Duke game attendance

Will anybody be going to the Duke game? I'll be there with a buddy of mine representing the orange and maroon.

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I'll be there. (Fan-ning, not covering the game, braving the autumn cold.)

VT '21

Are you somewhere in the chemistry lot?

I'm going, first game with daughters and nephews

Will be there with 4 friends. Grabbed some tickets right behind the team because I figured it would be cool to be close ($67 no fees through duke) but hope we can still see the game ok.

Danny is always open

The Triangle Hokies alumni chapter will be there, but we couldn't get Duke to work with us over tickets for this one. There will be a tailgate in the Chemistry Lot.

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"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

I'll be there with my wife and 10 of our friends (plus several kids). We've got two extra tix if anyone is interested

Onward and upward

You're the reason the Triangle Hokies alumni chapter (see above) couldn't get any tickets, lol

Lol. My b

Onward and upward

LOL I wish

Apparently after the last game we played there, the check we sent them to reimburse them for what we used was stolen in the mail (we verified it was cashed, but Duke never had it on their system as paid). We've spent years trying to make them good about it, and they won't return our calls or emails. So at this point I just don't expect them to be working with us going forward.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

woah, that's sketchy

Onward and upward

Yeah I mean we can see it was cashed but not by Duke and they won't even return our calls when we try to make them whole.

For that reason we aren't doing the tailgate in the gym anymore and probably won't be buying in bulk from the school again.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

that's so weird. Unless, and this is a crazy stretch, the person you're trying to contact defrauded duke and cashed the check for themselves and that's why they are avoiding you

Also, it can't have been THAT much money, right? Like, we talking hundreds of dollars, thousands, tens of thousands?

Onward and upward

Don't know the specifics since I'm not involved with the day to day of the chapter anymore (retired from that when the first kid was born) but we're only talking at most in the 4 figures. Significant for the chapter, but pennies for the Duke Athletic Dept. Which is why its so odd we can't get in touch with anyone. I don't even think Blacksburg had luck talking with them about it.

I mean its been a couple years now, so obviously they didn't care that much, but yeah, still a very odd situation.

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Curious, have you considered just changing the name of the group that you use to purchase tickets? I mean if instead of Triangle Hokies Chapter, you just had someone call from ACC Road Crew and asked to purchase tickets, would they even know?

Don't need to change the name of the actual chapter. Just have someone call/e-mail as another group. The chapter could then reimburse that person.

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Not worth thinking about it given we aren't scheduled to visit Duke again in the current rotation that lasts through 2030

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

We've got 15 going. Mix of old alums, new alums, current students, and families of those younger folks.

Sounds like TKPers alone will outnumber Duke fans! Way to represent!

Well one of my nephews is considering duke so, it's 4v maybe 1 for my group

Your nephew could attend Duke for an education but still be a Hokie!

Agreed! I attended Clemson for the in-state tuition and lottery scholarships, but never wavered as a Hokie.

I went to Radford and never Tech(just didn't work out for my time frame to graduate) but I'm still a Hokie.

Anyone have a good place to park for the game?

There's a bunch of spaces in the chemistry lot and it's Hokie Central.

will try that, we aren't tailgating that much so it will be a bit later