• Regarding Tech's 7:00 start against Southern Mississippi and the fact that it shortens Tech's recovery and prep time for Clemson five days later, Weaver said he would never decline ESPN's request to move a kickoff time for television. That would be a disservice to the ACC and ESPN. Any television exposure is good exposure. Thursday night ESPN games have been great for Virginia Tech.
• The Hokies will play three straight games at night on one of the ESPN networks. It's a great chance to get the season heading in the right direction. Tom O'Brien has taken BC to six straight bowls, and runs a very good program. It would be a big win for Virginia Tech.
• Weaver dismissed thoughts that Duke should no longer compete in the ACC for football. If that's what the university wanted to do, he would support them. But as of now, he isn't sure if that rumor has any legs.
• There is no scalping law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. People are allowed to sell their Hokie tickets for more than face value.
• Last year the ACC put so many players in the NFL, that it would have been very tough to come back this year with a repeat performance with so many good teams. It all runs in cycles.
• Seth Greenberg perhaps did his best coaching job last season, with all the injuries and off the court problems. Weaver said he was very proud of last year's basketball team.
• Weaver recommends that people going to the game from the West parking lots to the East stands need to enter the stadium at Gate 8, which is directly behind the East stands. That will help make the crowd entering at the northeast corner (at Gate 7, where the students enter) a lot smaller.

• Right now the coaches are allowed a certain time per week with their players. The Tech coaches have saved that time and will start practice on Thursday.
• In Seth's first three years, they had a total of three seniors. On this year's team alone, they will have five. That will pay major dividends.
• Just like anyone else in the ACC, they can be very good. Any coach in the ACC will say right now that they have a chance to be very good. The guard play will be excellent. They will be most improved at small forward. A.D. Vassallo and Deron Washington have been very good in the preseason.
• Post players: Coleman Collins needs to get better in defensive rebounding and defending the post. He wants to play in the NBA, and he needs to practice like it. Robert Krabbendam is up to 246. Cheick Diakite has to set expectations for himself. He has some tools. This team is talented, and they are excited to get in the gym and get to work.
• The “Takeover”, Zabian Dowdell, Jamon Gordon and Coleman Collins, has done a lot to change the culture of Virginia Tech basketball. Now they have a chance to take it to another level. They can be very good.
• The team must take advantage of every day. They must do what they can do every day to make themselves better. They must develop into a consistent program. They have to prepare, play and practice the same every day.
• Shawn Harris is trying out for an ABA team. Allen Calloway is doing better. His weight is staying consistent. He is finishing up some paperwork so he can officially graduate. He is a walking miracle after two major surgeries in six months.
• Nigel Munson will be fun to watch. He is a point guard. He sees the floor well, he is quick and very unselfish. Guys like playing with him. He puts others in a position to be successful.
• Greenberg said everyone will get into the game in the first half (in the first game presumably). The only way they can lose that right is to not compete and play hard in practice. It's important to keep the starters fresh, and the Hokies need to find a rotation.
• Greenberg said he will do a Midnight Madness when 10,000 will show up. 3,000 people is midnight without the madness. Plus, it wastes a valuable day of real practice.
• Rebounding, free throw shooting and three point shooting will be keys to Tech's season. They are getting bigger. Deron Washington should be a very good rebounder from the wing position.
• Greenberg said the staff has done a great job in recruiting. They have five commitments for the 2007 class already (Dorenzo Hudson has just committed, making it five), and each player ranks 150 or higher in the nation. The future remains exciting. Early Signing Day is the second Wednesday of November.
• There will be a basketball scrimmage on the day of the Southern Miss game at 2:30. Admission is free. They will also scrimmage Georgetown on the road and South Carolina at home. There will be no exhibition games this season.

• This will be a big challenge on Thursday. The Hokies will have to play great on Thursday. BC is one play away from being undefeated.
• Thursday nights are great because you are the only game on TV. Tech has always played well on Thursday nights. It's the same as Monday Night Football in the NFL.
• The Hokies can't give up the big plays against BC like they did against Georgia Tech. The Hokies have never lost a Thursday night road game, and they've never lost an ACC road game.
• It's possible that Kam Chancellor could play rover next year. You want to get your best 11 players on the field, and Chancellor will probably be one of those. Cam Martin is another possibility.
• BC has a very big offensive line, as usual. They are always tough and good in the trenches. They have a couple of steady, solid tailbacks. Defensive players get tired of tackling them as the game goes on. Tech's defensive line is very fast, so they need to take advantage of that.
• The running game needs to get cranked up. As the team continues to mature, that part will come along. Elan Lewis played well against Georgia Tech, and hopefully he will be able to provide a lift.
• Josh Morgan has been great on the punt block team. Justin Harper will factor in there this week as well. Games can turn on a dime in the kicking game, and it's important to use your best athletes.
• Tech doesn't have as much room for error as in the past. They aren't a lot better than teams they are playing, and they aren't a lot worse than anybody either. They have to scratch and claw for victories.
• Beamer lets Stinespring and Foster come up with the game plans. He trusts them. Sometimes he offers a suggestion, but he generally leaves it up to them.
• The game dictated how many carries Branden Ore had against Georgia Tech. Beamer is pleased that the team has shown the ability to throw the football. That part has been a plus. The running game has to catch up to the passing game.
• Tech just needs to play better against BC up front. They need to do the right things, like getting to the right gap. The effort is there.
• Kenny Lewis, Jr. has to improve a bit on his pass blocking, but he is running the ball well. You saw that in the JV game against Hargrave on Friday (31 carries, 161 yards). It was a very good experience for him.
• There is no truth to the rumor that Tech could install (artificial) field turf in Lane Stadium. They just got a new surface in the offseason, and it is working well right now.
• The coaches are staying in constant contact with the recruits who have already committed. Beamer feels good about it. He would like to have an early signing day, but that means there is a lot more stuff to do during the season, and that makes it very difficult. That would also lead to more recruiting over the summer, which is the only time that coaches have any vacation time at all.
• BC linebacker Brian Toal has been bothered by two bad shoulders, but he will probably play. They are very big inside at defensive tackle. The Hokies have to earn it.
• BC is very good in the kicking game, especially on kickoff returns. It's going to take an error free game from the Hokies to win.

Monday was Day 681 of Virginia Tech's continuous possession of the Commonwealth Cup.