College GameDay is in Dallas for Red River Rivalry on 10/6

By: BakedAlaskanTundra on September 30, 2018, 10:23 AM | 35 comments

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wasknick's picture wasknick | 7 years 10 months #

Less distraction pure football

I love a good nap. Sometimes that's all that's getting me out of bed in the morning.

chaseg16's picture chaseg16 | 7 years 10 months # ^

This. See ODU (distraction of a practical home coming for so many players).

TLangland24's picture TLangland24 | 7 years 10 months #

Beat ND, stay hot and maybe they come for Miami.

wildturkey84's picture wildturkey84 | 7 years 10 months #

Well shit. I think from a character building for a young team perspective, I like this. Focus on the shit that matters. From a fan experience perspective, I'm disappointed. Was hoping to show my cousin his first taste of GameDay in Blacksburg. Oh well. Still gonna be a sweet atmosphere for the prime time kickoff.

LawdHamGreasy's picture LawdHamGreasy | 7 years 10 months #

I'm cool with no Gameday. Just a long day of tailgating and less noise around campus. Let's the staff focus on what matters.

AZHokie22's picture AZHokie22 | 7 years 10 months #

Just keep winning and force them to come see us host Miami.

Alum07's picture Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
| 7 years 10 months #

Don't lose to ODU and this is in Blacksburg. But we did and now they are going to the biggest game with a bigger rivalry.

"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

HorseOnATreadmill's picture HorseOnATreadmill
| 7 years 10 months # ^

Unless Tx hadn't lost to MD as well...undefeated Tx vs undefeated Ok would be a hard ticket to pass up

wisec4g's picture wisec4g | 7 years 10 months #

VT '10--US Citizen; (804) Virginian By Birth; (979) Texan By the Grace of God.

Rick Monday... You Made a Great Play...

I also root for: The Keydets, Army, TexAggies, NY Giants, NY Rangers, ATL Braves, and SA Brahmas

Hokie88Forester's picture Hokie88Forester | 7 years 9 months # ^

As you wish

Back2VT's picture Back2VT
BEER ME
| 7 years 10 months #

I actually prefer this with a team as young as we have....

Of course I had no chance of going, so maybe i subconsciously convinced myself of that....

Warning- Filter lost.

"Look at this... This is just spectacular.... These people are losing their minds"

Hokieflyguy's picture Hokieflyguy
RAIL EXPERT
| 7 years 10 months #

Game Day for a nooner? Jim Weaver approves.

You will see this game, this upset and this sign next on ESPN Sportscenter. Virginia Tech 31 Miami 7

His decision was made after a phone call with longtime Virginia Tech assistant coach Bud Foster. All Foster told him was, "We win. They don't."

BornHokie757's picture BornHokie757 | 7 years 10 months # ^

Even worse I'm pretty sure kick off is at 11:00 AM their time.....

"Can't argue with that logic" - Rick Sanchez

hokienator's picture hokienator | 7 years 10 months #

And we all hope and pray Texas gets destroyed

Directions from Blacksburg to whoville, go north till you smell it then go east until you step in it

Mike06's picture Mike06 | 7 years 10 months #

Not upset about this at all. If they came to Blacksburg the ODU loss probably gets a lot more airtime.

ChevyHokie's picture ChevyHokie | 7 years 10 months # ^

This. The announcers brought it up enough last night that if it were a drinking game we all woulda been trashed

krak_t's picture krak_t | 7 years 10 months # ^

I must have been doing it wrong. I didn't realize there needed to be a drinking game for me to get trashed.

Somebody really needs to let me know these things ahead of time, before I start drinking.

So, like, last Wednesday would have been a good time for that warning.

bluehokie2006's picture bluehokie2006 | 7 years 10 months # ^

With Herbie on the call next week, we should add "penetration" and some variation of "defense standing around with their hands on their hips" to the drinking game.

reesejenks520's picture reesejenks520 | 7 years 9 months # ^

Guess I've never noticed this, but I'll be checking for these phrases on Saturday. lol

Leonard's picture Leonard | 7 years 9 months # ^

He's a pretty big proponent of "pin their ears back" as well.

Leonard. Duh.

BrooklynDirtyBirds's picture BrooklynDirtyBirds | 7 years 10 months #

I always feel bad for the players on the nooners on the west side. Wvu and Texas tech had an 11am start local time. Crazy, even as a fan I'd have a hard time gettin up to tailgate for that early of a start.

Fugazy

GoKartMozart's picture GoKartMozart
SET THE TONE!
| 7 years 9 months # ^

It's simple. Don't get up.......stay up!

Hokiemacho's picture Hokiemacho | 7 years 10 months #

Not getting to host GameDay is pretty unfortunate. It's a missed opportunity to get more airtime in the national spotlight and show off for recruits. Let's hope the team can go on a winning streak and make the matchup with Miami in November irresistible.

Lowkey Hokie's picture Lowkey Hokie | 7 years 10 months #

I really hate gameday for neutral site games... Oh well

AZHokie22's picture AZHokie22 | 7 years 10 months # ^

Especially ones that arnt even the biggest event taking place at that neutral site. Competing with the fair

Lowkey Hokie's picture Lowkey Hokie | 7 years 10 months # ^

I mean it's COLLEGE gameday. I thought the whole point was to go to different college campuses. Not random cities where a game is being played

AhChuckit's picture AhChuckit | 7 years 9 months # ^

Random city?? The Cotton Bowl is the fabric of this game. Yea, it's a 'neutral site', but it's not out of the norm by any stretch. They've been playing this game at the Cotton Bowl since 1932 and will be until at least 2025...That's nearly 100 yrs of tradition. That ain't "random".

Having a conversation with you is like a Martian talking to a Fungo.

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Alum07's picture Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
| 7 years 9 months # ^

I don't think the game competes with the Fair. The game is the main event of the fair itself.

"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

bar1990's picture bar1990
ATLIEN
| 7 years 10 months # ^

I really hate gameday for neutral site games

Fify

papilgee4evaeva's picture papilgee4evaeva | 7 years 10 months #

I think we shoulda seen this coming, especially with both Oklahoma and Texas ranked for the first time in a few years.

No, I *don't* want to go to the SEC. Why do you ask?

We don't love dem Hoos.

PhantomJB93's picture PhantomJB93 | 7 years 10 months #

It sucks but honestly it's what we deserve. Would have been a near guarantee if we took ODU seriously.

Hokie in The Wire's picture Hokie in The Wire
🦀🦀SHEEEEEEEEIT🦀🦀
| 7 years 9 months # ^

Exactly. We didn't earn it. I'm cool with it

Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 7 years 9 months #

Ok I'm about to speak the truff and I don't care if I get downvoted.......

I hate the hype that we get, as a fan base, from gameday. The thing last freaking forever, you have to wake up at the ass crack of dawn to even see the top of Herby's head and it's like riding a roller coast of emotions. ( yell during the show, can hear a pin drop during the commercials)

It's draining even more so since it starts at 8 with preview shots and then isn't over till 12. It takes a lot out of the younger fan base who hasn't learn the proper definition of pacing at anything in life.

To Gameday, you were a fun idea but VT deserves a well rested and supercharged fan base and no more distractions.

"Welcome to the Terror Dome." -- Corey Moore

reesejenks520's picture reesejenks520 | 7 years 9 months # ^

But we like being the Belle of the Ball though.

vtfly's picture vtfly | 7 years 9 months # ^

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