The signs thread and all the preview threads have gotten fairly large. I thought I'd make one for those on the scene as well as those watching at home to share the sights and sounds of the Bristol GameDay / ESPN coverage experience.
Share signs, media coverage, tweets, snaps, Things Mark May Would Say, etc. Tell us about the afternoon entertainment leading up to the main event. And for all y'all, Let's Go!!
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Lot of TN orange in that Gameday crowd....
Go Hokies!
"Butch Please" and "Fuente Foster 16" sighting.
(in purple) "REAL MEMPHIS FOOTBALL"
To whoever made the "UVA lost to Richmond" sign....THANK YOU!!
"Danny Coale Caught it" sighting.
Fu Fighters! Great Sign!
Dobbs is a Hufflepuff. Hahaahhaa.
couches on the sideline
Got to make Coach Beamer comfortable!
Alum I saw a "Fuente Foster '16 Make Tech stick it in again" sign.
Is Herbie wearing an orange and maroon tie?
"I don't always talk to Vols fans but when I do, I order a large fries."
That cut away from the VT flag on the skydiver. Wow.
I think that was a timing thing. Looked like they had trouble releasing the flag and ran the segment over.
"APP STATE - OT - LOL"
"If VT wins, Vick gets Smokey."
ifwhenThere's a picture of Harambe and Beamer that jus says GOAT.
LOVE the lets go hokies chants guys keep it up
Upsetting #17, weirder things have happened. Accompanied with pics of Tebow and the Mets.
Great placement..."Butch Jones needs metamucil", right behind Butch Jones.
Remember me saying I met the driver of the college gameday bus in Food City a few days ago? Well, he remembered me. I am backstage with a VIP pass!
Nice! Pics or it didn't happen
Not a fan of selfies in 90 degree heat, but here you go.
By any chance are you the one with the "If I had a dollar every time Tennessee said it was there year" sign. Because they just interviewed the girl with the sign and said she's been a local girl in Tennessee
Nope! I did love the sign, though, and I took many pictures. It's something I definitely would have created had more time allowed. :) I am just going to think about all of the highlights from today such as backstage passes to GameDay and an awesome tailgate with family and friends and not go anywhere near Facebook until Florida beat Tennessee.
New favorite sign:
"When the announcer says 'Vah Tech'"
So that's what that is...
Someone had a Hokiemon Go sign
Paddle Faster
I Hear Rocky Top
I lol'd
My current game day experience: sitting on a plane right now to Orlando for work, watching Game Day. The "Let's go Hokies" cheer that got going a few minutes ago got me all fired up. They are now diverting the plane due to an unruly passenger!
I haven't watched this much Gameday since the last time we were a Gameday site!
Gamedaying from home this week, but I've got to brag on my gameday breakfast. Full English (bacon, sausage, fried eggs, potatoes, baked beans and fried rye bread). All this salt and Battle at Bristol hype has my blood pressure pounding! Now if I could only get the London Underground's recipe for their baked beans...
that's a proper breakfast....as far as the beans, just add sugar. example below:
Not a good time for the wrong mics to be hot.
It was sooooo cringey.
Especially when it sounds like male voices laughing, seeming to make light of the situation.
Of course, the audio may be from something completely unrelated, but definitely not the time for laughter
Not. At. All. At least no one said anything objectionable. Although, I'll admit I was kinda hoping for it.
Richard Petty's mic cutting in...hahahaha
"Don't holler at me..." Lol
That ESPN interviewer made us sound like gods. That was amazing.
Talking about Marty Smith? Love that dude.
Yepp! He was great.
Didn't want to start a new topic on this, but Marty is on Highly Questionable right now in for Bomani Jones. It's weird
Marty Clip
I love Marty. Radford alum and one hell of a NASCAR commentator/writer/nut and a big Tech fan as well...but I hate that ESPN is keeping him on board just to have him visit SEC coaches a couple times a year, just doesn't work to his strengths. Wish NBC would pick get him for their part of the Cup season.
Just saw "Tennessee has more NCAA violations than UVA had fans at their Spring Game".
Bravo!
Richard Petty for the good guys! Although did he call us just "Virginia"? Audio on the plane ain't great.
yes - I assume he didn't finish because the crowd interrupted him. At least, that's what I choose to assume.
I figure he was choosing the state.
Only time "Virginia" will be picked to win on GameDay.
Damn, we will be landing a few mins before they do the picks.
WatchESPN app on the phone as you're walking off.
Good call
Looks like it may not be an issue after all. I forgot it takes 30 mins to get to the gate after landing at MCO. I think we actually landed in Jacksonville and are just driving the rest of the way!
Apparently, Corso has never missed when he does headgear for a Tech game.
Although, his record the past year has been spotty...
And technically, all of those other games were Beamer, not Fuente.
Marty & the King swinging coverage back to the good guys. Best for last.
Robo-Smokey is totally lame compared to Hokietron.
Kirk with a Bucky height reference, and a wrong one at that.
Okay who is chopping up the onions during this James Conner segment?
I know, right. Hits extremely close with my son. James is simply amazing.
Y'all don't forget to head on over to the Open Thread and the Non-VT games thread after the picks.
-And read the Community Guidelines before drunk posting your thoughts during/after the game (particularly the parts about duplicate threads and opinions).
Surprised about Gameday not really mentioning Beamer at all
Unless they're saving it up for when Corso puts on a Beamer head.
This head.
So did anyone else see the Jesus and God's wrath signs? How did they get such big signs in on sticks when the rules said you couldn't?
Also said no religious signs. Maybe there was just a particular footprint/paddock that the rules were enforced in.
He works in mysterious ways........
They stayed outside the pit where the sign rules didn't apply. You only got your sign checked once you went in the closest section.
They really should have checked the TV angles then.
Also the guy in reflective sunglasses in the bottom right.