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We all grumbled back in 2016 about the way the ACC handled expansion, and seemingly locked the conference into a no-win deal until 2036. Relax, the pundits said. Give it some time. Well, it's 7 years later, and as Ricky LaBlue writes, it's time to worry.

The Bill For ACC Actions Taken In 2016 Has Now Come Due In 2023 You might be surprised to learn that I have in fact been wrong before. It tends to happen a lot, unfortunately.But after seeing Brett McMurphy and Ross Dellenger’s reporting on dissension within the ACC’s member schools, I think I nailed this one squarely on the head — the ACC is sinking into ...

The hiring of James Johnson by the Virginia Tech football program caught many by surprise - I can't think of a single example of a former head basketball coach joining a football program - and Ricky LaBlue was equally surprised. But after digging into a few things, he offers reasons it just might work...

It's Unusual, But James Johnson Hire For Football Could Work... Facing an issue with the light switches in your house, you’re probably not going to call the poolboy.In this world of specialization, each of us have different skill sets that we can offer others. I’m not going to walk into Tesla and tell Elon Musk how to make his cars more affordable, just like...

"We're going to simplify the offense" coaches say over and over again when they have a new quarterback. So if you're wondering why Grant Wells looked so good at quarterback in Virginia Tech's Spring Game, Ricky Lablue breaks down film of the game and...it's because they simplified the offense.

Many years ago I spent 10 years as a sportswriter, so my perspective on the viral video of Giannis Antetokounmpo answering a question from The Athletic's Eric Nehm yesterday might just be a little different from everyone else's...

To Get A Great Answer, You May Have To Ask A Risky Question There was a time in my life when sportswriting was my job, and I viewed it as a craft I had to work at every day. The media gets a lot of well-deserved negative comments these days, but there is a video going viral right now involving Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was asked after l...

I'm pretty impressed with Robbie Beran committing from the transfer portal to Virginia Tech, and it's not only because of what he can do for the Hokies next year. He potentially could be an asset in future plans for the team in coming years as well...

With The Addition Of Beran, A Plan May Be Coming Together... Yesterday Virginia Tech basketball picked up a commitment via the transfer portal from Robbie Beran, a 6-9 forward-center from Northwestern, and I’ve got to say, I’m probably more impressed than most are about this.The Hokies definitely got some good players out of the transfer portal in 6-7 ODU...

At Spring Games, fans tend to root for the underdog at QB, but Grant Wells gave no one room to even think that as last year's QB1 looked sharp and comfortable with the offense...

Grant Wells Looks Sharp In Virginia Tech's Spring Game Hokie fans don’t expect much from their quarterbacks in Spring Games as it’s pretty rare we see one quarterback or another look sharp enough to confirm that he’s the leader in the clubhouse as QB1.Grant Wells did just that Saturday, cementing himself as the favorite to start for Virginia Tech ...

Remembering an old friend this morning...

Forgive Me Wendy, For I Know EXACTLY What I'm Doing :) It’s now been one full year since we lost Wendy Rieger.To most, she was this charming, funny lady who anchored Channel 4 news at various times with a sharp mind and a bold laugh. But for me, she was Wendy from the neighborhood, as we grew up within a few blocks of each other in Norfolk. Luckily fo...

While I think most Virginia Tech fans were disappointed to see Grant Basile was not coming back for another year with the Hokies, I was not. Here's why:

Go Live Your Life To The Fullest While Young And Healthy, Grant... It’s not often I’m not disappointed when I see a good player leave Virginia Tech when he still has eligibility left.But this morning’s news that Grant Basile is leaving the Hokies to go play pro basketball in Northern Italy made me smile.Basile is Italian, so much so he has obtained dual citiz...

Always thought when ownership finally changed in Washington, it would be something personal to us old geezers but not so much to younger fans. But in talking to Ricky LaBlue today (who is 38 years younger than me), it's every bit as personal to him as it is to me...

Hit The Road, Dan, And Don't You Come Back No More, No More... Around this time each spring, I used to spend an unhealthy amount of time exploring the upcoming crop of college football players headed to the NFL. I didn’t attack this task with the same rigor and detail as my friend and colleague Stephen Newman, but I loved forming my own opinions about who my ...

If the reports are true, I'll be honest: This is a day I've been hoping for for a very long time, and at times I thought I'd never see.

Hope has made an appearance in Ashburn...

Our Long National Nightmare As Fans Has Finally Come To An End... It’s finally over.With the news that Dan Snyder has reached an agreement to sell the artist previously known as the beloved Washington Redskins for $6 billion, the inconceivable nightmare decades ago that could force so many of us to no longer like the team has ended. On paper, I suppose you could...

The Nats are only 3-7, but at this time a week ago, there was great misery among the fanbase as to whether the team could even be competitive. After taking 2 of 3 from Colorado, however, Stephen Newman points out maybe these guys aren't so bad after all

Are The Washington Nationals Who We Thought They Were? After dropping five or their first six games, the Nationals found their groove at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies.In what was a relatively winnable series out west, the Nationals looked much more competent than they did against the Braves and Rays to start the season. Washington lost the se...

After two games that tried the souls of long-time Nationals fans, the team finally won one Sunday, and in the process, writes Stephen Newman, may have found that trusted starting pitcher all good teams need

Did The Nationals Find The Ace They've Been Looking For Sunday? When teams are caught in a funk, they often turn to their most trusted starting pitcher and call upon him to right the ship.Did MacKenzie Gore prove this weekend that he’s THAT guy?In spite of having presumptive top two starters Patrick Corbin and Josiah Gray on the mound, Washington had been domi...