FB: Virginia Tech 31, #22 Duke 14

[peteandpete]

Let's Go Duke!

[TheDevilMadeMeDoIt]

Wonder which VPI shows up?

[BandAlum83]

Are you sure about the TV coverage? My guide still says Teams TBA for that time slot.

[75Crazie]

Wonder which VPI shows up?

Um … neither? Virginia Tech will show up, I am sure. I know not of what this "VPI" is.

[ns7]

Um … neither? Virginia Tech will show up, I am sure. I know not of what this "VPI" is.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly known as Virginia Tech and by the initialisms VT and VPI, is an American public, land-grant, research university with a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, educational facilities in six regions statewide, and a study-abroad site in Lugano, Switzerland.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech

[HereBeforeCoachK]

Um … neither? Virginia Tech will show up, I am sure. I know not of what this "VPI" is.

As another poster mentioned, VPI is what Virginia Tech used to be referred to....the names were interchangeable...and they even had a pretty good football team led by a QB named Strock who played for the Dolphins and by a kicker named Strock, no relation, who I think also played in the NFL. They were also referred to as the Gobblers, not the Hokies, at the time.

During those days, VPI was often mistaken for VMI, who has the worst football program in the nation the last 10 years or so. Makes the Ted Roof era at Duke look good.

[camion]

Formally: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Informally: Virginia Tech

Formerly: Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute

I'm so glad it isn't VAMCPI.



A link: https://vt.edu/about/traditions.html

[duke2x]

VT just dismissed a starting DE from the team.

[kcduke75]

VT just dismissed a starting DE from the team.

Addition by subtraction?

Any backstory?

I assume that they have some depth with their historically good recruiting.

[BigWayne]

VT just dismissed a starting DE from the team.

https://www.roanoke.com/hokies/virgi...dd96cdc67.html

No good information on why, but hints of problems earlier in the year.

[peloton]

I really want to win this game against the Hokies Sat night (Thad Lewis getting pummelled at least twice way after releasing the ball several years ago is still a vivid memory in my mind). However, more importantly a victory against VT would obviously be huge for so many reasons. It matters little that they just lost to ODU - they've had a strong program for years. Obviously, the Hokies will be fired up, angry, whatever you wish to call it come Saturday night. We better be prepared to match their intensity early in the game especially. We laid an egg in our televised game against Miami at home last year. We've got some momentum now but we need to take it up a few notches. I think we can do it but how hungry is this team? We'll soon find out. I hope this team plays Saturday night with a chip on their shoulder (yeah, it's a cliche), keeping in mind that respect is earned.

Let's earn some...go Duke!

[Bob Green]

The dismissed DE is Trevon Hill:

Hill, a junior from Virginia Beach, was one of the Hokies' most effective defenders and one of just four returning starters from last season. He'd compiled 11 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and three QB hurries through three games, and he had 20 tackles for loss in his career.

http://www.espn.com/college-football...evon-hill-team

[chrishoke]

Addition by subtraction?

Any backstory?

I assume that they have some depth with their historically good recruiting.

He was their leader in sacks.

[HereBeforeCoachK]

Formally: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Informally: Virginia Tech

Formerly: Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute

I'm so glad it isn't VAMCPI.



A link: https://vt.edu/about/traditions.html

That would be almost as bad as UIPUI

Spell check: IUPUI
Pronunciation: ooey-pooey

[CameronBornAndBred]

Um … neither? Virginia Tech will show up, I am sure. I know not of what this "VPI" is.

People calling the Hokies "VPI" is one of my most annoying aggravations. And I don't even like them.

Happy to see Duke got some respect in both our #22 ranking and in the game being on ESPN2 instead of the U.

[devildeac]

People calling the Hokies "VPI" is one of my most annoying aggravations. And I don't even like them.

Happy to see Duke got some respect in both our #22 ranking and in the game being on ESPN2 instead of the U.

CB&B shared this with me:

http://www.espn.com/college-football...evon-hill-team

Never mind. I see a few folks upthread beat me to it. Damn, I'm slow and/or need to spend more time reading DBR.

[OldPhiKap]

I really want to win this game against the Hokies Sat night (Thad Lewis getting pummelled at least twice way after releasing the ball several years ago is still a vivid memory in my mind). However, more importantly a victory against VT would obviously be huge for so many reasons. It matters little that they just lost to ODU - they've had a strong program for years. Obviously, the Hokies will be fired up, angry, whatever you wish to call it come Saturday night. We better be prepared to match their intensity early in the game especially. We laid an egg in our televised game against Miami at home last year. We've got some momentum now but we need to take it up a few notches. I think we can do it but how hungry is this team? We'll soon find out. I hope this team plays Saturday night with a chip on their shoulder (yeah, it's a cliche), keeping in mind that respect is earned.

Let's earn some...go Duke!

One of the post-game player interviews, maybe Quentin, noted that we started 4-0 last year and look what happened. “We all remember that.” So yeah, I expect them to come out focused.

You are exactly right about starting strong and matching intensity. First conference game, our house. Get it done.

[Indoor66]

People calling the Hokies "VPI" is one of my most annoying aggravations. And I don't even like them.

I'm with you on the aggravation point. I guess you and I are not cool enough.

[BigWayne]

The dismissed DE is Trevon Hill:



http://www.espn.com/college-football...evon-hill-team

Yes. I posted the Roanoke version above. When this sort of thing happens and I see it on ESPN.com, I like to go look to see what the local newspaper has on it because they almost always have more detailed information and less editorialization.

[OldPhiKap]

Duke opens (-3) favorite.