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Talking With Teel: What Are Some Of The Most Memorable Virginia Tech Football Games?

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David Teel says the 1999 Miracle at Morgantown is still hard to top in his lifetime.

1. The Tech Sideline Podcast: The Virginia Tech Hokies episode centers on Virginia Tech football games remembered by Carter Hill, Andy Bitter, David Cunningham, and David Teel. 2. Carter Hill hosts the show, Andy Bitter is the senior staff writer, David Cunningham is the managing editor, Nick Brown produces, and David Teel is introduced as a Virginia Sports Hall of Famer. 3. The episode asks which Virginia Tech football games the panel has covered that still stand out, while also connecting the discussion to basketball and postseason awards. 4. The conversation opens with Virginia Tech's 82-63 win over Wake Forest and the hosts cite a 19-5 assist-to-turnover line. 5. They say the Hokies had six double-figure scorers and their highest points per possession of the season. 6. Neoklis Avdalas is singled out for 17 points, seven assists, and four three-pointers after a long scoring drought from deep. 7. Toby Lawal is discussed as an efficient piece with 17 points and nine rebounds on 7-for-11 shooting. 8. Christian Gerdak's second-half run is noted as 10-for-10 shooting with five quick buckets. 9. The hosts also mention Wake Forest making its first four three-pointers before Virginia Tech tightened its defense. 10. Steve Forbes is quoted as saying the Demon Deacons took the shot Virginia Tech wanted them to take. 11. The NCAA tournament section says Virginia Tech still needs wins over North Carolina and possibly Virginia to stay alive on the bubble. 12. The panel says the Hokies are probably not in if the field started today, but they could add two more Quad 1 wins. 13. One argument for Virginia Tech is that North Carolina may overlook the Hokies after Louisville and before Clemson and Duke. 14. The North Carolina scouting discussion focuses on Henry Visar, Jalen Stevenson, Seth Trimble, Bogovac, Zayden High, Eric Dixon, and Jayden Young. 15. The hosts say Virginia Tech may have to double Visar and survive North Carolina's three-point shooting at home. 16. The ACC tournament debate turns to Duke, Cam Boozer, Caleb Foster, and John Shire's roster construction. 17. The panel says Shire has already won two ACC tournaments, reached a Final Four, and built a defense-driven team after replacing Coach K. 18. The conversation is loose and conversational, with frequent interruptions, quick memory cues, and repeated name-checks of old games and coaches. 19. Fans who follow Virginia Tech hoops and Hokies football history would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a tightly focused, single-topic interview may skip this one.

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Virginia Tech game memories, told with the feel of a local sports desk still arguing the tape.

The segment leans into Virginia Tech football memory as a local sports conversation. Carter Hill brings Andy Bitter, David Cunningham, and David Teel back to the games that still matter in Hokies circles, and the talk lands where it should: on the 2019 six-overtime North…

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A Virginia Tech panel trades memories of the six-overtime North Carolina game and Bud Foster's 28-0 finale.

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