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I dig the helmets a lot but I don't think Nike could have found a more awkward looking body as their model for the unis.
The obvious choice is Houston but the Texas schools are blocking them. Heck they could have a Texas division
It was the first restaurant I ate at as a student in Blacksburg. Best BBQ Chicken Pizza I've ever had. I didn't frequent it much later in college, but I still remember it as a go to spot freshman year.
I think this post is on point. Sucks to see a local establishment go down, but nostalgia doesn't keep businesses running; customers do. As new places moved in on Main St, Mike's just slipped into the background. Hopefully a trendy (but locally owned) new bar/restaurant can take over and be successful.
Blues Traveler used to roll through South Main Cafe back in my day. Definitely my favorite nightspot in Blacksburg during my time.
Hell, while we're at it, send us the cash for a drone and we'll live stream practice.
Oh, I agree. Some of the best places with the best food and people look dive-y from the outside. The same could be said about several places downtown, which I have eaten at and enjoyed.
I was just trying to offer another perspective on why a Blacksburg staple was shutting down. There are several great places to eat around downtown, but Mike's was never one my wife or I were interested in eating at. Just my 2 cents.
Its reasonable to project he will never be a guy that runs for 120
That's a fair point. However I'm still guessing this argument won't hold up if McMillian indeed gets less carries and we are winning by comfortable margins. My point is that the argument without regards to outcomes does not seem reasonable. Scheme may, in fact, increase the distribution of carries and still be very effective without McMillian getting the most carries. I think most of us would be OK with that.
This is awesome!
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# | Big 12 informs ECU they are no longer being considered for expansion. Sucks, but what are ya gonna do.
Apparently play them more often than our ACC foes.
It was the best. I was into UK music at the time (Stone Roses, Charlatans, My Bloody Valentine) and they would get me Japanese imports of live shows by those bands and others. Of course, I'd pay for any new music with a stack of CD's I was finished with. Usually a trip to The Record Exchange was followed by going next door to Greeks to get a sandwich or going downstairs to the Cellar for a beer. I still have an old pint glass from the Cellar. Ahhh, the old college days were great.
Actually, I thought the fact that "Butch Jones" commented first was pretty good comedic timing.
the entire place looked grungy when walking by, and we were just not enticed to eat there.
Not to discount what you said, I probably would say the same thing about most places I see when I go to a new area, but in contrast, how many times do you read or hear about a place like this that looks like a complete dive and ends up making the "worlds best ....". It almost adds to the charm that you wouldn't notice it at first glance. I know I appreciated it for the classic, not-in-your-face decor. Like nerd and someone else said above, they were more focused on the food and treatment of customers and it just felt like being home whenever you ate there. Leg for your honesty and alternate perspective.
RIP
Unfortunately, the best beer selection in town is likely Mellow Mushroom right now IMO. They have more taps than anyone else, and a decent bottle list. The owner there (per the bartender who has filled growlers for me there) wants it to be "the place" for beer in Blacksburg, since there really isn't one there right now. Plus, it's a bit cheaper to drink at than Taphouse or 622.
Yes, couldn't agree more. They're downright obnoxious. They're kind of like the Radford step child school of the state of North Carolina.
I know I'm not the Cellar student, but I know that a lot of the 2020 class is excited. Most people I've talked to are going to the game on Saturday, and it seems like the new era is giving a bit of life to the students. That's how it feels to me at least.
Playing ECU is a lose-lose even if they had gotten into the big12. Nobody outside of the area of southern Virginia and North Carolina cares about ECU. And even then, hardly anyone cares about them. I bet they have less national name recognition than Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. It would take them several years of being at the top of the big12 to be relevant to the point where beating ECU isn't immediate written off as just beating a bad team. I'm not saying that they aren't a bad team right now, but regardless, playing them is a lose-lose for us as long as it's not close to a free win.
OT: As an old person with very few remaining ties to the student section, what are the vibes going around campus towards the season opener this weekend? Are people excited? Or should we be not be surprised to see half empty student sections again.
Also, tell everyone you see they can sit when they graduate, ala your user name.
With all due respect, I always thought The Cellar had the best Calzones in town.
We're talking about a guy that has never had 100 yards from scrimmage in game. McMillian did it 6 times last year. McMillian also had more rushing yards than Rogers career best (59 yards) 9 times last year. Its reasonable to project he will never be a guy that runs for 120 and that McMillian is the guy we want to have more touches.
Brookville Bees represent!!!
If you cross Laxton Rd your in the city and technically it has a Lynchburg mailing address. So we all claim Lynchburg as our home town.
"Nothing compares to you" 5thFuller, well done as always.
This might get downvoted, but I wanted to give the perspective of someone who did not grow up going to Blacksburg. I started my graduate degree last fall and did not know Mike's was even a thing even though I've walked and driven past it a bunch. It's likely not going to be a popular opinion, but here goes.
I actually never ate at Mike's. I ate at Hokie House, The Cellar, Champs, Poor Billy's, etc downtown, but Mike's never enticed me. Their storefront was plain and honestly looked rundown. I know that it takes money to revitalize a storefront, but if you didn't KNOW it was there, your eyes slid over the storefront when looking at it, and there just isn't THAT much exciting in that little stretch to draw your eye anyway. As my wife put it, the entire place looked grungy when walking by, and we were just not enticed to eat there. Too add to issues, I never really saw any big crowds.
I went to Auburn for undergrad, and there they have Momma G's. The original Momma G's is a run down shack in a prime retail location. However, they had patios and outdoor seating and there were always people there (might have been the $2-5 Momma's Brew pitcher specials, but still). All that to say, I have no problem going into places that look rough around the edges.
I'm sure that Mike's did make an amazing burger and calzone. They showed up on lists of burger places when I Googled "best Blacksburg burger places". Their problem is with new students who didn't grow up Hokie fans, they don't provide a storefront that gives an incentive to go there over other places, IMO.
I'm sorry that it's getting shutdown since all of you seemed to really enjoy it.
I'm with the writer, that Battle at Bristol patch is borderline obnoxious.