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I guess so. Isn't it creepy how people can piece together who you are by random stuff you say on message boards?

Anyway, yeah, we used to pile 12 people into drausy's room in east AJ to play smash bros. That n64 actually made its way into my possession recently. No students were interested in playing the old version anymore. You jumped ship to RUF but I stayed with navs. Not sure if you still played soccer with us when we had "real" jerseys made, but mine said "rave" on the back. Enough clues?

Good stuff. What stuck out to me was the horrific stats on running the football. I expect to see a significant improvement there this year. Some overall thoughts:

1. We can't be much worse running the ball, but I expect we will improve considerably. Look for VT to finish in the top 4 in rushing in the ACC. Still no 1,000 yard rusher, but two guys over 700 and playmakers 4 deep.

2. Brewer is what he is, his problems last year weren't about lack of preparation in the summer. He's a risk taker and will continue to be so. But that gunslinger mentality is also his benefit: last year, when he didn't throw picks, we lost. He had 15 interceptions last year, he will have 10+ this year.

3. As good as our defense is, offenses are just ahead these days. Last year, we gave up >20points 7 times (and Cincy scored 17 while snapping the ball to the equivalent of their punter for half the game). Lots of good offenses on our schedule, look for our offense to need to get to 24 points to win those close games.

and no that is not really me. If I'm right that picture is from a hokie calendar playboy or someone like that did a couple years ago..

ok, that's just a crap move all the way around.

When I was in total disbelief that ANYONE would schedule a wedding for the day of the game (unless it was during halftime AT the game) and asking him what the (bad word) she was thinking, all he said was that it was after, and that they had to help set up. He seemed pretty bummed out. I guess he had moved past the 'rage' part of the grief cycle and had moved into the 'depression' part. It really sucks that they can't be there. They live like 6 hours from us and at games is the only times we can get together and hang out.

I have a few options: My truck has a 1500 watt inverter, which will run for at least 3-4 hours if I want it to be completely quite. I also have a 2000 watt generator, which is also one of the quite running ones, but still makes noise.

The stereo is powered by 2 deep cycle batteries, which allows me to run "off the grid" if I need too. The batteries have a charger hooked up to them so when I'm plugged in they will charge back up.

I also ran everything in the trailer on independent circuits. So if you just want the TV on, or just the lights, or etc. you can keep the power pull at a minimum.

It's got some perks for sure. Working at a resort makes for a nice office. I get to go out and do media tours and have met a few really neat people. If you're in a chain, you get some pretty good travel discounts at sister properties too. As competitive as hotel/travel industry is, I've been exposed to a lot of interesting marketing/advertising opportunities. I have not experienced lucrative pay in my time at a resort though so that's kind of a bummer.

I work for an independently owned/managed resort, so my experience might be different from those that come from Marriott, Hilton, etc. I do have a hospitality management degree so that's how I got into the field. I started at this place as a front desk supervisor, then I changed over to back of the house ops as accounts receivable. Then I became the executive office manager where after about a 1.5 years there, we had burned through 2 or 3 marketing/comm associates in the same timespan. The managing director gave me a shot at the marketing position after figuring he could teach me marketing easier than it is to teach somebody about the resort (it's a big resort with a lot layers).

What's your background?

Civilian - Office of Disability Adjudication and Review - Social Security

Military - C-130 Navigator

Just beat the #12 neers. Always love to beat them and them being ranked is the cherry

We have better odds at a 12-0 season than a 4-8 season. That's all I need to know.

Wait a cotton pickin' second - Do I know you?

That's pretty much what I was expecting. About $10k if you wanted a quality setup. That would be a fun project. Well done though.