Hokies miss out on a Devil of a chance

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"We've got opportunities to go out and do something special," he said. "The positive part is that I don't think we're that far away."

There next challenge isn't far away, either. It comes on Wednesday evening, when national title contender North Carolina strolls into town. After that, it's a road trip to No. 23 Florida State next Sunday leading up to the ACC Tournament.

As Coach K put it afterwards, "more hellacious games."

The bad news is that it's a tough schedule ahead for them to get an eighth conference win. The good news: Tech can truly earn their ticket into the dance by claiming victory in one of those final two and then one at the Georgia Dome.

It seems only fitting that their NCAA Tournament hopes will be in question until the very end. The Hokies just hope that they see a favorable outcome in the final moments of Selection Sunday.

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Hokie08 | # March 2, 2009 @ 12:14 AM — Flag Comment

GO HOKIES... Get us to the Big Dance Seth!

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