
Don’t underestimate these Hokies: Virginia Tech is a tough out
Virginia Tech won all of two ACC games in Buzz Williams’ first season. The Hokies were rarely an easy win on the schedule for opponents even so.

Virginia Tech won all of two ACC games in Buzz Williams’ first season. The Hokies were rarely an easy win on the schedule for opponents even so.

The pending return of UVA junior guard Justin Anderson to the rotation for coach Tony Bennett has Virginia fans fired up and at the same time apprehensive.
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No. 2 UVA (25-1, 13-1 ACC) takes its six-game winning streak to Wake Forest (12-15, 4-10 ACC) on Wednesday (Feb. 25). Tipoff at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C., is set for 7 p.m.

My apologies, as hard as they are to offer, to Seth Davis, but Seth, you’re right: UVA Nation is messed up.

More farmers and other equipment operators are buying compact tractors instead of full-size machines these days. Joel Hudnall, owner of Turf’s Up Landscaping, said one of his most useful tractors has only 48 horsepower and a smaller frame.

No. 2 UVA (23-1, 11-1 ACC) hosts Pitt (17-9, 6-6 ACC) in ACC action on Monday (Feb. 16). Tipoff for the sold out contest at John Paul Jones Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Lost in all the attention being given to the absence of second-leading scorer Justin Anderson is the trouble that second-ranked UVA has had closing out games of late, a trend that dates back to the last couple of games before Anderson went down with a broken finger on his left hand.

Wake Forest had the ball and a chance to win in the final seconds. Second-ranked UVA, known for its defense, got the stop it needed, forcing a Demon Deacons turnover as time expired, and the Cavs escaped with a 61-60 win Saturday afternoon.

What the hell is up with people these days where we can’t have good things anymore? Nobody enjoys … anything, and because they can’t enjoy it, neither can you.
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