2007 pigskin and roundball predictions
Posted at 12:00 pm on Monday, January 29th, 2007 by VinceI’m not gonna lie. I’m not a big fan of predictions of events that more than a week or two away. It’s pretty much impossible to figure out how a team is going to play more than a few weeks down the road. I always find it funny how folks will tout their correct predictions as if they were Nostradamus, but they don’t mention that they’re wrong more often than they are right.
That said, I will attempt to predict the remainder of the basketball regular season for Virginia Tech, as well as next year’s football regular season. I fully admit that I am not a so-called expert, and these are just my gut feelings.
First off the remaining basketball games:
| Date | Opponent | Vince’s Prediction |
|---|---|---|
| 9 PM Wed, 31 Jan | N.C. State | win |
| 1 PM Sat, 3 Feb | at Boston College | loss |
| 4 PM Sat, 10 Feb | Virginia | win |
| 8 PM Tue, 13 Feb | at North Carolina | loss |
| 4 PM Sun, 18 Feb | at N.C. State | win |
| 7 PM Wed, 21 Feb | Boston College | win |
| Noon Sat, 24 Feb | Miami | loss |
| 7 PM Thu, 1 Mar | at Virginia | win |
| 1 PM Sun, 4 Mar | Clemson | win |
I know what you’re thinking: This guy is nuts! We’re going to lose to Miami at home and beat UVA on the road on their senior night?!?! I admit, that is a crazy prediction, but I have a method to my madness. I think Hokies are going to drop one at home that they should win, and they’re going to win one on the road that they should lose. I also think they have a shot at winning at BC on Saturday, but I just think we’ll be due to come back down to earth.
Now, the 2007 football season:
| Date | Opponent | Vince’s Prediction |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Sep | East Carolina | win |
| Sat, 8 Sep | at LSU | win |
| Sat, 15 Sep | Ohio | win |
| Sat, 22 Sep | William & Mary | win |
| Sat, 29 Sep | North Carolina | win |
| Sat, 6 Oct | at Clemson | loss |
| Sat, 13 Oct | at Duke | win |
| Thu, 25 Oct | Boston College | win |
| Thu, 1 Nov | at Georgia Tech | loss |
| Sat, 10 Nov | Florida State | win |
| Sat, 17 Nov | Miami | win |
| Sat, 24 Nov | at Virginia | loss |
Again, you’re probably thinking that I’m smoking something. Yes, I’m predicting a win over LSU and a loss to UVA. I think we have a good chance at winning at LSU because most people are going expect us to lose that game. Anyone remember our trips to Clemson in 1998 and Texas A&M in 2002? Those were supposed to be road losses for us.
Also, I’ve got the feeling that two trends end next year: Our losing streak to FSU and our winning streak over UVA. No matter how good or bad our team is next year, Saturday, 10 November 2007, will be one of those days where the Hokie Nation wills the football team to victory. I cannot wait for the day the Seminoles come to Lane. And after we beat Florida State and Miami in consecutive weeks, the Hoos will bring us back down to earth. I hope I’m wrong on that one.
That said, who knows what’s going to happen in the next 7 months. These predictions are meaningless.