I will never understand why the Howard's Rock thing at Clemson makes these lists. I mean, they touch a rock, what is the big deal? Its like if they included us for touching the Hokie Stone coming out of the tunnel or ND for hitting the sign.
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I've been at Clemson for twice for top 10 match ups (5 Clemson vs 3 FSU in 2014(?) and the rain game BYO-Guts against ND).
It does not compare to Enter Sandman. It's a loud stadium. The Clemson/FSU game was the best tailgating experience I've ever been around. But nothing in that stadium (other than the actual football 😭) compares well to VT.
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Yes, Howard's Rock was used as a friggin' doorstop for years, and the coach wanted it thrown out before a booster snagged it and put it on a pedestal. It's literally the dumbest fucking tradition in all of sports. 🙄
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It's literally the dumbest fucking tradition in all of sports. 🙄
Honestly i think the "you can't do that" chant after a penalty or flag is the worst. But it's not a specific "tradition" as much as it is something stupid drunk people do
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You CAN do that, because they just DID. It incurs a penalty, or a foul is called or whatever. These things are all part of the game and happen frequently!
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No you can do it, you just get penalized for it. Sometime, not only CAN you do it, but you SHOULD do it -- taking the foul or the penalty is sometimes the smart play!!!!!!
Idiot morons chanting YOU CAN'T DO THAT when opposing db absolutely mercs our wide receiver for a 15 yard penalty on a deep ball that would have been an easy peasy six.... Smh my head all day
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To be fair, I think some things are better for the chant than others. 12 men on the field, kicking an onside kick backwards, sending 3 people in motion, a LT with knee braces on trying to score a TD against a corner. Things you simply can't do- by rule. YOur point about smart fouling is legit. But the spirit of the chant is for more straightfoward rules, IMO.
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you just have to get the cadence right:
YOU CAN'T DO THAT clap clap clapclapclap
WITHOUT POTENT clap clap clapclapclap
CHIALLY INCURING clap clap clapclapclap
A PENALTY clap clap clapclapclap
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I'd be OK if we could develop a long, ongoing song/chant similar to what European soccer achieves. But I understand with so many breaks in the game it doesn't make sense.
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Why are we not discussing how idiotic the "bus ride around the stadium" is? The program's got infinite money and can't plan out/build/renovate a better located locker room?
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Forgive my swiss cheese of a memory, but I remember a trip there and the Hokies standing on the field taunting and waving Clemson down to the field as they gathered to touch their rock, and then beating them that day. It was a big deal to me then, but the decades begin to blur for me as I try to pin it down.
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Said this the last time a list like this was posted here, how is the Iowa wave not #1 on any list like this? Only reason it should ever not be #1 is if they don't count it because it's unfair for any other tradition to compete with it.
Sort of like asking a group of college kids to play against the best professionals in the world. It worked once in 1980, but not since.
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Yeah I don't understand it, it's literally about kids with cancer, you cant beat kids with cancer, it's just wrong, I mean beating kids is wrong in general no matter how much those little shits deserve it, but just lay of the kids with cancer.
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#3 Penn State Whiteout - they all wear white (wow!!!! \s) how could anyone ever duplicate that experience?
Wisconsin Jump Around - its actually pretty fun
Texas State Fair has deep fried butter on a stick....not sure how you top that in terms of "unique"
Sunset at the Rose Bowl --> its pretty weird how the Rose Bowl is just basically sitting in the middle of a residential area. I can say sunrise around that time is beautiful and very serene. I can totally see how sunset would be a cool experience
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Re: Penn State - You see the not knowing which section, not caring which section, and just refusal to wear the color of the stripe when we try to stripe Lane with orange and maroon...not saying it's list worthy, but getting 100,000 people to all wear the same color is something.
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Penn State also wears blue jerseys for the "white out". Why? because Penn State wears blue jerseys at home, period. They don't play pajama dress up like VT football does.
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LOLUVA would need to be on this list as it is related to "uniqueness". I mean, where else can you go expecting a football game and you get a pillow fight inside of a library?? Pretty unique if you ask me.
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I will never understand why the Howard's Rock thing at Clemson makes these lists. I mean, they touch a rock, what is the big deal? Its like if they included us for touching the Hokie Stone coming out of the tunnel or ND for hitting the sign.
I guess being able to run down a relatively steep hill without breaking anything should be celebrated?
https://youtu.be/cvuktushEhY?si=I9xdLzBSDBLrIDeq
Looks like a blast.
Personal injury lawyers and insurance rates guarantee that we'll never get to do something like this here, sigh.
its not even a run these days so much as a strut
I've been at Clemson for twice for top 10 match ups (5 Clemson vs 3 FSU in 2014(?) and the rain game BYO-Guts against ND).
It does not compare to Enter Sandman. It's a loud stadium. The Clemson/FSU game was the best tailgating experience I've ever been around. But nothing in that stadium (other than the actual football 😭) compares well to VT.
Touching Hokie Stone >>>>>>> touching a doorstop.
Yes, Howard's Rock was used as a friggin' doorstop for years, and the coach wanted it thrown out before a booster snagged it and put it on a pedestal. It's literally the dumbest fucking tradition in all of sports. 🙄
Honestly i think the "you can't do that" chant after a penalty or flag is the worst. But it's not a specific "tradition" as much as it is something stupid drunk people do
Really? I kinda love it.
I hate chanting 'over-rated!' Because it makes the current accomplishment lesser.
The "over rated" chant has been overused and become cliche thanks solely to Notre Dame
You CAN do that, because they just DID. It incurs a penalty, or a foul is called or whatever. These things are all part of the game and happen frequently!
Uh, when the offending team is penalized it pretty much proves that they, in fact, CAN'T do that.
No you can do it, you just get penalized for it. Sometime, not only CAN you do it, but you SHOULD do it -- taking the foul or the penalty is sometimes the smart play!!!!!!
Idiot morons chanting YOU CAN'T DO THAT when opposing db absolutely mercs our wide receiver for a 15 yard penalty on a deep ball that would have been an easy peasy six.... Smh my head all day
tactical fouling exists!!!!!!
To be fair, I think some things are better for the chant than others. 12 men on the field, kicking an onside kick backwards, sending 3 people in motion, a LT with knee braces on trying to score a TD against a corner. Things you simply can't do- by rule. YOur point about smart fouling is legit. But the spirit of the chant is for more straightfoward rules, IMO.
FFS!!!
I don't know if that's the dumbest chant, but this is definitely the dumbest fucking argument. Enjoy your day.
Yeah but saying YOU CANT DO THAT WITHOUT POTENTIALLY INCURING A PENTALY simply does not have the same ring to it IMO
you just have to get the cadence right:
YOU CAN'T DO THAT clap clap clapclapclap
WITHOUT POTENT clap clap clapclapclap
CHIALLY INCURING clap clap clapclapclap
A PENALTY clap clap clapclapclap
I'd be OK if we could develop a long, ongoing song/chant similar to what European soccer achieves. But I understand with so many breaks in the game it doesn't make sense.
like ten german bombers? [ducks]
Well, we didn't give up when they attacked Pearl Harbor.
YOU SHOULD NOT DO THAT!
POTENTIAL INFRACTION HERE!
BEEP-BEEP-BEEP.....BACK UP!
Beeping as the ref walks the ball backwards is great but only works when you're on defense
Have fun being the only one that cares
Thank the cameron crazies. they started the "you can't do that" chant.
"thank" isnt exactly the word i'd use
Now this actually does make me like the chant less
Maybe it should be, "You shouldn't do that!"
Why are we not discussing how idiotic the "bus ride around the stadium" is? The program's got infinite money and can't plan out/build/renovate a better located locker room?
Amen- and talk about waste... there are like 6 tour busses needed to drive less than a mile. moronic
Forgive my swiss cheese of a memory, but I remember a trip there and the Hokies standing on the field taunting and waving Clemson down to the field as they gathered to touch their rock, and then beating them that day. It was a big deal to me then, but the decades begin to blur for me as I try to pin it down.
1986. My freshman year. We weren't even on campus yet, as Tech was on quarters back then and started later than other schools.
Two years later, in 1988, I followed the team down to Clemson and watched them wave the Tigers down the hill again. Clemson pounded us that time!
Said this the last time a list like this was posted here, how is the Iowa wave not #1 on any list like this? Only reason it should ever not be #1 is if they don't count it because it's unfair for any other tradition to compete with it.
Sort of like asking a group of college kids to play against the best professionals in the world. It worked once in 1980, but not since.
The Iowa wave to the kids in that hospital is #1. VT Enter Sandman is #2. It's decided.
Yeah I don't understand it, it's literally about kids with cancer, you cant beat kids with cancer, it's just wrong, I mean beating kids is wrong in general no matter how much those little shits deserve it, but just lay of the kids with cancer.
#3 Penn State Whiteout - they all wear white (wow!!!! \s) how could anyone ever duplicate that experience?
Wisconsin Jump Around - its actually pretty fun
Texas State Fair has deep fried butter on a stick....not sure how you top that in terms of "unique"
Sunset at the Rose Bowl --> its pretty weird how the Rose Bowl is just basically sitting in the middle of a residential area. I can say sunrise around that time is beautiful and very serene. I can totally see how sunset would be a cool experience
Re: Penn State - You see the not knowing which section, not caring which section, and just refusal to wear the color of the stripe when we try to stripe Lane with orange and maroon...not saying it's list worthy, but getting 100,000 people to all wear the same color is something.
Penn State also wears blue jerseys for the "white out". Why? because Penn State wears blue jerseys at home, period. They don't play pajama dress up like VT football does.
I would honestly rate seeing Touchdown Jesus above all three of those at Notre Dame.
LOLUVA would need to be on this list as it is related to "uniqueness". I mean, where else can you go expecting a football game and you get a pillow fight inside of a library?? Pretty unique if you ask me.
UVA surrender Cobra is something to see at their home in Lane North.
Nah man, nothing beats the LOLUVa Devastated Drape
It's the pat on the back from mommy that does it for me.
The Droop of Discontent?
The Dangle of Disappointment?
The Boo Hoo Hoo?
The Flop of Failure
The Posture of Pretentiousness
The Limpness of Loserville
The Cavalier Collapse?
The Wahoo Wahhh?
THE GREAT FAIL-BINO!
To the tune of Kung Fu Fighting:
Everyone is Cavalier Whining
The Zima Weep.
Titanical Cavaliers
https://youtu.be/M1RDAcoELnc?si=oaYzzpqg__4pwZJz
https://youtu.be/BD5N3iiX-74?si=jMQQpLq_fUdqy8DL
Caruthers hides his cravat.
Guys, it's the UVa Drape of Despair
Draping douchebags?