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I was in one of my senior years at VT. Sitting in Furnishings for Interiors class, didn't know anything happened until I was on my way to my apartment and got a call from my mom. She worked at the defense supply center in Richmond and said she was fine. I had no clue what happened. Couldn't believe what she was telling me and it didn't sit in until I was home watching everything unfold. Spent the whole time glued to the TV.
Crazy to think of the key events I saw in college. I remember being addicted to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan when it started (endless hours of coverage). Remember columbine, and some others. Really bonds you to the Burg more.
Made it back stateside. Gonna miss REAL Guinness..........
And my clubs finally arrived today, 48 hours after I did. At least they are in one piece.
Nebraska -4.5
VT -7.5
Tennessee
Alabama -7.5
Texas -2.5
Wiscy
I had a rough last week. Maybe going with the brain and not the heart will help a little
Nebraska - Bo Pelini challenge!
Tech - Offence will continue to open up
Tennessee - I'm cheering Oregon but think they will loose the spread
Alabama - Heisman's and autographs don't win games... and a defense would help
Ol Miss - when was the last time Texas played well?
Wisconsin - I have no idea on this one. Going with the gut
UCLA
VT by an uncomfortable 10
Oregon (no contest)
Bama
Ole Miss
ASU
UCLA
VT
Oregon wins outright
A&M
Ole Miss
Arizona State
omg that gif is gifmazing
Nebraska
VT
Oregon
Alabama
Ole Miss
Wisconsin
It's BS really. Imagine if none of these teams cheated, Tech would probably be top 5 every year. I hope the NCAA ruins Alabama and Oklahoma St, to put them in their rightful place.
well done as usual.
Great stuff, thanks! I especially liked the comment about Fedora: "It will also be interesting to see how the season develops in Chapel Hill as their coach sits drooling over potential job openings at Texas and USC." Priceless.
I figured it would still be too early but I figured I would ask anyways. thanks for the responses
These have been great. Thanks for writing them. I'm happy I have an excuse to post a GIF from The Weatherman.
http://www.gvegasmagazine.com/
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Also, I did forget about Cook Out. I hang my head in shame.
UNC's head coach was the OC at Okie State during the heart of these (alleged) offenses.
He's shocked, of course.
Seems like the cheaters at UNC liked his track record.
High pressure is at the east and is typically followed by low pressure which is associated by storms so red clouds to the east = high pressure to the east = storms to the west
No GIF of Sam Rogers' almost-touchdown. I'm sad.
***We just don't cheat at a championship-type level.***
I know most Liberty's fight song, but its pretty simple. Even with that, I still have to look up part of it near the end.
That swipe function on my phone is neat-o but it's really frustrating when it just does what out wants... don't ore = font or
Personally I think we as VT fans should be pissed about this crap. I'm not an idiot; I know there are some shady things that go on at tech, but we are SAINTS compared to most big time programs. It's absolute bullshit that a pathetic school like Oklahoma State can basically pay their way to success and then not get punished whatsoever. Bama has been cheating ever since Saban took over. Look up "trent richardson yukon" on google and you'll have some nice material to start with. Literally every school that has come out of nowhere in the past decade has cheated and then gotten such a soft slap on the hand that it didn't even leave a mark.
I hope the NCAA does something about this, but they're such pussies that I doubt it ever happens.
I think it comes down to Ford and Motley next year. Bucky's throwing motions are atrocious, and I don't think Leal has the entire skill set to be a starter.
I was in my 6th grade math class. One of the lights on the ceiling, I shit you not, started to short out and actually caught on fire right around the time the planes were hitting the buildings. We didnt think much of the lights cuz no one would tell us anything either. They even made an announcement about it at the end of the day and all the kids were confused as hell. It wasn't until years later that I realized the lights catching on fire happened right around the same time as the planes hitting, and since then I've always thought it was some kind of sign to what was happening
Its been a while since I've played them, but I have the first 3 Wing Commander games set up to run on DoxBox. I also have all of LucasArts' X-Wing/TIE Fighter games, but don't need emulation for them.
I was on walk with my mom (skipped school that day, can't remember why) and we came home and then turned on the TV and saw what was happening.
I was in my office in Squires (I'm old dammit). My boss came and got me and we went downstairs to watch the TVs because something was up. Students and faculty alike scared, mesmerized. Another indelible mark left on me on how isolated that little Blue Ridge college town was, yet so cognitive of the events that happened that day.
Provocative stuff; thanks for posting.
If a kid has ability, but is cheated out of even a base education, OR if a kid isn't educable, then a University is guilty of fraud, or even abuse in my opinion.
The whole argument of not paying students/atheletes is predicated on the opportunity for a 'free education.'
For a University to go to such lengths to appear compliant while paying the athletes and NOT seriously helping them achieve even a base education should bring down the hammer of the NCAA as it flies in the face of their stated mission.
But the NCAA is complicit as they continue to turn their head.....