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College Football Polls: Week 11 - November 8th

08 Nov 2009 14:52:26 PST

Rank School Prev Rank 1 Florida 9-0 2 Alabama 9-0 3 Texas 9-0 4 TCU 9-0 6 Boise State 9-0 8 LSU 7-2 9 USC 7-2 10 Iowa 9-1 11 Ohio State 8-2 13 Oregon 7-2 14 Miami (FL) 7-2 15 Houston 8-1 16 Utah 8-1 17 Arizona 6-2 18 Penn State 8-2 20 Wisconsin 7-2 21 Virginia Tech 6-3 25 West Virginia 7-2

Original story at Fanblogs .

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Ranking the ACC After Week 10

08 Nov 2009 13:54:02 PST

Written by Jeffrey Fann
Start the Al Groh watch... In the Cavs last three games they've been outscored 114-43. The offense is a mess, and the defense that had been stiff earlier in the year is getting clobbered at the point of attack. If Virginia runs the table they can get bowl eligible. That's would be a minor with miracl...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Sad Days at Virginia Tech

06 Nov 2009 17:38:37 PST

Written by Jeff Pencek
A victory in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl isn’t really going to clear up this cloud of horrible events. It might provide a few moments of cheer. Virginia Tech basketball making the NCAA tournament would allow for some excitement around campus, where students hand out brackets.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Nike to reveal Virginia Tech Football Rivalry Game Day Uniform on campus

05 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

Sunday, November 8, 2009 – New River Valley Mall (Christiansburg, VA) Monday, November 9, 2009 – Squires Plaza and Drillfield Tuesday, November 10, 2009 – University Mall, University Center Blvd. Wednesday, November 11, 2009 – Tanglewood Mall (Roanoke, VA)

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

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BCS Rankings Week 10: USC, Virginia Tech Lose; Texas Moves To No. 2

01 Nov 2009 18:53:46 PST

Written by Dan Kelley
Another once highly ranked team whose conference title hopes took a hit this weekend was formerly No. 13 Virginia Tech who lost to unranked North Carolina 20-17. 6) TCU (8-0) 9) LSU (7-1) 23) Virginia Tech (5-3) Dropped out: West Virginia (21), South Carolina (22), Mississippi (25).

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Sorority recruitment for Panhellenic Council

28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 PDT

Virginia Tech’s Panhellenic Council welcomes female students to participate in sorority recruitment this October and November. Students interested in Greek life have the opportunity to attend events and meet other Greek women to determine if a sorority is right for them. The Panhelle...

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University news and blogs - November 10, 2009

10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Week 11 College Football Picks from WhatIfSports.com -- by WhatIfSports.com from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Notre Dame, Say Goodbye To Charlie Weis and Meet Brian Kelly -- by Mike Muratore from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• BCS Rankings Week 11: Alabama Moves Back To No. 2 and Iowa Goes Down -- by Dan Kelley from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Let's Face It: No One Is Very Good This Year -- by Ed Medina from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• BCS Week 4: TCU Jumps To No. 4 -- by Pete Misthaufen from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Sunday Thoughts: Virginia Tech-East Carolina -- by Justin Cates from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Rich Rodriguez will Face Ultimatum in Year Three -- by Keith Shelton from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Will Athletic Budgets be Used to Classify Division I Schools After 2010? -- by Tobi Writes from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Inside the war zone at Fort Hood -- from MSNBC.com Search: virginia tech
• Grandma says suspect had ‘a good heart’ -- from MSNBC.com Search: virginia tech

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Opinion: Three VT Defenders Were Illegally Chop Blocked to Make This Article

27 Oct 2009 05:04:05 PDT

Written by Charles Anderson
Virginia Tech's submission after the Georgia Tech game was considered a standard number of plays to have reviewed. Georgia Tech submitted a few of their own. But until this issue was made public by Frank Beamer, nobody said word one about it.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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University of Southern California Trojans at University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish: The Preview

16 Oct 2009 00:54:28 PDT

Written by CW
about : In this photo made Oct. 3, 2009, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen, left, celebrates a touchdown against Washington during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Clausen isn't the same quarterback who walked out of the Los Angeles Coliseum seven games ago following U...

Original story at Rakes Of Mallow . Related stories include: Week Four BlogPoll Ballot - Draft Edtion - Rakes Of Mallow , Notre Dame wins bye week...opponents, not so much - Rakes Of Mallow and ... mdg CFB , Gobbler Country

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Opinion: Creature vs. Creature: Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech

15 Oct 2009 22:11:57 PDT

Written by Zachary Osterman
That being said, it's going to be tough for the Yellow Jackets to go up by more than one score on the Hokies early in this one. I would be surprised if the Hokies get down by double digits, and less surprised if they make a ramblin' wreck out of the Georgia Tech defense.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Virginia Tech's Better Than Texas: Week Six Awards

13 Oct 2009 03:22:56 PDT

Written by Alex Ferguson
Texas beat Colorado by a mile on paper, but looked terrible in practice, while Virginia Tech really did beat the crap out of Boston College. Virginia Tech is the third best team in college football right now. Sorry Longhorns! 1. UCLA. Actually makes you WANT to show up early in the UCLA student s...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Creature vs. Creature: The Miami Hurricanes Will Beat Virginia Tech If...

24 Sep 2009 17:37:30 PDT

Written by Chris Harring
If defense won championship's then Virginia Tech would have a lot of them, but they don't have any national titles. The Hokies will need to play a complete game on both sides of the ball. Miami is a more athletic and talented team than Virginia Tech, and, frankly, always have been. Virginia T...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Threat Assessment Team: Committed to the safety and well-being of the campus community

17 Sep 2009 21:00:00 PDT

The Threat Assessment Team Virginia law and Virginia Tech policy both require the institution to have a threat assessment team to identify, assess and intervene with individuals whose behavior poses a threat to the safety of the campus community.

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

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Conference Calls: Orientation Week

06 Sep 2009 11:42:46 PDT

Written by Kriston Capps
Virginia Tech vs Alabama: One of the best games of the evening -- following #3 Oklahoma's ego-crushing loss against #20 Brigham Young University -- resulted in a respectable loss for #17 Virginia Tech against #5 Alabama. The game wasn't beautiful by any means: Both teams suffered two tur...

Original story at DCist .

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Opinion: Virginia Football: Analysis of the 2009 Recruiting Class

27 Aug 2009 07:39:27 PDT

Written by John Gilmer
In the 2004 recruiting class, Virginia was the runner-up for three 4-star receivers, and it still hurts to this day. (FYI… of the three receivers, Dwayne Jarrett and Eddie Royal had tremendous college careers and are playing in the NFL, while Doug Dutch did nothing at Michigan.) It’s abo...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

A Review of Taylor's First Two Years at Virginia Tech

26 Jul 2009 13:30:24 PDT

Written by Justin Cocchiola
Tyrod Taylor arrived at Virginia Tech with huge expectations. He decided to attend Virginia Tech over the University of Florida, and the fact that he was a five-star quarterback from Hampton, Virginia drew comparisons to another great Hokie from that region—Michael Vick.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

Search committee announces final candidates for dean of the College of Natural Resources

26 Mar 2009 21:00:00 PDT

Dr. John Hayes serves as Chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida and is the Director of the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. Prior to his service at the University of Florida, he was Associate Dean for the College of Forestry at Oregon St...

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

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Opinion: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties offers new intellectual property courses

26 Jan 2009 21:00:00 PST

Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. (VTIP), in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Faculty Development Institute, will offer four new courses in Spring 2009 addressing topics related to technology transfer, commercialization, and licensi...

Original story at VT Campus Notices .

Podcast: The University Of Oklahoma Is #1

08 Dec 2008 10:48:27 PST

Written by It's Trent, Bitch!
Source] Yesterday I posted the good news that the University of Oklahoma Sooners became the Big 12 College Football Champions for 2008 after they destroyed the University of Missouri on Saturday and, to update the good news, it is my extreme pleasure to announce that the Sooners have bee...

Original story at Pink is the New .

Opinion: Pittsburgh - Team Notes

18 Nov 2008 20:51:52 PST

INSIDE SLANT When Cincinnati joined the Big East to help fill the vacuum left by the defectors Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference, someone thought it would be a good idea to "create" a rivalry between the two river city schools. After all, weren't the P...

Original story at usatoday.com .

Podcast: CRN: Attorney General Bob McDonnell on the primaries, Ed Gillespie’s resignation

14 Jun 2007 10:11:53 PDT

Written by Coy Barefoot
Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss Tuesday’s primaries, the resignation of Ed Gillespie as Virginia GOP chair, speculation about his replacement, the latest on the Virginia Tech review panel, and McDonnell’s plans for...

Original story at cpn (Feedburner) .

Podcast: R. Kelly To Help Virginia Tech "Rise Up"

01 May 2007 11:13:33 PDT

R. Kelly has set aside the Trapped In The Closet hip-hopera (Chapters 13-22 out via DVD this July!) long enough to be touched by, and offer support for, the Virginia Tech tragedy. Kelly's releasing "Rise Up" digitally on May 15th, with Jive contributing 100% of the proceeds to the Hokie Spir...

Original story at stereogum .

Podcast: The Not-So-Fine Line Between Creative Writing and Disorderly Conduct

28 Apr 2007 03:04:58 PDT

Tasteless? Sure. Inappropriate for a high school classroom? Likely. But school officials were so freaked out that this honor student might suddenly go postal on them that they decided to call the police. He was arrested and now faces up to 30 days in jail for what he wrote.

Original story at Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth .

Opinion: Mean Time Between Failures

26 Apr 2007 15:51:22 PDT

Last week's shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech brought back memories for me -- memories I would rather had remained forgotten. Twenty-five years ago I was teaching at Stanford University and one of my students was clearly disturbed. I don't want to dwell too much on the details, but from the...

Original story at PBS .

Podcast: Is Obama a gasbag?

20 Apr 2007 04:30:19 PDT

Written by Ann Althouse
I'm reading this commentary from Charles Krauthammer, about the things Barack Obama said on the day of the Virginia Tech massacre: I]t is simply dismaying that a serious presidential candidate should use it as the ideological frame for his set-piece issues.

Original story at Althouse .

Podcast: We Need Emergency SMS Broadcasting Tools NOW!

17 Apr 2007 00:53:35 PDT

At minimum, the campus should have had an emergency PA system. I don't care if you want to use shootings or tornados or any other excuse for making the investment, but every campus in America should have a basic PA system for any potential civic emergency.

Original story at Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth .