Game #5 - Clemson at Virginia Tech

[bigesse16]

IF anyone is traveling down 81: get off @ dixie caverns (salem/shawsville) exit and take 460 into Cburg to avoid blasting.

How does tomorrow look? Are they going to continue blasting Saturday morning?

 

[awaz]

high of 46, low of 39 tomorrow

this my friends, is the first time i've really missed being in blacksburg.

 

[EvanGWatkins]

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[hunzworth]

How does tomorrow look? Are they going to continue blasting Saturday morning?

Im not sure if they blast on saturdays or not, but if they are that is the route i would take. You can also get 460 from the highway 419 exit in salem. 460 will carry you all the way into christiansburg/blacksburg.

 

[vtnuclearhokie]

You can also take the exit in Roanoke/Salem to 311 which will take you past Homeplace and then you can hop on to Blacksburg Road which will be a left and that will take you into downtown blacksburg.

Another back way is exit 128 on 81, and once you get off it you take the right and then when you get to a T in the road another right and that will pop you out on Ellet road near First and Main.

 

[bigesse16]

You can also take the exit in Roanoke/Salem to 311 which will take you past Homeplace and then you can hop on to Blacksburg Road which will be a left and that will take you into downtown blacksburg.

Another back way is exit 128 on 81, and once you get off it you take the right and then when you get to a T in the road another right and that will pop you out on Ellet road near First and Main.

This is the route I usually take when traffic is backed up, but I know of the others. Obviously prefer 81, but better to know this now. Thanks guys! Hope every makes it has a safe trip, should be a blast tomorrow.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

I just heard Ron Cherry will be the man tomorrow! YEA!!!!!

 

[Taz_Hokie]

I just heard Ron Cherry will be the man tomorrow! YEA!!!!!

 

[vtpoop]

I just heard Ron Cherry will be the man tomorrow! YEA!!!!!

I hope that means VT gives Clemson the business. LOL

 

[HokieGhost]

I just heard Ron Cherry will be the man tomorrow! YEA!!!!!

I am preparing everything I need for committing harakiri tomorrow evening...looking for a good second. :help:

 

[HokieGhost]

I got this off the TSL free football board...it is VERY good!
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Subject: Wrote this for a blog but wanted to share with the board. Hope you enjoy.
Posted by: IllinoisHokie on Fri Sep 30 2011 10:42:37 PM
Message:


This is not a game preview.

If this were a game preview, I'd talk about how Clemson hasn't beaten
Virginia Tech since 1989, and about how in the five games we've played
since then the average Virginia Tech margin of victory has been 22.6
points. I'd talk about how Clemson's offense is prolific (503 yards, 37.75
points per game), but its defense is anemic (90th Total D, 85th Rushing
D, 73rd Passing D, 66th Scoring D). I'd talk about how Tajh Boyd has
never started a game away from home in his career, and how he's never
thrown a pass with Torrian Gray's secondary on the field or against a
Bud Foster defense that lives to disguise coverages and blitzes and
confuse young quarterbacks. I'd talk about how important it is for David
Wilson and Josh Oglesby to stay patient and wait for their blocks,
because this is a defense that our O line can open holes against. I'd talk
about how important it is for the secondary - especially the safeties - to
stay disciplined and not freelance, because the drops we've been
fortunate to see from other offenses we've faced will be long touchdowns
by Clemson. I'd talk about how the preseason was over, and about how
now VT begins the quest to repeat not only as ACC champions, but as
undefeated, undisputed ACC champions.

This is not a game preview.

This is a call to arms.

"They don***8217;t change the field. The ball is the same, you put on your
uniform the same." - Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach

"If we score fast enough and often enough, it might be a little quiet in
there." - Tajh Boyd, Clemson quarterback

"We don't expect the fans, the crowd noise, to affect the way we do
things. For us to go in there and win at Virginia Tech, that***8217;s going to be
something. The plane ride back is going to be fun for all of us" - Landon
Walker, Clemson right tackle

The gauntlet has been thrown down. Riding high on a 4-0 start, including
wins over two programs whose names carry more gravitas than the
Hokies, the Clemson Tigers are coming into Lane Stadium confident.
Overconfident, I would say. Yes, they have beaten the defending national
champions, the Auburn Tigers, a team that no one in their right mind
expects to compete for another title - national or SEC - without Cam
Newton. Yes, they've beaten Florida State. Or, more succinctly, they've
beaten FSU's second string, since their starting quarterback, three of
their four starting receivers, and their starting cornerback were out with
injuries. But they beat them, and they beat them on a national stage. So
they are sure of themselves.

But all of this has been done at home, in front of a friendly crowd. This
team does not know the meaning of the word noise. Not a single player
on this Clemson squad has played a game at Lane Stadium. So you can
understand why they don't know what they're about to walk into Saturday
night in the mountains. It is up to us to show them. If you are going to
this game, remember that you, along with 66,232 of your friends, are the
voice of Hokie Nation. You are why Lane Stadium ranks as high in
intimidation factor as stadiums that hold 40,000 more people. And just
like the young men suiting up for Frank Beamer, we need four quarters of
effort from you. Scream until your voice breaks. Jump until your knees
give out. And take the biggest damn key ring you can find. Remind
Clemson that it was against them in 1999 that Corey Moore christened
Lane Stadium "the Terror Dome." Show the Tigers - and the world - why
the words "night game at Lane" should strike fear into the hearts of
opposing teams.

On a critical play from the FSU 1 yard line, Clemson quarterback Tajh
Boyd had to call time out because his center could not hear him calling
for the snap over the crowd noise. The game was at Clemson.

The gauntlet has been thrown down. Hokies, pick it up.

 

[vtpoop]

I got this off the TSL free football board...it is VERY good!
=============================

Subject: Wrote this for a blog but wanted to share with the board. Hope you enjoy.
Posted by: IllinoisHokie on Fri Sep 30 2011 10:42:37 PM
Message:


This is not a game preview.

If this were a game preview, I'd talk about how Clemson hasn't beaten
Virginia Tech since 1989, and about how in the five games we've played
since then the average Virginia Tech margin of victory has been 22.6
points. I'd talk about how Clemson's offense is prolific (503 yards, 37.75
points per game), but its defense is anemic (90th Total D, 85th Rushing
D, 73rd Passing D, 66th Scoring D). I'd talk about how Tajh Boyd has
never started a game away from home in his career, and how he's never
thrown a pass with Torrian Gray's secondary on the field or against a
Bud Foster defense that lives to disguise coverages and blitzes and
confuse young quarterbacks. I'd talk about how important it is for David
Wilson and Josh Oglesby to stay patient and wait for their blocks,
because this is a defense that our O line can open holes against. I'd talk
about how important it is for the secondary - especially the safeties - to
stay disciplined and not freelance, because the drops we've been
fortunate to see from other offenses we've faced will be long touchdowns
by Clemson. I'd talk about how the preseason was over, and about how
now VT begins the quest to repeat not only as ACC champions, but as
undefeated, undisputed ACC champions.

This is not a game preview.

This is a call to arms.

"They don***8217;t change the field. The ball is the same, you put on your
uniform the same." - Dabo Swinney, Clemson head coach

"If we score fast enough and often enough, it might be a little quiet in
there." - Tajh Boyd, Clemson quarterback

"We don't expect the fans, the crowd noise, to affect the way we do
things. For us to go in there and win at Virginia Tech, that***8217;s going to be
something. The plane ride back is going to be fun for all of us" - Landon
Walker, Clemson right tackle

The gauntlet has been thrown down. Riding high on a 4-0 start, including
wins over two programs whose names carry more gravitas than the
Hokies, the Clemson Tigers are coming into Lane Stadium confident.
Overconfident, I would say. Yes, they have beaten the defending national
champions, the Auburn Tigers, a team that no one in their right mind
expects to compete for another title - national or SEC - without Cam
Newton. Yes, they've beaten Florida State. Or, more succinctly, they've
beaten FSU's second string, since their starting quarterback, three of
their four starting receivers, and their starting cornerback were out with
injuries. But they beat them, and they beat them on a national stage. So
they are sure of themselves.

But all of this has been done at home, in front of a friendly crowd. This
team does not know the meaning of the word noise. Not a single player
on this Clemson squad has played a game at Lane Stadium. So you can
understand why they don't know what they're about to walk into Saturday
night in the mountains. It is up to us to show them. If you are going to
this game, remember that you, along with 66,232 of your friends, are the
voice of Hokie Nation. You are why Lane Stadium ranks as high in
intimidation factor as stadiums that hold 40,000 more people. And just
like the young men suiting up for Frank Beamer, we need four quarters of
effort from you. Scream until your voice breaks. Jump until your knees
give out. And take the biggest damn key ring you can find. Remind
Clemson that it was against them in 1999 that Corey Moore christened
Lane Stadium "the Terror Dome." Show the Tigers - and the world - why
the words "night game at Lane" should strike fear into the hearts of
opposing teams.

On a critical play from the FSU 1 yard line, Clemson quarterback Tajh
Boyd had to call time out because his center could not hear him calling
for the snap over the crowd noise. The game was at Clemson.

The gauntlet has been thrown down. Hokies, pick it up.

What he said!!!

 

[Sleepy T]

HD on ESPN picked against us..

"Clemson 21, Virginia Tech 17: Look, I know Virginia Tech fans out there want more credit for their defending ACC champs, and I promise you I***8217;ll give it to them -- as soon as they beat Clemson. I just don***8217;t see it happening. Clemson***8217;s offense is the real deal. Weaknesses in Virginia Tech***8217;s offense have been exposed by inferior competition. The Tigers will stun the Hokies on their home field."

She IMO, is one of the worst beat writers on ESPN, but historically this is a good thing for us :charlie:

I see it once again being a defensive game, close until the 4th, with some "Beamerball". I smell a pick 6 and/or PR/KR for a TD..D. Wilson and the D will have big games...Lane will be rockin!

VT 31, Clemson 21

 

[NickVT10]

Look for the weather to be a factor. Mid 40s and 20-30 mph winds.

 

[HokieGhost]

Look for the weather to be a factor. Mid 40s and 20-30 mph winds.

Bingo! The weather will definitely favor the team that runs the ball the best, and the wind will pretty much eliminate the mid- to long-range passing game.

 

[hunzworth]

Getting ready to head over to Lane in about an hour. Man im jacked! i havnt been this excited for a game in a looooooong time. I feel like our guys have been disrespected by the media but more importantly i dont think Clemson respects us either, i hope we hit them in the mouth early and often.

LEEEEEEEEEETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[Taz_Hokie]

LEEEEEEEEEETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

HOOOOKIIIIEEEESS!!!

 

[Ragingcroc]

I'll be at COE tailgate next to the Chevy Ecocar.

 

[Sleepy T]

Getting ready to head over to Lane in about an hour. Man im jacked! i havnt been this excited for a game in a looooooong time. I feel like our guys have been disrespected by the media but more importantly i dont think Clemson respects us either, i hope we hit them in the mouth early and often.

LEEEEEEEEEETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Yep, Everyone on ESPN minus Lou, Lee, and Desmond are betting against us. I like it like that...

 

[HokieGhost]

Current Blacksburg weather conditions and hourly forecast....

Hourly Weather Forecast for Blacksburg, VA (24060) - weather.com

Windy all game, 45 degrees F, with a 70% chance of rain by 8:00 pm Eastern Time.