Jeff Allen is a moron and will be benched against the Hoos

Sorry, but I gotta keep this one short, cause school is dumb...

As a result of his lovely gesture to the Maryland fans, Jeff Allen will not play Wednesday night (2/18) against Virginia. Obviously, this is a huge loss for the Hokies, as Allen averages 14.5 points and 8.8 boards in 30.5 minutes of play. However, the Hokies have already proven this year that they can beat the Hoos without significant contributions from Allen. In the game in Blacksburg on January 10, Allen missed all 7 of his shots from the field on his way to scoring just 3 points and grabbing 6 boards. Tech still managed to take care of the Hoos, thanks in large part to 29 points from A.D. Vassallo (the Dr. Pepper thief himself) and 24 points from Malcolm Delaney. Moral of the story for Virginia, stop Vassallo and Delaney.

With Allen out, Mike Scott should be set for another big game. Scott put up 16 points while grabbing 6 boards in the January 10 contest, and is coming off of a huge game against Clemson. The other leading scorers for the Hoos in their previous matchup with Tech were Sylven(20) and Mustapha (17). While 20 points shouldn't be too much trouble for Sylven this time around, it seems like a stretch to expect 17 from Mustapha again. This means that other players will have to step up, just like the Clemson game. Hopefully Sammy, Jeff, and Jamil will be able to carry over their peformances from Sunday afternoon.

Vassallo poses a matchup problem for the Hoos, as he stands at 6'6" and is a very good shooter. If he gets that first shot to fall, watch out. The key here is to mark him real tight, and get him to miss his first couple of shots. Look for Solomon Tat (the defensive specialist) to mark Vassallo and hopefully frustrate him the entire night. Even though Allen is out, don't expect the Hokies to get little production from the post. Both Cheick Diakite and Lewis Witcher are very capable substitutes and have the potential to make and impact for the Hokies.

Prediction:
The Hoos come out rolling and don't stop. Mike and Sylven are both good for 20 points. Don't think Virginia forgot about Jeff Allen's picks from their previous game. The only consolation to having thousands of Hokies at JPJ is watching them all move towards the exits as the game comes to an end.

76-64 HOOS!