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Here are the Jokies' remaining conference games:

10/18 @BC
10/25 @FSU
11/06 Maryland (Thursday)
11/13 @Miami (Thursday)
11/22 Duke
11/29 UVA

I think there's a real shot that they'll lose 2 of these.

Also, what is the tie breaker in the event of a 3-way tie assuming that each of the three teams has one W and one L against the other two tied teams? (At this point, this is not likely to help us unless the top 3 teams all have 2 conference losses.)
 
I think that if there's a 3 way tie and each of the three is 1-1 against the other two, then it goes to dvision record. Currently UNC and GT would lose that 3 way battle with VPI.

But realistically, if we were to go 7-1 in conference I doubt we'd have to worry about tiebreakers.
 
once again the chokiejokies won a game on a questionable ref's call, almost identical to the GT game.

they are a second rate team at best.

CBS sports has their SOS at 3.......???
 
If I remember correctly, the first tie breaker is the record vs the other tied teams. So if VT were tied with GT and UNC, VT would go. Step two is the divisional record. Which would be pointless in a 1-1 round robin of GT, VT, and Duke. I think the 3rd step is BCS standing. Here we have an advantage over VT. If GT, Miami, and VT are all tied at 1-1 vs each other, VT has to have lost more recently than us. and we would have an end of season win over Miami.

In the end, we have to win out our games. Hoping for VT to lose two is definetly possible. FSU and Miami may not be as good as they once were, but they are definitely better home teams than road teams.
 
I think they'll only lose one of the games:

@ Miami on Thursday night

maybe, just maybe, FSU or BC can take em'. That would be the balls.
 
Hey IIIFFF, we were to win out we would get a great bowl regardless of the ACC. Last year a one loss team would have played for all the marbles. Got my fingers crossed.
 
they still have maryland too... they have beaten cal and clempson in death valley... nevermind their first game of the season that's gettin it done..
 
wesleyd21 said:
I think they'll only lose one of the games:

@ Miami on Thursday night

maybe, just maybe, FSU or BC can take em'. That would be the balls.
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By the time Miami plays VPI, their season will have ended. Miami's kids want the swagger but don't understand that it comes from putting in serious work. Ray Lewis outworks every player in the NFL, that's why he's good.

Anyway, right now I think Miami is the least likely game for VPI to lose. If VPI loses two it will be at BC and at FSU. I just don't see them losing two however.
 
Don't book your trip to Tampa yet.

We have to travel to Clemson and North Carolina and have Miami and FSU at home.

Tech could lose any or all of these.
 
VT will lose at least one of those remaining ACC games if not more. I would say they are probably only marginally better than BC, Miami, and FSU if at all. I would expect them to lose at least 1 of those games. Also, based on recent games, Maryland should beat them, but you just never know what you're gonna get with the Terps. Duke and UVa will be cake walks, so if they haven't lost 2 by then we can focus all our attention to UGA, because we are out of the ACC picture. I predict 2 ACC loses for VT, so if we stay perfect in ACC play for the rest of the season then we will be in Tampa. If we stay completely perfect for the rest of the season(not likely, but I'm blindly optimistic) then regardless of what VT does, we will be BCS bowling. I would still be satisfied with 8+ wins and think next year will be BIG for us!!
 
JoeCakeEater said:
If we stay completely perfect for the rest of the season(not likely, but I'm blindly optimistic) then regardless of what VT does, we will be BCS bowling.
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Not.gonna.happen. Even with a win at Georgia.

The ACC will NOT get 2 BCS slots. Write it down in sharpie.
 
kirbee said:
Not.gonna.happen. Even with a win at Georgia.

The ACC will NOT get 2 BCS slots. Write it down in sharpie.
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I agree that the odds are poor. But writing it in Sharpie implies that they are non-existant.

If the Hokies win out, including a win in the ACCCG, then a one loss GT team who only lost to VT will make it.

If the Hokies drop one and we DRUB UGA (a huge if) then we also should get in.

All of these scearios are farfetched, but if the initial premise is that we win out is conceded, then the scenarios are not farfetched.
 
The key is to win out.
If we are 11-1 come December 1st, we will be in high cotton.
That would be wins over FSU, Clemson, Miami, and especially Ugag.
 
Buzz4Him said:
The key is to win out.
If we are 11-1 come December 1st, we will be in high cotton.
That would be wins over FSU, Clemson, Miami, and especially Ugag.
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Didn't we think we'd go undefeated last year?
 
kirbee said:
Not.gonna.happen. Even with a win at Georgia.

The ACC will NOT get 2 BCS slots. Write it down in sharpie.
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I will white-out that Sharpie and declare that you are as wrong as hell.

You are wrong, plain and simple. If we go 11-1 with that one loss being a controversial loss to VaTech in the 3rd game of the season then we will be in one of the 5 BCS games(Period). The only other BCS conference 11-1 teams will likely be in the National Championship game. We will be in the top 20 with a win over Clemson. By the time we would beat North Carolina, we'd be approaching top 10. Wins over Miami and UGA would propel us into the top 6 and we would be golden. You fail to take into account the difficult associated with such a record and that only a very small handful of teams accomplish this in a given season. I AM NOT SAYING IT WILL HAPPEN(I give it <2% chance), but saying if we go 11-1 we will 100% be in a BCS bowl, without a doubt. I haven't done any research, but can you name a team that went 11-1, wasn't the 3rd team from a conference and did not make a BCS bowl? I would bet that you probably couldn't.
 
JoeCakeEater said:
I will white-out that Sharpie and declare that you are as wrong as hell.

You are wrong, plain and simple. If we go 11-1 with that one loss being a controversial loss to VaTech in the 3rd game of the season then we will be in one of the 5 BCS games(Period). The only other BCS conference 11-1 teams will likely be in the National Championship game. We will be in the top 20 with a win over Clemson. By the time we would beat North Carolina, we'd be approaching top 10. Wins over Miami and UGA would propel us into the top 6 and we would be golden. You fail to take into account the difficult associated with such a record and that only a very small handful of teams accomplish this in a given season. I AM NOT SAYING IT WILL HAPPEN(I give it <2% chance), but saying if we go 11-1 we will 100% be in a BCS bowl, without a doubt. I haven't done any research, but can you name a team that went 11-1, wasn't the 3rd team from a conference and did not make a BCS bowl? I would bet that you probably couldn't.
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The only way that scenario would work out is if we miss out on the ACCCG. If we are that 11-1 team and win the ACC, there's no other team that would get in from the ACC (Slight chance for vt if we made it to the championship game through a three-way tie.)
 
JoeCakeEater said:
You are wrong, plain and simple. If we go 11-1 with that one loss being a controversial loss to VaTech in the 3rd game of the season then we will be in one of the 5 BCS games(Period). The only other BCS conference 11-1 teams will likely be in the National Championship game. We will be in the top 20 with a win over Clemson. By the time we would beat North Carolina, we'd be approaching top 10. Wins over Miami and UGA would propel us into the top 6 and we would be golden. You fail to take into account the difficult associated with such a record and that only a very small handful of teams accomplish this in a given season. I AM NOT SAYING IT WILL HAPPEN(I give it <2% chance), but saying if we go 11-1 we will 100% be in a BCS bowl, without a doubt. I haven't done any research, but can you name a team that went 11-1, wasn't the 3rd team from a conference and did not make a BCS bowl? I would bet that you probably couldn't.
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First, ifs and buts aside, I said the ACC will not get two BCS teams this year. Take it to the bank.

Second, on your last question, I dunno try Kansas and Wisconsin. That's where I'd start if was going to look it up.

Third for this scenario to play out you'd have to have GT and VT win out. Having seen both teams play several times, there is essentially no chance for that.

The thing that drives me crazy is the rush to extremes no matter the situation. ZOMG GT is bestest EVAR!!!111 and the SEC SUXXXX!!!111

Why don't we begin with reasonable goals like the Music City Bowl or beating FSU for the first time since the 1970s? I'll even accept talk about a Gator Bowl, though it seems a little far fetched on September 29.
 
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