Lost in the shuffle of the big win over GT and the news that Exum Daycare is reopening is this little tidbit:
VT AD Jim Weaver says on TTL that he has requested to play two Thursday night games next year -- one at home, one on the road. #Hokies— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) September 30, 2013
That was a pretty quick about-face after requesting to NOT have a Thursday night home game last year.
At least one student from a rival institute was not happy with a Thursday night game (from Uni-Watch Blog):
Im a student at Georgia Tech and a big football fan. But I think there needs to be a greater disparity between academics and athletics. Last Thursday nights game against Virginia Tech started at 7:30pm. I wasnt able to make the White Out because I had an exam starting at 6pm that night and the following day I had another exam at 8am, so I had some studying to do.
While its exciting that Georgia Tech was featured on ESPN, academics still happen. The Thursday-night game was a major distraction for someone who, like myself, wanted to focus on studying for midterms. I couldnt find quiet space on campus due to the number of tours through the library for the returning alumni who came down for the game, so I headed to my off-campus apartment to focus. But even then, traffic was rerouted and caused my usual 15-minute commute to turn into 45 minutes of sitting in a car.
Trying to instill a gameday Rah! Rah! spirit on a Thursday night was a giant distraction and an irresponsible move by the institution. For a school that praises academics, it was surprising to see academics take a back seat to athletics that day, a school day.
I understand Im not the usual case in this scenario, but as a student paying a lot for tuition, I want the focus to be my education, not some football team that can only run six plays. Just imagine if a football player had an exam on that following Friday morning, like I did. Would he still have to take it?Im not saying they should do away with the athletics program, but whats wrong with only Saturday football games? Oh, wait money. Thats why.
All I can say about that is:
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