The Weekend Warrior Crashes the ACC Tournament
For those of you not fortunate enough to get to make the trek to this year’s ACC Tournament, the Weekend Warrior gives you an all-access pass to the tourney in Atlanta. And we mean ALL ACCESS.Â...
View ArticleTWW: The Column | Weekend Warrior Goes 18-0 in Bar Arm Wrestling
There have been many great feats in sports: Rob Bironas hitting eight field goals in one game, Kobe Bryant hitting 12 three-pointers in a game, and Bob Horner hitting four home runs in a game. But...
View ArticleThe Balla Report 12/16/09
• The Virginia Tech Hokies head into their week long break for final exams with an 8-1 record, following Saturday’s thrilling 66-64 win at penn state. It’s their best start under Seth Greenberg. While...
View ArticleThe Opposing View | It’s All About The ‘u’
With the Hokies taking on the canes on Wednesday in a big, early game for Tech, I figured I’d check in with our good buddy, Kartik Krishnaiyer. Kartik is Niemo’s favorite u of miami fan. Kartik is the...
View ArticleThe Balla Report 1/15/10
• Protect This House!…During every season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball it is paramount to win your home games and “hold serve” so to speak. This season it has never been more important to...
View ArticleThe Opposing View | Fly Like an eagle (bc)
The Hokies host their second eagles of the week on Saturday, facing their ACC rivals from boston college. I interviewed Brian from BC Interruption – a site for the eagles and by the eagles – with a...
View ArticleThe Balla Report 1/22/10
• The Swing Game – Every season there are one or two games on the schedule that go a long, long way towards determining a team’s post season fate and in general how it will be remembered in the future....
View ArticleThe Weekend Warrior Walks a Mile in the Shoes of the hoos
Alright, ladies, it is time for the annual roundball game in ch’ville with our be-hated rivals, the wahoos. And I can’t help but think that being a uva fan right now is very similar to how many...
View ArticleThe Balla Report 2/3/10
• For those of you who haven’t gotten around to flipping over your calendar yet, it is now February. And as any fan of college basketball knows, it is now crunch time, time to put up or shut up. And...
View ArticleBrick Of The Game | Same Name Game
Can’t wait to dunk on North Carolina Can’t wait to get out of North Carolina ADVANTAGE: J. T. 2009 NIT 2nd Round 2009 National Championship ADVANTAGE: DEON Leads team in a headband Leads team in...
View ArticleThe Balla Report 2/19/10
• Seth Greenberg has preached for the past several weeks about the Hokies needing to “define the way” they win ballgames. Simply put, do the little things. Some examples: 1) Dorenzo Hudson made all the...
View ArticleThe Balla Report 3/5/10
• There has been a lot of talk recently about expanding the NCAA Tournament from 65 teams to a field of 96. Expect to hear a lot more talk about this subject over the next few weeks as we prepare for...
View ArticleThe Balla Report 3/10/10
• The 57th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament gets under way tomorrow from Greensboro, its natural home I feel. With no truly dominant team in the conference, this season’s tournament figures...
View ArticleThe Weekend Warrior: ACC Tournament Crasher, Year 2
Day 1: The Weekend Warrior’s first day of the ACC Tournament featured a urologist, a gentlemen’s club, a Waffle House, and even some hoops mixed in. Seriously, how many people go to a urologist and a...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Hokies get early start on 2031 recruiting class
Tech Hoops fans, please welcome the newest member of the family, Lil Niemo; all 9 pounds, 1 ounce of him! Dad, mom and the Hokies’ first commit for the 2031 recruiting class are happy, healthy and...
View ArticleWith latest Bear Fight loss, Hokies tie a dubious record
The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only NFL team in history to win a Super Bowl with a perfect record. And each year, when the last undefeated team finally loses, some of the surviving members of the...
View ArticleThe season that was a trainwreck
Well? How’s everyone feeling this morning? Relieved? Anxious? Ready for a change? Whatever may be going through your minds this morning, we here at TechHoops want to take a moment to thank you, the...
View ArticleVirginia Tech fires James Johnson after two seasons
It’s official. James Johnson has been fired as the men’s head basketball coach at Virginia Tech. His tenure lasted just two seasons and less than two full calendar years. It got off to inauspicious...
View ArticleTechHoops.com issues press release regarding its future
Blacksburg, VA — Despite three straight cellar-dweller seasons in Blacksburg, dwindling attendance, several marriages, the births of multiple children, the firing of two coaches, and the transfer and...
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