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gman86

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About ECU and ODU...


If you look at future VT schedules, you will see three things jump out at you:

1) We are increasing the number of Power 5 equity opponents - primarily from the B1G. Just completed OSU, started Purdue, coming up is Penn State, Wisconsin, Michigan, WVU, Rutgers, Maryland. Starting in 2020, looks like we are shooting for two Power 5 OOC opponents per season! All good things, IMHO...

2) Our 2020 game with Liberty is the last FCS opponent on our schedule. Let's hope it's the last ever. Another good thing, IMHO...

3) ECU and ODU are on many future schedules. They are the only non-Power 5 games scheduled after 2020. So... how do you view this?

IMHO... if ECU and ODU are the cupcakes on the schedule, that's certainly much better than FCS schools like W&M, JMU, Liberty, Furman, Austin Peay, WCU, etc.

Once we start playing 10 Power 5 schools annually, I think the remaining 2 games will remain lower level. Are fans that are sick of ECU wanting some other teams from CUSA or MAC or American? Was Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Kent State better or worse? Back to UCF or UConn? Maybe Cincy?

For me... now that we are ramping up our schedule, we should look at lower level schools like ECU and ODU as opportunities for 2-for-1 deals. No more home & away deals with non Power 5 schools. Wouldn't shock me if thats where we are headed. And if it's the Pirates... I'm fine with it.

(In response to this post by hokieone)

Posted: 06/28/2016 at 3:43PM


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  ACC Historic Rivalries -- gman86 06/27/2016 12:15PM
  Re: ACC Historic Rivalries & ECU? -- mjfhokie 06/28/2016 11:03AM
  ECU is #18 on VT's list... VT is #5 on ECU's most frequent. -- gman86 06/28/2016 3:06PM
  Do you get worked up when you see them on the schedule because -- hokieone 06/28/2016 2:54PM
  I wouldn't say I get worked up, but I look forward to the games -- VTHokie2000 06/28/2016 4:38PM
  About ECU and ODU... -- gman86 06/28/2016 3:43PM
  Nice...last 20 years would be interesting too. ** -- Stech 06/27/2016 8:02PM
  Nice. If it wasn't for our VMI rivalry... -- Maroon Baboon 06/27/2016 2:03PM
  Good Stuff. It sort of highlights who the ACC should consider. -- HOO86 06/27/2016 1:50PM
  Not gonna happen, but PSU and WVU are perfect. PSU provides -- hokie4ever 06/27/2016 3:17PM
  Note to all: UCONN does not appear on anyone's list. ** -- Mr. Touchdown 06/27/2016 2:21PM
  Wonder if things would be different if they... -- EDGEMAN 06/28/2016 08:25AM
  They wouldn't. They only upgraded to FBS 13 years ago. -- HOO86 06/27/2016 2:53PM
  PSU would be huge for the ACC, but that's pretty much a nonstarter. -- Maroon Baboon 06/27/2016 2:33PM
  Agreed. Just look at VT-FSU. They've only played Miami & UF more than VT, -- reestuart 06/27/2016 2:23PM
  My very first game I attended was VT-FSU -- hokieone 06/27/2016 2:46PM
  I had no idea that VT and FSU played that much. -- HOO86 06/27/2016 2:34PM
  Here's the complete VT-FSU history -- Will Stewart  06/28/2016 10:32AM
  We were both independent for a lot of years. -- Atlee Hokie 06/27/2016 11:02PM
  We played something like 20 or 25 straight years. I'm sure it -- reestuart 06/27/2016 2:58PM
  I'm more interested in playing FSU than Miami. -- Maroon Baboon 06/27/2016 2:47PM
  No ACC schools had a Rivarly with the turtles. ** -- Lead Dog 06/27/2016 1:08PM

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