Topic: Just announced Herd 1:1 with VA Tech

[Big City]

https://twitter.com/herdfansinfo/status/1067163548005093377?s=21

[herd2win]

Nice outcome for both schools...we helped them out this year and we get a quality home game in the near future.

[svherd]

Great win - win all the way around. Kudos to the AD's from each school. Now, let's kick some turkey tail Saturday.

[elginherd]

I believe MH did a really good job in securing a home & home as a price for playing them this year.

If he'd have just wrangled a home & home in MBB, with no future FB games, I'd have considered that a pretty good deal. This deal exceeded what I thought would have happened.

[IM4DHERD]

Must be, as rumored, cancelling the series with ECU.  Hokiesports.com shows 2023 OOC as ODU, Purdue, Rutgers and ECU.  2024 as ODU, ECU, Wisconsin and Rutgers.

https://hokiesports.com/sports/2018/6/6/football-future-schedules.aspx

[coalherd]

Must be, as rumored, cancelling the series with ECU.  Hokiesports.com shows 2023 OOC as ODU, Purdue, Rutgers and ECU.  2024 as ODU, ECU, Wisconsin and Rutgers.

https://hokiesports.com/sports/2018/6/6/football-future-schedules.aspx

Or possibly perhaps the Rutgers series.  Tech and another Big 10 program, Michigan, previously had cancelled a home and home series.  Perhaps Tech doesn't want 2 B10 games in the same seasons, although right now Rutgers is a total train wreck.

As for basketball, another season or two like last year and I believe Danny, Mark Cline and/or Hamrick may find some games with "Major" programs like Tech would be easier to land.  Right now, Buzz Williams has a strong program going in Blacksburg.  The relative proximity to Huntington of such a top ranked program should be something both schools could find as a reason to schedule some games, unless, of course, Williams turns out to be a total A-hole like Lard Boy in Morganhole!!!

[Herdmeister]

Or possibly perhaps the Rutgers series.  Tech and another Big 10 program, Michigan, previously had cancelled a home and home series.  Perhaps Tech doesn't want 2 B10 games in the same seasons, although right now Rutgers is a total train wreck.

As for basketball, another season or two like last year and I believe Danny, Mark Cline and/or Hamrick may find some games with "Major" programs like Tech would be easier to land.  Right now, Buzz Williams has a strong program going in Blacksburg.  The relative proximity to Huntington of such a top ranked program should be something both schools could find as a reason to schedule some games, unless, of course, Williams turns out to be a total A-hole like Lard Boy in Morganhole!!!

I'm happy with the football deal that Mike put together but I wish he had been able to throw in a basketball game with Tech as well. Presently, they have a MUCH better basketball team than football.

[svherd]

I'm happy with the football deal that Mike put together but I wish he had been able to throw in a basketball game with Tech as well. Presently, they have a MUCH better basketball team than football.

That's a fluke for now. Football will be king soon I am sure.