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Roanoke: http://blogs.roanoke.com/andybittervirginiatechfootball/2013/11/26/virgi...
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Shane just needs to tell Bud what he doesn't like about Fairchild and Bud will set him straight.
Some of the comments on the Roanoke one are ridiculous. Seriously? Apparently they didn't read the story because Shane wasn't mad at the trash talk about the sport, he was mad at the comment about the school. The same stuff we get mad about when Hoos trash talk. He's upset because they don't go out and badmouth UVA to recruits, they talk up VT. I'm guessing the people commenting about Shane are Hoos, because only they would read that and say "He can dish it but can't take it."
I seriously don't know how Andy puts up with those morons every week.
He has us to offset them.
There's going to be an overhaul to our commenting system in the next month, I've heard. Anonymous comments will be gone on the blog, thank god.
Interesting. What kind of commenting system would it be, and would it require visitors to have a log-in like here?
I believe it's going to be a Facebook-style commenting system. I'm not certain, though.
Steve Fairchild thinks "UVA should never lose to Virginia Tech"? I've got 9 years of data that proves otherwise.
Speaks volumes about both programs. Our coaching staff is focused on winning a football game, their coaches are more interested in having a dick-measuring contest.
I thought I saw somewhere this was in the context of recruiting not actually playing football, but that source may have been inaccurate. Honestly, the former is more insulting (or uncalled for) in my opinion since it would be a bash of VT as an institution and community, not just the football team.
EDIT: Ah found the tweet. Actually it's from Andy so I'd say it's credible.
All biases aside, UVA is a great school. Some of the best teachers I had went to UVA. I had a ton of friends who graduated from there and most of them are smart, driven, humble and incredibly altrustic. However, the rest of them became vocal, rampant douchebags and unfortunately they are the ones who shape the university's image.
It's the Steve Fairchilds of the world who unfairly perpetuate the negative perception that UVA is a mecca for the arrogant and the pretentious. It's the Steve Fairchilds of the world who scare away exceptionally talented individuals from Charlottesville because those individuals don't want to be associated with such crass behavior. It's the the Steve Fairchilds of the world who go 2-8 and still expect to be treated with reverence.
Although I don't agree with Shane going to Andy Bitter with his comments (come on bro, don't feed the troll), I do echo his sentiments.
UVA clearly has trouble beating and recruiting against VT but it's not because they have higher admission standards (In the past two years, 78% of Virginia Tech commits from Virginia were offered by UVA, 84% were offered by UVA or a more academically prestigious school), it's not because they have higher academic expectations (VT football has a higher GSR than UVA football) and it's not because they lack the infrastructure to do it.
The reason why they fail is because people like Steve Fairchild hold an unfounded expectation that being better than Virginia Tech is somehow a god-given birthright like a perverse, modern-day version of manifest destiny.
I know recruits sometimes visit TKP so I hope they read the following statement:
If you're offered scholarships from Virginia Tech and UVA and choose to go to UVA, that's fine with me and probably the rest of Hokie Nation. Just realize you're going to be associated with people like Steve Fairchild for the rest of your life.
If you choose UVA over VT because you want to work for a company like Goldman Sachs or McKinsey after you graduate, there's a school in Durham, NC you would be more interested in. If you choose UVA over VT because there's less competition for playing time, you clearly aren't competitive or driven enough to make to the NFL and you should seriously consider other career options. If you choose UVA over VT for any other reason, be aware you consciously made football a secondary focus in your existence and severely hampered your ability for success in that arena.
Take that, silly Hoos.
Just for clarification, the term "troll" refers to Steve Fairchild, not Andy Bitter. Sorry about that Andy.
But I already had "troll" added to my business card.
I was wondering about that myself lol.
Bravo!!!!!!!
This post rules and should stay top of board forever
It doesn't change the fact the everyone at LOLUVA is a douchebag!
Not everyone, but most of them.... And all it takes is most of them.
Seems to me that he fits right into UVA's proud football tradition:
Is this Steve Fairchild?