HokieSignGuy
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Football Board
1 y ago
When I told my wife what happened in the final 30 seconds, settling for OT,
she said, "WHATTTTTT??!!?! Everyone knows you never settle for playing overtime when away." How could SHE see that, but not the coaches?
Football Board
1 y ago
Got in with no issues. Color tag hanging, just waved in.
Plus, it's likely only an issue if the spot is in dispute. They game me TWO spots right next to each other, too. Was just a fantastic weekend with my parents.
Football Board
1 y ago
Do you happen to have one from this season you could measure for me?
I have the photos, but no way to tell scale. I asked for the dims from my friend, but I havent heard back and I need to print these soon.
Football Board
1 y ago
I guess my main question was, will VT parking accept it if they inspect...
Makes me wonder what the back looks like.
Football Board
1 y ago
lol, yeah. I guess I can. Come to think of it, I remember back in
the early 2000's I realized parking passes were just printed on colored cardstock I could buy from staples. So, I just replicated a pass on word and printed it. Was a spectacular tailgate.
Football Board
1 y ago
Hi all. I was fortunate enough to get tickets for the game tomorrow,
with parking passes. I got the tickets, but the parking pass can't physically get to me in time. They sent me a high quality photo of the parking pass. Would printing a color image of that pass to hang of the mirror work?
** Edited by HokieSignGuy at 10/25/2024, 2:17:02 PM
The Lounge
1 y ago
The Lounge
1 y ago
My facebook was hacked the other day... and my AMAZON has now been hacked.
I saw an e-mail today from 6:00am that my account ordered 7 Meta rayban glasses for over 2000 dollars. Used all my gift cards too. Jerks.
When I immediately tried to log in and see what the order was about, there was NO account under my name or any link to an account via my email, username, or phone number.
When I called amazon, they couldn't find it either with all my info. Nearly the same type of account deletion that happened with FB. And I had no notices that any of my account information had been changed, or that a new device was logged in, or anything else. ...which I usually get.
I contested the pending charges with the bank, changed all passwords and everything associated with that account. Froze and cancelled cards, too.
This is getting maddening. Amazon was the second site I used on a daily.
Have any of you had your Amazon account hacked like that?
The Lounge
1 y ago
yeah, saw all those posts saying they can help, and I would never click.
Just reeks of scam from the get-go. I can understand why people might fall for it though.... so many connections are instantly lost when locked out.
The Lounge
1 y ago
How did you get it back? Did you have to wait a
Certain time period? Did you get to appeal? Iβve never been suspended before, so I have no idea.
The Lounge
1 y ago
Thanks for the reply. This is going to be a headache
That I really donβt need. Just creating a new account doesnβt recover anything, nor does it allow me to access the business accounts and groups Iβve made. People I was chatting with will think I just ghosted their marketplace sales. This really sucks.
Itβs just weird how I got no notices except the suspension, and then on the same day, a note saying the decision is final and cannot be reversed. I never even got any emails about suspicious activity. I have no idea how this happened. Sucks. All I wanted to do was visit the Blacksburg page for an update about the boil water notice.
Iβll do my best to see what I can do and reply here if I ever resolve this.
The Lounge
1 y ago
My Facebook account was suspended last night. Ever happen to you?
I have been on FB for over a decade. Run two business accounts and our neighborhood info page. I use FB for so many daily activities. I have active marketplace listings. Last night i got an email at 4:00am saying my account was suspended for not following community guidelines and I had 180 days to appeal. When I click appeal, it says they reviewed my account already and I cannot recover it at all. I stay away from all politics and post occasional on local subjects. And when I do, I do all I can to post thoughtfully and without any offensive language or anything.
So now, I canβt do anything. Canβt even get in to transfer ownership of my neighborhood page.
Has this happened to you? Is there ANYTHING I can do?
Football Board
1 y ago
WE have seen it enough to believe this is a distinct possibility.
Pry, Team, please make me eat these words. I'm soooo hungry.
Football Board
1 y ago
Yes, I get that. But I always wonder how the performance of the line
would be if they didn't do that. And the only way would be to go back and look at every play that was changed at the LOS and see what those plays results were, compared to everything else. This has always been my hope with AI... to be able to ask these questions and have it pour over all the recorded data and give me some statistics.
Football Board
1 y ago
Every game should feel like the biggest game for every coach, staff, player
.... if it doesn't, then we just have to wrong people in-charge. We really need players to buy into this and LEAD each other to that attitude. I feel like our team of the late 90s and early 2000s had student leaders who did just that. Who are they now?
Football Board
1 y ago
I hate it when play calls are changed at the LOS... At break, the players,
especially the linemen, are dialed into their specific assignments. Getting the play changed effects the tempo and intensity as the players are typically forced to change their assignments. I only like this for veteran teams who have been playing together for many many downs. Then, there is a chemistry and maturity that allows them to change assignments naturally and not have to overthink, thus changing their intensity.
And as a past lineman waaaay back in HS, I can attest that waiting in the down position just SUCKS, waiting for the play to be called in or changed. Ruins the flow... the flow established right at break.
** Edited by HokieSignGuy at 9/26/2024, 8:41:31 AM
The Lounge
1 y ago
I got a confirmation e-mail with all the details... and the other key point
is that the tickets will not be accessible (texted, or added to our VT tickets account) until 10 days prior to the event.
So, if you want confirmation, look for the email... and check your spam folder if you don't see it right away.
The Lounge
1 y ago
yeah, thanks. Good to see you all again. I was taking a break in the
off-season since I knew my obsessing wasn't going to change anything... And boy was I right... nothing really changed with the team... and if anything, they might have gotten WORSE, which just blows my mind.
The Lounge
1 y ago
Hey, I got some Metallica tickets! Go Hokies!
This replaces my post complaining I couldn't purchase... turns out I wasn't logged in to my hokietickets account and that seemed to be the reason..
** Edited by HokieSignGuy at 9/24/2024, 10:50:52 AM
The Lounge
1 y ago
yeah, I wont pay that much either. I'm going to just try with the citi
group in the morning. Hope it's an easy process.
The Lounge
1 y ago
I figured I'd try. I had a buddy score 4 tickets together at 8:30pm
tonight by signing up as a fifth member and just going and getting them. Now, they were $250 each... so maybe that's why many were still available then.
The Lounge
1 y ago
Any of you successfully get Metallica tickets tonight?
I sighed up as a fifth member, but my access code isn't getting me anywhere. Should I just wait a little? I was just wondering what tickets were left from that group.
The Lounge
2 y ago
Our family of 4 left Blacksburg at 5am...
Got into Urbana, OH by noon... visited some shops, then visited their Aviation Museum at the airport, which was amazing. Filled with WWII era airplanes and artifacts. They are fully restoring a B-17 there, and you can walk through their workshop and get right next to everything. Highly recommended if you are in the area. After all of that, we drove another 20 minutes north to a random field near a church I could on Goggle earth the day before.... so, just our family, on a grassy knoll with full view of the horizon for 360 degrees. I picked that spot because a pond was nearby and trees not far.... that way we could experience everything that happens without traffic, people, airplanes....
It was amazing. When totality happened, birds got quiet, frogs and crickets came out. The winds died and the air chilled quickly. The light all around us was indescribable. The sight of the sun's corona, and the solar flares of sparkling pink were overwhelming. Seriously a surprisingly emotional event. My wife has no idea what to expect, but she was overcome. We got to experience it for just under 4 minutes. Something our family will never forget.
After that, we packed up and drove back. Got home by 10pm. 730 miles round-trip. Totally worth it.
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
I also wonder if any of the tournament bonuses increased.
There were tournament bonuses, right? And bonuses for things like winning the regular season title.
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Yeah, I didnβt really care either. Most students done know it either.
As long as he yells the last line, he gets a pass.
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
My wife was a D1 WBB player, and she said the coaches gender didnβt
Make any difference when it came down to it. She had great women and men coaches, and her worse ever was a woman. It just came down to their ability to connect with players. I do think Meghan will be something special, since she can connect as a former very successful player. Something a male coach just can do.
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Yes, I never like to hear coaches say kids. Players, athletes, women.
But kids. Always rubbed me wrong. In all sports too.
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Yeah, those last few games of hers really showed potential for the
Hard-nosed inside player we needed. But it is clear she was all-in for coach brooks. The ship has sailed, so I hope we can find another freshmen phenom.
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Yeah, her experience in all aspects is also great for a coach being a
Mentor for the women as they decide their future. I feel like the girls still on our roster will create an instant rapport with her. Iβm feeling optimistic again.
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
I've purposely not paid attention lately.... So, he has STILL not thanked
Hokie Nation for the amazing support and total buy-in over his tenure at Tech? I hoped he would have posted SOMETHING... yeah, people say it's just business, but that is a royal slap in the face. Even if it is disingenuous and boilerplate, he should AT LEAST close that chapter with a finishing sentence. Ridiculous.
** Edited by HokieSignGuy at 4/3/2024, 10:28:06 AM
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
Women's Basketball Board
2 y ago
So, lets say it was JUST a money thing.... lets say VT needed to pay an
extra 1 million per year to keep Brooks.... and we couldn't make it work... So now, Tech need to get another good coach with experience, paying a higher amount(than we were currently paying Brooks) for an untested candidate.... meanwhile, Tech looses out on like three years of exposure and money coming into the program because of rebuilding... that is assuming the next hire even works out.
so, just in terms of money, the increased salary would likely pale in comparison to the loss of exposure, TV revenue, ticket sales, marketing for VT itself....
So, it might take even MORE money for VT now during the rebuilding phase, than if we just ponied up more...
However, this is only based on compensation, but it is a good thought experiment.