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The author is stuck in the college student vacuum and has little-to-no comprehension of the factors that influence ticket sales. The majority of home game attendees are alumni (or non-student fans), most of whom do not live in the New River Valley. As everyone pointed out in the comments above, economics are a huge factor. Whether that be the actual price of the ticket, gas, meals, beers/rails, and the two-night minimum with inflated hotel prices, the cost adds up quickly.
In my opinion, where the author really misses the mark is that the vast majority of Hokie fans (and without question all of us on this site) go to games to see the Hokies play and not the coaching staff or our opponents.
Is it great to see a nifty new offensive scheme? Sure, but how'd that work out last year?
Is Labor Day Monday Night Football against tOSU in 2015 or the annual formerly annual Thursday Night home game a great experience? Sure, but they're a bitch to coordinate for us working folk from out of town.
We're not Major League Baseball fans who buy tickets to see the hot team that rarely comes to town or Dollar Dog Night and is generally ambivalent for the remaining games. We care about our team, representing our university, and enjoying the experience with our fellow Hokies. Sure we give a shit if we win or lose, but when I look forward to football season and attending Tech games, a lot of my initial feelings revolve around the experiential and not wins and losses. I love tailgating, I love the walk to the stadium, I love Enter Sandman, I love Skipper, I love the HokiePokie, I love screaming so much I almost pass out from the lack of oxygen only to do it again 30 seconds later, I love key plays, I loved Stick It In (I'm looking at you Weaver), and most of all I love the anticipation I feel before each play.
When it comes to butts in the seats (.com), the economics become the major deterrent. It never had anything to do with coaching or the AD. We will show up to watch our Hokies play regardless of weather, temperature, or opponent. Sometimes the dollars just need to make sense...
There's absolutely no need to apologize to WVU.
Death once had a near-Sam-Rogers experience.
Ghosts sit around campfires telling Sam Rogers stories.
When Sam Rogers does push-ups he's not lifting himself up...he's pushing the earth down.
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12 years 10 months
# | Bitter blog - After drop-filled opener, Hokies WRs put in work on the JUGS machine Never throw the backside route! The FB is always open.
Wake
Florida
Oregon
USCe
OU
Mich
BOTW: have bunch of Laguanitas IPA in the fridge that needs to be drank.
Wake Forest - not much to say here, didn't watch either team last week, but Wake had a larger margin of victory
Miami - heat might not play as much of a factor since they've been in it all summer
Oregon - hopefully they crush
Georgia - bounce back from a tough loss (more of a wish, I hate SC and actually respect GA)
Oklahoma - sorry WVU, this won't be close
Michigan - back and forth game, Michigan pulls away at the end
WF
Miami
Oregon
Sakerlina
OU
Michigan ... it's a rivalry
Wake
Gators
Ducks by 70 pts
So Car
Sooooners
Michigan
They do the same thing up here in StC. Penn State games are the weekends around here that put local businesses in the black every year, so all the hotels jack up the rates on those weekends and require a two night minimum. I think this is pretty common.
I get where everyone's coming from with the expense of going to the games. Just with $55 per ticket and ~$350 for 2 nights of hotels, it can be crazy. But the thing is that no amount of money can take away the experience of being in Lane. People asked me why I wanted to go to the Bama game since we were just going to get crushed. I told them, "Yeah, but if we win, wouldn't that have been the game that you wanted to be at?" I realize that wasn't a home game, but the same applies to every single game we play. I only wish I had the time to go to every game. Maybe next year, but watching it on TV just isn't the same as watching it in the stands. And honestly, the CT puts out some of the most ridiculous articles, riddled with typos, grammatical errors, and horrible fact checking. I read their articles whenever I need a good laugh.
WF
UF
QUACK
CAROLINA
OU
MICH
Boston College
Florida
Oregon
Georgia
Oklahoma
Michigan
Putting our two biggest rivals' games on this list made those two picks pretty easy.
Amen
What if Bitter and French teamed up?
The world might implode.
...on that note: "Da U is back!"
ESPN comment thread entry, every third post -no matter who's team the article or blog entry is on, circa (fill in '04 to present).
Agreed. Lots of new folks....and most seem to be of the younger generation...
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12 years 10 months
# | Bitter blog - After drop-filled opener, Hokies WRs put in work on the JUGS machine Good practice catching low balls.
Time to bounce back in week 2:
WF +3.5
Miami +2.5
Oregon -21.5
USC +3.5
OU -20.5
Mich
BCO: I swear I didn't copy your picks.
I had no idea about the two night hotel minimum. That's incredibly inconvenient.
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12 years 10 months
# | Bitter blog - After drop-filled opener, Hokies WRs put in work on the JUGS machine Looks like the balls have some work to do. They are too afraid of Rogers so they keep dropping themselves.
I've always felt that Georgia has the best to offer of everything for all SEC schools.
heard of this one before..and "askew"
also if you use matlab there are a bunch of easter eggs...I remember one with toilet but I don't remember the exact code...few years ago now
That's right! I forgot about that one!