they played Auburn tough last year.  and they would beat them this year.   :nana:

i doubt i'll be rooting for hokies this weekend

jetswing,

If i'm not mistaken, it is considered perfectly acceptable to cheer for one team and ogle the boobies of the fans of the other.  

what's a hokie? a castrated turkey?

From the link in my signature:

QuoteWhat is a Hokie? A look at Tech traditions

Here is the answer to that oft-posed question, "What's a Hokie?" and an explanation of other Tech traditions.

What is a Hokie? The origin of the word "Hokie" has nothing to do with a turkey. It was coined by O. M. Stull (class of 1896), who used it in a spirit yell he wrote for a competition.

Here's how that competition came to be held. Virginia Tech was founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution and was named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1896, the Virginia General Assembly officially changed the college's name to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, a name so long that citizens shortened it in popular usage to VPI. The original college cheer, which made reference to the original name of the institution, was no longer suitable. Thus, a contest was held to select a new spirit yell, and Stull won the $5 top prize for his cheer, now known as Old Hokie:

   Hoki, Hoki, Hoki, Hy.
   Techs, Techs, V.P.I.
   Sola-Rex, Sola-Rah.
   Polytechs - Vir-gin-ia.
   Rae, Ri, V.P.I.

Later, the phrase "Team! Team! Team!" was added at the end, and an "e" was added to "Hoki."

Stull later said that he made up the word as an attention-grabber. Though he may not have known it, "Hokie" (in its various forms) has been around at least since 1842. According to Johann Norstedt, now a retired Virginia Tech English professor, "[Hokie was] a word that people used to express feeling, approval, excitement, surprise. Hokie, then, is a word like 'hooray,' or 'yeah,' or 'rah.'" Whatever its original meaning, the word in the popular cheer did, as Stull wanted, grab attention and has been a part of Virginia Tech tradition ever since.

The castrated turkey thing is bullcrap... probably a rumor started by one of those freakin' Wahoos at THE OTHER University  :nana:

hahaha...one of my friend who went to the acc champtionship game told me that the fsu fans were being asses. one of them was mumbling "what's a hokie? a castrated turkey?"

i thought that was funny  

Ouch, tough game.  Good thing you didn't get Penn St., Louisville you can handle easily.

guess where the hokie are going for the bowl game? yup! jacksonville. that's gotta suck...

yah,

at least they didn't lose the Gator Bowl slot to the Freakin' Hurricanes.  There is a long history of Tech getting snubbed for Florida teams in those bowls.

Overall, we would have been better off without the ACC championship game.  Even if Miami had never lost to GT and Tech was left out, then they would have a 10-1 record and most likely be in the same bowl game... oh well... coulda--- shoulda---- woulda.  

Louisville is probably about the level of team Tech should be matched against.  It is clear now that Marcus Vick and his O-line still don't believe that they can beat a Florida team.

Thought I would revive this thread to say a few things...

First:  TAKE THAT LOUISVILLE![/size]

Second: Did the Hokies D pummel that poor Q-back or what?![/color][/size]

and Finally: Marcus Vick should have been EJECTED for stomping on Dumerville in the second quarter.  what a jackass.  I thought the Hokies had more class than that.

was glad to find this at Hokiesports.com ...

QuoteThe following is a statement from Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver:

"The unsportsmanlike conduct of quarterback Marcus Vick in yesterday's Gator Bowl game against Louisville is unacceptable behavior and contrary to the Hokies Respect Campaign.

Such on-field action is not reflective of Virginia Tech football nor of the values we hold at Virginia Tech. I and my colleagues in central administration are embarrassed and this athletic administration will not condone such acts of unsportsmanlike conduct. We will review and assess this incident further and deal with it accordingly."

i've seen him do that kind of stuff before and get away with it.

Quote from: JetSwingi've seen him do that kind of stuff before and get away with it.

well here's hoping he F'ed himself right out of an NFL contract (thought I doubt it).

and if you have seen him do this before, why didnt YOU send and irate email to Beamer and  Weaver signed VT alumn/fan/student.. I know I DID when I finally saw.

do you have footage of him doing "that kind of stuff and getting away with it"?

this footage...is it for a criminal trial?  :mrgreen:

i haven't seen that many hokie games this year so if i look through all the game i've seen, i'd find it.

some people are calling for kicking him off the team. i say lighten up  

he's a discipline case.

I have seen plenty of games at Tech LIVE.  Particularly in those against Miami I have seen the visiting team kick and punch at the bottom of piles after the cameras have pointed away.  I have always prided myself on Tech being the kind of team that dealt with that kind of crap and kept playing with dignity... not anymore.  

I think they SHOULD chuck that dope smoking, wreckless driving, 15 year old date-raping, kickin' a man when he's down, unappreciative, spoiled A-hole off the team.  he has given MORE than enough reason to boot him off.

lighten up my arse

Quote from: vtlionhe's a discipline case.

I have seen plenty of games at Tech LIVE.  Particularly in those against Miami I have seen the visiting team kick and punch at the bottom of piles after the cameras have pointed away.  I have always prided myself on Tech being the kind of team that dealt with that kind of crap and kept playing with dignity... not anymore.  

I think they SHOULD chuck that dope smoking, wreckless driving, 15 year old date-raping, kickin' a man when he's down, unappreciative, spoiled A-hole off the team.  he has given MORE than enough reason to boot him off.

lighten up my arse

   

you remember aguy by the name of randy moss? he's one of the top wide receivers in the nfl aka problem child.  

well, he was kick out of florida state back in the days. it didn't matter. he ended up in marshall. then went on to the nfl. and the morale of the story is...if you're talented, you'll second chances over and over...and over.

i think coach beamer make a bigger mistake by not saying right thing during the post game press conference. he basically said that "marcus said he didn't do it on purpose...blah blah". now, he know that we know that it was intentional. even if end up not disciplining him, he should have said he would review the tape and decide to discipline him or not. what a way to show an example, frank!

Quote from: JetSwing...if you're talented, you'll second chances over and over...and over.

I hope the whole TO fiasco proves this wrong, I hope that idiot never plays again.  I think coaches and players and fans are getting tired of these players that act like these do.  

And man VTech got lucky to rally for that win, I thought they were beat.  Bama pulled off a squeaker too... I can't wait till tonights game

If the first 3 BCS games are any indication, tonights game is totally gonna live up to the hype.  Alright, OSU beatin' down ND wasn't that exciting to watch, but the Sugar and Orange Bowls were awesome.

Go Horns!