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I would like to congratulate Coach Beamer on his first victory over Bobby Bowden and FSU.
It was both a historic and impressive victory. However, rushing the field after the game showed nothing but a lack of class by the student body, especially since Tech was favored by six points against the unranked Seminoles. Storming the field should be reserved for storied rivalries, upsetting top five teams and victories that clinch championship berths. I'll leave things at that.
My greater grievance with the Hokie Nation rests with our lack of participation in the annual "Hokies for the Hungry" campaign. Sometime during the second half, the public address announcer broadcast that the "Hokies for the Hungry" campaign tentatively collected over 6,000 cans. I'm no math major, but the fact that over 60,000 fans donated just over 6,000 canned goods is very disappointing.
That means for every 10 people who entered Lane Stadium on Saturday, only one remembered to bring an item for the collection. I realize that "Hokies for the Hungry" is not the best-advertised campaign on campus, but it does have an 11-year history and is printed on each admission ticket.
Sure, the Hokie Nation gives back to the community through events like "VT Engage" and the "Big Event," but I'm afraid that we missed a very easy and convenient opportunity to help many people in the area.
So next year before you go to the game, grab a pack of Ramen noodles or a can of Campbell's soup before you head to your tailgate. Don't let another opportunity to help the community that has helped us so much pass you by.
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With the holiday season approaching, there will be no shortage of opportunities for generosity in the coming weeks. I am confident that many people, Hokies and non-Hokies alike, will display an outpouring of support to the poor through many other avenues. People should not be judged based on whether they donate to a particular event, but rather on the totality of their donations. Personally, I choose not to donate to individual efforts such as Hokies for the Hungry. Instead, at the end of each year I designate a specific percentage of my annual earnings to specific charities that I have researched and chosen. For instance, I don't give money to panhandlers because I prefer to donate to my local soup kitchen. My point is simply that there are so many opportunities to give to charity that it is unfair to cherrypick the ones that don't go well and blame people for not participating.
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hokies for the hungry has always been one of the charities that has difficulty working. the entire time i was a tech, i never remembered when it was supposed to happen. it would be better if it went for a week, instead of just before one game.
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Ok, first off, on storming the field, that is the first time since 1975 that Tech has beat FSU. It is the first time a Frank Beamer team has beaten FSU. They may not have been nationally ranked, but this has become like a rivalry game and beating FSU is a big deal for Tech, so storming the field is fine. I personally didn't even know about "Hokies for the Hungry" until we were walking into the stadium and I saw people carrying cans.
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A 'rivalry game' only by virtue of the fact that we lost a couple years ago when we were supposed to win (ACC Championship). This is only the beginning of a series with FSU - a team that, up until now, the Hokies have only played sparingly over the last handful of years.
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I would say it started back when Tech played FSU for the National Championship. That combined with us moving to the ACC and getting the chance to play FSU more often, and the Beamer/FSU record adds up to a big game regardless of the records.
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One game, I think, does not constitute a rivalry. I'd note also that we had, before last weekend, played FSU exactly once (ACC championship) since joining the ACC. Does the series have the POTENTIAL to be a rivalry? Perhaps (assuming FSU returns to the power it once was). Was last weekend's game a rivalry game? Not in the least. It was a mediocre win against a mediocre team.
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