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Is by far the best place to sit for most games. As Joe mentioned, the noise and intensity that reverberates throughout the North is unmatched. Mainly because its 90% current students and right behind the band. From '03 to '08 I spent about 80% of my games there. I would run back and forth like a drunken dipshit trying to get everyone more pumped (if that was possible). I even brought my Mom to a UVA game in the North where she asked "Does this whole town smell like whiskey on game days?"
However, as I further in years I find myself liking the East a lot. I get as close as I can to the student section there without being in it. last year I made the mistake of doing so and had to watch as two bros fought over the Phillies baseball team. Nonetheless, whenever Lane is buzzin it really doesnt matter where youre at. You have 66k+ family members going nuts with you.
Besides the FSU game, this would be our best chance to impress this stud. We've always had location on our side in this race but it would go a long ways if he could see our gameday atmosphere first hand and see that it is more than comparable to any of those SEC or Big Ten schools. Get this kid a ticket and inform his first period teacher that he may be a little late to class Tuesday morning.
I get what you're saying, but I'm in a group with about fifteen of my friends so it's a little difficult for us all to"sneak"into a different section. I really just want to know if I'm the only one who thinks north is overrated. But that might be because I haven't been there is almost four seasons and we put up a very shitty performance against duke, so the excitement was low.
Recorded this last night, SICK one are grab!
My heart wins over my brain here, so I'll take the North Endzone every single time. I love the intensity, noise, stomping on the bleachers, and a straight ahead view of points being scored. I think it's the best game day experience Lane has to offer. (If I wanted to watch a game to analyze and observe everything that was happening on the field, I'd watch alone and at home. I get sucked up by the atmosphere when I watch live.)
Back in 2001-04, seating was a free for all. The North Endzone was basically first come, first serve. Security has gotten more strict about denying people through gates nowhere near their seat. Also, it seems more and more fans are opposed to the idea of moving over, or squeezing in away from their ticketed seat.
In 5 years as a student, and one as an alumni pretending I was still a student, I've never sat in my seat, nor sat in the same seat twice. When I was a freshman I used to jump the rope and run into the North Endzone with a ticket in the South Endzone.
If I had to choose, I'd sit in the North Endzone, although there are benefits of sitting in the East. Something about those metal bleachers...
Besides the college football season itself, this may be my favorite fall tradition. Well that and being drunk by 9:30am on Saturdays and 10:30am on Sundays. I do hate when Thursday and Friday games hit the SixPick because I prefer to be properly sauced when making my picks. Anyway here are my three pre-Saturday (sober) picks, the others will be made on Friday. On to the quest for mediocrity...
USCe - Vandy is the sexy pick. Always go against the sexy pick unless BCO includes a cheer babe. Please just let Vandy play better than Miss ST did last year. No Stephen Garcia is bad for us but good for USCe.
NC State - This pick kills me because I am leaning toward picking F Clemson for the Saturday game and no way the ACC goes up 2-0 on the SEC in week 1, right? Tennessee is just awful and even thought I can't see ANY Glennon winning a big game that would help the ACCs stature, I think whatever an NC State is, they will win.
Sparty - The way I see it, since we got beat by Boise on an opening weekend a couple years ago, they will lose this year. I think this is the most interesting game not being played in Blacksburg this weekend. I actually have no idea but I like Sparty's uniforms more.
to be continued.......
I'll be drinking my Enjoy by this weekend as well. Stone Brewery always knows what they're doing, so I'm looking forward to it.
On to the picks:
The USC Gamecocks - Is party boy Garcia heading up the victory party?
NC State - Because you can't lose with a Glennon at the helm. Derp.
Boise State - because Kellen Moore sucked, so I'm sure they'll find somebody that can throw the ball 5-8 yds downfield.
Clemson - In Dabo we trust (until about week 7...)
'Bama - 'Bama has better safeties than VT, so UM probably won't score
GT - 7.5 is a real kicker, hard to get 8 or 9 pt win, and 10 just sounds too unlikely
just isn't enough.
Seriously, we signed up as a group but got placed in two different sections. Both in East, but separated by ~10 rows. I have actually never been in North for a game (four years now) but I do love the perspective in East.
Me and all my buddies got our student season tickets in section 21. That's not even a student section is it??
this night is one of the main reasons i became a hokie. gotta love my old branden ore jersey
was wondering if you would do it again this year
don't forget this night:
i don't think foster wants to have whip, fs and rover all brand new in game one, even if rvd is better.
South Carolina - I will believe Vandy not sucking when I see it, but not until then (same goes for Duke, Heather Dunnomuch)
State - if they don't put a major hurting on Dooley & Co. I will be very. put. out. (Bonus points if you get the reference)
Boise State - Bus.
Auburn vs Clemson - Can I cop out and say the Tigers? No? Fine. Auburn
Michigan - I swear every time I picked for the heavily favored team last season, I lost. Thus...
Virginia Tech - Bud SO has CPJ's number now
Drink of the week: Airplane bottles (to be purchased) snuck into Sun City Music Festival. Wewt
awesome. wish i could find a gif.
i remember.
also nice reference to the va / ga brunswick stew claim.
USCe
NC State
Boise
Auburn
Bama
VT
Gamecocks
Wolfpack
Sparty
Auburn
Bama
H-O-K-I-E-S
Wolf, looks good, as usual. Been priveleged and honored to partake of your fixins and toast Hokie football a few times with BCO........ Hope to see you at FSU, Clemson, and/or ACCCG this year.
Will
USCe; could be rainin' like hell and a good running game wins;
Tenn: you run with a pack 'cause you're scared to be by yourself.
Mich. State: first non-upset loss for BSU in a while; likely the last time we see BSU in a BCO 6-pick for quite some time.
Clemson: wins back-to-back in the Tiggerbowl.
Bama: just better
VT: Bud's D has had 8 months to practice patience. Stiney's O pulls out a few surprises.
BEER of the weekend: Sam Adams Fall Pack.....likely all 12 of 'em, and some leftover Torpedo IPA.
That's ice cold. Icy cold like one of the ten delicious RAILS I'll be drinking this weekend.
There he is...
Vanderbilt(+7): Outright. QBMullet is gone and Latimore is unimpressive. Vandy comes out swingin, leaving the ol ball coach to throw some visors.
NC State(+3): Outright. Mike makes Hokie fans wish THIS was the Glennon we had...enroute to the Atlantic title.
Michigan State(-7): No more hide n seek for the Broncos. Sparty rolls on the ground, for Whom the Bell Tolls.
Auburn(+3): SEC, duh. (um, it won't be 70, but it won't be a win for the paws either.)
Alabama(-13): Denard LOOSES the Heisman this weekend. 5 turnovers will do that for ya, ya know. Saban will roll Tide this week, then hit a wall on his way to 3 losses this year. You can fake a lot of things, but not QB in the SEC (Jamarcus, I'm lookin at you!)
Virginia Tech(-7.5): And easy cover by 18!!!!! Taking the Techmo Bowl is the first step. First step....Logan will truck everything in his path this Monday. They can't call it Labor Day without specting him to go to work!
I am super stoked we're sitting in north endzone. Before I ever got to tech, every football game i attended was from an endzone seat, and it does little to affect your in game analysis of whats going on. If anything it enhances your experience because you get to see defenses from the quarterbacks point of view, and why certain plays are run a certain way, and all the little nuances/wrinkles we do to exploit said defenses. When we used to watch tape in highschool it was from an endzone perspective so we could really see and understand what the hell we were doing. so stop whining, get your drinking pants on, and get pumped cause we have the best seats in the house!