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The ACC released its 2013 football schedule on Monday, revealing no Thursday night home football game for Virginia Tech for the first time since 2001.
Weaver has said that the change was for older fans who have to road trip to games and often have to miss work days to see the Hokies. And that’s understandable, as those are the people donating to the program every year; if you want to keep getting the money, you have to make the money happy. It’s business.
However, for the student body, Weaver has angered — to put it politely — any Tech fan that understands the magic of Thursday nights in Lane.
The national exposure alone from being the only college football game on television one day a year should be more than enough to keep it around. Not only that, but fans of other teams across the country and national sports media are all well aware of the awe that is Lane Stadium on a Thursday night.
And that doesn’t compare to how excited Hokie fans get when the lights come on over Worsham Field. Tech is 10-3 in Lane on Thursday nights since Michael Vick and Corey Moore led the Hokies to a 31-11 win over Clemson in 1999.
Again — we understand why Weaver did what he did, but as students, we aren't happy about it.
A version of this article appeared in the Feb 28 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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My parents are alumni that pay a lot of money for season tickets and to the school in tuition. They aren't happy about it either. Weaver screwed up. End of story.
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The awe that is Lane Stadium on a Thursday night? Are you kidding? Have you ever even been to another major college football stadium? I can count more programs and stadiums than I have digits that have equal or better atmospheres on any given game night (or day, for that matter), and they don't need to play on Thursday in order to have people from around the country watch their games.
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^Not a Virginia Tech student probably affiliated with the an SEC school. Obvious troll is obvious
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I am an alumni and substantial donor and I am very disappointed in the lack of Thursday night games and have let Jim Weaver know. I have been taking those 2 days off of work to attend the Thursday night games since they started. I prefer a Thursday night game vs. a conference opponent over a sub-par Saturday noon game against a no-name school. My disappointment is not only his decision, but his choice to blame it on older alumni and donors who are as unhappy with the decision as the students.
In regards to Annon. who claims Lane Stadium on a Thursday night isn't all it's cracked up to be - I live in the South. I am surrounded by SEC schools and I can tell you the environment in Blacksburg on Thursdays and on any Saturday gameday rivals any SEC experience. I've been to UGA games and by halftime, the crowd couldn't muster a cheer. I have been to Ole Miss and their famous Grove, and while it was a good time, the students don't even go to the football game and the tailgating wasn't for me. I'll take a BBQ & grill in the commuter lot with a strong bourbon & coke over bow ties and cheese trays anyday.
Stick to Charlottesville.
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The "national exposure" we crave has recently turned into national embarrassment. Either we eke out a win against a crappy ACC opponent on a Thursday, or we nose dive against elite competition in prime time, be it Thursday or Saturday. Don't worry - we'll get enough of that to last a whole season opening up with a new coaching staff against 'Bama in Atlanta. Also, when would be a good time for the game? Between/during a long break or back-to-back with another Thursday game. Assuming the order of opponents stayed the same, that means it would have been Marshall or Duke. Whoopdie doo.
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Booooo. The Thursday night games were our favorite, with the fireworks, etc. It was the only game we bought tickets for and made a special trip down.
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