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Rationalist

Casting no stones, but

This isn't unique to VT. This is DI college sports in general and pro sports entirely. Yes, VT has followed the crowd, but, I'll tell ya. It's not any different elsewhere. Not to be ageist because I am close to your age, but, the thing is, we are not the target audience for live sports anymore.
Posted: 10/19/2024 at 10:12 PM ET
(In response to this post by Gobbler Guru)

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The Lane Stadium in-person experience
Gobbler Guru • 10/19/24 10:00 PM ET
Agree - just wait til an employee at the stadium sues for hearing damage...**
Concord Dan • 10/20/24 09:51 AM ET
Believe it or not
GoFightingGobblers • 10/20/24 08:35 AM ET
Agree. The Lane experience has gone way downhill**
Burke Hokie • 10/20/24 08:31 AM ET
Surprised you didn't mention the announcer calling "key play" at random...
EDGEMAN • 10/20/24 08:15 AM ET
POTD. Totally agree. The worst was announcer yelling "its a key play" every
Scream_On_D • 10/20/24 02:48 AM ET
I'm with you**
crazylane • 10/20/24 12:02 AM ET
hmm
ShockWaveVT • 10/19/24 11:27 PM ET
Called the Hokie Club and had those awful seats removed; Jumbotron has
VTRLN • 10/19/24 10:52 PM ET
This times 1000**
ginnyhokie1 • 10/19/24 10:43 PM ET
Oh, come on. I'm 70 and I think the environment is great.
Culpeper Hokie • 10/19/24 10:41 PM ET
I 100% agree with you about
GCHokieof91 • 10/19/24 10:35 PM ET
Amen. It's a hip hop concert with some football mixed in. Pathetic**
Palmetto Hokie • 10/19/24 10:35 PM ET
They’ve ruined the Lane experience **
WV Gobbler • 10/19/24 10:28 PM ET
VT has never been creative. They are just copying others at this point
HokieAl • 10/19/24 10:27 PM ET
Maybe not creative
crazylane • 10/20/24 12:06 AM ET
Never been and never. Always behind the times in many things but iiwii**
949hokie • 10/19/24 11:15 PM ET
I haven’t been back since 1978, keep saying I’ll get there. But I think ill
cricket77 • 10/19/24 10:14 PM ET
Casting no stones, but ◄
Rationalist • 10/19/24 10:12 PM ET
But I bet we are for donations.**
scoop76cs • 10/20/24 05:35 AM ET
Doubtful. Don't see Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and others with such nonsense**
Palmetto Hokie • 10/19/24 10:38 PM ET
Kyle Field is EXACTLY the same.
Rationalist • 10/20/24 10:36 AM ET
when was the last time you attended a game at Kyle Field?**
ShockWaveVT • 10/19/24 11:28 PM ET
Press Your Luck and pizza eating contests are getting stale **
Apex-Hokie • 10/19/24 10:12 PM ET
10,000% agree, way to much of this! Music is awful & too, too loud!**
George Baylor • 10/20/24 07:40 AM ET