I am feelin' BLUE

Here we go again.  Another team in BLUE from the State of North Carolina looking to put up some points on the Hokies.  The Duke Blue Devils (5-1)(2-0) are coming to Blacksburg on a roll looking for their first bowl eligibility in 17 years.  They plastered UVa for 42 points and seem to have an offense this year which is bad because we do not have anything resembling a defense.  The Blue Devils have not beaten Virginia Tech since we entered the ACC but are prime this year to do so unless the coaches and the team found something this week that they have not had in the first 6 games of the season. 

Sure Logan Thomas had a record day, and would have had more without the senseless drops, but that was because the offense was forced to play catch up and abandon the run.  The Tarholes scored on a 4th and 1 with out being touched!!!  The defense gave up 500 yards and it would have been a heck of a lot more if Carolina had not penalized themselves for over 100 yards.  There was enough laundry on the field to keep China Town busy for a week.

The Tarholes brought their A game and their white special uniforms too. They apparently have "White Out" also.  Seems we are not the only team who changes uniforms as often as a you and I change underwear.  They picked the Virginia Tech game to debut their new white helmets just as Georgia Tech picked our game to debut their honeycomb helmets.  I for one am tried of it and long for the days when we wore maroon helmets and maroon or white uniforms and hit somebody.  I do not see any desire or fire in this team and I am afraid it is from top to bottom.

 

Now I am not mad at losing I am disappointed in the effort and confusion I saw on the field.  I lived through the late 80's and early 90's of Hokie Football so I know what it is like to lose, but back then when we lost the team had given it their all.  Something is not right and I not sure if it is in the locker room or the front office.  Let me be truthful, it sucks losing to the Tarholes.  I will be taking grief from every fan and pseudo fan for a year unless we slip up and beat them in basketball.

The tailgate was fun and I must send a shout out to our host Steve Archbell.  He was gracious and accommodating, allowing us to park in his lot just a small walk from the stadium.  Steve helped us to do the Ol' Hokie Cheer and we ate all we could before heading to our seats.  The day was gorgeous and as you can see by the picture the sun was out, causing sunburns on the unprotected.

 

Where is the SPF 50??

 

 

Lovin' the great outdoors.

 

I thought this was a White Out??

 

Plenty of friendly Tarheels.

 

My college roomate and another Rod siting!

 

Saturday looks to be a beautiful Fall day as well.  The leaves should be turning and the high temperature is predicted to be 67 degrees with a 0% chance of rain.  The Duke game is Homecoming and for all of you who feel up to it the Homecoming Parade will start at 9:00am and will go down main street Blacksburg.  The festivities continue with a EF-18 Growler flyover and the Homecoming court at halftime.  No that it not a bad stomach joke but an actual plane.  Hopefully the pilot is a Virginia Tech Grad and can actually fly over the stadium unlike the WWII planes we had for the Bowling Green game.

 

 

 

 

 

I will be setting up in Lot 7 around 8:30am and look to have brunch on the tables by 10:00am.  Since the game is an early one at 12:30 we thought brunch items would be appropriate.  Feel free to bring breakfast or lunch items for everyone to enjoy.  That worked out well last week in Chapel Hill and makes clean up easy.  The Ol' Hokie Cheer will be at 11:30am and I believe that I have fixed my microphone problem for this week.  I have invited a Duke fan and I would like him to take it all in so please introduce yourself and make them feel welcome.

 

The next game is the Florida State game and as discussed earlier we are going to cater the tailgate for that one.  The menu includes BBQ Chicken Breast, mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, fruit, pasta, banana pudding and non-alcoholic drinks.  Don't worry the HokieMobile bar will be open!  We have promised a certain number so I REALLY need everybody who is coming to let me know so we get an accurate head count a week before the game.  The price for all the food, setup, cleanup, servers, plates and utensils is $10.95 a person.  Not a bad price to pay to leave your worries at home and just show up!  Feel free to make any donations to me at the Duke game so I can payoff the caterer sooner than later. 

 

Looking forward to being back in Blacksburg and smelling the fall air.  Have a great week and I will see everybody soon.

 



Nothin' could be finer....

than to be in Carolina!   The Hokies have a 13-0 record in the State of North Carolina against ACC teams since being allowed to sit at the table in 2004.  Unfortunately we have a crappy record in NFL stadiums no matter what state they are in!!! Looking forward to a much shorter road trip this weekend down I-40 to Chapel Thrill.  The Tarheels posted 66 points against the Idaho Vandals proving that they grasp the concept of offense.  I will go to Chapel Hill this week prepared to watch a struggling Hokie team that may leave with a .500 record.  The fans are getting restless and the players seem to be getting more apathetic as the weeks progress.  Have to go back to the late eighties to remember the mumblings that I have read about this week regarding what is wrong with the team.  We started strong but have lost to midlevel Big East teams.  Look at the remaining schedule and tell me where we get even 5 more wins.

The HokieMobile Tailgate was alive and kicking at the Bowling Green Game.  We added the Venable family to the crowd and they seemed to have a good time and enjoy our company.  Chris Venable hails from the Winston-Salem area and has a daughter at TECH this year.  He tailgated with us at the Wake game last year and says he will return when they get up for another game.  Chris laid out quite a spread himself and took a shot for the family when the time came.  We also had some friends from Raleigh visit Blacksburg for the first time.  Jean and Rodney Kirk made the trip from Raleigh to see the Hokies play.  We all made it back to Biff's place on Claytor Lake to celebrate the victory and enjoy the rest of the weekend

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful day for Hokie Football.

 

 

Yes, Believe it or not there was a ROD sighting!

 

A couple of our Falcon Friends!

 

The BGSU game is what I am talking about.  We do nothing for a quarter and just as I am falling asleep the team comes up with 21 points before the half to get me excited.  It took a whole other half to muster 16 more points and a missed field goal by BGSU to make the score 37-0  and give us a false sense of security heading into the game at FedExField.  I traveled all night, stayed in a marginal hotel just to be able to arrive in the parking lot by 11:30am.  Clete McCarthy from our Lot 8 days had invited me up to his neck of the woods to see the Hokies finally win one in FedExField.  Based on the scene in the parking lot we had them beat hands down.  There was 1 Bearcat for every 1000 orange and maroon clad Hokies.  Clete and his bride to be were great hosts and treated us to a luxury suite and prime parking.  Everyone was hospitable and we even found a couple of Bearcats to do the Ol'Hokie Cheer with prior to kickoff.  That's when things went down hill.  The Hokies only had a couple of first downs and 7 points at halftime.  The 4th quarter action picked up a little bit and all looked well until the defense let their man get behind him in the prevent defense.  We will give a reciever a 15 yard cushion in normal situtations but when we are supposed to give a cushion and keep the reciever in front of us we fail miserably.  The other stat that distrubed me ( because they do not have a stat for lack of effort) was the penalties.  We had 100+ yards in penalties.  Nothing about this team so far reminds me of hard playing, blue collar Hokie football so far.  You know from my previous posts that I am not a Stiney fan and I will again call for a change at the end of the season.  Without some new blood we are headed for medicore.   Sorry I do not have any pictures from the Cincy game.  I am still waiting on pictures from Chandler who was taking pictures during the tailgate.  Hopefully I will be able to post them soon.

 

 

William's reaction over Stiney's offensive calls from the box!!

 

 

The Hokie Mobile will be parked in the Ehringhaus Dorm Lower parking lot which is located directly behind the Baseball Field off of Manning Drive.  Hope to be on place by 8:30-9:00 to begin tailgating.  Come on down and hang out before the game with fellow Hokies and a few Tarheels. 

 

 

 

 The 12:30 game time  in Chapel Hill makes it hard to fix a large meal so according to our host it looks like the theme will be Bruch Buffet.  The menu looks like breakfast biscuits, quiche, fruit, Bloody Mary's and the like.  Feel free to bring whatever you would like.  As usual the bar will be open at 9:00am.  The weather looks great with the prediction of 80 degrees at gametime and 0% chance of rain.  Should be nice and hot on the sunny side of the stadium unlike last year in Blacksburg when it snowed during the tailgate.  SoCo toast will be at 11:30 and on Kenan stadium from there.

 

Next Up DOOOK!!!

 

 

 

 GO HOKIES!!!!   BEAT THE HEELS!!!