In an ideal world, we start our season 4-0. But every long term Hokie fan knows these things are not a given. That may be even more true for the newer fans amongst us.
So, if we aren't going 4-0, who would you rather lose to? WVU or Richmond?
I'm taking the head scratcher of Richmond. I know the WVU loss probably doesn't look as bad on paper, I just don't want to stomach that one. At the same time, losing to Richmond is fodder for ridicule.
Which way would you go?
On to 4-0!
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This is a no brainier.
There is no right answer to this question
Neither.
Next question.
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
Yes.
Next question.
By itself, no. In a bun, then yes, at that point a hotdog is as much a sandwich as it is a sub or a soft shell taco.
Losing to either one will no doubt cause my alcohol bill to reach
unpredictedunprecedented levels that night.I can't afford that shit right now.
Edited: Because the mere thought made me use the wrong word.
Don't just stand there - plaid this immediately!
Beating WVU and losing to Richmond would be the most Fuente thing ever
Only if it was due to having a 14-21 point lead at the half, pulling off the gas in the 3rd, and letting them get the ever-devastating "underdog confidence" in the 3rd and drowning ourselves in the 4th.
Honestly I expected us to start out 2-4 so any wins over the next 4 is gravy for me so I will take any and all. Squeakers, bare knuckled fights, blowouts. Give me all the W's! Gun to my head for this particular case give me the WV win, they were our rivals back when I was in school and always loved beating them.
Shut your whore mouth. Don't even go there even jokingly.
We cant lose to WVU. And what is this all about "former rival?" The rivalry never left home boi they just quit playing the game.
We go 1-0 this week.
This is like asking which STD you'd prefer.
No. Just no.
I will take the option to dangle the family jewels over a meat grinder while doing jumping jacks
Christ, that makes the danglers hurt just thinking about it....
You are a damaged individual for even thinking of that.....eeesh!
Ouch...
I choose that we beat the ever living crap out of WVU. Then in a contest to see who can score the least points, Richmond beats the snot out of us.
If anyone says WVU you're out of your mind, first off.
Second, I've said from before the opener that we'll lose to Richmond, as Fuente continues his quest of defeat to every in-state program.
Hell no. We aren't losing to Richmond, the one Saturday idk
It would be pretty hard to claim to be the best football team in the state of VA if you had a loss to every "inferior" team in VA within the last decade, and we're dangerously close to doing so.
A loss to WVU would be annoying but nothing beyond that.
Fortunately enough, the Dukes fall outside the decade range now.
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That question is
Rather lose to Richmond than WVa. But let's just go 1-0.
We have to beat WVU all the way, no one cares about Richmond. 98 loss to temple and 2020 to JMU would still be so much more embarrassing.
Why? Richmond is a significantly worse program than either JMU or Temple. The answer is simple, a loss to a P5 team (favored to win) is the lesser evil by far. But, choosing losses is a defeatist attitude and I would prefer to focus my attention on kicking both them asses.
Richmond is current 21st in FCS and plays #12 Villanova this weekend, so they could easily be a top 15 FCS. That is light years better than the 6-5 JMU team that beat us.
Temple was winless and is the 4th largest victory against the spread in college football. Those temple teams were terrible, Temple was 14-80 in the Big East. They were 2-9 that year and lost to William and Mary 2 weeks before beating us. They were bad and we had a 17-0 lead on them.
I will give you room to debate JMU, temple, and Richmond but under no condition am I volunteering to ever again lose to an FCS school.
That 98 temple team we lost to was horrendous. That program was so bad remember that the Big East actually kicked them out.
Hard disagree on that one. A loss to WVU would definitely suck, but a loss to Richmond would be talked about for years. I mean people still bringing up Temple and JMU 10-20 years later. That's baggage I don't need to carry around.
Plus, we're getting another shot at WVU next year right?
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Both and "iAdios!" to Fuente? LOL, jk. Or am I?
I don't like this game.
Unless we and/or UNCheat tank the rest of the season, he probably saved himself from any possibility of that IMO.
Well, this has been almost everything I expected it to be. I'm actually surprised there hasn't been more debate over which one is worse.
losing to richmond is a worse look for the football program, losing to the neers is worse in our hearts as Hokies.
both are no good very bad results, and forcing me to pick one is immoral!!
Losing to Richmond deserves the Clay Helton treatment. Losing to WVU barely matters for our season
This site if we lose to Richmond...
Everyone over 30...
Everyone under 30...
Half this site...
And then the pre-bowl streak TKP'ers...
Like losing the 1997 Homecoming to Miami of Ohio. Once you've seen that, nothing is surprising.
this clip cuts off before the best part
edit: maybe not the best part, but another funny part among many funny parts... in fact, just go watch the whole movie.
It's funny, but the henpecked husband trope is kinda dead. Plus it doesn't really fit here.
Tf does this even mean lol?
Ok...its in reference to losing to Richmond...
The first gif, over 30...we've seen (and remember) the losses to Temple and JMU, among others.
The second one, under 30, they don't remember those losses, so it's new to them.
The thrid one...half the board...refuses to believe those games were ever even played.
The last one...pre bowl streak...well, they've seen 2-8-1 seasons in 1992, the program on probation, one Vick take us to a National Title game, and another Vick flip off the WVU faithful....they've seen it all...
The real question is which would be worse, beating WVU and then losing to Richmond? Or losing to WVU and then also losing to Richmond?
I think the first scenario would be worse.
As far as WVU being a former rival...some of us were there in Morgantown in 2003. Nothing "former" about wanting to destroy the cousins.
Agree with that last point. The only reason this is though of a "former" is because it hasn't been played regularly. and we followed-up our 2003 flop by effectively wrecking their chances for a MNC run in 2004.
That game can vote.
I was also in Morgantown in 2003. I have always had them in my top 2 most hated, but they moved up REALLY close to the number 1 spot after that experience. Never been "former" to me either.
As far as being competitive, the cousins are much better rivals and should be the most hated, but the boo hoos are such a bunch of douchebags. Also, there are more of them that I have to deal with on a regular basis.
And the question that started this whole thing is junk, by the way...
Hot take: I'd lose to both if it meant winning the ACC outright
Oof. I remember when we could win the ACC without such compromises. I miss it.
This gives me the strongest of 2010 vibes and I don't like it one bit.
Get out of here with the bad juju thread.
25-0 this week, we win all the games.
Are you getting paid by the click or something?!
Nah. I'm just a glutton for punishment. I like to sit around and ponder nightmare scenarios. And then find myself wondering if other people do too.
You should sleep late man
It is much easy on your constitution
I'd much rather lose to WVU. We've destroyed JMU every time we have played them- except once, and I still hear shit about that. I'd rather not hear shit from yet another in-state FCS school for decades. Also IMO- If Fu loses to Richmond that will cost him his job, and I think he is fully aware of that too.
If we lose to Richmond, that's one less thing we can lord over the Hoos. So the one where we don't lose to Richmond.
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I didn't want to lose to WVU, but clearly losing to Richmond would be worse.
And now we've already used up the option.
So a win vs Richmond is obligatory.