Oct
03
2022
This season looks like it has strong potential chalk for the Playoff. Alabama, Ohio State, and Michigan all look dominant. Between Clemson, Georgia, and USC, we really could just see four teams cruise to the Playoff. Which four will those be? Of course, no one knows. But there’s a strong chance the Eliminator this season …
Nov
16
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. This coaching carousel cycle has already been different from most. For one thing, a blue-blood program — USC — fired its coach after Week 2. That’s not normal. That in itself started the 2021 carousel in a unique and unexpected way. Yet, it was only …
Oct
17
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Please Follow him follow on twitter. Justin Fuente had one more chance, one last chance, to save this season and create a badly-needed turnaround at Virginia Tech. If his team could have beaten the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Fuente would have been in position to win the ACC Coastal Division championship …
Oct
10
2021
Last week, I mentioned a great example of my methodology here. I never assume a team will lose a game. In fact, when I’m deciding whether to eliminate a team, I always look at what the resume could be if the team wins out. If a team runs the table and still doesn’t have a …
Feb
21
2021
Author of this article is our esteemed friend and college football writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The Florida State Seminoles were originally supposed to play the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday, Feb. 20, but the game was postponed and the ACC schedule reorganized. This leads to a problem …
May
16
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Give author @MattZemek, Editor@TrojansWire , a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. When we ask if this upcoming college football season is make-or-break for Justin Fuente, we need to start by noting that this season might not be make-or-break for any coach. Let’s be clear: …
May
03
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Though Steve Forbes did not actually coach in the 2020 NCAA Tournament, he was going to have that opportunity. The Buccaneers were headed for March Madness after winning the Southern Conference Tournament. Interestingly enough, East Tennessee State …
Nov
27
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: What has Bud Foster meant to Virginia Tech football? It is hard to provide an answer which is worthy of the man, his achievements, and his stature… but I will try to offer one. Bud Foster’s meaning to Virginia Tech football …
Nov
20
2019
Week 12 had a little bit of everything: nail-biters, upsets, and a handful of blowouts. So how did these results impact our weekly power rankings? Here’s the latest installment: 14. Duke Last Week: 10 The Devils “earned” the last-place spot after getting destroyed by Syracuse at home. That’s all I have to say about that. …
Nov
17
2019
QUESTION: Should Virginia Tech be ranked in the top 25? Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. If we are to wrestle with this question, we have to look at the other teams across the United States. Without trying to litigate every single team-to-team comparison, let’s use these broader …
Nov
12
2019
The chaos of conference play continued in Week 11 with another round of upsets. So how did these results impact our weekly power rankings? Here’s the latest installment: 14. Syracuse Last Week: 14 The Orange did not play in Week 11. They face Duke in a must-win contest this weekend. 13. Georgia Tech Last Week: …
Nov
11
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Three years ago, in 2016, would you have imagined a world in which the Wake Forest Demon Deacons were favored over the Virginia Tech Hokies in Blacksburg, in November, and the idea of a Virginia Tech win would rate as an uncertain prospect? …
Nov
05
2019
Week 10 did not disappoint, delivering some nail-biters, as well as a few unexpected outcomes. So how did these results impact our weekly power rankings? Here’s the latest installment: 14. Syracuse Last Week: 14 The Orange got beat by 31 at home by a team that entered the game with a losing record in conference …
Oct
29
2019
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s important to expect the unexpected when it comes to the ACC. Every time that I think I have things figured out, mass chaos ensues. In fact, as one post on Reddit points out, operation #4and4ForAll could actually happen. So how did these unexpected results impact …
Oct
01
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. When John Swofford imagined a new world of ACC football 15 years ago, he imagined a world in which Miami and Florida State would define the league. It is one of the more surprising plot twists of college football in the 21st …
Aug
03
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Bud Foster announced earlier this week that the 2019 season will be his last as the Virginia Tech Hokies’ defensive coordinator. The Frank Beamer era technically ended in 2015, but when Foster hangs up the whistle at the end of this season, the …