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Question from "Leonard':
OK. Important question...Does VT have maroon pants this year. They've got to get back to the all maroon uni. Looks ferocious.
Andy Bitter:
I don't think so. Unless they're waiting to surprise everyone.
The maroon pants thing isn't looking good. Hope you have more tables to flip haha.
For the longest time I was a chicken shit and would just try to get drunk enough while at the game to sober up by the 4th. Unfortunately however, doing so during the colder games rips that bourbon blanket off like hot wax strips from an overgrown chest.
However, over the last few years I've become a lot more savvy in how I sneak hooch into games. First rule is always that your best mules are females. They can easily stash more and any touching to try to find them can be immediately deemed inappropriate or disrespectful. Nonetheless, If the ladies already have their own stash or encumbered its up to you to get creative.
Tape is always your worst-best friend when securing airplane bottles. Taping them in line like a drunk inducing belt is probably the easiest under a baggy shirt and jersey. preferabbly at waste level as well so they can be partially tucked with your shorts. Depending on how desparate/scared you are theres always the choice of wearing boxer briefs to secure a few (highly not suggested though).
Being that the GT game will be held in favorable weather poses the biggest obstacle unless youre ok with pants and hording a flask, bottles, etc in your pants. Nonetheless, I've worn baggy Tech shorts where they just sat in my pockets with no notice.
Practice makes perfect really. The more you do it the more you realize they actually don't care that much unless you're showing your ass or that its your first time and a nervous wreck. Too ease that however, EVERYBODY DOES IT. My fraternity used to clean up sections of lane after games and I can not tell you how many full bottles of booze we would pick up along with half empty 375ml, an actual fifth, and a few Colt45's. Its unreal.
Probably the best I've ever seen though was a girl my first senior year (r-SR) for a night game. She was only wearing pants and a hoodie. However, she had 4 Bud Lights in her hood, another two in her bra, 5 in the pouch in front along with airplane bottles, and another two in her pants, and one in a cup that was concealed by a lid and straw. Funny thing was that she didnt look loaded to the gills. it was awesome.
Gets you wasted, also makes your junk look bigger!
Entering via the Main Gate on the West Side. Because of that I've gotten lazy and reckless, I just stuff them in my pockets
1. My eye is twitching because I want to see us break this open on GT.
2. In the video, you see LT3 feigning a block (since this was yellow-jersey time) on the LB who crashes in.....can't you just see LT clocking some guy in a gold jersey trailing this play on Monday?
3. hopefully, the introduction of the new playbook section doesn't prompt anyone's head to tie up their feet....except maybe the opposing defense.
Great read and well written. As someone new to the site, I've found everything written to be true and then some. I love this site and I love our Hokies!
Find your friendly neighborhood tuba player. Often you can find a fifth of bourbon inside their instrument.
Another easy place to hide airplane bottles, when it's cold, is in the hood of your sweatshirt. We had done this many times. They don't check, and if you only put a couple it doesn't really weigh the hood down. Works wonders! We have 7 days to perfect this! Go Hokies!!
I've also witnessed grown men line up airplane bottles on duct tape, then tape it around their waists. It was kinda sexy.
This post is hilarious to me.....
But I usually go with the second option. Airplanes straight in the pockets, they don't search. Take in a few beers every now and then too; Shotgunning beers in the North is the best! I've learned over the years that it's best to get to the game drunk and get gradually wasted as the game progresses. Arriving wasted usually leaves me with a huge headache by halftime and hungover by the 4th qtr haha.
Funny story: One game, either last season or the year before, I was waiting for some friends to join me outside of North stands when an airplane rolled up next to me. I picked it up only to see a copper standing right there. He asked me for the airplane bottle to which I responded "Look, I'm 21" as I pulled my wallet out. He wasn't going for it (I was legal though) and told me if I didn't give it to him he was gonna kick me out. It sucked to watch him pour it out into the trash haha.
Can't wait to smuggle some airplanes in a week. Go Hokies!
Smuggling alcohol into Lane is among my top 5 most marketable skills. It's listed on my resume right under my bar admission and law journal articles (no it's not) (but it should be).
Most of these are for the ladies, because ya know, I am one.
Airplane bottles pack well in camisole shelf bras. You should be able to fit one between your boobs and 2 underneath, held in place by the shelf bra elastic. I also recommend putting 2-4 in the band, essentially under your armpits. Airplane bottles can also obviously be hidden in the waistband of your pants. This works at Lane because they don't touch your funbits, but be forewarned that Georgia Dome security practically does a strip search.
The colder it gets, the more you can pack them in. For rainy or cold games, a Columbia jacket is your best friend: there are WAY too many pockets for security to check, especially when you have hidden internal pockets. I may or may not have shoved whole bottles and cans of beer in the waistband of my pants, throw on a sweatshirt, then push my way through security yelling "I'M PREGNANT, NOT A PETTING ZOO. I AM JUST SO TIRED OF PEOPLE TOUCHING ME." Security stopped caring in 2010. They would tell you that I've been pregnant for 3 years. And again, would cause problems at the Georgia Dome, where I've seen and experienced full pat-downs. The lady touched the bottle of rum in my pants, I said "Hey, at least its not a gun" and she let me go. We'd been joking with her while we were in line, and otherwise I'm pretty sure I would've been putting my lawyer skillz to use.
But getting your alcohol into the stadium is only the beginning - you need to imbibe or mix with stealth. The easiest place to do this is the bathroom, but fuck those lines. Personally, I'm a fan of drinking a little Coke then just shoving the whole airplane bottle in the cup, top down ass up. That way you can use the bottle to mix. PROTIP: Politely ask for sodas with little or no ice.
I was just gifted a bag flask by BFESQ's BFF so we'll see if I can finagle that into my routine this year.
Because, I have no confidence when we play Georgia Tech. As I noted in my preview for GT last year, watching as a VT fan is really "death by a thousand cuts."
GT: Tough hard fought game where the defense has a little bit of trouble with assignments (as usual when we play them) and we get hit by at least one deep bomb in the relatively inexperienced secondary. O-Line has to gel quickly to give Logan time to throw and give us some help in the running game with two fresh faces at tailback. W, 55% CFD
APeay: Win. No extraneous detail necessary. 100% CFD they won't pull a JMU.
@Pitt: They don't have Larry Fitzgerald anymore. QB position is kind of a liability for them. We have a stout front 7 that keeps Ray Graham relatively in check. W, 80% CFD
BG: Once again, no extra detail. W, 90% CFD
Cincy: Strong defense and a gelling O-Line allows us to steamroll through them. 85%
@UNC: I'm a little worried about this game simply because the Tarheels have had the tendency to play big against us and in some cases pull the upset (I hated that Thursday night in BBurg a few years ago. I was almost crying along with RW). Their spread offense hurry up that Gary Pinkel is bringing from Mizzou might give the D a little trouble in the first half but I think with D-Line subs and maybe a few subs in the secondary (hopefully Manning and Riley got a little experience in APeay and BG games), we can adjust when it counts. W, 60% CFD
Duke: Praying to God it won't be a nail-biter this season. Come on, it's not basketeball guys. W, 93% CFD
@Clemson: Toughie. Big game at their place... Probably primetime if the season has gone well for both parties to this point in the season (and I expect it to). It's going to be a tight game all the way through, I don't think we get blown out like last year at home... I'm going to say it's a W but I'm probably going to eat through a few fingernails watching this one. W, 33% CFD
@Miami: The excitement, tension, thrills, and celebration of the final drive last season were all well and good. But this season, Sebastian the Ibis is the first bird to flee when he sees this Hokie Hurricane coming. W, 85% CFD
FSU: The 'Noles are supposed to have a top 5 defense this season, so all the "experts" say. I won't believe it until I see it. I believe that we have the potential to squash their hopes of being "back," whatever that means, erase their National Title hopes, and send them crying back to Tallahassee. However, if the pundits predictions err to the side of truth, this could be big trouble in little China, folks. L, 51% CFD
@Boston College: W. 90% CFD
UVA: It's a lock. At home? Are you kidding me? Might as well pencil this one in right now. W, 100% CFD.
ACCCG vs. FSU: Rematch. We win this time and send them crying all the way home. Virginia Tech is "BACK" on top, wearing the ACC Crown.
Regular season record (12-1)
Don't we all? I was about to say the same thing. But for the hell of it, I'll post some predictions.
if I was to try and predict our season right now we would beat everyone 38-0. I drink way too much of a koolaid the final weeks leading up to kickoff and convince myself that we will blow through every team:
GT will definitely be a battle, and without the help of Attaochu's right hook who knows what happens last year. But they don't have Stephen Hill this year, Washington struggles to throw the ball, and I think the Hokies escape a close one.
AP: ... 2-0
Pitt: This game will be tough on the road, but don't forget that this team is installing a new system. Paul Chryst will be a very good coach, but this will be a tough one, and I think the defense pulls through.
BG: ... 4-0
Cincy: Lost most of their firepower on offense, Bud Foster has handled most basic spread offenses well, and Hokies size and depth will make the difference. 5-0
UNC: This is an intriguing game, and UNC certainly has talent and always plays us close. Barring injuries, I like our defense to have a good game in Chapel Hill and LT3 to connect on some big passes late to seal it. 6-0
Duke: Duke will play hard, Vernon will be good, but Hokies just too deep. 7-0
Clemson: Hard to pick the Hokies here, especially considering last two meetings. But you know Bud Foster has been through that tape more times than you check Twitter each day. I think it will be close, Hokies have a chip on their shoulder, and special teams makes the difference in a huge road win. 8-0
Miami: Fortunately this game is on a Thursday, because I'd be more concerned if it were the Saturday immediately after Clemson. Miami struggling keeping guys eligible and on the field, and the rivalry will bring out the best in the Hokies. 9-0
FSU: I'm not sure how well our O-Line will hold up against the FSU front 4, especially Jenkins. But I think the Hokies front 4 could also have a big game. If the FSU talent plays up to potential, I think they win, but who knows on a Thursday night in Lane Stadium. I'm going with the loss, but I think this is a toss-up. 9-1
BC: ... 10-1
UVA: UVA coming to Blacksburg... That's all she wrote. Wahoos will have made adjustments from last year, but this defense is better than the one that shut them out... 11-1
I think Hokies will end up 11-1 (maybe 10-2, or maybe 12-0, who knows?) and be headed to another New Years bowl game
http://www.masseyratings.com/team.php?t=8459&s=181623
Masseys computer predictions include:
Close (3 or less points) losses to Fl St & Clemson.
Close (3 or less points) wins over Pitt, Cincy, NC, and Miami.
12-0 baby.
50/50 confidence: clemson -- their defense, for whatever reason, owned up last year. thank god their dline takes a hit. that should help. i think we'll be better preared for their defense this year though and their secondary doesn't look strong (and their dline is weaker) .. we'll put up more points this year. they have a young oline. match that up with a 2-deep ruthless dline and it's a recipe for disaster. boyd hasn't played well when facing lots of pressure. if our defensive line can dominate with pass rush and keep the running game under control, i think we eek this one out in a high scoring one.
Pitt is a decent team; the problem last year was that Todd Graham never wanted to be at Pitt in the first place. I think Chryst is a bit more motivated to coach the team plus if they pull the opening road victory against Cincy, this could be the makings of a very underrated squad.
All this being said, Tino Sunseri is a damned idiot. So who knows.
The only way I see that happening is if Clemson loses to GT, FSU and Auburn, we're undefeated, and the game isn't at night.
Was when you came to ours and we ran out of cups so I made you do the keg stands.
The Nebraska Home Game of '09. At the Chicken Hill lot, our tailgate was approached by a camera crew. Three of my fraternity brothers were smoking pipes, and for a soundbite they said "We're going to smoke the Huskers!" Well, the game was exciting to say the least. If you don't remember how it ended, then you don't know your Hokie History!
The Nebraska fans were a class act, through-and-through.
GO HOKIES!
GT- confidence 80% GT will be a tough game but it's pretty blatant thier record when any team has more than a week to prepare for that predictable offense, add that to the fact they have no receivers with game experience to open the running game and we win Handily. Al Groh is always a benefit for us, i dont see why people keep calling him a defensive "genius" when we consistently beat up his defenses for a decade
Austin Peay confidence 99% the only reason i didnt put 100% is because the short time to prepare, but i think after GT the wheels will be running on all cylinders
Pitt- confidence 60% i think we win, but the only reason i put this so low is its been a long time since we played them and they could be capable of anything
Bowling Green- Confidence 100% they should be in the FBS i mean really? no chance they come out with a win
Cincy- confidence 90% i wish they would have made this game in Blacksburg and gave me another home game ticket, but no way i'm paying to goto DC to see them play Cincy, hands down a win
UNC- confidence 60% this will be a win, but i do agree with the comments that they have very tough lines and a veteran QB, lets hope Bud has the defense ready, i dont buy that they play better because this is their "bowl" if anything i think they play worse because some of them just might not care
Duke- 95% Duke is Duke but they still give us fits and sometimes we seem to play down to thier level and allow the games to be close when they shouldn't
Clemson- confidence 55% I think we come out with vengeance and win a close one but i hope that we embarrass them in their stadium again like they did us, my aunt is a professor at Clemson so i always hate them especially after last season, i think we have an advantage with the new DC they have changing things around
Miami- Confidence 80% always a close game but they haven't beaten us in how many years? i dont see them this year, i think their QB Stephen Morris is a bit of a joke and not capable of leading them to a costal crown
FSU- Confidence 60% they are a real tossup, i think we can take them, i agree that Fosters D is set up perfectly to stop their offense or at least limit them enough for us to outscore
BC- confidence 100% call me when they get a team, i mean seriously
UVA- confidence 99% UVA is getting better but just does not have what it takes to beat us, Phillip Simms will learn very quick that its quite a bit different playing behind UVAs offensive line as opposed to Bama's
I really think the only tossups this year are Clemson and FSU, if we can beat both i have a high belief in a possible undefeated season, but thats only happened once, so more likely one loss with a trip to Charlotte where we will either play clemson or FSU again and i'm not confident in beating either twice in a season
11-1 is a solid prediction for this year's team. We definately have the talent to go 11-1 or possibly undefeated... HOWEVER I have a bad feeling Fuller or Exum goes down at some point and our secondary gets exposed to possibly Kelmpson or UNC. It's a good possibilty we'll drop one of those two. With our recent struggles with Klempson, I would lean towards saying that we lose a close one to them and win a close one in Chapel Hill. I'll say a 40% chance to win in Death Valley and a 56% to win in Chapel Hill.
I'm thinking GT will be close, but with the help of LT3 we get a couple of big time plays late in third quarter and then maybe a big defensive stop in the fourth to seal the win.
Austin Peay, Pitt, BG - VT wins easily over AP, ugly win at Pitt, solid win over BG.
Cincy - hard fought win at FedEx, Cincy plays better than expected. Duke - closer than expected at the beginning, HOkies pull away in 2nd half. Miami - another close game like last year, but LT3 makes another 2 or 3 big time plays to lead VT to another win over the U.
FSU - I can really see this game going either way as well. I'm hoping if everyone is healthy, VT can thump FSU at home on a Thursday night. If we are overconfident and have won big games at Klempson, UNC, and Miami, I think it's a good chance we choke at home and lose by 1 or 2 scores to a solid FSU team. I'll go with at least a one loss VT team at this point coming up with a big time win that will be the highlighted game of the 2012 season (like Miami was last year).
BC and UVA - Easy win over BC, maybe ugly play at times. UVA - another win over the Hoos... enough said.
VT to ACCCG against a rematch with FSU - I'll be optimistic and say that the VT secondary comes a long way over the course of the season, Fuller and Exum are healthy, LT3 is playing high and VT grinds out a close one in Charlotte and heads to the Orange Bowl.
Here's to hoping the O-Line plays consistently well during the season, Bud's D has a great year finishing in the top-5 in the nation, and LT3 lives up to his hype.