I’ve never been to Blacksburg, Virginia, nor do I know much about Virginia Tech. To me, the face of the school has been that of Frank Beamer, the football coach. He put Virginia Tech on the map by rebuilding the school’s football program into a national power.The Hokies haven’t been a contender for the BCS title game every single year under Beamer, but they’re in the mix more often than not. And they have a significant impact on the opposition off the field, before games. They’re in the Atlantic Coast Conference. If you gaze at the schedule of, say, Florida State to gauge its chances for a national title or a major bowl game, the phrase, “Watch out for Virginia Tech” is often uttered. If you look at Miami’s schedule, the meeting against Virginia Tech is almost always viewed in bold-faced type, even if it’s not printed that way.
The Hokies are a force to be reckoned with in college football.
I couldn’t say the same about their basketball team until fairly recently, around the time Seth Greenberg arrived as head coach. In his first three seasons, the Hokies were a ho-hum 45-44. But this season they broke through, finishing 22-12. They beat Duke on the road, North Carolina at home and went on to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the second round before being eliminated by Southern Illinois.
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