Year: 2009
Games: North Carolina 20 Virginia Tech 17
Rating: 7 out of 10
Cost: Moderate
Tickets: Easy
Stadium: Lane Stadium was pretty old, in need of a renovation. Nothing special about it, but the campus
itself is very pretty and well put together.
Description: Honestly, I went to this game expecting
the Virginia Tech experience to be one of the best and walked away a little
disappointed. It’s not bad by any stretch, but it’s just kind
of boring. The crowd wasn’t anything
special, the tail gate wasn’t anything special, the stadium was pedestrian,
there wasn’t anything going on after the game.
I mean, fuck, we left early we were so bored (and we missed a comeback
by UNC). Most of the places that one
travels to in life can be summed up as follows:
I’m glad I went but I’m in no rush to go back. This is exactly how I feel about VT.
Having said all this there is absolutely no excuse not to see a game
here because its location is perfect for a Thursday/Saturday “Two Birds With
One Stone”. As stated before if you
really want to catch all of the great college atmospheres out there you need to
take advantage of the Thursday/Saturday set up.
VT embraces the Thursday night games and usually plays at least one a
year, sometimes two. It is in a really
beautiful area of the country (Shenandoah Valley – not sure if the campus is
actually in the valley but it’s close by).
You can pivot this pretty easily with Tennessee, West Virginia and any
of the schools in the Carolinas.
Don’t Miss: Thursday night games are their calling
card, walk through the center of the campus
If you want to make this part of a larger trip: You are more or less in the Shenandoah valley, you are two hours from Charlottesville and Skyline Drive. Three hours from Knoxville and the Smokey Mountains. Four hours from Morgantown, WV.
If you want to make this part of a larger trip: You are more or less in the Shenandoah valley, you are two hours from Charlottesville and Skyline Drive. Three hours from Knoxville and the Smokey Mountains. Four hours from Morgantown, WV.
Avoid: Trying to find your way around that
campus without a map or GPS handy. You might end up looking like you are
stalking the University President.
Attendees: Bones, Polychronopolus, Dave
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