Editor's note: BilldozerVT and mstrawther outdid themselves this year. If there's any post on TKP to make use of the share buttons below, it is this one. Enjoy! — Joe
Every member of Hokie Nation can relate to that feeling you get when August rolls around. The preseason polls are released, and summer camps around the country are poised to open. For the first time in the offseason you begin to actually believe that football is going to happen soon.
Objective analysis and reality agree that you should not get your hopes up for an undefeated season. To that I say "screw it". Put on your orange and maroon glasses. Tell anyone who will listen that this is going to be the best Virginia Tech football team in years. The rebuild is over. All the youth on offense Tech has depended on is hardened, experienced and paired with a veteran Bud Foster defense. This team is hungry, and I am excited.
Expectations are high and we will find out Labor Day night just what kind of team we have on our hands. Press play on the trailer and hop on that hype train with me.
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My face after watching this.....
Instant chubby!!!
THE HYPE TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION
THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON THE HYPE TRAIN
Awesome trailer guys, that was amazing.
All aboard!!! I already got my ticket punched!
My hype train is pulling a heavy load for this thread.
Is it too nerdy that I'm watching this thing and thinking "dang, that's some great gif quality. Totally seamless."
thanks for the new wallpaper
I have a higher resolution version if anyone is interested. Sadly I didn't make it 1920x1080, it's just 1660x1080.
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Well done, guys.
great stuff, def made my monday morning!
Me (5 min ago): refresh, refresh, refresh...
Me (now): boom! Merry Christmas in August! Thank u Bill, Strawther and Joe!
Thanks, I won't be needing coffee this morning.
Great work as always. Can skip my morning cup of coffee.
Damn you!
What a great way to start a monday morning
Anyone know when the first day of practice is?
This Friday.
Outstanding work as always. Bring on the season!!! Bring on anOSU!!!
Second post today I've caught at 38-0 #bro
*boner intensifies*
Wonderful
The Nature Boy always gets a leg from me.
A thing of beauty, well worth the wait!
I'll have it on a constant loop until Sept 7th.
Not gonna lie, I was jumping up and down in my seat at work and getting strange looks from the dude in the cubicle next too me. That shot of Gunner Kiel (still the most awesome qb name in recent history) getting destroyed is hopefully telling of what * qb's will be getting in 5 weeks. LET'S GO! HOKIES!
So I guess football is finally upon us! Great work guys!
excuse the ignorance, but is the Facebook share button supposed to automatically load content? It just created a blank share on my Facebook page - what am I missing?
Same here. It looked like it was trying to share "facebook.com" on Facebook...so I didn't use the share button, but did share the TKP Facebook post itself.
It should. It's broke on Safari and I haven't had time to fix it. If you copy and paste the TKP link onto your Facebook timeline, it should work fine.
yep - Safari user here .....
Oh boy... So many ESPN highlights and so few sources...
I know someone who is phreaking out so hard his head probably just exploded...
speaking of, he seemed to have deleted his twitter and blocked the website again. I was looking forward to watching some old games to pass the time at work. sad face.
Wow wow wow. Watched it with daughter while dropping her off for first day of 4th grade. Needless to say she is amped for school this year! GOOSE BUMPS ... START JUMPING
Umm first day of school? First week of August?
Doesn't want to be late.
Has to start tailgating.
Today was the first day of school in my corner of Georgia. Apparently they have more breaks throughout the school year.
We are also in Georgia in Kennesaw.
SMURFTASTIC! And all the HD footage!
That video just made my beard grow a beard. Yeah. I can't figure it out either.
Beardception.
*Inception horn intensifies*
I'm at full chub
Yes. Just...yes. Now everyone pray for an injury-free August. Actually, can we just skip August?
Watching the video I was all
aaaand now I cant get up from my desk for a little while
GOOO SPORTS TEAM!
Awesome! But, did the video kinda pause briefly throughout it for other people?
Thought it was my computer at work!
Nope. You must have some dust on your Intertubes.
It plays at 60 frames per second when set at 720 or 1080. My work computer doesn't have a dedicated GPU and it struggled, just like any youtube video at 60fps. Try changing the quality and see if it helps.
Thanks, that was it. 60 fps on my laptop is a no-no. Still, awesome work, even in low def haha.
Shoulda wore my loose pants.
If it was possible for me to have a boner I'm pretty sure
I would have one right now. Wow guys!! Y'all never disappoint!
Let's go!!!! HOKIES!!!!
Something like that...LOL
Thank's everyone! Have to give a special thanks to Mark Umansky for dragging himself over to the stadium to get some very specific shots for us to use in the opening scenes.
Mike Strawther, as always, did an amazing job as well. It gets a little hectic towards the end as we are passing video files back and forth piecing this thing together. It's always great when it's finally finished and we can sit back with the rest of you guys and enjoy it. Thanks again everyone, you guys help make all the hours worth it! Go Hokies!
Freakin awesome stuff.
Great job, all of you. I also recently realized that with you and Mike working together, TKP has its own Bill and Mike.
You guys have trailer-ology down pat. Your timing and placement is no different than anything commercially produced that I've seen.
You get that Whit? Pay these boys to make you something. I want to see Key Play Productions on the video board for real this year.
I have seen VT alumni on facebook post this video too. I wonder if the school will share it. I think you guys are doing great work.
I appreciate your hard work and time spent on this labor of love. The video is awesome and I am READY! GO HOKIES!!!
Yes you did.
Wow, I just pooped some maroon & orange butt nugget turdies..........
In that last osu clip where the announcer says "bud fosters defense comes up big" I had a full body chill.
Hokieboner. Well done.
Awesome! Thanks so much!!
Dadi "freaking" Nicolas
Thought the announcer said the same thing haha. But Bill enlightened me it's "Dadi bringin' the wood"
Fantastic trailer. You guys are the best.
Great job!
My morning:
Get to work
Remember the trailer came out!
Go back to car so I could crank the volume
Put keys in cupholde
WATCH TRAILER
GET OUT OF CAR TOO HYPE TO REMEMBER KEYS
Get into office, realize keys
"Eh, trailer came out, who cares"
Spill coffee all over myself
Have to go buy new shirt
Break into own car with coat hanger
Find nearby Ross, buy shirt
Get back to work by 9:10
STILL RIDING TRAILER HIGH
Moral of the story: too much hype can be dangerous. Also the trailer is awesome
Watching this in the office like...
I was all set to pay my rent this morning.... Oh well.
Me at work after this video
You guys are so damn good that you even found highlights from the Pitt and Miami games. Bravo to you good sirs, bravo.
Had chills before the names even finished, think I made it to Brewer.
That fist pump though, that moxie. Aww yeah.
just upgraded from coach to first class on the hype train
I bought two tickets. Just for myself.
Out of seatbelt extensions again? Hate that...
I'm psyched:
I'm going whole hog and just getting a sleeper cabin on this hype train! That way I can have all of my work, leisure, and sleeping time riding towards the rosy sunset.
And if the hype train begins to slow down due to on-field performance, I'll keep on riding it, but downgrading my ticket--now with more resemblance to a
Mountaineerhobo jumping on a slow industrial rail line just to get by week to week.If that happens, you can always jump to another one.
I guess you don't know if you don't try. Then again, maybe it would have been fine not knowing in this case.
I'm more disappointed the gif stops where it did.... Mainly because I'm pretty sure those rail lines have an active electrical charge running through them, and something tells me the sparks were about to fly...
hes okay
News Source
Thats some broken ribs right there.
I'm kinda hoping for the same result for OSU on sept 7th
Riveting. Nice job.
Seriously though, when are you guys gonna be employed by the VT athletic department?
Can't. Breathe.
Nice work guys!! It is most definitely August now. Here come the Hokies!
Great Job guys!!!
I watched OSU's hype video out of curiosity, Thats a long video and it contains exactly 0 plays from the game against the good guys (not that they didnt have PLANTY of highlight material after that). The very first comment following the video is someone proclaiming they want our heads on a platter. I LOVE the hate theyre sending our way. Also, I think our video is better. Just sayin'
Share! Share!
just go on reddit CFB and there will be like 100 of them.. within the last 5 minutes
In response to HokieinBmore, here's the sauce:
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2015/07/56815/video-an...
Very first comment. Also good to compare hype videos
well, that was underwhelming. Bill and Mike, so glad to have you guys
I tried to watch it, but kept falling asleep waiting for clips from the VT game.
With all the traffic we have on 11W around this time, I'm sure the traffic over at the Sabre has be cut in half for a typical August.
Dang! Billdozervt can i blame you for forgetting my wedding anniversary was today? Though, the preview was worth it. Maybe you can use this date every year and ill remember?
Wife: whats special about today?
My Response: The 2015 tech preview came out.
Well, you went with the truth, when you should have gone with "Every day is special with you. Happy Anniversary!" while secretly watching the Dozer hype video several times when she's not looking.
Leg for wisdom
The trailers come out on the first weekday in the month of August. You should change your anniversary to match. Tell your wife that variety is the spice of life.
Ill have to look into that. Haha.
This literally was all Bill. I can't take much credit for this one at all. I thank him for keeping the excitement alive for me in the summer - he fully dipped this trailer into a lot of dork magic.
i hope he washed his hands afterwards
You don't have to wash off dork magic....rub it all over yourself and bathe in it.
Awesome trailer as always. I think there will be daily viewings until Labor day.
If I had to describe my intensity/hype-level after watching that trailer...
I'd have to put it somewhere between a Corey Moore Sugar Bowl media session, and a fully-dipped Sam Rogers pillaging and burning down the 'Shoe in a barbaric rage.
Is this porn?! I think this is porn....
I like this porn.
Well, if my HR hadn't flagged TKP before, they certainly will now
My IT dept reads TKP :)
My IT department head is a Hokie Club rep.
I am in the IT department! I approve all TKP traffic!
First of all, well done:
Second of all, this was me walking around today:
This is why I love TKP
Got a shout out from Andy at the beginning of today's article, too.
Check it out.
Sorry I'm late to the party....dang work.
That being said:
Just went from 6 to midnight.
Cutting glass.
Chicken skin.
I've got chills...they're multiplin'...and I'm losin' control.
Nuclear (pronounced New-Cle-Ear).
It's electrifying.
Boogie Woogie Woogie?
my bad. i knew it was on the borderline, but worth a shot.
Hilarious, but potentially NSFW
Totally wasn't expecting that...
...neither was he
He was blindsided.
Alright, I laughed, but don't embed that kind of thing, please.
Best response ever. Well done.
+1
I correct myself.... if my HR hadn't blocked TKP before, they definitely will now
hopefully it wasn't alt text tagged and you'll be fine(?)
I got the magic in me!
You two never cease to amaze me. Awesome, awesome stuff!
The music selection was perfect this year.
For best results use ear buds with the volume jacked way up!
Bud Foster gave the video a shout out today on his facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/coachbudfoster?fref=nf
least descriptive sample screenshot EVER
Man, this plus the picture of him wearing a SACKSburg t-shirt is making me think that Bud is a regular reader of TKP! I wonder if he's a lurker or if he has an account.
Time to start spreading baseless rumors of which TKP poster is actually Bud Foster.
I think it might be 10Techman01.
Worst disguise since Clark Kent: http://www.thekeyplay.com/users/fudboster
nah, my money would be on someone who doesn't post so much/spend so much time finding a GIF for every single post. Gotta think my man Bud is too busy for that kind of thing.
Psh, Bud invented the Internet, so he knows where everything is. Takes him no time at all.
I enjoy breaking down film, what can I say.
I can't lie anymore...I'm the Bud Foster.
If this were ever to happen (Joe would have to institute a little "verified" icon or something), I'm pretty sure this place would explode. Can you imagine Bud commenting on one of French's film breakdowns?
I swear I'm not Bud Foster.
Torrian,
I'm laughing my ass off that bud foster basically posted a large image of my face on his facebook page.
He probably needed to prove to his wife what all those Google image searches for Billy Berlin were for.
And now I know what Billdozer looks like...its all coming together...
Bud Foster is leading us into a new age of sports marketing in social media.
*wakes up from hibernation* These next 35 days can't go by quick enough!
Could be a dumb question, but is there a reason you made the video unlisted on youtube billdozerVT? Just noticed it wasn't on your youtube channel when I tried to show my coworker on my phone. Obviously I can just come to this page and play it but was just curious.
I'll have it listed as public tomorrow. Just keeping it unlisted for today to drive more people over to the site to build the community!
Gotcha. I had a feeling it was for that reason. Thanks for the reply and great work on the video!!
Outstanding video. Great job guys, way to make a Monday morning exciting.
BAM!
Sight picture looks a bit off, well centered but aiming high, unless you are trying to knock an apple off the target's head. Cool gun though, never seen a double barreled semi-auto before. Looks like a 9mm, or am I underestimating?
Double barrel 1911
That explains the big kick, should have noticed that right away. 9mm, even doubled, would be much gentler.
So I managed to abstain for the entire day...I waited to get home and plug in my laptop to my TV with surround sound. TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!
Awesome job guys! I haven't seen a bad one yet :D
Watched the trailer like 10 times at work. Went home and hooked up the laptop to the 55'' tv with surround sound. Proceeded to watch the 2013, 14, and 15 trailers. Its been 3 hrs 45 mins and I am now a little worried I might need to go to the hospital soon...
I have a great gif idea but cannot make them work so I will say this......I have wood!
I just watched this for the 50th time, went back to watch past season trailers and then went on a tangent to watch as many Enter Sandman videos as possible. I'm too amp'd up to go to sleep! Great work, TKP!
Ready for 9/7
LET'S GO!
Power levels increasing...
VT is going to go... Even further... Beyond!
This is probably my favorite thing that has ever happened. VT mixed w/ ssj3. Oh. My. God.
Do you mean.... to level 4??
eh, GT is no longer canon, so it doesnt count (yes, I am a SUPER huge nerd when it comes to DBZ)
Better?
Indeed. Here's your turkey leg
This video was so awesome that my phone screen shattered after viewing. 11/10 would do again
watched again.
even more hype.
Billdozer went all Super Saiyan on this one.
The first embed is what the song is. What is crazy is that it sounds like the song in the second embed. Song used, Position Music. Identical song Twelve Titans Music. How i figured this out was I was mixing a trailer song over the weekend that used the second one (Twelve Titans). At first I was like crap im using the same song. 1:03 mark in the second embed sounds like that composer either switched teams, or straight up stole from embed one (or visa versa). Very similar music from two different composers. In fact you can almost que them up together and it sounds like one song. Glad i was able to make that connection before I got too far.
Thought I would share. Both great arrangements. And Good video
Still watching this a week later, and this is my reaction every time.
I looked up the definition of TMI on urban dictionary, it redirected me to this comment.
I just would like to point out that Dozer snuck this under our noses