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I didn't graduate from VT. I came by way of the kid, Marcus Davis. As a Vols fan, I wanted him to choose them. But now.... I wouldn't want him anywhere else in the world. Hokies are the best fans. But I can honestly say, you guys are the best friends, best supporters the best extended family.

Hokies have motivated me to do better in school, to get healthy and to have fun. I love going to games and seeing everyone. I love being on twitter and interacting with everyone.

But most of all I appreciate your support for him as a player and as a student. As a mom, I get protective about things people say, but I know where there is need for improvement. But, through the good and the bad, you guys still are there every step of the way and I know he appreciates it.

Love everyone's favorite Hokie Mama,

Jeri

Do I feel old.....geesh!

I'm originally from SW Va (almost Kentucky), so I can relate to what vthkie said about the Vols. One of the greatest VT players of all time, Caroll Dale (his #84 was the first # retired at Tech) was a hometown hero, and my dad had taken some classes at Tech in the 50's, so I had some influences. I enrolled at Tech in 79, graduated in 83.....Tech actually was my second choice, my first being USC (the one in California, not SC). I had no real reason for even sending off the application to USC, other than the Song Girls (which is enough for any red-blooded 17 year old). I had sights on an engineering degree and Tech was highly rated. So I packed up everything my roommate and I could squeeze into my 69 Chevy station wagon and headed up I-81, shedding the occasional tire recap (Do any of you kids even know what those are??) along the way. Didn't pay too much attention to football my freshman year, only went to maybe two games (was too busy trying to keep my QCA above microscopic levels). But the couple of games I was able to attend did the trick. I was hooked on maroon and orange football!

After transferring out of engineering, I was able to enjoy the games more. We had some decent teams (even if we did loose to VMI my sophmore year) at the time. I saw some great players...Sidney Snell..Cyrus Laurence...Pedro Phillips...and my last year there, Bruce Smith (it still sticks in my craw that we went 9-2 and got NO FREAKIN' BOWL GAME!!!). Basketball was even interesting at the time. Metro conference included Louisville and Memphis. I was watching the basketball game with Fla. St. in 80 when Les Henson hit the longest shot in NCAA history (89'-3", right from the corner....the dorm exploded!). I loved my time at Tech. It's full of incredible memories.

Work brought me to Charlottesville (of all places) in 1985, where I met my wife (from Iowa...first time she saw students going to a wahoo game she asked, "why are all these idiots in coats and ties and dresses??" I love that woman.)

Charlottesville has been an interesting place to be a Hokie. I see almost as many Hokies as hoos (I try to stay away from downtown hooville, though. I hate trying to getting that sticky residue off me). Most conversations where hoos have tried to give me grief are usually trumped by the score of the previous year's game (38-0, bro!...I'm still waiting on the T-shirt, btw). It can get kind of mind-boggling living in the enemy camp, though. A few years ago (I forget the exact year) we were undefeated at the time and highly ranked, and one idiot writer in the local rag wrote an article about "What would the effect of a VA Tech national championship be on UVA?" Kind of gives you a glimpse into their myopic mindset. Geesh!

At any rate, like all of you, I look forward to dominating the ACC and filling the trophy case. WE ARE VIRGINIA TECH!

yeah, this was a dumb question. i guess i just got wrapped up in the hype and the ipa i was drinking when i posted! clearly 2007 is better by a long shot at this point. but i like potential of 2012 and think that maybe, if the cbs hit their full potential, this secondary could be something special

I'm probably a little younger than most of you(born in '94). My parents both went to Tech and got married in the War Memorial Chapel. They had season tickets since the '80s but gave them up when my brother and I were born. We started buying season tickets again for the 1999 season, so my first game was JMU. I had just turned 5 but a couple of moments during that season still stand out. We sat next to the owner of TOTS for the first few seasons(jealous, you guys?) And I can still remember the excitement after beating BC that year, he lifted me up happy as could be. That started my love for Virginia Tech Football.

I've lived in Blacksburg my whole life, only missed a few home games in that time. There was never any doubt where I would end up for college(brother is a junior at Tech right now). I'm about to start my Freshman year at Tech in less than a month so I couldn't be happier about that. I'm in Cochrane so come visit if you want!

Golf and football have been my life. As I'm writing this I've got a Redskins jersey on, anxiously awaiting the debut of RGIII.

Thanks for making this thread, Joe. Great idea.

It was only because a high school teacher once told me that VPI was the better route for a business-related degree vs. attending a small school that I actually ended up there.

I was born and raised in very rural southwest Virginia and will admit to being a ‘hoos fan (no, wait, hear me out) through high school, although I followed basketball a lot closer than football prior to arriving in Blacksburg in fall of 1999 for my junior year (after completing two years at an area community college).

I quickly realized what a special time this was and enjoyed the Vick era thoroughly. A couple of regrets from those years include listening to my then girlfriend (now wife) when she said that we shouldn’t storm the field after the ’99 BC win and not making the trip to the Sugar Bowl.

After a stint in NoVA, I moved to the Lake Norman area where I currently reside. I have two young boys who are not having to wait until early adulthood (as I did) to bleed maroon and orange.

I’ve always been a huge b-ball fan, as that was the sport I played growing up.
I’m a long-time Eagles fan and am looking forward to seeing Vick one day bring them home a Super Bowl victory (when, not if). I spend my free time running, playing pick-up/league b-ball, enjoying craft beer, and doing most anything outdoors.

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Well being born 15 mins away from Lane Stadium, its kinda hard not to be a Hokie. Even back in the 90s all you heard or saw was Blacksburg and the Hokies, my first game was 1998 when we lost to UVA in Lane stadium after blowing a big lead, from then on i was hooked, there was no Enter sandman, downtown was small and the Hokie House was still a locals bar, the field had the old vt logo w the t all the way across. Hell you didnt even have to buy a ticket! you could just walk in, but that all changed in 99 when vick put us on the map. I love southwest va, i love blacksburg, i love beamer and foster, most of all i love the hokies, i love how we are not considered one of the big boys and they always downplay us and we rise to the occasion and shut em up. Im active duty and i have taken my hokie pride from haiti to iraq and afghanistan.

Growing up in NC, I was aware that VT existed but anyone who grew up in North Carolina will tell you that there's the big 4 and then there's the rest of the college sports world.

Anyways I moved to Virginia in my teens (mid 90s) and a lot of my new friends were into Tech, and a lot of them ending up going to Tech. So when my then girlfriend now wife got accepted into the physics program at VT I had already been to Bburg partying and what not so I decided to move down there with her. She lived in A-J and I lived in Apartment Heights. She went to class all day, I went to work down on Commerce Street all day, and we partied and rocknrolled at night and all weekend. This was the fall of 1999.

It didnt take long for me to fall absolutely in love with all things Hokie. You cannot walk down the street in the Burg on a gameday and not feel the elictricity in the air. The team was awesome and a blast to watch, people were so friendly in and around town, and the mascot is a giant turkey thing. There's something to be said about not taking yourself too serously. What really did it though was the WVU game in 99. We went to a cookout at a friends place in Ellitt Valley and by the end of that game I was sweating and biting fingernails. When Graham put the kick through the uprights and everybody let out a huge breath, I said "I'm in".

Other than the Hokies my interests include but arent limited to: my wife and daughter, my dumbass friends, history, hiking/backpacking, video games, good beer, good tatoos, good music, being lazy when I get the chance, stimulating conversation, comedy, scifi/fantasy, and of course thekeyplay.com!

Exum playing CB at 224 is a question mark. Bonner and Jarrett don't have the playing experience. And who is the Nickle CB this year? A 155 lb freshman? (I actually think, if RVD doesn't start at Whip, he'll be the Nickle DB/Whip this year.) And even Fuller is somewhat of an unknown, considering he's mostly played Nickle DB/Whip the past 2 years.

2007, and it isn't even close. But, let's re-evaluate in December, and see if Gray's experiment makes him look like a genius.

thanks for helping!

Just need to put the file extension on the end, and wrap it in the html image embed, so it looks like this: <img src="http://i.imgur.com/Qfg4F.jpg" />. Also, you could just copy and paste the html embed code from imgur.

Nice stuff, and welcome!

I just hope we don't burn multiple WR redshirts. If Stanford plays, then Caleb and others should be redshirting. If Caleb plays, everybody else should be redshirting. Unless Coles's injury lingers longer than expected, we will have enough experience at the position to avoid wasting eligibility.

I'm probably the most unconventional of all that will post here. I was born and raised in Atlanta, GA; however, both of my grandfathers played football at VT way back when. Furthermore, my entire family (except for me) is a native of either Norfolk or Portsmouth, VA.

In high school, I wanted nothing more than to go to VT (especially since I graduated in 2001 -- fresh off the Michael Vick era). I got my acceptance letter halfway through my senior year. However, my dad got a pink slip from his job about six months prior. Hence, the nearly $30k per year (out of state, of course) was a bit too hefty a burden to shoulder for my family at the time so I ended up going to Georgia State University (for free). Upon graduation from State, I received an acceptance letter to Tech's Pamplin College of Business MBA Program. Alas, about a week later, I also received a job offer in the nuclear fuel industry that I couldn't pass up, which is where I still work today.

The long and short of it is this; I am a Hokie by blood. The first college football game I ever saw was VT/UVA in 1986 (I was 3), but I still remember parts of it. That day I was forged in Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange. I hate GT and UVA, and I love Beamer, BBQ, and Bourbon. I am a Hokie in the most unconventional way.

Let's Go! HOKIES!

PS: To those who hate people who didn't attend the school in which they root for, I understand (I live in SEC country -- I get it). However, I ask that you make an omission in my case. Although I have been fully prepared since birth to attend, circumstances beyond my control ultimately prevented me from fulfilling my dream.