An amazing victory over Nebraska, 35-30, is exactly what we needed. We are 4-1, ranked #20, and ready to face the real Big Red….the Mighty Fighting Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University. Things We Learned This Weekend Nebraskans are the nicest people ever. Freakishly so. There is no better fan base in America than the Nebraska[...] Continued Here >>
We are invincible. No, not the storied Va. Tech defense or the ridiculed Hokie offense. Not even our legendary special teams, who failed to block a kick last week for the first time all season. We are invincible. Us. Tailgate Fever. Our crack research team, which has until this point relied on a magic eight[...] Continued Here >>
Due to the possibility that we are on our deathbed (fine, it’s just a cold…..ladies, we are confident that you can vouch for the fact that there is no bigger baby on this planet than a guy with a minor head cold), you get an abridged version of this week’s Hokie Update. Now with antihistamines. [...] Continued Here >>
Gameday is finally here. Real gameday. Not neutral site gameday. Not I-AA opponent gameday. A real home game, against a real opponent, at a real kickoff time gameday. And not a moment too soon with Techtown on the brink of implosion due to a lack of proper tailgating. If Beamer would just realize that tailgating solves most football fans’ woes, he[...] Continued Here >>
How does one even begin to discuss the events of last Saturday? It would be insulting to the game to describe the garbage on display against East Carolina as football. Ridiculous, embarrassing, what a freaking joke all come to mind. The more time that goes by the more difficulty we have believing we lost. To a directional school. A good[...] Continued Here >>
Play this now. And with that out of the way, welcome to the 14th season of the Hokie Update, now with Splenda. Not surprisingly we have a serious case of tailgate fever. In the hierarchy of things that are great, it goes: napping, napping in the sun, catching a foul ball, a perfectly mixed[...] Continued Here >>
Much to the amazement of NCAA officials, NIT Fever is sweeping the nation, and your Va. Tech Hokies take on M-i-crooked-letter-crooked-letter-i-crooked-letter-i-humpback-humpack-i at 7PM Wednesday in Blacksburg. NIT ratings continue to soar on the worldwide leader in sports leading Disney/ABC officials to announce that ESPN2 would focus solely on the NIT due to it’s overwhelming national[...] Continued Here >>
When you are a second rate post season college basketball tournament, let’s say, the NCAA, it can be difficult to get media attention without silly catch phrases such as March Madness, Sweet 16, bracketology, and everything Billy Packer says. But the NIT is different. With a storied history, beginning in 1938, a whole year before the NCAA, the NIT doesn’t[...] Continued Here >>
In a shocking development, Va. Tech Athletic Director Jim Weaver announced that Va. Tech would reject a bid to play in the NCAA tournament opting instead for a top seed in the prestigious NIT. This cleared the way for feel-good story Baylor to accept an 11 seed in a showdown with Purdue at the Verizon[...] Continued Here >>
Dear President-elect Matt Ryan, Congratulations on your selection by acclimation as the next President of the United States. It is unbelievable that ESPN was able to amend the Constitution by simply scrolling the results of a non-scientific America votes online reader poll across the bottom of the screen during the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl. Never underestimate[...] Continued Here >>
