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I'm sorry, did you say ETSU?
Edit: I realize now it's the regional, not the finals in Omaha. Still, good for them, I guess.
Do you respond by saying, "I am"?
I look them straight in the eye and say, "An anthropomorphic turkey-like beast."
I know that the Rose Bowl was once played in Durham. /s
Not to be contrary, but the shine was gone in Beam's late years.
It is the best entrance in football. No doubt. That's different than people not close to VT or the ACC associating it/knowing it. I get asked what a hokie is out here all the time. VT is a non factor out here.
Lol. I remember on one of the old PS2 NCAA Football games, the "Go, Gators" song that was in the game was so pathetic. That "Go Gators" cheer part sounded like three guys standing together in a cement bathroom. I think they updated it a few years later to sound more like a real crowd.
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I'd be curious if those individuals know any teams' entrances? If you have an opinion on which team has the best entrance in college football, you know what VT's is. If you don't know/don't care that some cfb teams have a very traditional entrance then you probably don't know about VT.
This is a NY sports fan take. The only thing that matters is what they THINK matters. They think that only the SEC plays college football. They think MSG- which hasn't hosted a pro championship in decades- is the best arena in the world. They think that everyone else cares about mets/yankees. VT fans THINK every college football fan knows what VT's entrance is. I tell you what... I'm going to a couple ASU tailgates this year. I bet I could walk around an hour and ask people- college football fans by definition- and I won't get a right answer unless its a VT transplant. I'd bet 90% of ASU football fans have no clue what VT runs on the field to.
Nobody outside of the ACC/DMV footprint gives a fuck or knows what enter sandman is in terms of VT football.
Any college football fan does. Just like I know that Tennessee runs through the power T, OSU dots the i, clemson rubs a rock, Texas Tech throws tortillas, etc.
If I asked random people on the street here in phoenix- what is the rose bowl
What's a random person going to say about the rose bowl? That it's a stadium in the greater LA area? That it's a site for a playoff game, that will probably, but not definitely, be played on New Years days in most years but not all years? That it used to be a match up between the B10 champion and the champion of the now defunct PAC? Will these casuals even know that PAC no longer exists?
The Rose Bowl has been reduced to a sunset and one of 7 (soon to be more) playoff games any given year. It will never again be the institution it once was. Two decades ago, there was bluster from the B10 that their champion would skip a national title to play in the Rose Bowl. That is laughable now.
Our football program is in dire straights. Casuals probably don't know anything about VT. But every college football fan knows what our entrance is.
I've heard about the reds at Poquoson, just waiting for them to come to me. We've continued to catch small to mid 20 stripers with an occasional trout and hardly any drum, and none of size.
Your story reminds me of a trip I took decades ago to Kerr. I was looking to get into a bunch of crappie, with a good chance of getting into big'uns. Rained a torrent before the trip and the lake got waaaaay up, making it tough to deal with. I had a motel room and rental boat, so I was going anyway. Asked the grizzled old veteran at the tackle shop where would be a good area to go to try to find some spawning crappie. His reply? The parking lots. I didn't catch a fish in two days and never went back.
That's a hard no. Why? People outside of NOVA, Blacksburg, DMV know what the Rose Bowl is. If I asked random people on the street here in phoenix- what is the rose bowl vs. what is virginia tech football entrance song... the results would be laughable. Nobody outside of the ACC/DMV footprint gives a fuck or knows what enter sandman is in terms of VT football. Every B1G/Big 12/WAC etc football fan and most casuals know what the rose bowl is. The parade is higher rated than any VT game. Not even close.
Hot take - VT's Entrance is more relevant in the modern CFB landscape than the Rose Bowl (which is just a random playoff game most years).
If I were UVA's coach, I'd be pissed too. Random UVA teams win natty's all of the time. This years random UVA baseball squad would have been right in that mix in Omaha
May have been the final nail for UVA Coach to head to Miss St. Lot of smoke he is taking that job
I remember when these types of numbers looked normal...man do I miss those defenses.
VT Points: 38
VT Passing Leader: Al Clark 71 yds
VT Rushing Leader: Shyrone Stith 71 yds
VT Receiving Leader: Ricky Hall 20 yds
Picks by VT - 3
Picks returned for touchdown by VT - 1
Punts blocked by VT - 2
Fumbles recovered by VT - 1
Rushing yards allowed by VT - 50
It's a reason we are still somewhat relevant.
That's the embarrassing part. We're a football team that's not relevant for football.
https://hokiesports.com/1998-music-city-bowl
Defense was lock-down pretty much all night, ST had a couple moments, and the offense took advantages of the short field.
"It's an iconic college football tradition"- I wouldn't go quite that far. It's not the Iron Bowl, OSU Michigan, the Rose Bowl, etc.
I don't even play video games, but that EA trailer got me hypppee
our team is mid but Enter Sandman is the opposite of an embarrassment. It's an iconic college football tradition. It's a reason we are still somewhat relevant.
We made it into the video at 3 separate times... I thought it was going to be nonexistent when i read the comments
Notable ACC games today:
- Holy Cross @ UNC (12pm)
- Cincy @ Wake (1pm)
- Stetson @ NC State (2pm)
- ETSU @ Louisville (2pm)
- Bethune @ FSU (3pm)
- Miami @ Alabama (3pm)
- WKU @ GT (4pm)
- SCU @ Clemson (6pm)
- OSU @ Duke (6pm)
No, probably not, but the shine was still on back then, and folks were blinded. It's painfully obvious now.
UNC wins an uneventful 4-0 game, and Wake getting smoked by Cincy after a very bad top-half of the 2nd (multiple singles, two walks, and a pair of dingers).