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 Virginia Tech sent Al Groh out with style on Saturday afternoon, beating the Cavaliers in Charlottesville 42-13. The outcome was certainly in question for the first 40 minutes or so, but ultimately talent and coaching will out. For the final quarter of the game, UVA just didn't have the athletes, the coaching, or the character to play on the same field as the Hokies.
To say the least, my trip to Charlottesville was interesting. Before we get into the game recap and opinions, I figured that I should share my experience among Mr. Jefferson's most devout followers. I'm going to go through a timestamp format explaining how the day went. Times are approximate since I wasn't exactly staring at a watch through the game. I'll lead this off with a disclaimer. I never had any desire to attend the University of Virginia. I did not apply, and with good reason. My thought process entering college was that I'd be spending four years of my life there, not just studying, but living. I chose my school based upon academic merit as well as personality, and I fell in love with the friendly environment in Blacksburg, so if you feel like talking about my inferiority complex with regards to this rivalry, save your breath. I have friends that attended UVA, and some of them do not fit the mold that I describe in this post. I am just making general observations about Charlottesville here.
10:00 am- Attach VT flag in car window, load up and head down route 29.
10:30 am- Listen to Enter Sandman for the fifth time.
12:15 pm- Arrive at John Paul Jones Arena, park for free (nice).
12:45 pm- Head downtown, go to Subway with friends (one Tech, two UVA)
1:30 pm- Start the long walk towards the stadium, begin chanting "Save Al Groh" as we pass every UVA tailgate (read: wine and cheese party).
1:55 pm- Arrive at Scott Stadium, continue aforementioned chant. Told to "eat a salad" by an extremely clever Wahoo trying to make a fat joke. Ask if I had to attend UVA law to understand the joke.
2:10 pm- Walk down "the hill" and take a spot about 15 feet above the field. Can't see jack from that angle.
2:11-3:00 pm- Tweet "smells like pretention here," get berated by my wife's aunt for my harsh nature and inferiority complex. Guess where she pursued her undergraduate degree...Stand on the sloppy mess of a student section, wonder why fans aren't showing up.
3:01-3:20 pm- Realize that the bowtie/blazer stereotype is true. Never seen so many fans NOT wear actual fan gear...this feels like Hampden Sydney.
3:21 pm- Senior Day starts, Hoos don't even clap for their players.
3:25 pm- Adventures of CavMan Begins. Floofy Creepy-Looking Pirate Kicks Hokie Bird into a Butterball factory. Awfully clever.
3:30 pm- Zombie Nation...Lamest. Intro. Ever. Also realize that they mic their band. Jokes.
3:35 pm- Realize we suck against running QBs. Jameel Sewell is still classless. Scream "Happy New Year" after they sing the Good Ol' Song. Vomit a little.
3:45 pm- Worship the ground Danny Coale walks on, laugh at stupid Wahoos mocking us. Point Stupid Wahoo towards sign that reads "William and Mary BEAT YOU."
3:50 pm- Get in Faux-Argument with Tech friend about which team is better, UVA's chess team or tennis team.
4:30 pm- Tired of the student section. Standing on a steep-ass hill isn't fun, especially when you feel like you're going to slip at a moment's notice. Decide to head up to our seats in the UVA Alumni section.
4:31-4:44 pm- Deal with the logistical nightmare that is Scott Stadium. Corridors are not nearly wide enough. Walk by a display of "Bowl Success." Wonder aloud why they didn't include the MPC Computer Bowl.
4:45 pm- Take our seats among UVA alumni. Tech woman in front of us says "thank God you're sitting here." Young son smiles. Warns us that guy sitting next to us (not there at this point) is "extremely rude." Awesome.
4:50 pm- UVA woman next to us tells us we are classless hicks, says we can go to hell. Jason and I haven't opened our mouths yet at this point. Tell her "I'll be respectful if she will." She scoffs in a snootalicious manner.
5:00 pm- UVA woman asks where we got our tickets. She gets mad when I tell her I bought them from a UVA alumnus. I tell her "no UVA people wanted to come watch your team, so he sold them to me." She fumes.
5:10 pm- Danny Coale catches beautiful pass (pre-Tyrod INT), as we stand, UVA guy walks past. As he goes, he screams "F*** You" at me (literally two inches between noses). Wipe spit off, tell him to chill out. He says "F*** You Hokie" in response. Dude looks like he beats his wife.
5:15 pm- After some more F Bombs, UVA guy asks me why Tech fans show up to this game and not our own in Blacksburg. I ask him what planet he's been living on.
5:16 pm- Woman chimes in with "Once we have a coach and a team, we'll beat your f***ing asses." I compliment her on her accurate assessment of their athletic program.
5:18 pm- Tech goes up 21-13, anger sets in among locals...F Bombs ensue.
5:18:30 pm- Tech woman politely asks UVA people to stop cussing in her son's ear.
5:18:45 pm- UVA guy tells her to "F*** off" and that they're in his house. Calls her an effing bitch. VT husband stands up and threatens to pummel UVA dude.
5:20 pm- After holding UVA dude back, security comes, whole section rats out UVA dude. Karma prevails.
5:25 pm- Greg Boone drops pass and hurts leg. UVA woman cheers and says "haha I hope he broke his leg!!!!!" I finally give in and call her classless.
5:30 pm- Game secured by Ryan Williams, head over to hang out with Marching Virginians.
5:50 pm- Let's Go Hokies erupts in Scott Stadium, my heart is warmed.
6:00-6:20 pm- Walk back to friend's apartment screaming things like "this is a lovely CAMPUS and you have beautiful QUADS. Is this where Seniors live?"
7:00 pm- Begin long drive home with satisfied smile.
Needless to say, most of the Wahoos were OK although a little snotty. There are always bad apples in the bunch, and our neighbors took the cake yesterday. Anyway the game was a blast, and it was certainly more fun mocking UVA fans than Maryland fans since UVA fans actually seem to care.
As for the game, there's not a ton to say. It was an awesome second half effort by both lines, and you have to give credit to Bryan Stinespring. He called a VERY good game. Tyrod wasn't super accurate, but his receivers came up with some amazing catches and made him look great at points. I'm going to follow the marching orders given out by The North Endzone, and declare that Ryan Williams will never be referred to as "Ryan Williams" on this blog again. He will only be discussed as RMFW from here until the end of time. If you don't get that, just leave. 183 yards and four touchdowns puts RMFW within 111 yards of Kevin Jones 1,647 yard record (2003) for total rushing yards in a season. It's incredible that this guy is a freshman. Danny Coale had the game of his life with six catches and 135 yards yesterday. Some of his catches were incredible, and his hands are every bit as reliable as Jarrett Boykin's. That's scary. Jason Worilds is still a beast as well.
Overall, it always feels good to beat your rival. I'd say that day was an even greater success considering that I have a new deep-seeded, personal hatred for the UVA faithful. Six-years-worth of tears taste sooooooooooooooooo good.
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