Spencer Hall's take on the streak

Spencer Hall, formerly of Every Day Should Be Saturday, and now a writer at Banner Society, has penned his own take on the last 15 years, from the perspective of a dream journal. It's a beautiful piece of prose.

Virginia-Virginia Tech: A nightmare journal

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hahahahaha love all the references.

Warning: this post occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors)..

I curse one to play for the Buffalo Bills one day. Then, I die on the side of the road.

Honestly this is probably the funniest line of all and I love it.

I don't know about you guys, but it didn't read much like a nightmare to me

I suppose this will be more interesting to me next week, after another chapter is added.

Still, just looking at the record is scarier than that re-telling of it, which I couldn't much relate to.

That night I had fierce dreams of fighting alone, surrounded by dark wattled figures in the snow, glass taped to my fists, ears filled with the hushed sound of snow falling and the unmistakable sound of sinister gobbling.

I laughed so hard at this. I don't know who this is but I like him! Clutching his Pillow tight he was!!!

It is a natural gift I posess to create friction in sensitive situations.

Man, that was a great read, lol

In all the talk of the 15 straight, I feel like it is often overlooked that we have won 19 of the past 20 meetings.

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

And Foster has only been beaten thrice. He has won 20 of the last 23.

21 of 24 since I became a Hokie.

He got the description of 2016 wrong.

I am nervous for this year. Hope we play lights out.

Danny is always open

I was much more nervous headed into last season's game.

"Take care of the little things and the big things will come."

Holding out for death by rock.

I could see this year's game being very similar to 2006.

I would take a third consecutive doughnut for Bud.

I ask him to speak sometimes. He stares and says nothing, only smiling. The Bird does not sweat and never seems thirsty. In the dream, I cannot imagine what is worse: His constant presence, hanging over me like a vulture over future carrion, or the possibility of his absence, leaving me alone in all this nothing.

I mean goddamn this is just beautiful prose right here.

"You know when the Hokies say 'We are Virginia Tech' they're going to mean it."- Lee Corso

"2013: Virginia Tech 16, Virginia 6. Virginia shuts out Virginia Tech in the second half. Virginia also shuts out Virginia in the second half."

*Chef's Kiss*

This was my favorite line haha

The pictures might actually be funnier than the text.

Spencer is so damn talented. He writes a lot of silly parody columns but his more serious stuff is incredibly insightful and unique in the college football world. I credit his writing and edsbs in general with turning me into an obsessed college football fan from of a casual VT fan while I was in school.

The Guy Man in the Glass is a fantastic poem.

I hope that story is true about Groh reading it and then getting canned.

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."

That shit was hilarious. Lol

Spencer Hall is a national treasure. If you aren't familiar with his work then you should absolutely seek it out.

"Nope, launch him into the sun and fart on him on the way up"
-gobble gobble chumps

"11-0, bro"
-Hunter Carpenter (probably)