The State | 07/23/2007 | Notes | Hokies ready for Saint-like season

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Media Attention And The Virginia Tech Massacre
Published 7/23/2007 by The Heisman Pundit (mosebar@hotmail.com) at HeismanPundit.com
... . Powell said he recently asked his friend what the students talk about most. He thought his friend would mention the campus shootings in April, when the Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho killed 27 students, 5 faculty members and himself. Instead, his friend said that more than anything, the freshmen wanted to know when and where they would receive their football tickets. “It just made me realize that people are ready to get past what happened and they’re ready to look toward this team to lead us out of this,” Powell said Sunday during the Atlantic Coast Conference’s news media day. Not that the sports media is listening. This is the best story to happen to wannabe Rick Reillys since Katrina hit. Some are already comparing the Hokies to the New Orleans Saints . A Pulitzer awaits. To the keyboard!

The Daily Roundup: Monday's ACC Football Kickoff (with a touch of Vick)
Published 7/23/2007 by Ed at ACC BasketBlog
... Hokies ready for Saint-like season: "Several of standout tackle Duane Brown’s friends in his hometown of Richmond, Va., had paid no attention to where he played college football." ...