They've taken out all of the bleachers in the south end zone and painted the concrete a darker gray color. I think this is some sort of surface reinforcing paint that looks better than the aging concrete. I think it also provides a rougher surface for traction during rainy games. More or less Armor All for concrete.
It's taken them a couple of weeks to vacuum and prep the south end zone so I don't think they're get to the east or west end zone until next off season.
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anybody have pictures?
I was hoping this was about a new endzone graphic...
is it like the surfacing paint people put in their garages to give it a sparkle? haha
But i would also like to see a picture of this
Interesting...I too would like to see pictures
So got a close up snapshot of it a few hours ago. It's just gray paint. Looks better than the stained concrete.
Most likely an epoxy coating (waterproofing), with a small aggregate broadcast into it for slip-resistance. It extends the service life of the concrete, plus adds some traction in the event of rain or spilled rum-and-cokes.
A very nice assessment, but don't make me down-vote this over not using bourbon (preferably Wild Turkey) in beverages inside Lane.
At least it's not Zima.
Doesn't Zima destroy football in general?
Good point. I'm ashamed.
Upvote for humility. "Prost", good sir.
2011 Miami game guy sitting beside me had somehow gotten an entire fifth of american honey bourbon into lane. Was gone by halftime didn't even mix it that gentleman, my roommate, and me drank it straight from the bottle. This is brown liquor country
Sorry, if you're mixing american honey bourbon with anything, you need to check your man-card at the gates. You can drink that stuff straight out of the bottle through a straw (provided the straw is long enough and preferably with coils).
This is coming from someone whose gf constantly rags on him for getting girly drinks at bars.
Amen. That crap is downright disrespectful to bourbon...more like cough syrup than a fine spirit.
Def not my go to. But it wasn't mine. My go to bourbon is makers and or woodford reserve. And as a young man I'm never in a position to turn down free drinks. I'm still amazed he got a full fifth into lane
Gray reminds me of Hokie Stone. Anything that keeps stains off of Hokie Stone is a good thing.
Here's an idea....commission the art department to have students paint a faux hokie stone on the gray background. The look of hokiestone, and it keeps those art majors off the streets.
Does this new paint have echo enhancing properties? Perhaps this is an ingenious plan to make Lane louder.
Well played Weaver.
I have to tell you guys, it's great to hear people speak intelligently on topics (even as mundane as concrete aggregate) outside of football-centric news on the site. I hope after all you flunkies "grajuminate" that we'll continue to have great conversations/posts here and that the site will cultivate (or "coach 'em up") a two-deep to speak intelligently on topics long after you guys are forced to leave the 'Burg and go be productive and model citizens, ahem...
The football analysis is top-notch and mating it with some whimsy and intelligent conversation makes this site in a true class of college football blog/fan-sites. Soooo much invigorating in comparison to the mouth-breathing knuckle-dragging you tend to make the mistake of reading when browsing other sites -pick one, ANY one...
Keep this up, ladies and gentlemen -but don't forget to add a dash sophomoric and toilet humor here and there.
I appreciate your comments, and I think your points are a few of the many reasons why we all love this site like girls love pinterest.
And for what its worth, I grajuminated years ago. As for the productive and model citizen part, thats probably still up for debate...
Indeed, surveying the responses over time has lead me to believe that most (or at least many) of us have matriculated already. As for the in-depth football analysis, you'll have to look at french and a few others for it. Many of us are unedumicated in the technical aspects of the game. I, for one, still resort to a chant of FireBryanStinespring when something goes wrong, whether it be in playcalling, recruiting, the weather, or spilling my beverage.
And don't you worry, there is plenty of sophomoric humor on here to go around. Usually directed at UVA.
Cheers to TKP! We need to get car stickers or something. Every time I pass a car with a VT sticker or license plate I think "I wonder if that is a fellow TKPer".
I would buy that!! I'd probably pay up to $7 for that!
Any TKP admins interested in the idea...?
agreed^^^^
Admittedly, my post was more of a "goes without saying" although it is surprising to hear that some or perhaps most of you fools are actually "growed-up" -well, in terms of the date on your driver's license. As a 39-year-old stuck in Atlanta, inundated with SEC (and living with an Auburn gal) and gawd-forbid putting up with GT nonsense, hitting this site once in a while whilst feigning work is a welcome refuge back to a wonderful time and place in life.
Hopefully this site will continue to attract and grow a knowledgeable, rabid and supportive fan base as well as offer insightful, energizing (and yes, toilet-based humor every now-and-then) and thoughtful musings on a variety of topics centered around Hokie Nation, for many years to come.
Alright, enough with the group hug -somewhere some drunk UVA sorority girl is about to make a bad decision that will end up on the int'rnets... let's all sit back and relish the fun-making.
Well at least she should be pretty quite after the Chizik dumpster fire last year...so you got that going for you
Nooop. She's glued to SEC Media Days (DVR'd) and anything "6degrees of separation" to AU she's snorting it like good news crack.
Thank gawd she's vote big boobs...
I feel ashamed. Clicked on the thread and got this stuck in my head:
What is this I don't even
Haha man I don't laugh out loud at stuff too often but you got me with that one. Just...awesome
HAHAHA OH MY GOD. If the brita in the ocean weren't enough. Other poster is right, I don't laugh at loud much at posts but the absurdity of this picture doomed me.
Still laughing.
EDIT: He looks so intent on getting that water into the water bottle!
haha the biggest one hit wonder of 2009 - brings back memories of my 4th year
THANK GOD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE!