No real intro, I just want to say that I am a Virginia Tech fan, so nobody jump on me for making a homer pick, because I picked a team to win the National Title that lots of columnists here are fans of.
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PART I: OFFENSE
The Hokies haven’t had a dominating offense since the days of Michael Vick, but when you have the #1 defense statistically, that may not be entirely necessary for success. With the loss of Marcus Vick for problems off and on the field, two senior running backs and key starters on the offensive line, some might quickly write off Virginia Tech’s chances this year. Newsflash: this is not the case.
Let’s go over each position with some tender love and care and figure out where the Hokies really stand.
PART II: DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS
What word encapsulates Virginia Tech’s defense? Brash? Hard-nosed? My choice would have to be lethal. The Hokies defense coached by defensive coordinator Bud Foster allowed only 168 points last season, a devastating 12.9 PA/G average.
Returning for the Hokies are the tandem LB’s Vince Hall and Xavier Adibi. Without question, these two guys lead one of the top 5 linebacking corps in the nation. In addition, 2007 NFL Draft prospect Rover/SS Aaron Rouse will be one of the keys to shoring up solid play for Tech’s secondary.
After the loss of Jimmy Williams, Daryl Tapp, James Anderson, Jonathon Lewis, Justin Hamilton to the NFL draft, the Hokies find themselves having to fill in holes left by key playmakers. Let’s take a look at each unit of the defense and analyze their strengths and weaknesses.
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Preseason Top 25
by Trevor Freeman
Drinking beer………tossing the football around………grilling up cheeseburgers….going to places named “The Big House” and “Death Valley”….. Can you smell it? College football season is about to kickoff. This year should provide the most wide open national title race in a long time as there is no one team that stands out as being dominant. Moreso than any other year, you have to evaluate each team’s schedule in making a futures bet…….I mean evaluating the national title contenders. After painstaking research by myself and my staff, we have dissected the teams and put together our preseason top 25 which is as follows:
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Discourse on (lack of) Reason
It seems like it was just a year ago that Myles Brand, the man who not even own organization can spell his first name (search “Miles Brand” site:ncaa.org and you’ll get a nice laugh when you find the press release announcing his hiring), foolishly decided that the “Seminole” nickname was “abusive & hostile” to a group of people who supported it 100%.
Oh wait, it was.
But some things never change. Now the man who should be selling swiss cheese to monkeys has decided that two green and yellow feathers symbolize hostility and abuse towards Native Americans. Am I missing something?
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A letter to Joe Pa
By Sean Quinn
Dear Coach Paterno,
I’m not very good at this letter writing stuff, but I felt one was necessary. I know you’re a busy guy with the season just a month away but I just had a quick question: would you be my grandpa?
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Pac-10 Preview S-W
Round 2: Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State.
*Note: specialists are counted as returning starters.
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Pac-10 Preview A-O
2006 Pac-10 team breakdowns for: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon and Oregon State.
*Note: specialists are counted as returning starters.
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Thanks for staying- Joe
Sure a lot of people hate him. At times, he’s an angry old man who chases Big Ten officials down and scolds them like a schoolchild. But a lot of people love him too. Alex Ferguson tries to look at 2005’s Coach of the Year, and work out why there’s a love affair at all.
New deal extends game’s tenure in Dallas until 2010, but does not ensure long-term future.