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12 years 10 months
# | Where I discover the generation gap between myself and current players I applaud your choice in gaming sir. the XvT series is one of the better sims out there. And WC is classic too.
I remember getting to my office and sitting down in the bright sunshine, and it was so quiet, I fell asleep for about 15 minutes. It was a perfect day outside, not a cloud in the sky. Moved around, got a cup of coffee to wake up a bit, sat down to do some work. Normally, I'm getting a few calls in the morning, but that morning the phones were silent. A guy that I worked with called me and told me that "They've bombed the World Trade Center". This made no sense to me. Who were "They" and why would anyone bomb the WTC? I was able to pull up some news sites, and the radio filled in the gaps in the online stories. I remember the internet being so busy that I had a hard time pulling up some of the sites due to the traffic. Tried making a few phone calls, but the lines were too busy. Had a hard time trying to figure out how to explain all this to my kids, who were 8 and 6 at the time. I remember how eerie it was to not see or hear a plane anywhere in the sky (my house is downrange of Dulles; the planes are usually 20-25K high, but it's like a freeway above me.) I remember the overwhelming sadness for all of the families. It was indeed a sobering day. That day changed us all.
I'm not saying there is any truth to it, but there were rumors that there was some sketchy business going on in his recruitment and that's why VT is out. I never saw any hard evidence against that though so that's all I'm saying.
UCLA - Emotional Victory
VT - hopefully in non 100 degree weather
Oregoing, Oregoing...Oregon
Texas A&M
Texas - in a close one and Mack Brown somehow still keeps his job
Whiskey Wisconsin
I was 15 years old in 9th grade English class, at Auburn High School, in Riner Va. It was. Perfect day it was outside and nothing seemed out of the ordinary until we went into the classroom. Our teacher had the tv on and it was on the news channel with the first tower sitting there smoking. Headlines read plane crashes into World Trade Center. I thought nothing of it, I mean it's a tall building and maybe the pilot just steered a little to low and had an accident. Then I saw the second plane kamikaze in to the second tower and I was like holy cow, something isn't right. Seeing those people burning alive and jumping out of those high stories angered me. I was also saddened by what I saw as a senseless attack on innocent people. Then the other stories came following in the pentagon, the plane crash in Pennsylvania... It all didn't make sense, but what did make sense is going and finding the people who did it and making them wish they had never tried it on the greatest nation on this planet. 7 years later one tour in Iraq, one to Haiti and currently on my second tour in Afghanistan. They can never take our spirit and our pride away from us no matter how hard they try. Go Hokies and God Bless America!!!!!!! Proud infedel!
Oh it's totally cool Horse. Maybe in another 3 yrs when I go back you will be done with school. ;)
Umm... point being I'd rather give these kids a real education and not cheat just to win a championship. We are better than that.
Why should Hand rethink? By the the the NCAA does anything - if they do anything (i.e., Miami, UNC) - he'll have graduated.
I hate most of the stuff Yahoo writes, but I'll give them credit on one thing. Their investigative reports on NCAA violations are great. Remember the one on Miami? They really get some good evidence.
I guess I should share my experience too... I was in 6th grade, beginning of middle school. I remember my principal coming over the intercom and saying something terrible had happened and we would have a moment of silence. I heard some rumors throughout the day, but the decision was made to go about the school day as normal.
Only other thing I remember is walking in the front door after school and my little brother and mom sitting in front of the tv. I walked in like any other day not knowing what happened. Honestly I respect that principal to death, but I hold it against him to this day for sheltering us from it. It still feels like a dream to me. I wasn't there and to this day when I watch the videos of what happened, it doesn't seem real. It's like watching videos of the A bomb hitting Japan. We all know it happened, but a video just doesn't show the raw emotion of it.
In one way I feel lucky that I didn't experience the raw emotions of the day, but on the other hand I missed a pivotal moment in history. But that's my story, and I'm glad we get to look forward to Saturdays full of Hokie football more often than recollect on days like this.
I was in 7th grade History class. I went to a small school and the third grade teacher came up to our classroom and told our teacher what had happened. The rest of the day was kind of a blur.
Did you not even read the post?
Nebraska
VT
Oregon
Bama
Texas
Arizona State
Obviously widespread reforms need to happen or the NCAA is going to implode. Oh wait, that might just happen right now.
Well, If I were Hand, I may want to re-think my top 3.
Huskers
Hokies
Ahahahahahahaha Ducks
TAMU
Ole Miss
Wiscy
I think its interesting how perfect the weather was EVERYWHERE that day. And likewise, how weird it was the excuses we got as to why we couldn't go outside.
Man I wish we had rogue boosters. Then we might start landing more than one 5 star a decade.
I've got Nebraska covering at home.
VT Covers. I watched most of the 1st half of the ECU game last week and their offensive line was terrible against FAU. We keep the ball on the ground and grind out a 14-17 point win.
I've got The Vols covering... that's a big number and UT is at least better than UVA
I'm going with A&M to cover and maybe win. I don't think Bama is as good as advertised
Ole Miss
Arizona State
UCLA
VT
Oregon
Alabama
Texas
Wiscy
UCLA
HOKIES
VOLS
TIDE
OLE MISS
WISCONSIN
This makes me think to the ESPN all access episode on tech with the two guys (Brandon and Kendall I think) in private lessons actually getting an education. Let's all hope that we really are the university of integrity we all think and say we are. If there is a rouge booster out there among us, Sam Rogers will find you...
UCLA +4.5
VT -7.5
Oregon +27.5
Alabama -7.5
Texas -2.5
Wisconsin +5.5
Was in my office in the 1st floor McBryde ... then watched the coverage in one of the classrooms. But those things don't really stick with me.
The two things I'll never forget about that day:
First: How perfect of the weather was in Blacksburg that day. When I walked with my coworkers to lunch across the upper quad, then down Alumni Mall, I was struck how such a beautiful day could be so shitty.
Second: How absolutely quiet Hokie House during lunch. The place was jammed, but all eyes and ears were on the TVs.
Nebraska
VT
Oregon
'Bama
Mississippi
ASU - Arizona Girls > Midwestern Girls. #Fact #MostObviousStatementEver