As a DJ, first let me dedicate a song to anyone who had
anything to do with that game.... here's Alanis Morissette
with Ironic.
First, VT (henchforth to be called Vick's Team) pushed
their alphabetical luck too far. After finishing their
season at home last year facing BC with a berth in a
major BCS Bowl at stake, the Hokies tried to start this
season by hosting the BCA Bowl. Wonder if they hit the
BC Headache Powder after the game ?!?!?
And what of this BCA Bowl? You know what REALLY went on?
The BCA set this up as a fund-raiser game, with the proceeds
going into THEIR coffers. And they wanted to charge higher
than usual ticket prices. So they needed a team with a lot
of fan support and a lot of hicks willing to shell out $35
for a ticket.
But they also needed to give the teams SOME money, so they
set up a deal with ESPN so that each team received $600,000.
This gave ESPN a little more power than they should have.
And what better team to face the Hokies, with basically a
whole new defensive line-up, than a team with a new QB that
needed a tune-up before facing the only team to beat the
Hokies last year. Plus, Ga. Tech's AD was the former AD at
Va. Tech PLUS one of their graduate assistants
played for the Hokies last season.... as a matter of fact,
he's the son of the Head Coach. So the Beamer match-up
was a perfect fit for them, raising almost $2 million.
By the way, know what the Hokies said they had ear-marked
their share of the money for? Improving the drainage system
at Worsham Field.
I was at my dentis's office recently when I saw the issue of
SI that had Michael Vick on the cover. He mentioned something
that I hated to hear... the SI curse. Well, after going back
and looking at the cover again, I have a feeling that the curse
has run its' course.
And that old saying that God must be a Hokie because the leaves
turn maroon and orange in the Fall... I'm really beginning
to believe that now. Did you see the ESPN footage of the car
just outside the stadium that was struck by lightning? That
bolt was less than 100 yards away from a section of aluminum
bleachers packed with fans and from the TALL light towers
along the top of the stadium. So why did it miss the fans and
hit a car that was parked in a valley? Maybe because of what
the car's driver had said just moments earlier on national TV.
The man who helped fan the Hokies flame last year with his
early-season prediction that the Hokies would face FSU in the
Sugar Bowl said at the end of ESPN's College GameDay that he
thought Ga. Tech would pull the upset. Maybe God doesn't like
people who jump off the bandwagon, Lee Corso.
Now comes news that the BCA, ESPN, the promoters (The Gazelle
Group from New Jersey) and Va. Tech are all ready to make-up
the game on Friday, Dec. 1st (never mind that this needs
special approval from the NCAA). But Ga. Tech is dragging
their feet. Well, let me say, keep dragging, Yellow Jackets.
Without knowing what kind of legal mumbo-jumbo is in the
contract, I feel that a special, one-time, 'pre-season' game
shouldn't try to be made up at the end of the season. Ga.
Tech AD David Braine wasn't all that thrilled to be facing
his former school to start with, but he went along with the
wishes of his head coach. Now, he's being made to look like
the bad guy.
There's a lot to be considered in this situation, and I was
surprised that the Hokies made the announcement so quickly.
Personally, I hope the game is cancelled for good.