Just watched that replay of Paulus taking free throws the next year. Cheer still happened and he looked upset. Heck, I know people who tried to start that cheer again last year. Defining moment of a basketball program, which is probably why they are so terrible.
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I remember being at that game as a student the following year. The reason he was so upset at the foul line was because someone brought a large amount of actual tea bags and passed them out amongst the students and we held them up when he was shooting free throws.
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I was at College Gameday in Atlanta before the '09 Tech/Alabama game. They did a segment on Greg Paulus playing QB for Syracuse and we started a "Teabag Paulus" chant. Herbstreit turned around and gave us a sheepish grin.
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I don't know, Deron Washington Tea-bagging Paulus was awesome. But the dunk that he threw down coming down the Lane against BC was the fiercest dunks I've seen in College Basketball (I know that Hyperbole runs wild when its your team), but I thought there was no way he would reach the rim, let alone tomahawk it. The defender thought about blocking it, but then just ducked outtha way. Scene here.
He dunked over someone on UNC a couple years later in the ACC tournament which was also awesome. It was off an out of bounds alley-oop, I can't remember who he dunked over though.
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I never missed a game as a student... and I was there for the Frankie Allen years! We didn't win a ton, but we didn't exactly suck either. And I gotta say, between Carruth, the Jacksons, Basham, and Rivers... we had some fun teams when I was a student.
The half-time shows were well worth attending as well.
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I still can't believe that team lost to NC State in the semifinals. That was our chance to win the ACC title. Not really gonna complain too much though because that whole season was fun.
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We have a basketball team?
It is merely a faint dying echo of a time long past.
"Teabag Paulus........."
If I had enough turkey legs to give you one, I would. Teabag Paulus was the best play VT ever drew up.
Just watched that replay of Paulus taking free throws the next year. Cheer still happened and he looked upset. Heck, I know people who tried to start that cheer again last year. Defining moment of a basketball program, which is probably why they are so terrible.
I remember being at that game as a student the following year. The reason he was so upset at the foul line was because someone brought a large amount of actual tea bags and passed them out amongst the students and we held them up when he was shooting free throws.
I was at College Gameday in Atlanta before the '09 Tech/Alabama game. They did a segment on Greg Paulus playing QB for Syracuse and we started a "Teabag Paulus" chant. Herbstreit turned around and gave us a sheepish grin.
It's too bad we didn't play Syracuse that year. We could have been the only team to tea bag and sack Paulus.
I don't know, Deron Washington Tea-bagging Paulus was awesome. But the dunk that he threw down coming down the Lane against BC was the fiercest dunks I've seen in College Basketball (I know that Hyperbole runs wild when its your team), but I thought there was no way he would reach the rim, let alone tomahawk it. The defender thought about blocking it, but then just ducked outtha way. Scene here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaF0VIhFq7s
Listen to the fans and announcers instantaneously loose their shit. Does Cassell ever get like this anymore?
^^THIS! We went NUTS when that happened!
now we can't even make two handed dunks :(
^^^This! Worst Dunk Percentage in the nation I would bet.
It did once last year (Oklahoma State). Other than that, no.
Back when JJ looked like he was Coach of the year...
For a day, maybe a week. But then both teams took a turn for the worse, with Tech getting the worse end of that deal.
Then we realized Green was POY and everyone else on the court just got front row seats to the Green Show.
For those that haven't seen this, here's the clip.
Teabag Paulus
Ahh yes, back in the days where VT basketball was fun to watch.
hated the end of the season though - felt like we lived on the bubble.
He dunked over someone on UNC a couple years later in the ACC tournament which was also awesome. It was off an out of bounds alley-oop, I can't remember who he dunked over though.
Hell, I refuse to acknowledge our basketball team
It's OK, they don't acknowledge UVA's team either.
Actually, they aren't acknowledging anyone's team it looks like
So they were disbanded like Metallica after The Black Album?
Sometimes I feel the same way.
I went to a VT basketball game once. The VT basketball team didn't.
So we kept it close then.
Once upon a time, VT basketball was not terrible.
The end.
I never missed a game as a student... and I was there for the Frankie Allen years! We didn't win a ton, but we didn't exactly suck either. And I gotta say, between Carruth, the Jacksons, Basham, and Rivers... we had some fun teams when I was a student.
The half-time shows were well worth attending as well.
But many, many times they were. This coming from a b-ball fan who sat front row center court at the Cassell back in the day (late 90's).
all this dwash talk has me yearning for better days and high flying hokies
like macraw83 says, we werent always terrible
And with the doom and gloom from the last couple seasons, it almost seems like a bad fairy tale.
Those gave me so many sads...
Will a turkey leg make you feel better? :(
A little bit. And I'll return the favor!
Those were exciting Hokies. Def always entertaining to watch
An interview with Seth during the 2007 season when they swept North Carolina and Duke - (#1 North Carolina twice and @Duke)
Things I enjoyed about this interview...
Only team to beat UNC and Duke in the same week!
I still can't believe that team lost to NC State in the semifinals. That was our chance to win the ACC title. Not really gonna complain too much though because that whole season was fun.
Greenberg's Revenge