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Talking With Teel: What Is Mike Young And Virginia Tech Men's Basketball's Future?

·1 hr 9 min·4 clips

Virginia Tech has been outscored by 43 points between the under-4 timeout and the buzzer.

1. Talking with Teal episode 23 examines Virginia Tech men's basketball's future and the Hokies' football scheduling outlook. 2. Carter Hill hosts with Andy Bitter, David Cunningham, and Virginia Sports Hall of Famer David Teal, who shape the program discussion. 3. The episode asks whether Mike Young can keep Virginia Tech competitive after a season of missed chances and a possible NCAA tournament miss. 4. Teal says Virginia Tech looked disappointing after wins at Clemson and losses to Florida State and Miami. 5. He cites Mike Young's ACC Media Days claim that he had built an NCAA tournament-caliber roster at Virginia Tech. 6. The hosts describe repeated late-game mistakes, including Toby Lowell's foul on Trey Donaldson with fewer than 20 seconds left against Miami. 7. They connect those mistakes to a broader theme of poor basketball IQ in crunch time. 8. Teal says Virginia Tech has repeatedly struggled to guard opposing perimeter players such as Nate Kamis, Abuka Corey, and the Florida State guard Somerville. 9. The hosts also discuss how Tyler Johnson's absence may have affected the Hokies defensively. 10. Andy Bitter adds a stat-heavy breakdown showing Virginia Tech's negative-43 point differential from the under-4 timeout to the final buzzer. 11. The group notes that Virginia Tech has been good for long stretches but has not closed games in November, December, or ACC play. 12. They point to losses like Stanford, SMU, and the Miami finish as examples of games that slipped away late. 13. The conversation turns to bracketology, with Patrick Stevens still projecting Virginia Tech as the last team in the NCAA field. 14. David Cunningham cites resume metrics like NET 55, KenPom 59, Torvik 55, and KPI 42 as reasons the Hokies still have a path. 15. Teal says the program could return Ben Hammond, Jaden Schutt, Tyler Johnson, Christian Gurdak, Amani Hansberry, and Antonio Dorn. 16. The hosts debate Neal Clisodalis, Ben Hammond's role, and whether better roster construction and more resources could help Mike Young next season. 17. Teal describes the show as a long, candid basketball conversation that moves into football scheduling and contract strategy. 18. The football segment pivots to future opponents, ACC revenue, and the effect of nine-league-game schedules on nonconference games. 19. People who follow Virginia Tech basketball roster building and ACC scheduling will get the most from this episode. 20. People looking for a quick football-only recap or a game highlights breakdown can skip it.

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A blunt, local read on the Hokies' basketball crossroads.

Episode 23 frames Virginia Tech men's basketball as a season-ending reckoning, with the hosts circling the same basic question: where does the program go from here?

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