Dan Mullen Quotes Cousin Eddie on GameDay
I don't know how GameDay will top this, ever.
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Football Forum
Because we're all Sunday morning quarterbacks.
Skipper 3-2-1
From Hokiesports web site:
Skipper 3-2-1
To signify the start of Hokie Village, Skipper will fire 3.5 hours prior to kickoff. Additionally, Skipper will fire when the stadium gates open (2 hours prior to kickoff) and with one hour remaining until kickoff.
That is awesome - our tailgate does a shot of soco right before heading to the stadium - we can now usher that in with an announcement by Skipper!
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Bitter blog - Game day post: William & Mary at Virginia Tech
By: Andy Bitter
on August 30, 2014, 9:20 AM
My game advance is on here, as are links to any story you might have missed this week.
http://www.roanoke.com/sports/columns_and_blogs/blogs/andy_bitter_virgin...
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Gameday. I'm leaving shortly. Thank God for College Football
Go Hokies.
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Great idea for young fans.
OSU tonight is hosting a movie night in the Shoe, showing Frozen on the jumbo scoreboard. Seems like a great way to engage younger fans and raise some money for school charities.
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On the eve of battle/game day
I can't wait for this season to start! I'll get to see us play at the shoe and at unc. By all accounts it should be an exciting season. But unfortunately a short one for me. At a date after the unc game I'll leave the country for one more trip to a rough country with rough mountains. Not WV... So as our team and hokie nation prepares for the season and I prepare as well, this is always at the forefront of my mind. Why we fight:
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What does being a Hokie mean to you
We cross several generations here. We are different colors, gender,nationalities, occupations. Yet, we all bleed only Hokie colors when discussing what Va Tech means to us. Reading this board the biggest thing that comes out is the obvious love and respect we share for what being a Hokie means. As we prepare for opening kickoff, please share what being a Hokie means to you.
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Blake Sims starting at QB
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/24685618/a...
How can Alabama be so confident in that FSU guy and be the #3 team in the country if they're not even confident enough to call him the starter a day away from kickoff?
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Bitter blog - William & Mary or Virginia Tech: Who has the edge?
Spare me the sarcastic comment, "Is that really a question!?!?"
http://www.roanoke.com/sports/columns_and_blogs/blogs/andy_bitter_virgin...
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Week 1 Viewing Guide
Last night we got off to a strong start to the CFB season. Some may say that the season actually started Wednesday night, but here is official proof that it was actually Thursday:
The offseason is over.
BACK TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING: COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK. BOOM.— THE KEY PLAY (@thekeyplay) August 28, 2014
ALL HAIL THE RETURN OF ALLCAPS!
Here are the rest of the weekend's games:
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OT: Free Concert & Pep Rally tonight in Downtown Blacksburg
Didn't see this posted and thought some fellow Key Players may be interested. There will be a free Pep Rally for the William & Mary game starting at 6 pm on College Avenue (which will be closed off).
Once the Pep Rally ends there will be music from DJ TMMPO, The Band Concord (a great Blacksburg Americana band) and California Top-100 hip hop artist Sage the Gemini. There's also supposed to free food, giveaways and more.
All are welcome to attend.
Here's a link for more info:
http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=301430
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Good WAPO Article About Frank Beamer
Short article about Beamer's 28th Season as VT's Head Coach. A lot of questions about when he will retire addressed in here.
I think this comes across, but I really enjoy my job right now. I feel like the same guy I was 10 years ago. ... Youve got things to look forward to, Frank Beamer said. I think Ill know when its the right time. I dont think about it very much. I think when youre enjoying yourself, life is good. When youre not enjoying yourself ...
He paused.
I think Ill know when Im not a positive influence on this program.
Also, some good quotes from Mack Brown and Jim Grobe on Beamer.
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College Football Grid of Shame
I've always been a big fan of new university president Tim Sands, and this morning, he once again proved how awesome he is by tweeting out this excellent grid of shame. Let's all laugh for a bit at how UNC is just a smidge above Penn State in terms of shamefulness.
@VT_Football Solidly in the correct quadrant. Thanks Coach Beamer, staff, SAs, academic support and student affairs http://t.co/S7wzUVXSLJ— Timothy D Sands (@VTSandsman) August 29, 2014
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Tailgating Tech – Inaugural Blacksburg Edition
Almost there. All.. Most. There..
From the Whit gets it file- Yesterday, Hokie Sports reported the Virginia Tech launched a smartphone app, just in time for the season. We can keep up with the other important scores while watching the game, not the other scoreboard hoping to catch the game info we want. Free, its in the iTunes App store and Google Play. Heres some features
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William and Mary Injury Report
The injury report is from Virginia Tech Athletics.
Out for Season
Mark Shuman (knee)
Probable
Desmond Frye (shoulder)
Questionable
None
Doubtful
Kalvin Cline (knee)
Out
Kyle Chung (shoulder)
Anthony Shegog (thumb)
Ricky Walker (knee)
Jack Willenbrock (foot)
GAME STATUS KEY
Out Player will not play
Doubtful 25% chance a player will play
Questionable 50% chance a player will play
Probable 75% chance a player will play
Not listed No game status available, non-medical
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Jarrett Boykin has Risen to the Next Level
Good little article on Boykin's success!
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Awesome Beamer video put together by VT
The production quality of this thing is amazing - I think it might be one of the best things the VT athletic department has produced. Definitely check it out.
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David Wilson Pays a Visit to Practice
Thought you all would be interested in this. David Wilson stopped by practice to talk to the team.
I'll always be rooting for him to succeed.
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OT: Georgia State targeting ejection
I was somehow watching the game last night where a Georgia State player got ejected for a targeting call. It had to be the worst call ever. yes the QB was sliding and it should have been a late hit but by no means was a targeting penalty. If that's targeting then Zumwalt should have been ejected as well. Its unreal how this new penalty is going to be called. The softest calls could be targeting and it really sucks. What happened to good hard hitting and pad sounds.
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Football games on tonight
College football kicks off tonight, and plenty of games are on. A few NFL preseason games are also on (in the Northern VA area). From my quick search, Verizon FiOS customers are out of luck as FiOS launched SEC Network only in Florida and Texas. A few other games are also available through ESPN3 online.
EDIT: FiOS customers with Extreme or Ultimate packages and DirecTV customers should have the SEC Network. Feel free to add the channel number in the comments.
6 pm kickoff
SEC Network - USCe vs. A&M
7 pm kickoff
NFL Network - Eagles vs. Jets (two teams whose cheers consist of spelling their names)
Big 10 Network - Eastern Illinois vs. Minnesota
ESPNU - Wake Forest vs. ULM
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