  --  HokieJamie   Mon Jun 29 2009 3:30:58 PM
                           Roanoke will have 2 soon. Isn't Bburg as close to Charlotte as Lexington is to   --  Buy These!   Mon Jun 29 2009 9:27:16 PM
                               3 hours to Charlotte. Lousville 1 hr from Lexington, Cincy is 90 minutes to Lex **  --  HokieJamie   Mon Jun 29 2009 10:11:11 PM
                               But UK is a whole different animal, I agree on that **  --  Buy These!   Mon Jun 29 2009 9:28:09 PM
                           Exactly.  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 3:40:27 PM
                       Re:It is just as remote as Roanoke-It isn't Lousville  --  hokiego   Mon Jun 29 2009 2:51:04 PM
                           Lexington is about an hour from Louisville...  --  ACCJesse   Tue Jun 30 2009 8:39:51 AM
                       Exactly...there's an "if" attached to our location  --  HPU_Hokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 2:18:40 PM
                       Lexington is not remote. **  --  HokieCPE99   Mon Jun 29 2009 2:11:09 PM
   Test **  --  jasonlewis5   Sun Jun 28 2009 10:52:11 PM
   headhokie: "Malcolm just got invited to the L James Camp. ..  --  destef   Sun Jun 28 2009 7:19:27 PM
       MD was just at the Deron Williams one last week **  --  HokieJamie   Mon Jun 29 2009 10:02:30 AM
       Congrats Malcolm!   --  Edgeman   Mon Jun 29 2009 7:54:47 AM
       Excellent! Congratulations, Malcolm! :-) **  --  Hokiestud   Sun Jun 28 2009 8:00:50 PM
   Is "Tradition" an easy excuse for a lack of results??? LONG RANT  --  RhodyHokie   Sun Jun 28 2009 1:49:11 PM
       I agree with Rhody. He is stating that we as fans shouldn't use our location as  --  vtpmt81   Mon Jun 29 2009 11:57:25 AM
           How in the world is a fan using a crutch?  --  HPU_Hokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:28:57 PM
               Because it doesn't have to be a fact. You don't have to be an urban program  --  vtpmt81   Tue Jun 30 2009 10:13:21 AM
                   Show me where anyone has argued that you HAVE to be urban  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 5:07:17 PM
       So what's your point? I agree we should "aim for the top 25"  --  SteveInBaltimore   Mon Jun 29 2009 8:50:42 AM
           My point is that I think many are already accepting the status quo...  --  RhodyHokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 5:14:44 PM
               You know it's possible to believe that where we are is good  --  HPU_Hokie   Tue Jun 30 2009 5:09:46 PM
           What he said ^^^ **  --  RapmasterAC   Mon Jun 29 2009 9:38:07 AM
       The better question is to ask what constitutes tradition...  --  KaHOOnah   Mon Jun 29 2009 12:05:38 AM
       I don't think is anyone saying that lack of tradition precludes success  --  HPU_Hokie   Sun Jun 28 2009 4:57:17 PM
       Given where the program was when Seth got here ....  --  Hokiestud   Sun Jun 28 2009 4:38:56 PM
       The truth is that..  --  olb31   Sun Jun 28 2009 4:33:25 PM
           Kentucky also isn't above cheating, which makes winning easier. **  --  Hokiestud   Sun Jun 28 2009 4:40:25 PM
               This moves to a higher level with Calipari there. **  --  GreatSmokieHokie   Mon Jun 29 2009 8:28:09 AM
       PS: Before anyone says I am bashing the current state of the program & coaches.  --  RhodyHokie   Sun Jun 28 2009 2:10:26 PM
           I believe the best can be ahead too  --  HPU_Hokie   Sun Jun 28 2009 5:00:46 PM
   When does the basketball schedule usually come out? **  --  HokieCadet87   Sat Jun 27 2009 4:29:23 PM
       I looked up on the net came out Aug 26th last year **  --  DonVa59   Sun Jun 28 2009 11:20:11 AM
       Im pretty sure they are finalizing stuff right now with tv deals.   --  phblue32   Sun Jun 28 2009 12:56:18 AM
   Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion University Nevada Las Vegas Link  --  DonVa59   Sat Jun 27 2009 12:44:37 PM
       I'll be in Vega$ 7/13-16  --  HPU_Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 4:32:28 PM
   VT Basketball Tradition  --  132540Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 12:41:49 PM
       Having Been at VT During Most of the 60's, into the 70's...  --  DGHOKIE   Mon Jun 29 2009 10:54:04 AM
       Don't blame Will, I wrote the article.  --  Chris Coleman      Mon Jun 29 2009 8:17:47 AM
           I'd suggest anyone who wants to chime in, first visit this link  --  Vippie1   Mon Jun 29 2009 8:42:18 AM
               Re: I'd suggest anyone who wants to chime in, first visit this link  --  Vippie1   Mon Jun 29 2009 8:45:12 AM
       I think we do better not to undermine ourselves by potentiating a bad rep.  --  Maroon Effect   Sat Jun 27 2009 11:09:11 PM
       Re: VT Basketball Tradition  --  132540Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 8:06:22 PM
           Unfortunately most recruits today don't know or care about how we  --  HokiesKillCanes   Mon Jun 29 2009 9:07:21 AM
           But you have to consider the competition  --  HPU_Hokie   Sun Jun 28 2009 9:29:27 AM
       Re: VT Basketball Tradition  --  132540Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 8:03:47 PM
           Re: Re: VT Basketball Tradition  --  destef   Sun Jun 28 2009 8:28:01 PM
           Not me...38 **  --  HPU_Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 10:34:22 PM
           Dunno if that matters when recruits are 16-17. I'm 45 and agree with them. **  --  Buy These!   Sat Jun 27 2009 10:31:57 PM
       A school that can't string together more than 2 NCAA appearances . . .   --  MrVTHokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 6:37:35 PM
       We haven't had a VT guy play in the NBA in 12 years. We have little to no   --  HokieJamie   Sat Jun 27 2009 3:44:42 PM
           Here's hoping deron od ADV change that in the coming years! **  --  destef   Sat Jun 27 2009 3:48:01 PM
               *or **  --  destef   Sat Jun 27 2009 3:48:13 PM
                   I'd think Deron is the more likely candidate, right? **  --  KaHOOnah   Mon Jun 29 2009 10:53:22 AM
                       I think so. he has one a solid overseas year under his belt...  --  destef   Mon Jun 29 2009 1:00:00 PM
       To me, tradition is not how we perceive ourselves, but how others perceive us.  --  Pittsboro4Life   Sat Jun 27 2009 1:43:35 PM
           Exactly. we have 'tradition.' but it's totally irrelevant to the kids we are   --  destef   Sat Jun 27 2009 2:46:11 PM
               Yeah, ask highschoolers now about Notre Dame football tradition  --  VTjkru   Sat Jun 27 2009 3:21:40 PM
       It's not that we don't have any tradition  --  HPU_Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 1:22:38 PM
   For Basketball Junkies into Twitter..  --  RhodyHokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 9:41:06 AM
       Bruce Pearl as well **  --  HokieJamie   Sat Jun 27 2009 3:02:11 PM
           And Jeff Capel...darn enter button **  --  HokieJamie   Sat Jun 27 2009 3:02:28 PM
   Also says we have a home & home with Penn State in BB **  --  DonVa59   Sat Jun 27 2009 8:09:19 AM
       Just means PSU's basketball coach isn't scared like JoPa. **  --  Edgeman   Sat Jun 27 2009 11:39:19 AM
   Paper this am stats that AD signed with the Bulls will play this summer in Vagas **  --  DonVa59   Sat Jun 27 2009 8:04:21 AM
       Blacksburg to Vegas. Your're not in Blacksburg anymore, AD. AD no _______!!   --  VTer   Sat Jun 27 2009 4:13:34 PM
       Where is Vagas? **  --  Draft Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 9:23:47 AM
           Paper just says for a team in Las Vegas does not name the team **  --  DonVa59   Sat Jun 27 2009 12:22:13 PM
           Probably in Navada ;-) **  --  HPU_Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 9:31:29 AM
   Ha, tonight i saw Scheyer in the club. My friends and I could not stop laughing  --  Pittsboro4Life   Sat Jun 27 2009 4:03:39 AM
       I'd take Scheyer in orange & maroon any day.  --  YBYSAIAHokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 8:41:36 AM
           No doubt. **  --  Pittsboro4Life   Sat Jun 27 2009 12:26:14 PM
   Seth says AD is going to Bulls camp **  --  HokieJamie   Fri Jun 26 2009 1:56:20 PM
   Seth with a mention for being "blunt"  --  VTB   Fri Jun 26 2009 12:04:42 PM
       Seth with a mention for being "blunt" (Copied here)  --  aint2Hokie4me   Fri Jun 26 2009 1:10:54 PM
           Does Seth realize Holiday played out of position....  --  Gator Hokie   Sat Jun 27 2009 7:06:09 AM
           The writer's response makes no sense. **  --  RapmasterAC   Fri Jun 26 2009 3:07:19 PM
               Agree, but Seth does probably need to think before he tweets sometimes  --  Buy These!   Sat Jun 27 2009 9:15:12 AM
                   I dunno. Why doesn't some ask Seth if JA gave him (more)  --  Enigma   Sat Jun 27 2009 3:47:26 PM
                   True. **  --  RapmasterAC   Sat Jun 27 2009 9:43:38 AM
               Yea, don't understand why the writer had to go there  --  Horn34   Fri Jun 26 2009 11:51:22 PM
               That's the problem with Twitter in its 140-character glory.  --  StudentHokie   Fri Jun 26 2009 3:15:30 PM
   TSL Pass: VT Recruiting DeMatha G Jerian Grant  --  Chris Horne      Fri Jun 26 2009 11:47:41 AM
   Recruiting-wise, I would love to see us land a couple of Dowdell/Gordon clones  --  RapmasterAC   Fri Jun 26 2009 10:12:34 AM
       That's exactly what I was thinking as I was reading the above article on Grant ^ **  --  Hokiestud   Fri Jun 26 2009 11:55:55 AM
           I've heard good things on Grant---would like to hear Rev's comments **  --  Curious Hokie   Fri Jun 26 2009 11:58:58 AM

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