I agree with your assessment about alot of people becoming Tech fans in the late 90's and later...I would guess its a little lower than your assessment of 60 or 70 percent but its still a fair assumption that the Hokies picked up a good number of (so called) fans during the last 7 or 8 years. For us that have been following their program for a good deal longer than that its actually a little frustrating because we get grouped into the "fair weather" fan pigeon hole as well...well sad to say I didn't save any of my ticket stubs from the 80's or early 90's but I know I was there and know I have been a fan long before starship 7 arrived. I heard my dad say something about going to games all the way back when Carroll Dale played so he definitely has more knowledge than I do but I can go back to the early 80's at least when talking about Tech football and I also have a little knowledge on their basketball program as well.

I followed Miami more in the 80's and early 90's than I have in more recent years and I remember alot about their program from those days because they along with Nebraska, FSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and a few others(Alabama, LSU..etc) epitomized success in that era and I remember hoping Tech would be part of that group one day...well those days have arrived but its not as sweet as I thought it would be and part of that is due to the "fair weather" fans coming on board and causing all of from back in the day to get categorized in with them. I'm sure Canes fans from the 60's and 70's felt the same way when the 80's rolled around.