Bye Week Blues

Broke as a joke.

Liver’s shot,

My (wo)man’s pissed,

And the dog runned off,

The team is spent,

Ill be damned if I ain’t too,

Time to sing the Bye Week Bluuueesss.

Ok I’ll stop there. Muddy Waters is more than likely rolling in his grave over that little number, but there’s some truth to those lyrics. The bye week grants a simultaneous sigh of relief along with the dread of waiting another week for our beloved Hokies to take the field. Nonetheless, with our bank accounts being as depleted as the front 7 and livers needing another week to climb back to 100% it shouldn’t be all that bad. How you prepare will vary, but in taking suggestions from the Hokie faithful I have created a list of ways to help this weekend pass a little more gingerly. Feel free to add your own suggestions after the jump.

Become a Couch Potato: What better way to spend your Hokie Football stayacation than to Velcro your ass to the couch all weekend. Sure it’s the laziest way to go, but the body and mind won’t mind the reprieve. Cable TV has provided a slew of entertaining sitcoms and network series all but overshadowed by the Tuesday through Saturday college football spread these past few weeks. So feel free to take a break with Hulu, On Demand, Netflix, etc to occupy your time this weekend with you and yours reclined, remote in hand, with a belly full of junk food.

Fulfill the Honey-Do List: The “game is on” excuse has finally run out of gas at the worst time. As beautiful as fall can be with burnt orange and Chicago maroon colored leaves desperately clinging to the trees, it's equally dismal to see their fallen comrades littered all over the back yard. Unfortunately, you’ve put raking them off long enough and have a laundry list of other chores piled up. I feel for you and will have a tall ice cold Budweiser in your honor.

Take a Trip: For those of you hardened road warriors who’ve traveled the breadth of Virginia even crossing state lines the past two months may want to avoid this one and revert to option one. Although, hitting a winery or taking a “just pack up and go” mentality could be a good change of pace. Family members and subsequent in-laws have also assuredly been leaving guilt laden voicemails about never visiting. Either way, forced or otherwise it’s a great time to take some time out and about not fretting over how well your coverage allows you to retrieve updates on your phone.

Troll, Troll, Roll: We’re 8-1, 12th in the BCS, and have a perfect record against the bye. Why not take your free time to pick another team(s) and troll like there’s no tomorrow? Hell, if you’re up to it, sharpen your photo editing skills and create a mascot mock contribution worthy of the ages. Extended time before the game can help ramp up the hate. After all, the Tech v Tech match up usually goes about deciding the king of the Coastal division. I only have two rules here: 1) actually be funny and 2) realize you are representing your fan base. Cheap shots are like chop blocks. ZING!

Realize Football is Still On: yea it’s bye week but quality football is still on. Look to BCO’s pick six to get caught up on the best matchups of the week. ESPN is already covering the #1 vs #2 matchup in LSU/ ‘Bama like its the true national championship this year. Regardless, it should be a great game with two heavy hitters going at it. With the Hokies missing from the Saturday lineup it will be fun to simply appreciate what other teams around the country are doing without going hoarse screaming at the T.V.

As I’ve said, these are just a few options. Feel free to use this as an open thread to tell us how you plan on spending your bye week. HokieWolf obviously doesn’t have a bye recipe so if you’re grilling up something great bring that along too.

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