The U, The U, The U is on fire...

**imported_biggamesjames** · January 3rd, 2006, 11:37 AM

I've always said people should support who they want but its really sad to see people from SWVA supporting teams from Florida or California or wherever...I wonder if other areas have as many fans who don't support their local teams as we do here in SWVA? I don't mind Va Cavalier fans so bad because hey atleast we are in Va but all these Miami and FSU fans is really confusing.

Conference Record:
Miami 7 wins
Tech 7 wins

**imported_mega** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:06 PM

Virginia Tech didnt even have a football team in the 80s when I became a cane fan. Miami and Florida State revolutionized college football in that era where speed was introduced to destroy inferior wishbone horsecrap that the big 8 put on the field. To an even greater extent, what kid would want to be a fan of a trashy team like virginia tech or virginia when Howard Schnellenberger and Earl Morrell were introducing Quarterback U and probably the only pro style offense in college football at the time. What kid didnt want to be the next Jim Kelly or Bernie Kosar? What kid didnt want to break on the ball quicker than a blitzkrieg through poland and take one to the house while high stepping like Deion Sanders. Those dudes made college football exciting when it was real dull. Thats why Im not a tech fan or a virginia fan.

I think Blue would agree with me too, if I wasnt a cane fan, I would be a nole fan. If he wasnt a nole fan he would be a cane fan(if smarty would let him).

**CoeburnCane** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:10 PM

Better to like a team from another state for over 20 years and be loyal to them than to jump on a bandwagon for another in-state team almost solely due to the success of a lefty from the other side of the state...most of your VT fanbase that have loaded up on the wagon here recently have maybe 6-8 years worth of history that they've seen and followed with their squad, me, I've seen Miami since '83. 22 years of my life.

It's kind of like Redskins fans asking Carolina or Dallas fans around here why they don't like their "regional" team. I'm a 49ers fan myself...at least I can like a team on their own merits, not because of their proximity to my abode. That Va Tech being "SWVA's team" is a played out & lame attempt at flaming--I'll support any kid that goes up there from around here, but that doesn't mean I have to like the rest of the team that's from Newport News & Hampton or whereever else.

Besides...who cares about that conference record thing you've got up there...if you want to talk team to team, head to head, Miami's got that matchup on lock if you want to look at recent history for about the past 5 or so years. Then let's look at the overall--still Miami. VT's a good program, I've never said they're not, but Miami's an elite program, regardless of the hard times they're probably going to fall on given all of the coaching changes...and that's the difference for me. Miami's a great program with a really good history over the last quarter of a century, VT's a rising one with maybe 10 years max of successful history. Everyone's gotta start somewhere though, and competing every year is the beginning. VT's there to compete in the top 10 for the most part unless something happens...which is highly commendable, but still not enough to make me turn by back on 22 years of loyalty to UM's football program, even if VT is just up the road on 81.

**CoeburnCane** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:15 PM

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I think Blue would agree with me too, if I wasnt a cane fan, I would be a nole fan. If he wasnt a nole fan he would be a cane fan(if smarty would let him).

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If I wasn't a Canes fan, I'd:

A) feel sorry for myself.

and

B) probably go for the Noles or another team who's style & history I like, like say Auburn, Michigan, or Notre Dame.

But thank God I'm a Canes fan--even through all the rough times we're in right now and getting ready to go through w/all the changes. That's called loyalty people--I've now been through probation, 5 MNC's, and a few overhauls of the coaching staff.

**imported_mega** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:17 PM

Your arse would not be a notre dame fan, I would beat you up and report you to NJ and Gables for a verbal arse whoopin.

**CoeburnCane** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:19 PM

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Your arse would not be a notre dame fan, I would beat you up and report you to NJ and Gables for a verbal arse whoopin.

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And thusly why I'm a Cane. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I knew that mentioning ND would get you riled automatically.

BUT--if it were between being a ND fan or an OSU* fan, I'd either choose death or ND, but never OSU*.

**imported_mega** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:22 PM

I cheered hard for OSU yesterday, not because I like them, but I really do love Ginn and Holmes, they are monsters. I hate ND more than any team, I would never cheer for them unless it helped the canes.

ND vs UF is impossible, I even cheer for the frickin vols against the gators. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

**CoeburnCane** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:31 PM

I've never liked tOSU*...hate them with a passion (thusly me saying that Michigan would be a possible replacement if the Canes didn't exist).

My main reasoning for liking ND would be due to my years of enjoyment watching Montana play for San Fran, and due to liking the running styles of Ricky Watters, Jerome Bettis, Rodney Culver, and Reggie Brooks. But that'd be about it.

**imported_biggamesjames** · January 3rd, 2006, 12:43 PM

I guess you guys have your reasons...there was a time when Miami and FSU were after thoughts in college football as well and I wonder how many folks in the Tallahassee and South Florida areas "jumped on the bandwagon" in the early 80's? Sure you have a lot more vocal support from Tech fans in the last 15 years or so, success brings that out naturally...but I know alot of guys from around here including myself who were going up and watching Tech play in the days of Will Furrer, Vaugh Hebron, Eugene Chung, all the way back to Bruce Smith...so not everyone became fans when Vick came to Tech...as a matter of fact he and is brother are the only 2 QB's in the last 15 years at Tech that I have not seen play in person(De'Shazo, Druckenmiller, Noel, Randall, Furrer, among others I have seen).

I really respect Bobby Bowden and the program he built at FSU and he is a really great guy...I also respect Shnelly and how he brought Miami out of the doldrums of college football to be a national powerhouse but ever since Jimmy Johnson took over I have not cared much for the Canes and even though I like Larry Coker and think he is a good guy it doesn't seem like things have changed much from the days of thug ball down there...but hey you like who you like and I will say this...when the Canes play the Vols I am a Miami fan without a doubt.