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millmtnhokie OP
Jan 22, 2026 at 06:51 AM ET
This is a true story. I had surgery yesterday so I was watching from
the hospital. During the last few minutes as Syracuse made it close my heart rate jumped to around 130 from 65. My nurse came in kinda panicked wondering if I was ok. I said I’m watching the basketball game. She said oh you’re tech fan. The morning nurse even mentioned it to me this morning. Maybe I take these games too seriously πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€ ** Edited by millmtnhokie at 1/22/2026, 6:53:11 AM

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Scream_On_D
6mo
Go Hokies!
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chagerma
6mo
I think that's perfectly normal. I would guess mine was same.
That's why I love basketball. Basketball is just faster paced and immediate. Heart never does that to that extent watching football (even 2000s Hokie football).
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Archdale
6mo
After we went up by 5, I figured we had it won, which we did, but ..
once again, the opposition hit a 3 at the end! A one, two, three, or even 4 point lead for us at the end of games is not enough. Something about the end of game shots almost never favors us.
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George Baylor
6mo
Glad you are OK now, but my ticker maybe did same. Last 90 sec "Hell"
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ombandit
6mo
I can’t watch Tech b’ball, too nerve wracking!
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EDGEMAN
6mo
No, you just must not watch any VT BB while in the hospital...lol
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LG Hokie
6mo
That's a good story. You're a good Hokie!