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I agree...it's not ticket prices it getting there. $850 round trip from Richmond is insane. $500 for the train which takes 20 plus hours each way...no better. Or, 2,000 miles round trip in a rental car. hmm.

After going to Lane 6 times, down to North Carolina for the Wake game and ACC championship game I am having trouble justifying $1,500 for flight and hotel even if the game tickets were free.

Blame the Airlines for price gauging!!!

I wish I could. The issue isn't the ticket prices. It is the cost of airfare, coupled with the purchase of the new car, coupled with the fact that I absolutely detest New Orleans. It doesn't help that the BCS system has completely devalued all the bowl games except for the Rose Bowl and the National Championship game for all established football powers. The game is, in essence, a high profile (and expensive) exhibition (hence my argument for giving younger backups practice snaps leading up to the game.) It meant much more in 1995 when the Hokies were attempting to break on to the national scene.

Anticipate a post on my plan for replacing the BCS. Trust me, you won't like it.

I really don't get some people. No idea why this "journalist" would write such garbage. I think you wrote a fantastic response here, and to be honest I really hope you send this to the editor at the Daily Press since i think it covers all points and reflects well on our community/alumni. I can only imagine what other upset people have written to them that is not as well articulated.

already

visited pitt today.

the staff was aware.

no clue what it means right now.

I would call that an apology but rather a quick sweep of the broom while lifting the rug. This rebuttal does nothing to honestly be sorry for the tone or weight the original held, while still basically saying we meant it, but should have chosen some different words. Cheap attempt.

I enjoyed the read. As a former student and employee of the University myself, having been in school that terrible day in April '07 I found her article personally demeaning and irresponsible. Frankly, it was just short of making me cry.... The words you have written here reminds me quickly of what a great community Virginia Tech truly is and how quickly we can respond to an attack on one, or all of us.

"Virginia Tech remains the place where you're most likely to get shot"

If you think this story was bad, you should read her other "articles."

She also wrote an article making light of a child rape, using the rapist's sense of humor as the angle to further her mindless drivel.

That story is gone from the DP website now. Hoping they fired her.

I think we are more physical this year than we were under RichRod. Other than the MSU game we have played fairly well in conference. I think offensively we are very physical with several skill players who are excellent blockers and a pulling guard who likes to blow up linebackers and push them into the safeties. Defensively Martin has out-matched nearly every offensive lineman who has had the misfortune of having to go up against him 1x1. Mattison preaches that each play on the defensive line begins with a blow to the opponent, so yes they have been trained to be physical. Whether or not they have lived up to that in every game is open for debate. There is a big difference between being physical and being dirty and I have only seen one or two deliberately nasty penalties this year by the defense so I don't really think that part of the game is a concern.

I think Gardner was recruited to run the spread but he's no Denard. Its going to be difficult for many of Michigan fans to go back to a pocket semi-mobile passer after four years of dilithium. As far as the future, after Gardner, we have Bellomy, another mobile type but no Denard. Our 2013 class already has in-state Shane Morris, a 5* committed. I believe he is on the top of the 2013 position rankings. He is mobile, but not a spread-read type of player and recruited to be more or less a statue. So yes, pocket passers are in our future.

I'm really enjoying this dialog and I hope you guys are too.

1) I don't think he uses email. This isn't a joke although it should be.
2) If Beamer tapped the Ball Coach on the shoulder for a little help against Dabo it certainly didn't work. I know our guys, especially Foster was close with the old Ohio State staff, and actually they've worked with Meyer's staff, but at this point I think all the film is out there. The game will be won by whichever team is hungrier.

There's a lot of time until the Sugar Bowl. If you guys have anything specific you want to know about Tech please post it too. If it's a simple someone will reply in the comments, otherwise I can turn it into a post.